My grandad was a rear gunner on Horsa gliders. He said he shot down a Japanese WD40 over the Bay of Biscay which he said force landed on a rocky outcrop called Sodor. The local home guard then moved the bomber into a railway tunnel and blocked it up with the intention of going back 50 years later to sell it on Ebay for lots of money. My old grandad went back 40 years later (beating the home guard boys by 10 years) and removed the fighter, towing it back to his garden to use as a green house.
My grandad died last week and on clearing the house and garden we found the complete airframe. It’s still got it’s engine and we managed to get it working thanks to a passing AA patrol man (who says the AA is just for shooting at Jerry?).
Anyway to cut a short rumor long, we’ve mounted it on a plynth next to J7 M5. Keep a look out. We’ve painted it in Red Bull colours so you can’t miss it.
Snotty
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