Further to the info earlier a quick call to the old man (it is his copy of the book) RS-T is the 3rd Spitfire and UZ-A is the middle one although no serial is given. The photo is believed to be taken around the 12 Feb 1942 and in Belgium. I hope that helps.
I will have a scan through the book next time I’m there (in about a fortnight).

I’d love to get hold of a copy, and thanks for the info. I remember PSL as the original publishers of Action Stations, but they seem to have disappeared into Haynes, who don’t list the title. There are also at least two other books available with that title.

I look forward to hearing more from you as and when.
brgds
Alan

Spitfires ‘somewhere in Germany’. The one in the foreground AZ-B seems to have been well-known enough for Phoenix-Art to do two views of it (http://www.phoenix-art.co.uk/spitfire%20v%20page.htm). The serial is stencilled on the tailplane just behind the fuselage band. I can read 722, and I guess it is AB722.

The middle one seems to be UZ-A, and the third is difficult to decipher for sure (DO-T??). Of interest are the 19 (sorry – 29) Swastikas on the cowling.

The buildings bear numbers 501 and 506.

I’d give my backteeth to know where it was.

Does anyone have any update info on any of the aircraft that have been sold? – apparently quite a few went to the states, one went to Wales and there was one that I saw a couple of months ago in pieces outside of Transair here in Shoreham.

I was just wondering if any had actually made it in to the air in civilian hands.

The one you saw outside Transair also went to the USA. Not sure if it was sold on, or will be coming back to fly. Time will tell.

rgds
b_d

This one appeared at the Cannes show in 1988, N95NC:

Have a look here NF – http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=382291 (post 17)

brgds
Alan

Hallo again Tango Charlie,

I had not read these posts before our exchange today, otherwise I might not have usurped the Q6 thread to post what I did. It is so interesting to learn more of Symon’s activities. He was, indeed, a character, as the trip to Rotterdam showed. The reason we were ‘requested’ to return having just departed was because he had forgotten to pay the landing fee! Once paid, he took off once more, but clearance to AMS was refused, and so we returned home, as mentioned, via Southend.

On the earlier flight from Toussus (we had in fact popped in to Persan- Beaumont), we had to divert to Le Touquet because she was only running on three. I believe we just squeezed in to WW at last light, and before the mushroom pickers went to work!

The chap doing the navigation was our local vet, Holland Birkett, who owned Auster J/1N Alpha G-APKL, based at Blackbushe, and who perished in it with his second wife Margaret on 8 July 63 at Berck-sur-Mer. I believe your father was in France at the time and intended meeting them there. Originally, Hollie invited me to go along, because Margaret at first did not feel like it. One of the roads over the north end of Blackbushe was named in his memory. Hollie was a founder-member of the Austin 7 club, and I believe there is still a race named for him run at Silverstone each year.

vbrgds
Alan

Dont know if this is still there….will replace with my pic from 2002 when I can find it!! 🙂

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Let-Aero-Ae-45S/0636680/L/

OK-KGF at Prague Airport – Seems still to be there, at least in September 2008: http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=OK-KGF

Jetflap – there is little left at Frankfurt, believe Guenther Kurfiss had to remove all his aircraft many years ago due to the revamp that was made to the place. Last I heard there were a couple of fuselage parts, maybe the Wessex still on the visitor’s platform on Terminal A, hwvr since 9/11 access has been intermittent. I’ll get an uupdate shortly.
cheers
Alan