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April 19, 2016 at 3:50 am in reply to: 35 course no 51 OTU Cranfield #885191

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Hi, I found a photo of 35 course 51 OTU but don`t know if your father is in it as I don`t have his name. If you are still interested, please post his name on here and if he is in the photo I have, I`ll let you have my contact details for a copy to be forwarded on.

August 29, 2015 at 4:41 pm in reply to: Mystery part – Hudson or B-17? #896976

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Mystery part – Hudson or B-17?

Could possibly have come from the Lockheed C-60 Lodestar 42-56014 on Arran.

July 12, 2012 at 10:02 am in reply to: Seafire SP325 #957870

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Rob, The full account of this accident is in the book `PEAKLAND AIR CRASHES` – Central by Pat Cunningham p.107. There is also a photo of the crashed aircraft SP325 taken at the time. If you have any problems finding a copy of the book give me a shout via PM with your e-mail and I`ll scan the relevant pages for you.

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Dave

July 4, 2012 at 8:41 am in reply to: Flying Bulls P38 puts in at Sumburgh #969504

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That`s Great Huw,

Many thanks!

July 3, 2012 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Flying Bulls P38 puts in at Sumburgh #969692

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Did anyone happen to get the name of the pilot who landed the P-38 at Sumburgh? He was probably the same pilot who did the display at Duxford if anyone happens to know that.

July 2, 2012 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Flying Bulls P38 puts in at Sumburgh #972318

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Thanks John,

Been looking through your flickr pages, I saw those Catalina & Mossy pics, will be writing up stories on these in a book on flying accidents in the Isles & Hebrides, actually 3 books are planned because I have so much information on over 160 aircraft. I was in touch with all 3 Cat survivors. You have some fantastic photos on your flickr albums John, you say you describe your work as that of a keen amateur, but I think you should seriously think about it being a profession.

Thanks for the kind comments on the website.

If you want a copy of the mag when it is printed in Sept just drop me a PM with your address, be happy to oblige.

Dave

July 2, 2012 at 12:02 pm in reply to: Flying Bulls P38 puts in at Sumburgh #973006

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Thanks! Planemike,

When I first visited Orkney 16 years ago to look for some aircraft wreck sites on Hoy, I was surprised find very little research done into aviation up there, apart from Gregor Lamb`s `Sky Over Scapa` book, my own `Hell On High Ground -2` covering 4 aircraft on Hoy. The same really could be said with Shetland, there seemed to be lots of info and memorials for the Navy aspects of WW2 though,but little on aviation, and the Isles are reaped in aviation history once you start to dig around. So hopefully now we have the group, the website and the magazine, it will not be forgotten.

July 2, 2012 at 10:58 am in reply to: Flying Bulls P38 puts in at Sumburgh #973049

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P-38 at Sumburgh

Message for Crieffy (John)

Saw your great pics of the P-38 at Sumburgh and would like to ask your permission to use one of them one the cover of our group magazine please?

To explain, I recognize a few familiar names on here from RAF Commands forum, and they will know me from my posts on there. My interests are mainly WW2 aviation, research into losses on high ground and around the Scottish Islands. I formed an aviation group with Kevin Heath up in Orkney a few years ago called `Aviation Research Group Orkney & Shetland` (ARGOS) to research all aspects of aviation up in the North Isles from the early airships,airfields,seaplane bases etc, right up to present day. I publish our little A5 20 page group magazine `The Argonaut` every quarter and want to run a couple of pages on the arrival of this rare warbird up in Shetland.

They have done a fantastic job of restoration on the P-38 which as many will know fell into a state of decay after a prang on 25th June 2001 in Greenwood Mississippi, following an engine failure and was bought by Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz for restoration to flying condition with the Red Bull team.

P.S. Just realized you allow links so thought if anyone wanted to take a look a our website for up the North Isles, then here it is: http://www.crashsiteorkney.com
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