Hi Gents,

Not an ASR (Air/Sea Rescue) unit but a MCU (Marine Craft Unit) for the ranges.

During the war they operated pinnaces and range safety boats to maintain the floating targets.

Post war in 1949 it became No.1108 MCU with a detachment at Blyth.

Regards
Ross

Hi Ben,

Contract lift between £800 and £1000. Times two if lift on – lift off.

Day rate for normal flatbed artic £480 – £500 as suggested but much more for low loader. Also factor in Movement order/escort and 40 mph max speed if over 6.1m wide i.e. wings not removed.

Regards
Ross

The cone is in a field bounded by the drive way to the “posh house” and the main Bewdley to Kidderminster public road.

For years it stood on the verge and marked the entrance to the driveway. I have always assumed that the field went with the house but it may have been rented out.

Drop me a PM with a phone number and I’ll give you a call tomorrow.

Regards
Ross

H Relightflynn9

I went past the nose cone today on my way to work on the Anson.

Photo taken at midday 26th Jan.

Regards
Ross

Hi,

“Force” in front of the code name usually implied a RN gathering rather than a predominantly Mercantile Marine convoy.

I would examine the Admiralty records at The National Archives, Kew.

Regards
Ross

Hi Gents,

Went looking for this a few years ago on behalf of 57 Rescue when I heard about it from Malcolm.

Could not find the scrap yard. Stopped a local and asked where but was informed that the yard was cleared when the new bypass was built and the local had no idea if it had relocated.

All that was in the area was a metal stockyard with lengths of bar stock. Put it on the “must confirm what happened to the yard pile”

Regards
Ross

AP 3231 Airborne Forces only contains the following description:

This system used a pair of 14 foot parachutes which were released from a stowage under the tail just before touchdown. A fully laden Horsa could be stopped in less than 100 yards with this device.

Regards
Ross

Hi Peter and Moggy,

Not much known about it at the moment.

Bought from a farmers field in Alberta by an aircraft restorer who retained it for a number of years. I was buying Anson bits from the chap and it came up in conversation that he had the rest of the cockpit remains up for sale. Deal was done and I shipped it over to arrive on last Friday.

Initially I had thought that it was a Mk 2 with Jacobs engines but looking yesterday in more detail I am also considering that it may be a Mk V. The data plates are missing from the front spar.

There is no machine gun mount on the port side.
Remaining nose material is wood composite.
Rudder trim not located on cockpit floor but on cockpit glazing bars
The cockpit rear glazing is of the larger panel size rather that the smaller composite of the Mk.2.

Add this to the main panel, throttle box and stbd fuel panel, it should allow a reasonable restoration of a BACATP cockpit on this side of the pond.

Something open to inspection by everyone who either were trained by the Plan or had a relative who was part of the Plan.

Regards
Ross