December 22, 2007 at 6:17 pm
I am sure you knowledgable people out there can help me identify three shots from Duxford recently ?
# one.

# two.

# three.

By: Papa Lima - 22nd December 2007 at 21:08
Remarkable coincidence
This photo, from page 30 of “”F9 Kungl. Göta Flygflottilj” (one of the authors being an acquaintance of mine, Per Lindquist, aka Pelle polisman”) shows a CR.42 being pulled out from the underground hangar at Säve, Gothenburg.
Here comes the coincidence – that hangar is now the Aeroseum, and I am one of the voluntary guides!
I was also born in the year the picture was taken – spooky!
You learn something every day!
By: Papa Lima - 22nd December 2007 at 20:45
CR.42 Falco
I knew this airframe had a Swedish connection – lo and behold, there were some stationed here in Gothenburg!
http://www.fighter-collection.com/pages/aircraft/cr42/index.php
By: keithnewsome - 22nd December 2007 at 20:45
Thank you people, another few brain cells re-engaged (defragmented) ! Keith.
By: Scorpion89 - 22nd December 2007 at 20:10
Yes, it looks very much like a Catalina bow turret to me too.
Yes it is off a PBY
By: G-ANPK - 22nd December 2007 at 20:00
Just expanding on the above answers-:
1 G-CBLS FIAT CR.42 FALCO
2 G-ASTG NORD 1002 PINGOUIN
3 FLARF-02089 POLIKARPOV 1-15 (Hope my spelling is right)
G-ANPK
By: Papa Lima - 22nd December 2007 at 19:52
CR.42 Falco
I knew this airframe had a Swedish connection – lo and behold, there were some stationed here in Gothenburg!
http://www.fighter-collection.com/pages/aircraft/cr42/index.php
By: Ant.H - 22nd December 2007 at 19:39
Yes, it looks very much like a Catalina bow turret to me too.
By: sam - 22nd December 2007 at 18:46
2. bf 108 (or Nord1002 license built post war in France)
What’s the canopy or turret housing on the shelf behind though? Catalina front turret maybe?
By: Lindy's Lad - 22nd December 2007 at 18:21
1: CR42
2: Can’t remember
3: I-15