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  • in reply to: Midland Aircraft Recovery Group Mid 1980's old Hands? #805020
    paulmcmillan
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    Mark

    Thanks for the reply

    I had constructed a scenario in which Kyle was flying the older one “J9590”, and Borthwick-Clarke the newer one “K1081”. When I understood the cause of the accident and what happened to Kyle i.e… “hit from behind” and probably lost tail I assumed this had been the one that went in “vertical”. So I was hoping you could confirm the one that went “deep” as this was in all probability the Kyle one. Good to se my hunch was right!

    And this is Kyle…

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Kyle

    http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kyle-sir-wallace-hart-12761

    By the way – what book was the book with Borthwick-Clarke anecdotes in ? do you remember?

    PS you have a PM

    Paul

    in reply to: Spitfire 1A N3294 Excavation at Weekend? #805093
    paulmcmillan
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    Fighterace thanks for the update and description of what was found and I look forward to seeing the final show when it is out

    Paul

    in reply to: Midland Aircraft Recovery Group Mid 1980's old Hands? #805599
    paulmcmillan
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    Small update It looks like one shredded the wing as it fell.. and buried deep..

    One machine crashed like a bolt from the blue,” at terrific sliced and with such force that it was almost completely buried in the ground. Both machines fell on meadowland belonging Mr. J. F. Eldridge. one in the “Plain,” and the other in “Sandpines.” but about half-a-mile apart. It was the former which crashed with the greater speed and force. But parts of the machine broke away and one wing fell near to the cottages owned by Mr. Eldridge and occupied by Messrs. V. Thompson, W’. Franklin and C. Watts. about three or four hundred yards away. Other parts were found at greater distances from the machine, which, itself, was a mass of indescribable wreckage. “

    in reply to: Short Sturgeon cockpit up for sale #807923
    paulmcmillan
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    Are you taking about the First Minister of Scotland?

    in reply to: Plane crash at Shoreham Kent 1934 #809423
    paulmcmillan
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    I would suggest that it may be D7808 which was HAS (Home Aircraft Depot) 1.27 then 207 Sqn 1927. PD Ascot, AD Aboukir; 4 FTS Abu Sueir 3.28-1-29

    207 Sqn were on DH9a at Eastchurch at the time

    in reply to: Plane crash at Shoreham Kent 1934 #809428
    paulmcmillan
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    Chichester Observer – Wednesday 22 June 1927 provides detail Page 7

    Incident Date Confirmed: Friday 17th June 1927

    Tangmere’ Plane Damaged

    Hits Telephone Pole at Shoreham
    Forced to land though engine trouble a plane form Tangmere Aerodrome alighted safely in a field at Shoreham on Friday night, but there was not sufficient room for it to pull up, and a wing struck a telephone pole doing considerable dame. The Pilot was unhurt.

    in reply to: Plane crash at Shoreham Kent 1934 #809472
    paulmcmillan
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    I can’t tell you the aircraft but I can date the accident

    Two photos of the incident appear on Page 4 of the Worthing Herald – Saturday 25 June 1927 though they are very dark
    One picture is exactly the same as the one posted

    It gives some more info with captions

    R.A.F. PLANE DOWN AT SHOREHAM

    The scene of the RAF crash at Shoreham, showing the partly demolished hoarding and the telegraph pole which broke of the wings of the machine. Members of the RAF from Tangmere can be seen dismantling the plane

    Another view of the crash showing the propeller (left). and mechanics disentangling the broken wing from the telegraph pole. The pilot, who was in the ‘plane alone, was uninjured

    in reply to: Plane crash at Shoreham Kent 1934 #810324
    paulmcmillan
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    If local I would imagine one of the Eastchurch Machines

    in reply to: Plane crash at Shoreham Kent 1934 #810327
    paulmcmillan
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    What is the source of the ordinal photo ? Even I’m the late 1920’s people mobility was low so if cams from local source to Airspeed crash maybe other aircraft crashed in same local

    in reply to: Please identify this plane #812203
    paulmcmillan
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    The EC-CCB missing from this page obviously allocated but not yet identified?

    http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_EC-1.html

    in reply to: Please identify this plane #812246
    paulmcmillan
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    Does anyone know if EC-CCB was a valid spainish registration and if so what it was ?

    paulmcmillan
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    I said remove one of the TEST CYCLES not ….

    in reply to: More Hurricanes than Spitfires, but why? #829603
    paulmcmillan
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    Quicker

    Hurricanes easier to build – using technology and materials from a large Manufacturer that had not changed in around 10 years

    Spitfires. new type of manufacturing requires, a small a niche supplier (I know owned by Vickers, but still built at Eastleigh) needing new tooling and skilled workforce

    in reply to: Searching for information on Frederick Hennessy #837755
    paulmcmillan
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    PS Have you eliminated Frederick Maurice Hennessy 654nn5 as being your mother’s Uncle ? “nn” unclear on Air-78

    I think so because he would appear to be

    Frederick Maurice Hennessy, 1921 – 2006

    in reply to: Searching for information on Frederick Hennessy #837806
    paulmcmillan
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    A service number of 531128 is one is issued from October 1925 onwards to Civilians

    Using analysis of similar service numbers based on CWGC web site shows men which ages 24/25who died in 1940 which implies DOB of 1915/1916 so that matches

    TRUMAY, LAWRENCE HERBERT Aircraftman 2nd Class 531133 20/02/1940 24
    MOULD, EDWARD MELVILLE Sergeant 531169 03/06/1940 25
    STEPHENS, CYRIL Sergeant 531100 08/08/1940 24

    So it looks like that could match, best next bet is to apply for his full service file (as Next On Kin) or record of service (as anyone else for £30)

    https://www.raf.mod.uk/ahb/recordsofservice/

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