The 60’s Labour govt surely. And while we are at it I’d erase Eden’s Conservative government to kill off the ’57 Defense White Paper. Just for the sake of balance.

But if I have to stick to aircraft. The Lockheed 104 Starfighter. Sure it was fast. But so were a lot of other aircraft, which could also do turns. It was a death trap and was pushed on various air forces through bribery.

Reading and re-reading it seems to me to be the parish council fearing, say; someone for Lilley just down the road complaining about a lack of memorial for a wartime crash there when Great Offley have just had their’s.

In the local area there is the Lancaster crash and the Glebe Farm Explosion and how much trouble would it be the remember them all? There can’t be many others in such a rural location.

All in all, its a pretty poor excuse.

Also, a recollection of life in Ottley during wartime, including the Lancaster crash and the explosion at Glebe Farm: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/41/a6336641.shtml

Is that an original G-12 cockpit canopy frame?

Thank you.

I was aware of the gloriously anarchic looking Heinkel 59. But I have no idea if it was used that far north. The Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine had other types that could have been used for ASW that never made it to the western Scandanvian coast as far as I am aware.

Others like the Dornier Do26 and Blohm & Voss Bv222 I thought were just too big and/or few in number. Were they used for ASW operations too? Sunderlands rescued downed sailors and aircrew, so why not them?

Its only recently that I have taken more of an interest in the operations of aircraft rather then just the planes themselves.

Thanks for the clipping MothMinor. I am left wondering what happened to teh heinkel engine after Strathallen closed.

I feel my list does need some clarification on a few points:

It is a lost of aircraft that could and did pick up downed aircrew.

I am confident all saw service in Scandavian coast. I might be wrong.

I don’t know what units were attached to bases in that region bases and when. And what they flew.

And a thought recently came to mind: All the types I listed were seapales and float planes. I don’t know if Stavanger and Bergen had facilities to to house them.

I am intrested in why some operators are not happy with the proposed changes? it would give some clarification to this discussion from us non-flyers.

David B you can make statistics read what you want,

1 in 10 drivers killed on the road were under the influence of Alcohol…… Shock horror, but look at it another way, 9 were sober, so drink driving must be safer.

Its all too easy to make bad statistical analogies. For instance the one above would only hold water if, at any one time on average, 10% or more drivers were under the influence.

‘808’ is due to go to Cosford after all?

I am a little happier now 🙂

Very interesting pictures there

I will have to be pedantic and point out that the silver aircraft shown, #559300, is the related Northrop F-15 Reporter.