RAF Colerne 1950 scrap pile, Spitfires, Lancaster, Ansons + what else ?

Actually probably not, too wide but what is it?

Hampden bottom left just back from the Lanc bomb doors?

Are those two Whitley fuselages at the top of the image?

Is that a Lancaster nose on the far left ?

Back to Colerne for a mo’

I think that’s a Buckingham or Buckmaster fuselage next to the wings of PK513.

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A corner of R.A.F. Burtonwood, 1947

We usually associate Burtonwood with the Americans but here it is in 1947.

Lots of Lancasters, Lincolns, Harvards (?) and at least one Mosquito.

I haven’t scanned all the photos yet but there isn’t much sign of U.S. scrap (or British scrap for that matter). It must have all gone by then?

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw012280?search=burtonwood&ref=3

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What about Rissy!

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw006506

Now, where on earth did I put my Wellingtons ?

What about Rissy!

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw006506

Look at all the Lancs at Kemble, and a Wellington on finals for 27.

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw006857

yes flat 12×2, I was dead serious when I made the comment. Sites such as these are worth a (re-)dig!

i went there 10 years ago, with permission from C/O defo worth a look, and thats not the only part of the site thats interesting 😉

yes flat 12×2, I was dead serious when I made the comment. Sites such as these are worth a (re-)dig!

http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw008191?search=RAF&ref=43

🙁

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?129409-RAF-Pulham-1947-pictures-aircraft-scrap-amp-airship-hanger&highlight=

indeed. Time for a dig!

Have you seen Air Ministry’s pics in the other thread he linked to above ? a dig there would turn up parts, possibly even some quite substantial.

You can still make out the spot today…
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4359217,-2.2905255,1086a,13.1y,270h/data=!3m1!1e3

Yes you can quite easily see the exact circular spot, also as Air Ministry said “Lancaster bomb doors being used to keep the pile tidy”, was it to keep it tidy ?, why would you pile it up as it would then take more time to load if it was being taken away, or was it neatly piled up as you would a bonfire, as that was the ultimate fate, hence the patch/scar still visible today?

indeed. Time for a dig!

You can still make out the spot today…
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4359217,-2.2905255,1086a,13.1y,270h/data=!3m1!1e3

Thanks for the register tip. Wow ! What a difference!

I can look at the old pics of my neighbourhood at last, with amazing clarity.

Many thanks.

P

You just need to register with the site then you can zoom in on images

Can somebody please advise me how I can see this image at a resolution that would allow me to read the serial let alone see a Spitfire wing. The image size for me is 64kb.

Mark