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  • September 29, 2007 at 11:46 am in reply to: Any news on the DC-4s at North Weald #1246642
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    Update on DC-4’s at North Weald

    Can anybody give an update or recent news please ?

    September 27, 2007 at 11:12 pm in reply to: VICKERS WELLINGTON MF518 #1248148
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    Took off from 14 OTU Market Harborough at 19.52hrs came down 3 minutes later on fire in trees at Marston Trussell. Reported as out of control in circuit at 500 to 600feet. Source “RAF Bomber Command Losses Vol 7 “

    September 27, 2007 at 11:07 pm in reply to: Speeton airfield,Filey,East Yorkshire #1248157
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    Thanks chaps for the replies i do not know the exact location or site plan and it does warrant further investigation.

    September 27, 2007 at 9:04 pm in reply to: Mustang crash at Hendon 1945. #1248290
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    Anson C.19 TX168 of the Metropolitan Comms Squadron ,hit buiding on overshoot and crashed in Edgware Road,Hendon 09.02.1948.
    I know it is not the subject but it might get someone to add to the story.

    September 27, 2007 at 8:59 pm in reply to: Mustang crash at Hendon 1945. #1248293
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    P-51D KM232 Digby Station Flight ex 442 Squadron crashed in the circuit at Hendon at 14.30 on 14th November 1945,as he was preparing to land. There is a poem to her husband by Diana Walker in “Out of The Blue” by Laddie Lucas. The aircraft was used by No1 OATS Officers Advanced Training School at Digby and was left over when the Canadians left Digby in July 1945.

    I cannot help with the location but the RAF Museum archives could. Also a Anson C.19 i believe crashed onto a house on the Hendon boundary in the fifties

    September 27, 2007 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Hank Wharton(Biafra fame) #1248295
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    Former Nigerian Airways Dc-3 5N-AAN was based at Benin and used for night time bombing sorties against the Biafran airstrip at Uli. a commercial type rollermat was used to eject bombs up to 250lb through the removed passenger entrance door. It was all a bit hit and miss and the mercenary pilots were reluctant to engage the enemy at times and there have been quotes of the crews drinking on board. They would tune into the Uli frequency and taunt the airlift crews. I think it would make a great Spielberg production !!

    September 27, 2007 at 8:26 pm in reply to: Hank Wharton(Biafra fame) #1248410
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    The intruder was a Nigerian DC-3.

    September 26, 2007 at 8:18 pm in reply to: P- 80s over England 1945 #1249287
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    28.01.45 YP-80A 44-83026 Crashed 3 miles west of Burtonwood,near Bold Lancs. Major FA Borsodi killed.He was the test pilot at Wright Field in July 1944 on P-51 dive tests.

    September 24, 2007 at 10:56 am in reply to: Hank Wharton(Biafra fame) #1252102
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    Thanks New Forest,he was certainly a colourful character a latter day pirate who seemed to steer around trouble. His flying experience was mainly on pistons like the DC-7,Connie and C-46. In retirement i believe he lived on a boat and his son is about. His log books would be quite interesting !

    September 24, 2007 at 2:10 am in reply to: Hank Wharton(Biafra fame) #1252336
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    I have the book ! and various “Propliner”articles,but would be interested in his activities post Biafra. Did he have a Boeing 707 in Miami ?

    September 21, 2007 at 12:04 pm in reply to: Liberator Crash West of Dunstable 1943-44? #1254374
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    Code was DC . D+ not a big grin !! finger trouble

    September 21, 2007 at 12:02 pm in reply to: Liberator Crash West of Dunstable 1943-44? #1254377
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    It was a B-24J coded DC:D+ abandoned 5 miles East of Cheddington. Pilot was 1/Lt Kenneth L Stoddard and the aircraft had only flown 3 missions.

    September 18, 2007 at 8:11 pm in reply to: USAAF camo/all metal finish #1257959
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    It happened around March 1944 to save paint and weight ,quicker production times ?

    September 17, 2007 at 8:57 pm in reply to: Cleethorpes beach flights #1259081
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    Cleethorpes beach was also used by Austers G-AGWY and G-AIBY and Auster V G-AKWS. These were hangared overnight at Waltham.

    September 17, 2007 at 8:39 am in reply to: Whittle Wellington #1260231
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    Power Jets used Bruntingthorpe from 11.09.44 to 14.05.46 when they moved to Bitteswell . They used Wellington IIs W5389 and W5518 which served from 22.11.44 till 25.11.48.

    As your father saw the aircraft in the Dunstable area i wonder if it was a Napiers of Luton test bed ??

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