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April 2, 2008 at 11:48 pm in reply to: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum Update #1226798

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Do you have any closer photo’s showing the current condition of ~all~ of the parts ?

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Best I could find afraid, will get some more when on site next

April 2, 2008 at 8:18 am in reply to: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum Update #1228064

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Do you have any closer photo’s showing the current condition of ~all~ of the parts ?

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I have a few and will sort some out tonight

April 2, 2008 at 12:18 am in reply to: VS Swift F4 WK198 To Millom (Old Thread 2008) #1228222

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I have just heard a RUMOUR (is that clear enough) that the Brigand may be joining the rest of Mrs. Moran’s aircraft. It will be interesting to see how this all unfolds. For the new guardians, IF possible, please keep us updated as to what happens with that collection of airframes.

From what we are told they have 3 years left on their loan agreement, after that who knows what may happen.

April 1, 2008 at 11:14 pm in reply to: VS Swift F4 WK198 To Millom (Old Thread 2008) #1228258

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See following thread for photos

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1234807#post1234807

April 1, 2008 at 11:10 pm in reply to: RAF Millom Aviation & Military Museum Update #1228315

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As the loan agreement for the Failsworth relics (Swift WK198, Firefly cockpit Sections and Baliol Cockpit) was coming to an end Unimetals decided to look for a new home for their aircraft remains, RAF Millom was recommended to them and after negotiations with all parties involved were completed it was arranged to collect them from NEAM on April 1st.

Things didn’t start to well as the 26 ton tractor unit bogged down and had to be dug out by hand, the following photos show the collection and loading.

The aircraft will be delivered on Wednesday and will be available to view from Thursday on a 5 year loan agreement.

Our thanks go once again to John Robson & Sons and Barnes & Tipping Ltd for transport.

March 28, 2008 at 9:58 am in reply to: Who is this Polish BoB Pilot? #1233358

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Further info can be found here

http://www.south-lancs-aviation.co.uk/New%20South%20Lancs%20Aviation/v7188r7187_r3936_and_r7656.htm

March 17, 2008 at 2:01 pm in reply to: What Fleet Air Arm Stuff Do You Have? #1241057

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A FAA station

http://www.hms-macaw.co.uk

March 1, 2008 at 11:32 pm in reply to: Polish Air Force in France 1939 #1251389

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I have the following,

Boleslaw Henryk Paley was born on the 14th of September 1915 in Bitkow in the district of Nadworna, he later lived in Stanislawow, which is now part of the Ukraine, he went to school and college to study mathematics and sciences leaving in 1935.

He joined the Polish Airforce on the 27th September 1937 at the Polish Air Force Officers School in Deblin with No 13 entry, upon completion he was commissioned with the rank of Pilot Officer on the 1st September 1939

With the beginning of the war all pilots in his year were evacuated to Romania and then by train to France via Italy after arriving at Lyon on the 8th January 1940 he became ill, later he was posted to Chateauroux airfield on the 1st March 1940 to take up flight training, he was later evacuated via Bordeaux to England, by ship, probably the Arandorra Star which arrived at Liverpool in late June 1940.

I have a copy his Polish Airforce Records amongst other info somewhere so I will look them out to see what more I can add, I seem to recall he was involved in military ballooning before the war

The attached photo I understand is a pre war one.

February 23, 2008 at 10:01 pm in reply to: Firefly ,Manchester Air & Space Museum #1259226

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I have one somewhere in negative form circa 1990 I would think, if I get time I will try to find it.

February 22, 2008 at 8:29 pm in reply to: Looking for WW2 Spitfires #1260229

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While I am waiting to purchase your book, can you please tell me where BL585 crashed?
Thanks

Aspull, Near Wigan.

February 14, 2008 at 9:13 pm in reply to: Looking for WW2 Spitfires #1269102

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Is Paley the anglicised spelling of Palej? Anyway the above photograph and another of him alone with JH-Z can be found in the publication ‘Spit and Polish’. http://www.aviationbookcentre.com/__12_product_info3_asp4_5_prdID4_18317_prdName5_Spit_54__Polish._RAF_Polish_Squadrons_in_Support_of_D-Day_19440_5_usrID36_8E17762B-8C86-464D-BED3-7AF50DC801912.html

Yes it is

February 14, 2008 at 6:29 pm in reply to: Looking for WW2 Spitfires #1269264

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The man in question (sat on prop) 317 Squadron, MH846 JH-Z. ALG Chailey, May 1944.

February 14, 2008 at 9:07 am in reply to: Looking for WW2 Spitfires #1269980

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My father-in-law, F/O Paley, flew for the Polish Airforce in the UK. I am trying to find out about a number of different Spitfires that he flew.
On the 8th & 15th of November 1941 we have records of him flying No: P3941, then later in 1941 P3798.
He was the pilot that bailed out of BL585 on 13-02-1942 while in the 308 squadron.
12-04-1944, flying a Spitfire Mk V; W3954, he had a forced landing due to a fuel failure and put the plane down in a field while on a flight from York to Cranfield? It may be that the field was near Market Harborough.
08-06-1944 he was shot down over Normandy and was taken as a POW near Tessy sur Vire, France
Any further information would be greatly appreciated
etsah57

We have the remains of BL585 (spent 5 years research on this one) and some information/photos of him

It also features in our book

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lait/site/NorthWestAircraftWrecks.htm

February 13, 2008 at 11:04 am in reply to: Who's going to buy this for me #1270771

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So bad, it should have been a Morecambe.

For those Americans on here, Morecambe is a sea-side town a few miles from Lancaster. Morecambe is now unfortunately a very run down and sad looking place. Various attempts at sprucing it up have failed. Mainly because it’s too cold there to be at the seaside, people go to that part of the UK to walk the Lake District.

And was a large RAF station durring WW2

February 9, 2008 at 9:22 am in reply to: Cockpit photo..a/c type?? #1273899

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At the rate these things crashed he would need to keep it to hand
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