I’m tracing the final flying movements of the Battle of Britain CASA 2.111-D aircraft G-AWHA and G-AWHB. After ferrying from Duxford in October 1968 they spent time in outside storage at Bovingdon before G-AWHA departed to Germany. I know the movements of G-AWHA but haven’t been able to trace what happened next with G-AWHB. I know it moved to storage with Hamish Mahaddie at West Malling and was still present in December 1971 (along with his Mosquito) and had been advertised for sale for £6000 with one “Merlin 45 requiring minor modification”. It arrived by road at the much missed Historic Aircraft Museum in Aviation Way, at my native Southend, Essex in 1972 where it was repainted and initially displayed inside the exhibition hangar. My question is; did it fly into West Malling from storage at Bovingdon or was it moved by road and when? Unfortunately W+R 3 and 4 don’t have a record of it at West Malling.
Any leads appreciated.
Roobarb
By: Roobarb - 13th January 2015 at 07:13
Thanks for that response Newforest. I’m aware of what happened where after 1972 and her current status, it’s that bit after the film that is vague and so far unrecorded.
By the way the codes were actually “6J+PR”, that’s what she was wearing when she left Bovingdon and after arrival and repainting at Southend. They did of course wear a multitude of code combinations during filming though.
By: Newforest - 13th January 2015 at 01:33
Information from the below mentioned link.
CASA 2.111 G-AWHB/J-PR.
Sold to Flying Heritage Collection, Washington, USA
Stored Martham, Norfolk 2002/-
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January 12, 2015 at 10:19 pm