If anyone would care to help me, I am planning a dig this evening in my sons sandpit to recover a Thomas the Tank Engine ‘Troublesome Truck’ that went ‘missing’ on Sunday afternoon

If you are unfamilar with this type

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Learning_Curve_Thomas_Friends_Giggling_Troublesome_Truck__6548769

It is the one on the left.

Any suggestions about the best approach for this most welcome

Hey just noticed my 800th post, of which 799 of them were useless!

PS anyone notice the irony in this hunt?

C/n 7550 A-29A 42-47330 USAAF. To RAF as FK774, del 29 Mar 43, 45 Group. Used on Washington/DC- Bermuda services 19 Feb 44-May 44. To 521 Sqn. Sold Canadian Pacific A/L as CF-CRM FN244 28 Mar 46. To The Photographic Survey Co Ltd May 49.Cancelled approx 1952, no further details

Lockheed 414-56-11/A-29A-LO/Hudson IIIA

From Lockheed Twins by Peter Marson Published by Air Britain

May I be so bold to enquire about you interest as mine has been raised by the no further trace bit!!

Andy

I see your name on that book, WW1 is a bit outside your normal ‘time zone’ (but not for your collaborator) is this your first book on this war? or have you published other books that I may have missed?

Regards

Paul

His full name was Alan Francis ‘Bush’ Bandidt (34209)

Post war he flew Miles Sparrowhawk G-AGDL in the 1947 Manx Air Race and was the first person to fly solo to Australia after WW2 in a Miles Gemini (believed to be G-AIDO) – he was working with Miles at Reading as Sales Manager (that’s why he got his hands on Sparrowhawk and Gemini)

He died May 24th 1969 at Chertsey and was born March 21st 1912 Queensland

I amm sure there is a book called Wings Over Whiltshire has a list

How come n o one has asked

Will it be at Legends? (well 2009 anyway)