Since the arrival back on these shores of Proctor Mk111 G-AKEX (RAF LZ 791 ) from Sweden I have been intrigued to find out if I worked on her whilst working on Repair & maintainance at Herts & Essex Aviation at Broxbourne Herts. of Proctors 1 11 111 1Vs & Miles Magisters etc.
I managed to obtain the RAF form 78 which stated that she crashed on the 21/11/1944 & was repaired on site.The most likely choice for that being Broxbourne.
From a copy of AM 1180 I finally found out that she was the Proctor which I saw crash there 63 yrs ago, & may well have worked on at that time.
I am now eagerly waiting for the opportunity to be reunited with her after what seems to be a ‘lifetime’ ago.
She arrived back in this country almost to the day of the 64th anniversary of that 1944 incident.
Incredibly it is a very good friend of mine who has fullfilled the massive task of bringing her home from Sweden, & is adament on restoring her to flying condition.
He deserves all the support he can get, — may he achieve this wonderful task. I only wish that I was young enough to assist him with this.
Dustyone
By: Proctor VH-AHY - 4th January 2008 at 06:24
Dustyone
Maybe you might get the owner of the Proctor to get in contact with me. I am currently restoring a proctor in Australia and am likely to be of help with information, drawings and other knowledge.
cheers
Ross
By: Dustyone - 28th December 2007 at 10:59
Proctor
My thanks to you ‘B B’ — thats the chap — I last saw him about 12yrs ago at Hatfield, then lost contact. — I wonder if he reads these mails?
Dustyone
By: Box Brownie - 28th December 2007 at 10:23
I have just looked inside the cover of the book and YES, it is Harry A Smith!
By: Dustyone - 28th December 2007 at 09:59
Proctor
The name Harry Smith certainly rings a bell — could he be the chap I worked with on Proctors all those years ago — could it be Harry A Smith ? — surely no book is worth that money — IF he sold many of them he must now be a millionaire !!!!
Dustyone
By: Newforest - 28th December 2007 at 08:07
Forget my last post as the book we are talking about is by Harry Smith. That must be a gold plated book B.B. as it costs £213 from Amazon or $458 in the U.S.!:) Can you believe these prices?:confused:
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=dQJTSOxr3GYcCOK6q,wtcME1.QI_9525270147_1:1:206
By: Newforest - 27th December 2007 at 14:42
If this is the book, by Paul Roxin, it looks as though it would be cheaper to buy it in the US rather than the UK!
By: Dustyone - 27th December 2007 at 10:15
Proctor
With regard to the book ‘One foot On The Ground’ I really do wish that I had written it, but sadly I did not Chaps.
I have often thought of writing a few chapters, but as yet have never got round to it. — thinking of titles, perhaps I would have to borrow the title :- ‘One Foot In The Grave’
In fact I have’nt yet come across the title mentioned, so perhaps one of you kind chaps would tell me the gist of it please.
Happy New Year to you all.
Dustyone
By: Oxcart - 24th December 2007 at 16:02
And, Dustyone, did i meet you at Old Warden a few years ago having read an article based on your book in ‘Aeroplane’ the NIGHT BEFORE???
By: Box Brownie - 24th December 2007 at 11:37
Dustyone – is it your book that I am reading now? “One foot on the ground”
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