The Mosquito is a MK VI, one of a batch sent from the UK and used by No1 Sqn RAAF, was HR335 before delivery, built as part of a batch by Standard motors between 16/6/43 and 17/12/44. Looks as if it had made a single engined landing with the left unit feathered.
No 1 Sqn were based on the Halmaheras (wherever that is) and Borneo.

Richard

The very best of luck with this application. I am surprised the Planning officer has made a statement at this stage. I believe his job is to collate the package of evidence and hand it to the Councils legal team who make the judgement with advice from the Head of the Planning Department. The Planning officer should be unbiased.
If the evidence is good then you get what you want, if it not you will be struggling.
You can appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.

Richard

According to the Putnam Book ‘Shorts Aircraft Since 1900’ the two halves of the composite operated together during 1938, including 350 tons of Pre Christmas mail to and from Empire destinations, then in March 1939 Imperial Airways fell out with the Air Ministry and Mercury was out of use for over a year. In June 1940 it was passed to No 320(Netherlands) Squadron for use as a trainer until scrapped in August 1941.
So if seen at Khartoum it would probably have been in 1938.

Richard

Resmoroh
When you say reports quote the the composite as being seen at Khartoum, is this referring to just Mercury or both Mercury and Maia together as a composite.
Mercury made several trips to Africa, being launched by Maia at this end of the flight over Southampton. Did Maia tag along later to get Mercury airbourne for its return trip, or meet it part way back?.
Cruising speed or the two aircraft was similar but Mercury had huge range when launched by Maia.
I have a date of 9/08/41 for Mercury making its last flight to Rochester. And Maia destroyed by bombing in Poole harbour on the date garryrussell quotes.
Richard

Picture of PAU WFU at Lasham on this old thread dated May 73 http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=75290&page=2

Richard

hi, i have a very good friend who in the late 1980s/early 1990s.

who found a complete aileron from a hawker typhoon, lying on the surface at litchfield, a town north east of birmingham city, UK ,I think ,

i met someone else who jumped down into a ditch there to take a pee, who bashed his knee on a “Armour Plate” from a typhoon there as well,

now i know there was a major scrapping operation there, many moons ago,
But my question is, 1= Does the site still exist and does anyone remember which fields it is in?, and 2, is anything left?, and 3 ,if there is a possibility of anything left, who would be keen on doing a magnetometer survey over th site (permission permitted) with me ,some time in th future ?,

The Curborough motor racing sprint circuit is located just off the A38 road between Burton on Trent and Lichfield. Around the Circuit are areas of old concrete and the bases of old buildings and nearby are MU type hangars dotted about, these are now used for industrial prposes. It certainly looks like it was the site of a MU.
Be nice if a few bits of Typhoon were to be lurking there.

Richard

A previous thread has discussed these a/c see http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=75290&page=2

I doubt Lasham have records as the engineering company that is there now, took over from DAN AIR engineering when that business failed. Could ask them I supose, see their web site http://www.atclasham.co.uk/

I do recall visiting Lasham about then, the only B170’s present were one painted in Lambair colours, just prior to its delivery to Canada and another ex RAE/A@AEE Boscombe Down which was there for scrapping.

Richard

I too was a bit puzzled by the picture, no sign of any damage other than one main leg being retracted or missing, even the nose gear door is still on the leg.
The aircraft is sitting in a puddle which is understandable if it had been just pulled ashore but how were the wings folded up.
I assume Scimitars had hydraulic power folding.

Richard