I was lucky enough to win almost a decades worth of Control Column magazines on ebay a week or so ago – it makes fascinating reading – Peters Seafire coming out of a scrapyard, a picture of Kee Bird in situ (I had no idea it was so well known) not to mention lots of information on various recoveries. Excellent!
By: Propstrike - 7th January 2007 at 17:51
Shame to bin them. I think they are rare enough to find a buyer on a well known internet auction site.
I was amazed to see early Propliners going for £20 a copy !
By: G-ASEA - 7th January 2007 at 15:43
I had to dump 20 years worth of control column’s mags when i got divorced three years ago. Unfortunately i couldn’t keep every thing. I wish i could have!
By: RPSmith - 7th January 2007 at 00:07
No, just schoolmate Les Ryder and I doing some “hill walking” with something to look at/a target to aim for. Was about 1967/68. We did remove a few small bits (we didn’t know any better then) including a bomb grasp which went into the embryo collection of the Midland APS (MAM).
Roger Smith.
By: Whitley_Project - 5th January 2007 at 22:45
Was that the EMUAS expedition to North Wales? I first read that several years back – a classic 😀
By: RPSmith - 5th January 2007 at 00:34
Ah memories! Once upon a time, the only source of information available:D
How very true. I could go on in Monty Python fashion about “living in a cardboard box” comparing the information in ‘Control Column’ with the massive amount we have access to today – but I won’t.
This is a coincidence Elliott – I am moving office and came across a photocopy of my article “Whitley in Wales”. I didn’t stop to re-read it.
Roger Smith.
Neville Franklin RIP
By: Newforest - 4th January 2007 at 20:37
I was lucky enough to win almost a decade’s worth of Control Column magazines Excellent!
Ah memories! Once upon a time, the only source of information available:D
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