Are we talking about the alleged buried Halifax at the former RAF Hooton Park, Wirral? There are several independent eyewitness reports of this one being buried and I know the spot where it is supposed to be. The aircraft details are known, too. The site is neither marsh nor flood-prone but it is quite close to the Manchester Ship Canal. I consider it very unlikely that it was buried, despite these reports to the contrary. But …..!
…….. noboby seems to bother trying to have look?
These stories are always told by third parties and nobody seems to know where they originated from. Eye witnesses should be a starting point. Phil, have you looked around Driffield if there are still aircraft parts lying around there? Must be a good starting point to find something instead of hearing stories but doing nothing about them. Tony Agar did what you can do best, go and have a look and finding a lot of Mossie bits at Litte Snoring. But he must be one of a few. Most other people are good at circulating stories but never bother to undertake some action.
Must be the difference between the armchair historian and the hardened aviation buff. Ian Foster is another good example of someone we can be proud of for having rescued a lot of stuff that would otherwise have rotted away or scrapped.
Think about it.
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