Lancaster Willing Winnie

Willing Winnie

Hi there can’t get the old pc up and running but i gave a chap alot of info for a flight sim many years ago and he was kind enought to knock some art work hers is a link he’s a very helpful chap lives in Delaware http://freewebs.com/rafh/belated/belated.html there is an email address plus the story of the last mission willing winnie flew, let me know how you get on

Interesting pictures. What is the story on this? Not scrapping but looks like it was under heavy repair reassembly??

Willing Winnie photographs

Hi there guys, I was just watched a random video of aircraft nose art and I just thought, my dad has got a photo of an aircraft called ‘Willing Winnie’ so I did a search in google and this is one of a few websites that came up. I hope these are good enought for you.

Excellent Cholly – just what I was looking for.

Now I will have to spend next weekend cleaning a bit of Lanc fuselage to paint her on.

Thanks

Brian

Very nice thank you for the information! Do you have any other pics from the same location?

Iam glad I could help you Brain, a little info on the pics – Were taken in Derby at the carriage works were aircraft were being repaired during the war. My Dad’s Grandad was the foreman and I assume he took these photos although iam not sure wether there of the aircraft in the stages of repair or having been striped for parts and scrapped, but as you said Peter it was most likely under heavy repair. The date when these were taken isnt know either.

These pictures below were produced using same pictures i posted earlier but iam not sure who the guy was who did these photos, i assume it was from someone at http://freewebs.com/rafh/belated/belated.html.

Matthew Cholerton

Hi Brian

My dad piloted Willing Winnie 1944-45

Give me a shout if I can help you.

Mike

email [email]birstwith@hotmail.com[/email]

Thanks Rob – I had heard about the FW190 fight but the link is very good!

I did not know that Harris was on a third tour. Sounds as prolific as Gibson. I had heard the aircraft had 38 missions on her tally.

I am also told that the chap in the photograph is not Harris.

Good luck with the exams and then with any dealings with an old computer…

Willing Winnie

It would be a pleasure , you must know that A FW 190 has been restored that took part in an attack on willing winnie in 1944 Harris was pilot at that point 23 years old and he had already conducted 2 tours in Bomber command astonishing really. I will get the old computer up and running asap at the moment i’m in the middle of a course with a couple of exams at the end of it , but as soon as i have time i’ll get it sorted. http://www.white1foundation.org/. Heres a link i think it relates the story , Willing Winnie was returning from an attack on U boat pens Bergen the Fw 190 was flown by Heinz Orlowski.

Rod, any Lancaster pictures are always appreciated.

Additionally, as it looks like an interesting piece of art and as it is from 9 squadron that there are a few people on this forum and elsewhere – who would really like to see any pictures that you have.

I’d certainly like to see any pics you have Rod!

Willing Winnie

Hi there my dad flew in willing winnie towards the end of the war and i havew been given some photos of the nose when it was in the wrecking yard after the war. The only problem is i have them on my old computer hardrive which needs repairing but its fixable if you are interested