By: Mark V - 10th June 2009 at 18:58
Oh for a time machine… what a waste.!:(
Could’nt agree more – but I suppose they just did not seem worth preserving back then (apart from the few Merlin 35’s which seem to be around). I will have my annual gaze at Cosford’s survivor on Sunday anyway.
By: Wyvernfan - 10th June 2009 at 15:44
Oh for a time machine… what a waste.!:(
By: Steve Bond - 10th June 2009 at 15:04
Did someone say Sea Balliol at Brawdy? Here is a shot I took there on a misty day in 1963.
By: Wyvernfan - 9th June 2009 at 07:44
Much abliged sir.;) The Sea Balliol is a type you don’t hear much about and i understand it to be a fairly docile little aeroplane.. so was wondering what happened in this particular display.
Rob.
By: lauriebe - 9th June 2009 at 03:36
Have had a look through Air-Britain’s excellent book ‘Fleet Air Arm Fixed-wing Aircraft since 1946’ and found the following details:
During aerobatics, after a dive and controlled stall turn onto the runway, appeared to complete the manouvre with adequate height, but at the last stage mushed into a depression beyond the runway and exploded on impact. Brawdy Air Day. Cat ZZ 4.8.56 (Lt J M Mitchell Killed)
Hope that helps.
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