Hi Andy! Yes, he did have a camera but when he died my stepmother threw out all his many mementoes, so I only have memories of his wonderful photos, unfortunately (I was in Sweden and couldn’t get back very quickly).

I only hope that most reporters are too sensible to go out and “manufacture” this kind of “news”. There are more than enough real stories to report on. The media concerned should be made to pay for the time wasted by these idiots.

The Tunnan photo is not mine, and I am afraid that I can’t remember where it came from, but most likely the Forum itself.

If you can read Swedish, see the following link:
http://hem.passagen.se/sfff/an-2artikel.htm
Among other things it tells the story of an Aeoflot An-2 CCCP-70501 that landed on Gotland on 27 May 1987 with the 30-year-old pilot on board who was defecting.
I could translate the whole of it, but haven’t the time!

Kodak, I meant the B-36, B-47, etc., not the Hercules!

You don’t want much, do you, Dog House?!
In June 1941, 87 Sqn began using IICs for night intruding on German bomber bases in the west of France from St Mary’s in the Scilly Isles. Much more information is contained in “The Hawker Hurricane” by Francis K Mason, see pages 110 onwards.

Sorry, chaps, those were the only photos I took at that time, except for this American visitor, which I know is military, but was taken at the same time. I don’t know what the Scout was doing, but since we (the RAF) shared Muharraq with the civilians, and there were also plenty of Army bods there, it had probably strayed from the Military part of the airfield. I was serving Queen and country at the time, and never really thought about taking more pics, more’s the pity – we had 9 Sqn Hunters there, and a whole bunch of 115 Sqn Argosies, but that’s definitely a military story!
Ren Frew, if you would like to PM me I may be able to meet you or give you a hand in Gothenburg, at least I speak fluent Swedish!