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January 19, 2006 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Specific Short Sunderland Markings #1426430

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That’s great, thanks! I notice that plane isn’t in the Warpaints listing either, so I’m not too worried now …

January 18, 2006 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Specific Short Sunderland Markings #1427051

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Okay, just going to bump this for a bit – I am continuing my research and have got hold of a book from the Warpaint Series (No. 25, Short Sunderland). Firstly I must highly praise this book – it is intended to assist model makers and enthusiasts with great detail on the plane, its history, lots of reference photos, colour plates of different markings and a 1/72 scale fold-out blueprint. The series has lots of different planes and cost under a tenner each.

Now, within this book is a table which lists “Short Sunderland Units and Representative Aircraft” (which is taken from “The Short Sunderland” by Chaz Bowyer, Aston Publications, 1989) in which 95 Squadron is listed with three planes: N9050, DV963, DW105. Sadly, W6063 isn’t listed so I was wondering if it was just an omission from the table?

Elsewhere in the book, there is a list of Sunderland and Seaford productions and serials and the Sunderland II W6050 to W6064 are down as being built in Belfast. This makes my great uncle’s plane the second-to-last Sunderland II to be built.

Which is nice.
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January 8, 2006 at 5:21 pm in reply to: Specific Short Sunderland Markings #1345588

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On a related note, are there any pics of the Sierra Leone airfield? I was thinking about doing the model as a beached one with some figures and stuff, so am looking for what that might have looked like …

Hunting down that Osprey book atm at the local library. 🙂

January 5, 2006 at 9:40 pm in reply to: Specific Short Sunderland Markings #1349423

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So I guess I should just make a choice and stick with it unless any specific photos of that actual plane turn up …

Thanks for looking, I appreciate it.

January 5, 2006 at 8:51 pm in reply to: General Discussion #371731

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Only know about three family members:

Father’s father: built Bailey Bridges and did forestry work in Kent (still looking into details)
Father’s mother: not entirely sure
Mother’s father: drove trucks in North Africa until he was captured and spent several years in a POW camp (again, still looking into specific details)
Mother’s mother: I think she worked in the land army in Kent
Father’s uncle: flew Short Sunderlands for 95 Squadron, killed in crash in 1943 (thanks to Ross for providing loads of details on this)

We’re still researching, but we think my father’s grandfather fought and died in WWI, but details are proving elusive.

January 5, 2006 at 8:51 pm in reply to: WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR DADDY? #1953490

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Only know about three family members:

Father’s father: built Bailey Bridges and did forestry work in Kent (still looking into details)
Father’s mother: not entirely sure
Mother’s father: drove trucks in North Africa until he was captured and spent several years in a POW camp (again, still looking into specific details)
Mother’s mother: I think she worked in the land army in Kent
Father’s uncle: flew Short Sunderlands for 95 Squadron, killed in crash in 1943 (thanks to Ross for providing loads of details on this)

We’re still researching, but we think my father’s grandfather fought and died in WWI, but details are proving elusive.

January 5, 2006 at 7:21 pm in reply to: Specific Short Sunderland Markings #1349602

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Thanks! I had found that site the other night, but wasn’t sure if it was correct as the Sunderland I was marked as a generic sample and it doesn’t list the Sunderland II. Good to know that there is a reason for just having the aircraft letter.

So, which of the two paint schemes would you think the Sunderland II might have, as an educated guess?

January 5, 2006 at 5:11 pm in reply to: Specific Short Sunderland Markings #1349834

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Ross

You are a gem!

My great uncle was F/O Stafford Lovett!! He was (apparently) the only body not recovered. That is fantastic information, thank you very much!

So, what would be my best reference for the colour scheme of this plane?

Thanks again (just going to ring my father and let him know!) 😎
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