This has maybe been raised earlier on ( before my time in the forum), so apologies to all if this is the case.
Can anyone identify the aircraft that were displayed, they included a clipped wing Spit, A Horsa fuselage, Halifax “Friday the 13th” and a Mk.XVII Mosquito.
A good old mate and Mossie fan has been after the answer for ages and you guys ( and Gals) look to be the best chance of finding out the details. If I have the serials then I can fill in a few blanks
Many thanks in advance
Grumman Cat
By: Grumman cat - 19th April 2004 at 18:48
Mant thanks Steve
The serial for these has eluded me for far too long
By: Mark12 - 19th April 2004 at 10:30
Steve B,
I have always wondered what the serial of the Spitfire was. Many thanks for that.
About three years ago I was given some mixed colour and b/w 8mm cine including this event and also the the Victory flypasts over London.
From the colour footage on the reels, taken in South Africa, ‘Voy Tech and chums’ managed to produce an eight frame digital combination shot of a significant Spitfire survivor.
Mark
By: Steve Bond - 19th April 2004 at 09:28
The aircraft you mention were actually displayed on the site of the bombed out John Lewis store in Oxford Street. They were:
Spitfire LF.16e PL403
Horsa (unmarked)
Halifax LV907/NP-F “Friday the 13th”
Mosquito XVI MM137
E.28/39 W4041/G
Firefly I MB627
Lancaster B.III (unknown)
Tempest V SN112
Walrus II HD922
Auster AOP.IV MT243
Beaufighter TF.X LZ128
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April 4, 2004 at 1:30 am