This 1946 aerial picture has just come to light, courtesy of David Williams and my be subject to Crown Copyright. There are, I think, 4 Lancasters – maybe for Flight Refuelling but what are the other twin engined types? There’s one near the 09 threshold and two on the north eastern perimeter, one of which looks vaguely Dornier-like! Any ideas?
image by Darren Lewington, on Flickr
By: Scouse - 21st May 2013 at 12:01
I’d certainly agree about the Warwick, given its size, number of engines and the equal taper on the wings. My first thought was also Whitley for the ‘Dornieresque’ plane at the top, biut after a bit of digging I wonder if it would be one of the Handley Page Harrows that Flight Refuelling used at one point? The wing planform is similar to the Whitley and the twin fins are in a similar position to the Whitley. The Harrow had a much longer nose, of course, but if you look at the photograph long enough you can almost convince yourself that there is a long nose there.
By: adrian_gray - 20th May 2013 at 23:53
The one near the runway threshold is big – nearly as big as the Lancasters, but twin engined. Might it be a Warwick? I suspect with the broad chord wing that the Dornieresque machine is a Whitley, but I await better-informed people with interest!
Adrian
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May 20, 2013 at 11:39 pm