Hi Colin, slightly off topic, were you once in the music biz?

On Topic. I thought the mounted gun was for a local defence for the gun ie ground attack to your potition and very low flying AC where the Bofors would be completley useless.

Hi AT
The part in picture “1” we also found on our B.26 excavation 31 years ago and have never had full firm I/D but we think it is part of one of the .50cal cheek guns but not a confirm as why would you put armour plate to protect a gun?. It has two fixing to wich make it look like a solid fix rather than a moving part.

PS anychance of a larger pic of the second one I will have a goo at that for you.
Regards
Colin

My parents and two sisters lived in a Prefab in Woodlands Avenue in Hutton Essex. My mother told me how she never ever wanted to leave it when they were given a new 3 bedroom house in Hawthorn Avenue, Brentwood. I will ask my parents if they can locate the pictures of the Prefab which the Oak tree still survives they had in the back garden.

I would think the locals would like the Prefabs to still be there as around 5 blocks of flats were built there in the late 60s and its a war zone with all the local crime eminating from said flats. I have had my car damaged by the kids throwing stuff at you as you drive past. (just a bit of local history for you)

hi Kartman,
Sorry to hear about the loss of the blade, we have parts of Big John in our museum which are on display. will try and sort out a pic for you it includes the pilots seat and the sign from over the nose door.

Congratulations to all concerned in this, the mamouth task that has been undertaken to get JJs bottom in the air for the public must be one of 2006s very special moments and with all the work that has gone into the runway to let us see a Lanc on grass
Well done to all of you .[/

I know to keep a light aircraft on a well known airfield back in the early 90s was around 200 250 a month