Hi all,

For those that have a good knowledge of the former RAF St Eval… was there ever a blister hangar on the North side of the airfield (outside of the peri-track), just to the West of the Church?

In a word no, but there were at least two blisters shown during the war with one located due east of the church and one located east north east of the church.
On the south eastern side is a bellman hanger, but that is only really marginally smaller than a T2.

There is a picture in ‘Action Stations – St Eval’ on p13, of a number of Wellingtons and I think I can identify where on the station the picture was taken, but there is a blister hangar in the background that has thrown me! A map I have of St Eval doesn’t show the blister hangar – only a T-type hangar which I can’t see but it might be hiding behind one of the Wellingtons.

It’s also on the same page number as that in the airfield focus which I have.

This is approx. where I think the blister hangar is in the picture (assuming I have got the correct spot on the airfield):

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=st+eval&hl=en&ll=50.483907,-5.006869&spn=0.002174,0.006866&hnear=St+Eval,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6

Not sure if i’ve done these right???
If they do, these are where I believe the two blisters were located.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=st+eval&hl=en&ll=50.483067,-4.989145&spn=0.002174,0.006866&hnear=St+Eval,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6
Yes it is only in a field!
It would be in the upper half of the opening view nearer to the corner where the fields meet.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=st+eval&hl=en&ll=50.486156,-4.991741&spn=0.002174,0.006866&hnear=St+Eval,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6
And yes it is only in a field too!
Turn 45 degs left at the end of the track into the field and the blister would have been inside northern side of the fence/hedgerow within just say 10 to 20 yards from the turn.

The other thought I had was the blister hangar might be there as a cover for a/c using the cannon butts which were positioned just to the West of the Church.

There is indeed indicated an area, almost as you had pin-pointed on your link
shown as the cannon butts, but I would have expected the building/blister to have been orientated by 90 degs to what is shown on the picture, but that is just my assesment.

Somebody must know – Pagen01 maybe?

Thanks!

Nick

Hopefully this will be a little helpful.

Bomberboy

The part is held in store for the ‘Mary Alice’ restoration, and will be fitted if it is in keeping with the identity selected for the finished airframe.DCW

I’m not sure she actually has the mounting point that would accept this?

I can hear even the footballing chant of “who are ya” fitting well here.:p

Vacouous non-entities promenading out there for greater exposure, under the ‘i’m doing something good’ banner, whilst getting paid for it!:mad:

Even if they don’t get paid, I care not for them and would not goive them the excretia from my derriere if I thought it was going to further their cause, although if it was all over them, hmmm well that could be a different matter.:dev2:

All good exposure for the wellington though.:D

Ooohhh if only???????

‘Perhaps instead of going off at half **** you Might have noticed I said ‘carry on with the good work’.

I did see what you had said, but in reading Cockney Jocks’s (not just jock as you finished off with) last post, you still were not satisfied with what he had said and you basically decided to challenge him further when he was clearly already peed off!
So as far as I read, the last remark seemed almost nothing other than a token comment.

As far as to the possibility of jock not giving us any further images,this indeed would be sad.

Which is exactly what I am hoping will not be the case.

Having said that if you just tried looking you will find some excellent images of the build elsewhere on the net.
Please do not over dramatise my statement.

As I see it at the moment with all the negative comments about various corporate websites & webcams not being updated or available with up to date images, makes this both difficult and not very likely which is where CJ’s posts were more than just filling the gap.
I don’t know about you, but I do not have all day (read, too much time) that I can go search the internet for the odd image here and there.
Outside of the corporate images, there isn’t much else otherwise you’d be posting them on here in abundance for us all to view and at the moment, I can’t see many if any at all.

Finally, I don’t do drama!

Bomberboy

So you don’t agree with constructive discussion and we must all agree with your point of view.
Come on Jock play the game,give us your ball back and carry on with the good work.

In this case i’d say yes!!!!!
At the end of the day, you can choose not the read/believe the text, but just enjoy the insight he has been giving us.
For those of us that are not able to see and capture the build of these fantastic ships, the possibility of not being given any further images, on what could be percieved by most here as unimportant or even irrelevant discussion on somebodies personal corrective actions or whatever they may be, does not fill me with much gratitude for causing a cessation of those posts.
My mind will not be richer should this happen and if it does, I would just like to thank those for their efforts that ensured it is no longer enriched.
Cheers guys, you did a top job and hope you feel satisfied that, in your minds, you were absolutely right!!!!! :mad::mad::mad:

CJ, please, please, don’t leave us this way! Some of us really do appreciate what you have done.

Bomberboy

The second KGV, nameship of the class of WW2 Battleships was supposed to be named HMS King George VI in honour of the new monarch, but he himself insisted she be named for his late father.

that is how I understood it also.
I think it tied in with the fact that had it been severely damaged or lost during the war, I think it would have looked very bad from a perceived point of view that a capital ship, named the same as the then current monarch, would not have gone down very well for publicity for the allies, but i’m sure would have been welcomed openly by the axis forces.

A bit like the Deutchland being renamed the Lutzow!

Bomberboy

Sky News says it was a P-51, pilot killed, said he was 80-yr old?
Was in a race – unsure if this was pylon racing.

The news does say it was during racing and also reports that the pilot is Jimmy Leeward

Terrible news,

RIP to all