Might I also ask how many people have been killed watching an airshow from out with an airfield? I certainly can’t bring any instance to mind in the UK.
Planemike
I seem to recall that a couple of people outside the boundaries came very close though at the Fairford mid-air in ’93.
Some more pics. First one showing the quite massive (for a glider) size of the RH-wing, working on the completely new spoilerbox that we have finished by now. Note splices of wing ribs 3 and 4 in foreground about to receive a new section. Second pic is of the whole wing, with lots of new bits fitted. The area around ribs 1 to 5 still needs new ply going in top and bottom, plus a lot of smaller jobs to do. Couple of months and it’ll be finished. Background the donor wing that yielded the ribs 1-20 and all metal fittings. If anybody is in need of a starboard outer wing, let me know. The yellow bit is a Falke wing that jumped queue (the outrigger leg tore out of the wing, so there’s another 40 hours of woodwork we’re not able to spend on the T21).
Now, is there anybody out there with a decent port wing (would save a lot of time), and/or the dural interwing plate (top part only)?
http://www.419squadronbewarethemoose.com/KB728.html
and
http://home.kpn.nl/witie/Elden%20bomber%20crash.htm
Both include pictures of the crew members.
That would likely be KB728 VR*V of 419 Sqn, missing over Sterkrade on 17 June 1944.
The records I have don’t generally record crew names, so I can’t link it directly. Given that many raids took off on one day and landed the next it is difficult to be certain without a crash time. No RCAF Lancasters are recorded lost on 18 June 44, and the two 405 Sqn Lancs that failed to return on 16 June were on a raid to Lens, rather further away.
That is correct. Dutch loss lists for the day say:
(number) T3810 (date) 17-jun-44 (LT) 0143 (town) Elden (aan de Middelweg) (gem. Elst) (aircraft) Lancaster X KB728 419 Sqdn F/O. D. Morrison
Graves:
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3468432 (note spelling)
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3468477
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3468794
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3468859
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3469293
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3469400
http://www.twgpp.org/information.php?id=3469651
I did try & contact ebay via emails, but got no reply.
I found the customer support by eBay when my account was hacked last year extremely helpful and very expediënt. Matter was solved in five minutes after reporting it using the tool they provide in the menu (through a webbased chatprogram). However, they did not react to my e-mail sent the same time through their general address. Guess it has something to do with their IT-setup?
The Swedes would have left their info in English?
Well, at least that’s more plausible than the English leaving their info in Swedish.
Did an aerotow once from a rural road in Australia to retrieve a glider that had landed there (off-field, cross-country). Local farmer stopped the traffic for us. Great fun!
Here’s one in need of some more work…
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Having had a second look at it, that LH-side appears more a fire wall than anything else judging from the heavy attachment points. No B-17 nose therefore. Perhaps an engine nacelle, looking into the wheel well? Hard one to call, nice teaser.
Anything is restorable, and this B-25 would be a good candidate for restoration/rebuild by a professional company. However, it would require major repairs. Starboard engine, engine nacelle and prop are gone. Starboard wing/centre section has probable spar and fire damage. Port wing has major damage (spar broken). Underside of fuselage buckled over entire length. Fuselage broken in half aft of the trailing edge. Port prop destroyed, port engine damaged. Port engine nacelle severe damaged. Possible damage to wing/centre section attachments.
Having said that, a lot more has been done with a lot less.
Google is your friend, lots of information on the web.
Engine fire, clipepd power lines during forced landing in a cornfield, then did a heavy belly landing. Substantial damage (broken fuselage and wing, engine ripped out, etc), but fortunately no injuries.
B-17 nose?
A few more to add to the list:
504 Schleicher Ka 6CR; D Woodcock, Brüggen by .84; damaged 7/8.86
Does anybody know what became of this? It was severely damaged in an off-field landing near Maashees (Netherlands) July 30th, 1986 when sideslipped into the ground (have seen pictures). Would be interested to see what happened to it…
Yes, I came across that when looking around a military museum in Delft.
Ah yes. I hear they had some of their very extensive collection of small arms go walk about, and they reappeared in various criminal proceedings where they had been used in semi-anger (no good firing a deactivated weapon, but great to threaten people with). Hence the extra security. As an aside, this collection also supplied the .50s that are now flying in the Dutch B-25.
There is a P-61A on display at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Engineering in Beijing, China. I am unaware of its serial number. The story of how it got there is sort of interesting. It seems that the 427th Night Fighter Squadron based in China during the war was in preparation for the return home after the end of hostilities. Just as they were were about to leave, some Communist troops came onto the field and ordered the Americans to get out immediately, but to leave their aircraft behind. The Beijing Institute Black Widow may be one of the three P-61Cs seized at that time. The plane has a plaque on it indicating that the construction number is N1234, which would make it 42-39715. It is reported that the Chinese will sell the plane for 2 million dollars, but the wing spar is reportedly so corroded that the aircraft would collapse if moved. There may be other Black Widows in other locations in China.
That is the above aircraft.