Where did StG3 operate?
(Edit; Greece amongst others)
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RT Codes were 112 Squadron, so presumably the action depicted was during the Greek campaign of 1941?
The dozens of Sherman tanks apparently left behind during the evacuation at Dunkirk, according to one old soldier (maybe he was thinking of Dieppe,
Not even there; all Churchills I believe.
Is the image in the broken window a rear 3/4 view of an early Meteor?
So just wondering if there is a place that i can advertise this for sale or if anyone on the forum is interested in this Prop.
eBay?
The restoration of a former Svensk Flygtjänst Firefly has recently been completed in Denmark without much fanfare:http://www.flymuseum.dk/nyhedsarkiv/431-firefly-629-i-udstillingen
Looks Good 🙂
Beautiful replica.
I visited one of the firms whose premesis are on what was part of the old airfield, recently, they said that they had acquired more land for a storage yard and had found considerable quantities of munitions (grenades were mentioned) when preparing the ground. No mention of aviation artefacts though.
Nice 🙂
Pleasantly surprised to see DH89s and 82 at Chirk when strolling around the car boot sale with my daughter a few years back.
Hi there Martin we took the prop as part of a clearance and just trying to find out if its of use to anyone out there.
Thanks; had visions of its being trawled up from somewhere 🙂
What is the story behind its salvage?
It is/was a human process so therefore is fallible, but it was set procedure laid down in the appropriate ‘Air Publication’.
Do you have anything specific in mind?
Mark
Thanks, nothing specific, just a general question.
We’re the wing bolt oversize plates infallible in matching Aircraft serial number with construction number?
I recall my dad telling me how he once flew to France from Lydd in a Bristol freighter, with his Mk 2 Jaguar.
Must have been some experience, and some cost…Don’t think you’d fit too many cars and passengers
My Mother worked for a firm in Farnborough called ‘Solatron’ who were involved with various electronics for Concorde. She was sent, several times, in the company Vauxhall Cresta estate car, via the Silver City flights from Lydd, to deliver completed modules to Toulouse.
His book made excellent reading, RIP Sir.