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  • May 10, 2007 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Bognor Regis (Lec Refrigeration) Airfield #1311476
    David Legg
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    ….and also Cessna 401 G-AWDM which crashed on the nearby golf course after take off from the Bognor strip, 7/5/71.

    March 5, 2007 at 7:05 pm in reply to: Flying boats on grass?? #1283020
    David Legg
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    I am not aware of any Catalina flying boat versions being landed on grass but there are a number of precedents for both flying boat PBYs and ‘wheels-up’ amphibian Cats being landed on ice/snow and taking off again in the same condition, both wartime and post war.

    February 10, 2007 at 7:10 pm in reply to: Sunderlands and Catalinas #1306652
    David Legg
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    The photo of the two Catalinas in close formation over Loch Erne a few messages back is of interest as, on close inspection of the original, an airman can be seen sticking his head out of the top of the bow turret. Apparently, this was possible on Catalinas because of the way the airflow went around the turret in flight.

    January 31, 2007 at 11:57 am in reply to: Short Sealand questions #1318011
    David Legg
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    In reply to Mike Currill, Widgeon was NOT the name the British gave to the Mallard. They are two entirely different Grumman types. The Royal Navy did refer to their Widgeons as Goslings for a time however. Quite happy to name my source – page 216 of Air Arsenal North America by Phil Butler.

    January 29, 2007 at 7:05 pm in reply to: Woodford Airshow 1985 and 1997 #1319717
    David Legg
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    Apologies – in the above posting, I meant to say that this was in the 1985 show.

    January 29, 2007 at 7:04 pm in reply to: Woodford Airshow 1985 and 1997 #1319721
    David Legg
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    Not a great deal of help but I can tell you that PBY-5A Catalina G-BLSC/’JV928′ flew in the show because I was in it. It flew in from North Weald and landed before flying off to Hawarden. It landed at Hawarden, displayed there then flew back to Woodford and displayed there without landing before going back to North Weald.

    January 24, 2007 at 10:26 pm in reply to: End of Catalina VA718 #1324371
    David Legg
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    There are no complete ex-RAF Catalinas surviving. The nearest you can get is the sectioned hull of FP216 that is on display at NAS Pensacola Florida. This did not see operational RAF service but remained in the USA for training aircrew during WWII.

    January 11, 2007 at 7:04 pm in reply to: Help with "Air Classics" Magazine #1246480
    David Legg
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    Contact me on [email]davidlegg@pby5.fsnet.co.uk[/email] and I should be able to help in some way.

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