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October 17, 2013 at 9:27 am in reply to: RAF B52s #999396

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I read in a history magazine that during WW2 the RAF operated American B17s but it also stated during the first Gulf War ‘eight Boeing B52 Stratofortress bombers were deployed by the RAF during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.’

I remember something about this, weren’t they stationed at 8 Sqn at Kinloss at the time, where they helped perform the maritime patrol aircraft role with the Avros?

No my mistake I was thinking of the B-52 Love Shack

October 8, 2013 at 2:57 pm in reply to: Stupid truckers #1009835

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PPS

“It would be one of those great ‘war stories’ that none of us would be sure if we believed it or not.”

I first heard the same story about the unloading from my Dad years ago (about 30 years) and he told it just as the Official Narrative says it happened – However what he didn’t remember until I looked it up was that it actually happened on his Birthday….

October 8, 2013 at 2:54 pm in reply to: Stupid truckers #1009837

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PS he also said that they back filled the hole with whatever rubbish was lying around – No there was no Spitfires on the base :dev2:… maybe B-24 bits though

October 8, 2013 at 2:50 pm in reply to: Stupid truckers #1009840

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My father was there at the time (aged 14) his father worked on the airfield. He said that he didn’t believe they actually buried anything when they had the funerals.

October 7, 2013 at 9:08 pm in reply to: More buried Spitfires…. #1011069

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Is there any country in the world that doesn’t hold a cache of buried Spitfires

October 3, 2013 at 1:24 pm in reply to: Spitfire L1059 Dig Last Weekend? #932407

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From RAFCommands and other sources

It was on strength of 603 squadron from 16/09/1939 to 01/10/1939

When L1059 (piloted by Plt Off James Storrs Morton’s #90727 survived) landed on top of L1047 ‘XT-M’ (pilot
F/O James Alexander Brownlie Somerville
#90196 aged 26 killed and
aircrft w/o) at RAF Grangemouth,
and was sent off to AST Hamble for rebuild.

It was then issued direct to 266 on 04/06/1940 and did not return to 603.

The full story of the accident on 1st October is supposed to be contained in
David Ross’s “The Greatest Squadron of Them All” Though I do not have it

I then has an Cat 2 accident 09/08/40 struck building landing Wittering
when being piloted by Sgt Arthur William Eade #563253 who was OK

Sent to 1 Civilian Repair Unit (Colwey) for repair and then to 58 OTU

Can’t find 152 Sqn reference

* All above needs to be cross referenced from primary sources

October 3, 2013 at 11:43 am in reply to: Spitfire L1059 Dig Last Weekend? #932515

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Martin

Thanks managed to see propeller image now the rumour is quiet a large amount of wreckage recovered, I wonder if this would be worthy of an inclusion in Vol 1 of the book – its a massive shame someone on here on sabbatical !

Paul

September 30, 2013 at 9:40 pm in reply to: Seafire Mk.46 LA564 – A man with a hobby #934702

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“Sue Lawley” isn’t that a song by “The Police” along with “Massage in a Brothel”?

September 30, 2013 at 2:12 pm in reply to: Tracing my grandfathers past – 226 Squadron Fairey Battle #935203

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Alex Gurr kindly supplied me with copies of his grandfathers logbook, incident 1 was Battle K7712 and Incident 2 K7706 (Pilot F/O Ralph George Hurst #37288) who forced landed successfully at RAF Farnborough

September 26, 2013 at 8:31 am in reply to: The Most Pointless Book Since How To Learn French,Was Translated Into French. #938762

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I feel “Burma Spitfires” has now entered the lexicon on this site along with “Stork Hotel” and “Will it be at legends ?” That must be entered at some point in all interesting topics on this forum

September 24, 2013 at 6:18 pm in reply to: Request for Help – Watercolour Sketches #940407

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Sorry for digging up the this Zombie thread

But today I found out that Gloster Grebe J7582 crashed into hillside in thick fog at Rottingdean, East Sussex on February 4, 1927, killing Pilot Officer SIDNEY ARTHUR VERNON EVANS, R.A.F of 56 Sqn

September 22, 2013 at 2:31 pm in reply to: New UK Spitfire Restoration Company? #942308

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Why am I thinking SL542?

September 22, 2013 at 2:01 pm in reply to: New UK Spitfire Restoration Company? #942334

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Spitfire Restoration Group:

http://www.4rfv.co.uk/brieflisting.asp?scategory=16&company=47044

September 22, 2013 at 1:12 pm in reply to: New UK Spitfire Restoration Company? #942357

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Mobile Phone Number google search appears to throw up the same as used by the Dallas Burston Polo Club in Warwickshire

September 21, 2013 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Do 217 recovery from French mineshaft #943572

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shouldn’t that be Mein-Shaft
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