By: Cees Broere - 24th January 2007 at 18:29
Not much but there was an article in Flypast in 1983 I think about the Speke site. The Blenheims were mentioned and there was a photo of the last Halifax produced there.
Cheers
Cees
By: Cees Broere - 24th January 2007 at 18:29
Not much but there was an article in Flypast in 1983 I think about the Speke site. The Blenheims were mentioned and there was a photo of the last Halifax produced there.
Cheers
Cees
By: Eye on the Sky - 23rd January 2007 at 22:17
Speke
The Merchant Shipping Fighter Unit was based there. One of my grandma’s neighbours served with the unit. He once told me a story that I always remained a little sceptical of, can anyone confirm it? Here goes.. It was whilst working on an aircraft one day that a DH Rapide touched down at Speke rather heavily, bursting a tyre. The occupants jumped onto the apron and were quickly identified as Bob Hope and an actress of the time. Hope went off to entertain the mess whilst my grandma’s friend was detailed to carry out repairs. When the repairs were finished, Hope reappeared and thanked the men, giving them a pack of cigarettes each and apologising that they had missed the show. As I said, not sure if it true. Perhaps someone in the great beyond that is the internet knows.
All the best,
Dean.
By: ianthefish - 23rd January 2007 at 16:41
There’s some info in book ACTION STATIONS – WALES AND THE NW
By: wv838 - 23rd January 2007 at 16:15
*BUMP*
Nobody? Nothing??
Not even the post-war sabre’s ??
Gosh!
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