The two pics at the end of this page
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22748
show p80s being delivered to Glasgow on a US Navy carrier,but how did they fly out ?
By: Mothminor - 18th October 2015 at 19:27
Also gets a mention here –
http://www.andersen.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-110425-077.pdf
And video here –
By: Sabrejet - 18th October 2015 at 11:16
Agreed: Renfrew was location for many USAF and RCAF deliveries/despatches from seaborne transport.
By: IAIN43 - 18th October 2015 at 11:08
They were, in fact, towed to Renfrew Airport, assembled and test flown there, before flying to Germany. The whole operation was photographed by “Life” magazine staff photographer, Walter Sanders. All of his images can be found on Google Life.
By: Wallace - 18th October 2015 at 09:44
It is most likely they were towed from the old Renfrew Airport to Shieldhall Docks, the piece of road that can be seen at the bottom of the picture is still there and can be seen on the Google earth image of Shieldhall Docks, Glasgow.
In their case towed to Renfrew Airport, although I gather that it was a two way process at one time.
By: stuartm - 18th October 2015 at 07:02
They were towed to Abbotsinch and flew out from there.
Stuart
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