By: Whitley_Project - 8th December 2014 at 23:07
Wow – it looks like a match…
By: chris tansley - 8th December 2014 at 22:08
Sorry to resurect this thread, my mother in law was recently having a clear out and found this photo:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0gfqla40exwes1n/20141122_122138.jpg?dl=0
which looks strangely similar to the original picture at the start of the thread. It shows MiL’s dad (Bill) and his friend, who were part of the 1st Airborne division and had been at Arnhem.
As its a C-46 I am guessing from the information above its during operation doomsday (apparently he always had a soft spot for the Norweigans afterwards) and if it is loading then at Barkston Heath?
Can anyone give any further information on this photo or on operation doomsday? It has really sparked my interest and made me do some reading about Arnhem – apparently he was due to go in with the first wave of troops but had to go to the dentist for a bad tooth so went the next day. I wonder if this saved him? He was a lance sargent 1st Forward (Airborne) Observation Unit, Royal Artillery.
By: nightdriver - 21st September 2011 at 01:00
I would like to know the serial number of the C46 displayed undernesth the Eiffel Tower if anyone knows it. The C46 was part of a USAAF display that was held between August and October 1945, I seem to recall that someone may have written an article about this display in one of the aviation magazines in the last few years but I cannot recall which one, maybe somebody else can?
By: longshot - 19th September 2011 at 13:19
Eiffel Static Display
Google is our friend! (…planes Eiffel….)http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=34271
2 views of the C-46….wot no C-47?
also
http://www.skylighters.org/history/exhibit/index.html
http://www.al4lions.com/Home/the-earl–bud–hoffman-story
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th September 2011 at 11:24
Quite liked the picture of C46 under the Eiffel Tower-not presently to hand.
By: RPSmith - 18th September 2011 at 22:02
Many thanks for all the replies and the information therein.
Nightrider have replied to your pm.
Will pass on the info to my friend and am reasonably confident he will let me scan the other two photos he has (not so much aeroplane though) and I’ll write down what he tells me next time! – could take some time so please be patient.
Roger Smith.
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September 13, 2011 at 6:32 pm