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December 19, 2014 at 4:11 pm in reply to: 121 Eagle squadron #869565

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Thanks Antoni
THat is fantastic. I am also looking for similar for 136 Sqdn same period. If you can help with that as well I would be very grateful

December 19, 2014 at 12:13 am in reply to: What a plane is it? #869924

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I reckon its a hotch potch. A figment of someones imagination

December 19, 2014 at 12:02 am in reply to: Peter Green has passed away #869932

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I have known Peter for all of forty years and you wouldnt find anybody more willing to help with research and photographs. He was one of the small band of people who set up the Lincoln branch of Air Britain. Even in later years as his health progressive failed he was as enthusiastic as ever. RIP Peter it was a pleasure to have known you

December 9, 2014 at 7:32 am in reply to: 700 Sqdn FAA #878145

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Thanks Guys.
The FFA unit codes always seem to be a bit of a mystery but I think you have sorted what I required

December 6, 2014 at 9:46 pm in reply to: 700 Sqdn FAA #880493

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Thanks Guys I have two others I hope you can assist with. Codes for 772 Sqdn Swordfish in 1940 and Blackburn Roc 1942/43 in particular L3078

June 12, 2014 at 11:58 am in reply to: 24 sqdn Percival Vega Gull #890836

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Thanks Guys.
It seems strange that this flight wasnt recorded. I have checked the 24 Sqdn ORB for both July and August and there is no mention although Vega Gull P1754 was in use in July. The ORB for 46 Sqdn shows that three Hurricanes P3601, 602 and 603 escorted the Vega Gull fron Hendon on the 31st and again on the return trip on August 1st. Why 24 Sqdn havnt recorded this is a mystery
Thanks for all your help and suggestions but it looks like this one is an escapee

February 24, 2014 at 10:53 pm in reply to: Belgian Air Force visit to the UK in May 1931 #968112

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This is the report I initially saw, the other for May 22nd shows the Breguets lined up at Manston upon arrival so I reckoned the type is bottomed. I cannot find any other source of information relating to this visit which was obviously fairly high profile at that time. I contacted the Belgian Air Museum some time ago for information but never received a response

February 23, 2014 at 10:52 pm in reply to: Belgian Air Force visit to the UK in May 1931 #969500

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My apologies. I have now found a Flight Global report for May 22nd 1931 where the aircraft are shown as the Bregeut X1X which solves the problem of dates. The report also mentiones a week long stay which is more in keeping than two days.The questions remains the same though

February 23, 2014 at 10:40 pm in reply to: Belgian Air Force visit to the UK in May 1931 #969502

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Hi mothminer
According to my records the date is correct. the unit spent two days in the UK touring a number of airfields in the south then on to North Coates Fitties and finally Cranwell. The original report was a Flight Global report but in view of the material you have attached this seems not to be the case. Maybe the original dates have been transposed and should be 5/6/31?
Regards

January 9, 2014 at 7:38 pm in reply to: 166 Squadron Log Books Wellington or Lancaster #1012867

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if you go on the RAF Commands forum there is a similar request from a member calling himself Barnsley. he may be able to help

November 3, 2013 at 11:33 pm in reply to: Bloodhound missile survivors #982558

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Thanks David
Its the four Gosling booster rockets that are missing off ours at North Coates, a bit like hens teeth these days sadly

August 1, 2013 at 7:01 pm in reply to: UK Airfield attacks during WWII #998197

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Lincolnshire was far from exempt. North Coates about half a dozen times and Donna Nook at least twice

April 15, 2013 at 6:59 pm in reply to: HE111 Off Skegness Pier #935610

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He111 off Skegness Pier

I was with M62A on that visit to Fillingham castle which was a very imposing place, one had a feeling boiling tar was waitng to be poured over us from the battlements. In the event it was only the Butler( Jeeves?) who posed a threat.
I believe the visit was to confirm a report in possibly a very early edition of Wrecks & Relics that there were gun turrets on the property and the cockpit section of a Liberator, I think it was which was supposedly hiding in shrubbery on the estate somewhere all of which was denied during our very brief visit. In later years I seem to recall seeing a photograph of the cockpit. Can anybody confirm if this did indeed exist and if so where it is now?

April 11, 2013 at 8:48 am in reply to: HE111 Off Skegness Pier #938481

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HE111 off Skegness Pier

He HE111 is A1+CH of 1/KG53 shot down at Trunch lane Chapel St Leonards on 2/10/40 by F/O Smith flying a Hurricane of 151 Sqdn. He had been vectored to the Heinkel by Digby control after it dropped a solitary bomb near the Manton works in Nottinghamshire. It missed and exploded in a nearby field creating a large pond.
The intended target was the Rolls Royce factory at Derby. F/O Smith hit the aircraft in both engines and it glided down and crash landed on the beach. All the crew survived and were captured.
Both engines were recovered by the Lincolnshire Aircraft Preservation Society on September 26th 1966 and taken to the village of Grainsby where they were cleaned up a best as possible. One went to Newark Air Museum and the other to Tattershal, I believe it is now at either East Kirkby ot Woodhall Spa. Lots of photos were taken of the recovery at the time

April 5, 2013 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Blackburn Beverley flights into North Coates #942860

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Blackburn Beverley flights into North Coates

Sorry that should be 1960 not 1950
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