Wings of the Weird and Wonderful is another great book by ‘Winkle’ along with some of the ‘From the Cockpit’ series – Seafire, Sea Fury and Firebrand

Amazing man

Hi Ted (hampden98)

So this should be the Mustang you saw

The Titan is in the 55th FG 343rd FS markings of Maj. Edward B. Giller ‘The Millie G’ although with yellow stripe instead of red

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39503227@N06/8060484992/

Chris

Here’s a quick scan of G-HURI from a print I took back in 88 or 89 from memory – looks nice in silver

Chris

Hi Trumper

I have details for two of the Liberators that Squadron Leader Bulloch flew

A ‘stickleback’ variant was coded H-OH, serial AM929 of 120 Sqn and a large chin (don’t know if it has a proper name) variant coded ‘R’ with a serial BZ721 with 224 Sqn

BZ721 had a speared Shark nose art and I think rocket rails – have seen a picture of this somewhere with him posing by the nose art and I guess standing on the rocket rails.

Looking at the pencil drawings I am not sure the current nose works for either of the above aircraft and you might also want to check out the engine shape as well as I think the earlier ones were more round (as the CAF’s Diamond Lil) and am not sure when they changed to the more oval shape

Hope that helps

Cheers
Chris

Hi QP

The Sea Fury ‘From the Cockpit’ book contains these images and suggests VX636 is the likely candidate as well, but after that the trail runs dry, with personnel serving on board who have been contacted not remembering the event. Still a mystery for now I guess

Chris

or Upper Heyford????