Judging by the size of the bullet holes looks like it was hit by 20mm
If those are 20mm holes, that is remarkably good grouping!
Very sad, but what an amazing life. RIP.
I thought it was dire in all aspects!
On their final sortie for their first tour according to ‘Lost Bombers’ ….
One of the magazines published, a few years ago, a photo of derelict A26s. Were they the Biafran ones? Anyone remember where they were?
Lost of sad looking junk at Luanda – I have only noted 707s and 727s when there, but we do not usually pass too close to the dump. Looks like there may be a few ex-Soviet machines there too.
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=-8.858967&lon=13.226172&z=17.1&r=0&src=yh
I take it that Lagos has been cleared in recent years? There used to be dozens of derelicts there including some nice Caravelles 🙁
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=6.557062&lon=3.317866&z=18.9&r=0&src=msa
I’m sure I can see something similar to the outline of a De Havilland Comet Airliner, it’s tail appears to be blocked out by a tree but the shape of the wings look very distinctive, can anyone confirm please?
Is this the one?
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=14.591383&lon=-90.523484&z=18.8&r=0&src=msl
There were a number of books that might have been responsible for much of my subsequent enthusiasm, (along with Fathers, Godfathers and Grandfathers stories and memories!!) but the one that still stands out was ‘Nightfighter’ (Jimmy Rawnsley/Robert Wright)
Lt Cmdr Mike Crossley – Rockferry
Rockferry was in Cheshire …..
F2A’s had a retractable tailwheel??? 😀
Was the Bristol Wayfarer sufficiently different to the Freighter to warrant a mention?
The Marauder isn’t even the only wreck in Watson Lake. Cameron said an old Lancaster bomber is visible from the surface.
Sounds like an interesting place! Anyone got further details, photos? Nothing much on Flash Earth
<< I take it that the ‘Lancaster’ is probably the fairly well-known Lincoln wreck – SX924?>>
cover up by Raf ‘ as to Losses. do you think the Raf would admit to 5 spitfires well 3 as to 2 Hurricanes But you know what propgandas like spitfire snobbery. to a german ace.when they could hide it.
It is entirely possible that the RAF would not have admitted specific details of losses to the media at the time, but such propaganda would have been most unlikely to extend to official squadron records, which I would imagine is where most serious researchers would be looking for their information.
Listed as two Hurricanes and one Spitfire here – though the site has several noticeable ‘typos’ ….
Interesting – thanks. No clear-view panel on the nose glazing? Was that normal for Canadian Lancs?