Before the xmas break we came into being a collection of photo,s taken at Oakey during 1944 to 1946ish.These pics are now at our website and there are a couple of pics that had us intrigued.First is scan 009 which shows a Royal Navy Seafire which we guess is visiting the airfield.Any idea when/what carrier group?Also a mate in his earlier days notes he had recovered a lot of Seafire legs in the area after the war.Spare parts maybe or signs of that there were Seafires that were scrapped.The other pic is scan 0014 that shows a Kittyhawk.Does anyone have any info on this plane?
By: jbs - 8th January 2007 at 14:21
Lee,
See here
http://www.spitfireprojecta58-27.com/MKVc%20Spitfire%20A58-27%20Construction/Top/default.htm
Then click on, RAAF Base Oakey Queensland
By: Lee Howard - 8th January 2007 at 13:18
Where are the pics? Can’t seem to find them on your website.:confused:
By: QldSpitty - 8th January 2007 at 11:47
I need a magnifying glass…
But have picked out the last 3 digits on the Seafire as 196.No fuse codes.The MkVIII behind it is N-QY or N-GY.I think I can pin point exactly where on the base it was too.Cheers.
By: paulmcmillan - 8th January 2007 at 10:48
Can you read the serial off the Seafire – On the orginial as it may help identification!
Thanks
Paul
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January 8, 2007 at 1:22 am