At some point in the mid 1960s I saw a Walrus caravan parked up with other caravans at the rear of Cams Hall, Fareham. I assume that it was the same one. Are there any pictures of it as a caravan?

 “When I first found it in a field local to where I live in Henley on Thames ……….”

Does that mean that it fell off a 767 whilst overflying Henley?

Lee-On-Solent this afternoon.

An interesting project for static display.

From the advert;

“I was told when I bought the Walrus that the aircraft has been designed by adapting the plans of a 1930 Comper Swift self-build aeroplane as it’s base, these plans had been skilfully re-engineered into the Walrus.”

Either the previous owner misinformed him or he has mis-remembered what he was told. As we all know, the Comper C.L.A.7 Swift was not a self-build. Forty five were built by Comper Aircraft Co. Ltd in the first half of the 1930s.  Being a diminutive shoulder wing monoplane (span 24ft) I can’t imagine how the plans could be adapted to produce a half scale Walrus biplane with a pusher engine. In fact I can’t think of any self-build design that could be adapted to produce a convincing half scale Walrus.

I have always had a soft spot for Comper Swifts after seeing G-ABUU at Portsmouth Airport on 3/10/65 when it was owned by John Pothecary. It was then in a very smart red colour scheme with black pin striping.

Not one of the Widgeons in the film, but this may be of interest. Taken by me at Bembridge IOW on 16/7/66. My first use of an old Ensign camera with what turned out to be  a very inaccurate view finder. Hence the bad side to side cropping. 

G-APWK registered to Westland Aircraft Ltd and it a very smart corporate colour scheme.