There was a panoramio link to a photo of a marker on google earth but I cant remember wether this was close to the crash or not? It showed an arrow made of rocks and was a recent picture..

When Shay gave us the LG coordinates I put them into Google earth to have a look at any photos posted and saw the arrow you mentioned as in the link
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/27625168
It is 200 miles East of LG-185, but on the same radius from LG-106
It is amazing at the number of WWII army trucks still out there, also pictured on Google earth.

Bessonneau hangars were still in use into the ’70’s. White Waltham’s was still in use ’73/’74 for the ATC gliders.

Thanks for posting Jeepman

Absolutely incredible pictures, not just because of the aircraft that he caught, but he also captures a whole way of life for these guys in that period, something we can very rarely glimpse or relate to.

+ 1 to that

There have been thefts of large items quite recently. One wonders if spreading clips like this will only encourage more.

Especially as a few seconds googling with a couple of bits of info brings up the exact location on google maps and the satellite images show whats on the ground.

And the future British star in Steve McQueens crew was ? (without looking it up)

C/no PAC/56/207. Awaiting collection at Hunting Percival Aircraft, Luton, in July 1954, d/d 16/07/1954, to RAF. To Ground Instructional Airframe 7621M 28/10/1959, sold 15/01/1974, to G-BLFT 23/02/1984, registered to

Was also at the Staravia scrapyard in Ascot before being bought by Doug Arnold at Blackbush.

What I find fascinating is the observation that the camouflage– or, at least the upper / lower colour demarcation around the wing– was applied when the wings were not on the aircraft. Or, in other words, in essentially the condition it is in here. Was this procedure the usual for Grumman? Was this scheme applied at a later time?

Have look through this thread on WIX about Grumman aircraft production, IIRC there are pics of part built RN Martlets at the factory, how far through the thread though I cant remember, so it might take some time to find them !
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=13327