Does anyone know who or better yet how I can get in touch with the author of this article in June 09 FP. The article has some pictures of RCAF Spitfire X4492 flown by Wendel in Canada from 1943 to 1945. Can anyone help me track down the article?
I have been in touch with the family of Tom Percival who was flying X4492 over Lake Winnipeg for Operation Eclipse in July of 1944.
Would really like to get in touch with the author. Spitfire X4492 along with BoB Veteran X4555 retired from No. 13 RCAF Photo Sqd and went into the RCN Fleet Air Arm. Still haven’t found out what they did with them.
Lee
Toronto, Canada
By: antoni - 29th June 2009 at 19:49
Write to the editor who should be able to contact the author on your behalf.
By: walshlee - 29th June 2009 at 18:15
The author was Ian McLachlan
Ian lives up in Worlingham, Would anyone have an email address for him?
I found some pictures of X4492 taken at RCAF Stn Rivers in Manitoba in July 1945 for Operation Eclipse. Flt Lt. Tom Percival flew X4492 over Lake Winnipeg to snap a series of pictures. They later ended up in LIFE magazine a few months later. Tom later recalled with me that the flight was very cold, even in July.
X4492 was retired from No. 13 Photo Squadron around 1947 as spares were running slim. It is unclear if X4492 was flying when it was handed over to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1947. This aircraft could have been shipped out east to Halifax to the Naval Air Mech. School at HMCS Shearwater but no records have revealed anything.
By: paulmcmillan - 27th June 2009 at 14:24
Was the author named in article ?
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June 27, 2009 at 5:56 am