How about the Tirpitz raids, even using Tallboys the chances of hitting the target where quite slim given the technology of the day.

Mind you after doing a quick google, I’m not sure if precision or luck played the major role in the 3 raids

At the end of the war a total of 854 “Tall Boy” bombs had been dropped, of which 77 were dropped in the three attacks on the Tirpitz in September, October and November of 1944 alone. In the first attack, two direct hits on the bow was achieved, in the second only a near miss. In the decisive third attack there were three direct hits and one near miss. At the third attack, 12. November 1944, Tirpitz capsized and had to be written off as a total loss.

Admittedly not Africa, however Afghanistan is turning up a number of airframes, especially of the Hawker Biplane variety, which were mentioned in Fly Past last year (I believe). The difficulty with recovering the said airframes is that they lie in the middle of a pile of scrapped modern relics, which are mined and booby trapped.

VERY touchy subject. 🙁

You can say that again.

One chap even demanded I arrange to have the aircraft sent back, even though I explained repeatedly that I was just undertaking freelance research and was not connected to the owners in anyway

I thought he was going to Jersey? :confused:

Yes and ?

Glenn,

I spent a happy while in your website yesterday swotting up on the stuff for the commentary. It is a good site and I will do my best to say good tings about the project.

I get to have a beer with your old man too.

Melvyn

When do you arrive in the centre of civilisation Melvyn ?

Not another Spitfire thread! 😡

Where you are surely that should be Sea Fury 😉

Sorry to drag this out of the archive, but there were two chaps interviewed on our local TV station, a Sqd Ldr and a Dr (Robert Pleming !!!) , who reckon that XH558 will be in the air by this time next year and gracing the skies over St Aubin’s Bay, Jersey on September 14 2006. That’ll please the present Mrs EN830, it will be our 15th Wedding Anniversary and I’ve already told her that I am having the Red Sparrows brought over especially.

Well to show that I was not going to take that Ozzies money that easily, though it was like taking sweets from a baby. I’ll chuck a tenner to The Shuttleworth Collection in celebration of a monumentous victory.