RAF Molesworth held an Open House in the mid 1950s at which Valiant B(PR) Mk1, WZ396 appeared. It was in natural metal finish. WZ396 was assigned to 543 Squadron. I’m putting the finished touches to an article on 543 and its activities at the moment and I would very much like to get hold of a photo of the aircraft at Molesworth at this time.
Can anyone help with this? Naturally, due credit would be given.
Thanks,
Doug
By: Andywis - 17th December 2011 at 15:30
Valiant
This aircraft first flew on 6th April 1956, which ties up with your posting #5… Might be worth contacting the Brooklands Museum -Julian TEMPLE or John PULFORD; we’ve got Valiant photographs, maybe the one you need!!
Links below should get you to them….
[email]juliantemple@brooklandsmuseum.com[/email]
or
[email]johnpulford@brooklandsmuseum.com[/email]
regards
Andywis
By: lindoug - 17th December 2011 at 15:06
Autumn 1956
The Valiant display was part of an Autumn Festival held at Molesworth in 1956, on the 12th and 13th October. That may help. This was part of a fund raising effort of the USAF to raise money for a memorial in St Clements Church to honour US WW2 airmen.
By: lindoug - 16th December 2011 at 16:47
Thanks guys; but sadly the guy who owns the Flickr photos won’t let me use them. He’s a slide collector and didn’t take the photos concerned and doesn’t know who did. He’s worried about litigation if they’re published. A great pity but there you are……Still looking!
By: pagen01 - 16th December 2011 at 15:31
Good find, link here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/recoveringscot/sets/72157625816357919/detail/
By: cabbage - 16th December 2011 at 09:57
Hi Doug’
I Googled WZ396 and it came up with colour pictures of the aircraft, location, and colour scheme you are after.
Its on the Flickr photo site.
Hope it’s what you’re looking for.
Regards, Cabbage
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