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  • July 9, 2014 at 1:52 pm in reply to: Wellington or Warwick Crash in Sea #865052
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    Interesting – perhaps I’ll have to go and have a look.

    July 9, 2014 at 1:01 pm in reply to: Wellington or Warwick Crash in Sea #865085
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    Hello Geoff,

    I’m intrigued about the open air collection at Shoreham. Is this located at the visitor centre at Shoreham Airport?

    July 8, 2014 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Wellington or Warwick Crash in Sea #865686
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    Again many thanks for your information – very useful. With regard to the parts recovered from the beach, I wasn’t aware of such laws so yes will definitely look into this. Thanks for making me aware.

    July 8, 2014 at 10:00 pm in reply to: Wellington or Warwick Crash in Sea #865697
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    That’s great, thanks for the information. Any idea how I could learn more about these particular wellington’s? Is there a particular book that covers them with info on Squadron, destination, cause of crash, etc?

    July 8, 2014 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Aircraft Pieces? #865892
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    Two images showing the geodetic construction………..

    July 7, 2014 at 11:08 pm in reply to: Aircraft Pieces? #866652
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    Thanks guys. Yes after looking at some pictures of Wellington or Warwick geodetic I was so pleased to be able to see that you’re all right. It’s also great to be able to match, with an example in a picture, the centre part of the geodetic piece and actually count 3 rivets either side and one in the centre! I’m now intrigued as to where the parts have washed up from and the distance they’ve travelled before washing up on the beach. Well I guess I’ll never know!

    July 6, 2014 at 3:34 am in reply to: Aircraft Pieces? #868337
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    So the top piece in the photograph could be from a Wellington? Records state nothing about a Wellington going down in the area but there is a record for a Walrus that crashed in the sea on 21st July 1942. Also being built by Vickers, would they have used a similar part? I guess they could have washed up onto the beach from some distance away so can’t rule out a Wellington.

    July 4, 2014 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Aircraft Pieces? #869732
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    By the way, if its any help – These are the documented aircraft that landed in the sea off Worthing:

    8th April 1941
    Heinkel 111

    11th December 1941
    Hampden

    21st July 1942
    Walrus

    28th July 1942
    Hurricane

    19th August 1942
    Havoc
    Boston
    Spitfire
    Focke Wulf 190

    19th March 1943
    Hampden

    27th March 1943
    Junkers 88

    24th October 1943
    Autogyro

    17th December 1944
    Lancaster

    22nd August 1955
    Hawker Sea Hawk

    July 1, 2014 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Lancaster PB355 Worthing Beach Crash #872730
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    The publication is progressing well and now stands at 44 pages. Naturally it won’t be a very large publication but it is expected to be around the 55 page mark. Release and publication date should be on track for September 2014 with the designated ISBN being 978-0-9553893-6-8. Thanks to everyone who has made contact so far and has given information or support, I am most greatful. Graham Lelliott

    June 28, 2014 at 9:52 pm in reply to: Lancaster PB355 Worthing Beach Crash #875654
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    Many thanks, yes know about the plaque on the pier. You have a very interesting website by the way.

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