Re: Re: Whirlwind

Originally posted by ageorge
wonder if the gentleman who has the remains of the one from Scotland has any plans for it ??

I agree, next time my our paths cross I’ll ask him, maybe in July.

Meteors

Wasn’t there a case where Aviation Jersey were refurbishing Meteors as aero engines and fitting the to Spits etc…..

I seem to remember the company being sued for the death of a well known pilot. Who’s name escapes me.

Whirlwind

There was a idea being bandied around 12 months ago of building one from scratch, (In 3 years) it seems to have died a death, though the website is still live.

I could try to contact the diver again to see if he would be interested in surveying the crash site, it could be a bit sensitive as the two pilots were lost with their aircraft. However I am in first hand contact with the family of one of them, and his daughter was quite keen to discover if he was still with his mount.

Whirlwind

I believe the fuselage was made of a magnesium alloy that wouldn’t stand up to being submerged in salt water too well, though I have seen part of the prop from one of the aircraft.

I do have it on good authority that the remains of a Whirlwind that crashed in Scotland are held by a certain restorer who has a workshop in Westerfield.

Must have been a powerful beastie with 3 Packard Merlin’s !! , imagine the racket in the engine room !. [/B][/QUOTE]

I know it’s no comparison but you’ve only have to listen to the Condor Ferries Seacat Wave Piercer to get an idea of what it must have been like, I live about 1 1/2 miles inland and can hear it going past at night.

I’ve spoke to one of the divers who made the PT509 video about the possibility of recovering one of two Whirlwinds that were lost off of Jersey in 1942, though there would not be much left of them now. He was a very knowledgeable chap and could talk on the subject of diving for England.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ageorge
[B]GeeDee , she was found and they recovered the THREE Packard Merlins , all through the eyes of a surviving crew member.

I pretty sure they didn’t recover the Engines, as far as I am aware they are still lying on the seabed as a memorial to the crews members who didn’t return.

How ever I may be wrong but can easily check.

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