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  • in reply to: how was 2004 for you #1418434
    Emma
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    Chailey Airshow for me! To see these fields that I drive past most days come alive again with the sounds and sights of aircraft – awesome!

    in reply to: Time of Lanc Departure 4th Sept 2004 #1616970
    Emma
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    Fantastic, so I could get to Lincolnshire see it depart and back to Sussex in time for all the action at Goodwood on Sunday. You’ve made my day! 😉

    in reply to: good museums to recommend? #1559780
    Emma
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    Tangmere

    Tangmere is well worth a visit – one of the frontline station of the B of B and staffed by some very experienced Veterans. The day I visited I got to have lunch there in the restaurant with a tailgunner of a Wellington and a Polish chap who worked as an agent for us. He had some horrendous tails to tell but was more than happy to tell them.
    Try it for yourself.

    in reply to: Beaufighter ops west coast of Norway #2109269
    Emma
    Participant

    The following is from a book titled Scandinavian Misadventure – The Campaign in Norway 1940 bu Maurice Harvey………
    In April 1940 there were four Hudson squadrons in being, although 224 and 233 Squadrons saw most of the action in Norwegian waters.
    A Hudson of 233 Squadron was tasked on 17th April with cooperating with the cruiswer Suffolk in the bombardement of the airfield at Stavanger. The Hudson was to mark the airfield with incendiary bombas and then spot for the gunners.
    29th April another Hudson of 233 Squadron calimed the first anti-shipping success of the war when it damaged the merchant vessel Theodor in the Grimstad Fjord.
    At the outbreak of war Bomber Command consisted of thirty three operational squadrons, sixteen of light bomebers (ten bBattles and six Blenhiems) and seventeen medium or heavy (six each of wellingtons and Hampdens and five of Whitleys). The Battles were sent to France and took no part in the Norwegian campaign, but all the others performed various roles in the North Sea and over Norway in 1940.
    Blenheims were withdrawn from the Norwegian Campaign on 2nd May 1940 becuase of the increasing threat against the low countries
    Hope some of this helps!

    in reply to: Dambusters Weekend #2109858
    Emma
    Participant

    Hi Steve,
    Sorry can’t put a face to the name as there was so much to take in this weekend.
    I was the lucky one that got to drive the 1929 Morris – that too was an experience!

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