I spotted this thread dead on 6pm, & turned the TV to BBC 2. The valuation is at the Corn Exchange in Bedford, but the bit in the middle where they visit a local antique related place may be the Shuttleworth visit.

Geoff.

Guys,

Perhaps I can mention here the signing event at The Shoreham Aircraft Museum this Sunday (15th May) when we will have ten Battle of Britain veterans signing, with ALL money raised going to The Battle of Britain London Monument.

For details of the event see our website, or my separate thread on the signing, which reminds me it’s due a bump.

At last years events, plenty of people took the chance to shake the veterans by the hand and thank them for what they did, and of course we are very grateful that the veterans concerned accepted our invitation to be part of our fundraising efforts for the monument. To be in their company is a pleasure and an honour.

Geoff.

Roger,

You can display the newest post first by clicking on User CP (on blue bar at top of page, under thread title) and then on Edit opitions on left hand side of screen under Control panel. Scroll down to Thread display options and you will see a box called Thread display mode. Use the drop down list and click on Linear – newest first.

Hope this helps.

Geoff.

Why is it going on show there? They already have one Spitfire – Mk1 P9444.

Daz,

There’s going to be a special ‘Spitfire’ exhibition there from August which is due to run for eighteen months. Apparently the Spitfire will be displayed in ‘component form’ so you can see the interior construction.

Some of our museum’s Spitfire related exhibits will be part of this exhibition, which should be good publicity for us.

Geoff.

A selection of images from Fighter Meet ’87.

I’d be interested to know where the JPs, Gr3s, Phantom, and Jetstream are now.

I have loads more Fighter Meets images from the eighties, from which I will post a selection over the next few days – if you’d like to see them?

Geoff.

Keith,

‘The Blitz, then & now’ has ‘believed shot down by another aircraft of NJG2 during a night intruder sortie.’ It also mentions parts are held by the Humberside Aviation Society, who might be worth trying.

A book that might help you is ‘Intruders over Britain, the Luftwaffe’s nightfighter offensive over Britain 1940 – 1945’ by Simon Parry. Maybe someone on here has a copy they could check, or try Googling to find a copy.

I would also try posting this question over on ’12 O’clock high’ at http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/forumdisplay.php?f=8 as both Simon and Peter Cornwell, who did the losses for ‘The Blitz, then & now’ can be found there.

Geoff.

Colin,

I think this must be Spitfire N3068 of No 72 Sqn, flown by F/O Paul Davies-Cooke, which was shot down by a Bf109 over Sevenoaks at 9.40am on the 27th September 1940. It crashed into Nos 70 & 72 Queensway, West Wickham, Bromley. F/O Davies-Cooke baled out, but fell dead near Hayes Station. The only civilian casualty was Mrs Carpenter, from No 66 ‘injured in the shelter’, presumably belonging to either No 70 or 72.

‘The Battle of Britain, Then & Now Mk V’ has photos of the crash site on P797.

Geoff.

Snaps – fancy meeting up somewhere at DX tomorrow, plus anyone else who will be there?

Geoff.