Thanks WIEESSO,

Some good memories that picture gave me.. A fine aircraft..

The picture says its C/N 020 but looking at Dragonflys list the reg is not included?..

Dragonfly.. Oddly enough I can see one picture on the list of airframes page and that is the first picture of No.20 !! I am another Firefox use by the way!

Cheer’s
GASYD

Bullshooter,

Yes, Actually more than my hair parted.. The very thin blade aerial under the Vickers Viking. Cut went from my forehead down my nose.. Had interesting time telling hospital what a Viking was!!… Amazingly I wear glasses and although they came off they were not damaged?..

Cheer’s
GASYD

http://www.brooklands100.org

I was one of the 5 man team that dismantled XJ607 at Dunsfold. rather amused to see where one of the bits ended up!..
If I had a scanner working at this time I would post some pictures..

Watching this case with interest…

GASYD

Bri..

I was asked to place this on here..

“I wish to add that Brooklands was indeed a major target for the Luftwaffe in WW2 and despite heavy camouflage (which I think comprised mainly of telegraph poles and/or tree trunks – not actual trees planted – set in holes dug into the race track surface and then used to support cam netting above), the site was seriously bombed in a surprise attack by Bf110s on 4/9/40 with at least 85 Vickers workers killed and 419 injured and Wellington production being significantly affected and subsequently widely dispersed. Brooklands Museum has various exhibits relating to this tragic event and is currently further researching this aspect of the site’s history. At that time, this was the most devastating Luftwaffe attack yet seen on any British aircraft factory. The Hawker factory, which incidentally was nowhere near the new Mercedes-Benz World building (it was in the SW corner of the aerodrome close to today’s M&S/Tesco), very fortunately escaped serious damage although there were several very close calls on later dates – including the bomb dropped by a Ju88 on 21/9/40 which went through the roof and killed a cat before coming to rest as a UXB on the apron outside. This would most probably have destroyed part of the vital Hurricane assembly line had it not been very bravely moved onto the aerodrome by a Canadian Lt Patten and others (none of whom had any bomb disposal experience); it exploded there the next day and notably Patten was awarded the George Cross and a colleague Capt Cunnington got the George Medal – these were the first decorations won by the Canadian Army in WW2.”

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Yep, Its now at Brooklands..

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