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April 28, 2006 at 6:44 pm in reply to: Does anyone recognise this photo? Need help identifying, please #1309947

TomDocherty72
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Bloody obvious now I,ve looked at it again. Scratch my 100 Group suggestion!

April 28, 2006 at 6:23 pm in reply to: Canberra WJ753 #1309960

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Oops! I meant artwork!

April 28, 2006 at 6:21 pm in reply to: Canberra WJ753 #1309963

TomDocherty72
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Nice artwor!! I have just made the flying shot my desktop background. Got any more goodies like this?

Yours aye

Tom

April 28, 2006 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Gloster Meteor D16 WH453 #1310088

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Hi david,

Thanks for the update. I will brief the 72 Assoc members at the reunion. I have sent you an e-mail with details.

Yours aye

Tom

April 27, 2006 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Gloster Meteor D16 WH453 #1311645

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Bentwaters Meteor

The chap responsible for the restoration to F.8 configuration is hopefully attending the 72 Sqn reunion on 6th May at North Weald. He is restoring it in 72 Sqn markings as it is an ex-Sqn machine. The association has provided them with a stock of accurate paint and decal roundels and squadron bars to assist with the restoration. If he is there I will interrogate him and post his response.

April 24, 2006 at 7:54 pm in reply to: Does anyone recognise this photo? Need help identifying, please #1315427

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Could this possibly be a 100 Group 101 Sqn crew. my reasoning for this is that the aircraft is carrying a rather interesting aerial fit on the port side just aft of the bomb bay leading edge. In addition to this it has a second aerial which according to Martin Streetly in his ‘Aircraft of 100 Group’ the group Lancasters had, dexcribed in the book as “…an odd unidentified fairlead or aerial projecting at 45 degrees from a point just above the bomb bay door on the port side parallel with the wing leading edge”. This particular aerial was known to have been carried by Lancater Mk I LL755 of 101 Sqn. Possible candidate coded T if it is a 101 Sqn kite are:

DV230, DV289, ED322, ED835, ED373, ED608, ED659, LM371, LM472, ME592 and PB399.

Any ideas?

April 24, 2006 at 11:37 am in reply to: Does anyone recognise this photo? Need help identifying, please #1316164

TomDocherty72
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With a little extrapolation and guessing that there is not another row of bomb symbols above ‘T for Tommy’ has completed 48 ops at this point. Crew photos were commonly taken either at the start of a tour of ops but more often at the end of a tour to mark the occasion. The mix of uniforms is not at all unusual. It is common to see crews of mixed nationality with the Australians in the dark blue uniform and a mix of battledress and officers No 1 uniforms. Very interesting photo. I hope you find out more. You could try the 7 Sqn Association website as it may be a 7 Sqn crew. 635 Sqn also have an association – the 35/635 Sqn Assoc. You might try there too.

Yours

Tom

April 11, 2006 at 4:20 pm in reply to: Westland Wessex's in Museums #1331761

TomDocherty72
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XV728

Flew XV728 many times between 1993 and 1996, first with 60 then 72 Sqn. ‘Queen of the Skies’ 😎 . They don’t build ’em like that anymore. Don’t you feel old when the planes you flew in are in museums? 😮

March 24, 2006 at 1:50 am in reply to: Bomber Command drama #1338861

TomDocherty72
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Bomber dramas

Anyone remember ‘The pathfinders’ TV series? Also anyone know where I can get it on DVD?

Yours aye

Tom

March 21, 2006 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Unequivocally USAF #1340542

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USAF

I like ’em too!

Tom Doc :diablo:

March 13, 2006 at 10:26 am in reply to: Gibson signed log book on eBay #1348187

TomDocherty72
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Gibson log book

Hi All,

Glad to say that the log book did not sell at the over-inflated asking price. i e-mailed the seller to register my disgust. he got no bids at all. Now we can only hope he does not split it. it would be a tragedy to destroy this historic document for the benefit a ‘autograph hunters’.

Yours aye

Tom Docherty

March 10, 2006 at 4:20 am in reply to: Just Javelins #1351746

TomDocherty72
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Thanks Glyn,

This is my second favourite plane after the Meteor. Some nice ideas germinating in my glue addled brain about building a series of Javelin models now! After I have built all of my Meteors (of course) and depleted my loft insulation by about 1%

Yours aye

Tom

March 10, 2006 at 4:04 am in reply to: Meteor identification please? #1351751

TomDocherty72
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Hi Steve,

I am sure it carried 72’s Blue bars outlined in red and not the blue/yellow combination of 28 Sqn, though memory being what it is! i think i have a photo somewhere. if i can find it I will try to post it on the forum.

Yours

Tom

March 10, 2006 at 4:00 am in reply to: Meteor F.4 and squadron markings #1351752

TomDocherty72
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Hi Malcolm,

Many thanks, very useful.

Yours

Tom

March 9, 2006 at 4:16 am in reply to: Meteor identification please? #1353785

TomDocherty72
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Definitely a T.7. This looks very like one that stood outside the flying club at Staverton, not far from the control tower (sometime between 1993 & 1996) when I dropped in in a Wessex (Queen of the skies) on a training trip. It was camouflaged then (Like the wings in the photo) and carried 72 Sqn markings. Two names appeared under the cockpit, one of them a Group Captain. Could be the same one stripped of paint?
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