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Comper Swift G-ABUU in Norway pre-WWII

Hi!

I just stumbled across a norwegian picture archive and obviously I started to search for old pictures of aeroplanes…:rolleyes:
A picture that puzzled me a bit was this:
http://www.primusweb.no/artifactView.do?image=AFM/0002/5148.jpg&type=Photograph&id=4381&owner=AFM&criteria=fly&pageNo=3

Apperantly it shows Comper Swift G-ABUU at Kjeller airfield in the 1930’s.
Anyone know who visited Kjeller with such a rare aircraft at the time?
Location is certain, as I walk past the building in the background on my way to work every day..

Link to search for “Kjeller” shows quite a few other interesting pictures as well:
http://www.primusweb.no/search.do?criteria=kjeller&x=0&y=0&owner=AFM

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By: mike currill - 7th March 2008 at 06:53

Aha, thank you for reminding me.

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By: Newforest - 6th March 2008 at 17:43

Constance was the first female navigator in the north east, born 1903 and died 1993.

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By: mike currill - 6th March 2008 at 11:03

Constance Leathart’s name sounds familiar for some reason. Was she not a member of the ATA during WWII?

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By: flyernzl - 6th March 2008 at 10:57

A J Jacksons book lists the following 1930s owners for ‘BU:
13/4/1932 Mark A Lacayo, Barton
4/1933 E C T Edwards
5/34 Miss Constance R Leathart, Cramlington (owner until 1942)
So I guess it should be one of the above.

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