Albermale Parts At Kemble

These scrapping sites on the RAF ASUs (as opposed to scrap yards) were surprisingly well cleared up by the processors/scrappies, possibly more than we give them credit for.
Small parts do still sometimes surface, but they are usually small metal and bakelite componants, and broken bits of plexiglas, rubber etc.
It seems that on the aircraft processing area itself that a hole was dug so that all the small scattered parts in the field could be bulldozed into it and then backfilled.

I have a very small bit of Albermarle myself from another ASU, the best thing about it is that it has the original interior green and external black finish in undamaged condition, ideal for paint matching for models etc.

Are you guys referring to Ron Murphy ?

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=95486

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I have the name, but have not seen for over ten years;- If you want the name I will PM it to you.

He told me about recovering Typhoon, Anson, Tiger Moth, and Gnat parts but never mentioned Albemare.

He dug at multiply locations both on the airfield itself and just outside. He researched the whole thing very carefully in particularly by using post war recon photos available at the PRO to locate suitable sites and then using hanger corners he triangulated to the sites themself. One hole was huge, like an open cast quarry, but was empty…………he later discovered, by talking to some of the men involved in the scraping, that many of the promising locations were just temporary holding site, pending moving the scrap on towards a processing yard.