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August 9, 2018 at 9:19 pm in reply to: 1942 Wellington Crash at Shepherds Grove #789738

ollynunn
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Thank you so much, Jeff! The people on this forum really are amazing sometimes…

So the aircraft did end up yards from an airfield purely by chance. It sounds like a terribly tragic event, particularly with an ATC cadet on board as well. A quick ‘Google’ reveals that there was apparently a fatigue problem with the main spars on early Wellingtons which caused them to fail suddenly just outboard of the engines – the T2802 crash at Shepherds Grove / Stanton gets mentioned here:

https://www.northlincsweb.net/RAFElshamWolds/html/18th_july_1943_-_1485_target_towing_and_gunnery_flight-_raf_fulb.html

I’d always thought of the Wimpy as being one of those ‘indestructible’ aircraft that could take huge amounts of punishment, so it’s interesting that it had such a significant ‘Achilles Heel’ – and one that wasn’t remedied until the middle of 1944.

Thank you again for your invaluable help – it really is appreciated!
Olly

April 19, 2017 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Background of a Luftwaffe strafing story. #837665

ollynunn
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That’s most interesting! Does/do said photo(s) exist online?
And are there any German records about the attack that exist?

Regards
Chris

Is this it, with Kingsbridge mis-named as ‘Knightbridge’? https://carolynyeager.net/leopold-wengers-letters-france-january-june-1943

Not sure about the host website, though…

January 16, 2017 at 4:40 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster SR-R "DV276" #815476

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I’m no expert, but I think item 29 is from a very post-war DME Indicator for GA aircraft…

See here: https://parts.seaerospace.com/product/Collins/IND-42A

June 26, 2014 at 1:46 pm in reply to: What makes a good museum for you? (Aviation or other) #878112

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A couple of weeks ago I was on holiday in Dorset, and visited the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton for the first time.

I’ve been to Duxford, Hendon and Cosford loads of times before, but I thought the FAAM was seriously impressive. The freedom to walk right up to the aircraft was really refreshing, and the ‘Carrier’ exhibition/recreation was wonderfully immersive. There was also very little evidence of the modern obsession with suspending aircraft from the ceiling, which is one of my bugbears!

Most importantly, my whole family (aged between 2 and 64, mostly not that bothered about old aircraft!) had a genuinely great day out.

The FAAM may not have the sheer quantity of exhibits that some of the larger collections boast, but they’ve really made the most of what they have – I thought that some of the larger museums could learn a few things from them…

March 4, 2011 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Fairey Swordfish serial number #1099291

ollynunn
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Hi Mark,

Glad you found the photos interesting – I’ll have to scan some of the others.

Re the pranged Seafire’s serial: It’s very hard to read on the scan – the originals are at home, so I’ll take a look under a lens tonight.

My best guess is LR667, though.

Olly

March 4, 2011 at 12:23 pm in reply to: Fairey Swordfish serial number #1099357

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I thought I’d stick a few of my Grandfather’s photos on here, in case anyone found them interesting.

They were all carefully labelled in an album a few years ago, but at some point they’ve been removed from the album – I therefore have no idea of the individuals/places/dates featured in most of them!

I do know that this is S/Lt Mason (mentioned in my first post):

My Grandfather is 5th from the left, standing in the back row…

…and on the left in this shot:

This one makes me feel cold just looking at it!

And a few more…

This one is marked ‘Crown Copyright’, so isn’t a personal one – but it is very atmospheric:

Hope these are of interest to someone!

March 3, 2011 at 8:53 am in reply to: Fairey Swordfish serial number #1101035

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Hi Lee,

Thank you for supplying the serial – that was quicker than I thought it would be!

Yes, I have my Grandfather’s Logbook, his medals, and a collection of his wartime photos – all on loan from my Grandmother, as I’m the only one who’s shown any interest in that period of his life.

I have a few of the photos scanned into my PC. If there’s any interest I can try to post them…
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