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  • June 18, 2009 at 2:27 pm in reply to: Forgotten Bombers – Avro Lincoln #1209615
    l.garey
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    JB Stephens, 7 Sqd

    Great to see the Lincoln with its own thread. I enjoyed many happy hours as an ATC cadet flying on them from Upwood in the 1950s.
    I am trying to find out what happened to Flt Lt J B Stephens, a Lincoln pilot with 7 Sqd at Upwood in 1955. I have tried 7 Sqd Association and various other possible leads, but cannot find him. I have the date of his commissioning and retirement, but that is all so far. I tried on this forum some time ago, but without much succes.
    The photo below, that was sent to me by Tony Ainsby, shows him stuck in Singapore: he is just visible, leaning against the propellor in the background. Nice picture of the Lincoln, anyway! Note the deadly ladder to the cockpit. I fell off one of those one day!
    Can anyone help? Thanks

    Laurence

    http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc39/apollo-fox/jb-stephens.jpg

    June 6, 2009 at 4:26 pm in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1221825
    l.garey
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    I recall that it went to Strathallen in 1974, was displayed outside for ten years, then was broken up, the nose and cockpit going to Gatwick

    Laurence

    June 6, 2009 at 2:46 pm in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1222031
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    Pagen:
    Yes, that was its arrival at Strathallen. Comet plus grass did not lead to a happy outcome. It was dismanteld on the spot, I believe. Then the nose ended up at Gatwick for a few years, before being bought by the Ruler of Sharjah for his museum at Al Mahatta, where it joined the resident Dove, Heron, C47 and Anson two years ago. See http://l.garey.googlepages.com/rafsharjah,almahattamuseum

    Laurence

    June 6, 2009 at 2:05 pm in reply to: RAF Comets-such a beautiful sight! #1222054
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    The Strathallen Comet XK655, ex G-AMXA (post 8, above) as it is now, at the Al Mahatta Museum (ex RAF Sharjah), UAE.

    http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc39/apollo-fox/sharjahcometSept2006018.jpg

    Laurence

    May 28, 2009 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Beech 18/C45 in Jeddah? #1234334
    l.garey
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    Very nice Philip. I saw your post a year or two ago. Excuse my ignorance, but what is the history of yours?

    The last Beech 18 I saw was N21FS at EBACE at Geneva in 2006, looking very shiny.

    The one at Jeddah is supposed to be ex N9535Z, ex 44-47265, but N9535Z is said to be 1951 vintage, cn AF-81 according to http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/214547.html
    although the photos on that site show it to be N9532Z. Look for N9532Z and you get similar photos but cn AF-448.
    I wonder what the truth is?

    I remember seeing OO-GEU, W and X being restored at Middelkerke in 1959.

    Thanks for putting me straight, and onto the track of these C45s.

    Laurence

    May 28, 2009 at 1:14 pm in reply to: Beech 18/C45 in Jeddah? #1159959
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    That was quick Philip! I just got more info from my friend. He saw it there on 12 May 2009. I can see it on GE at N 21.5017, E 39.2037. It seems there are several aircraft on roundabouts in Jeddah, but I have not been there to see them.

    Laurence

    May 26, 2009 at 1:47 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1161218
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    Convairs etc at Seletar

    Talking about Convairs: does anyone know what happened to two Convairs seen dumped at Seletar in 1989?
    CV240 N8329C (cn 110) Wings off and in poor state.
    CV340 HZ-AAY (cn 218). Was N99878. Quite good state. Saudi marks still on rudder.

    Nearby were the burned wreck of a Javelin, and Lodestar N5135, engineless but in quite good state.

    I tried to find someone keen to save them at the time, but no takers.

    Laurence

    May 10, 2009 at 10:07 am in reply to: Sharjah C47: ?G-DJKP #1177807
    l.garey
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    Thanks for trying Newforest. I went back to see it last week, and the letters are definitely there. Mysterious!

    Laurence

    May 10, 2009 at 8:57 am in reply to: Sharjah C47: ?G-DJKP #1177824
    l.garey
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    No comers? Would be grateful if anyone can advise!

    Laurence

    May 10, 2009 at 4:57 am in reply to: The Australian Codock #1177838
    l.garey
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    Thanks bruce. Excellent pictures

    Laurence

    May 5, 2009 at 1:36 pm in reply to: aircraft graveyard in Dubai? #1184158
    l.garey
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    Merkle: I don’t think it is Dubai. There is no military side, nor even a dump. I am out in the UAE at the moment and although I have visited a number of remote desert strips here and in Oman, there is a dearth of wrecks and relics.

    Laurence

    May 5, 2009 at 10:45 am in reply to: aircraft graveyard in Dubai? #1184345
    l.garey
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    Just to be accurate, Sharjah is not in Dubai. They are two emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Another Russian relic nearby is the IL76 TL-ACH parked outside the Umm Al Qwain airfield at 25 34 49N, 55 39 10E.

    Laurence

    April 29, 2009 at 10:15 am in reply to: Wellington transport Arabia 1948 #1190281
    l.garey
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    As I sit here in the middle of the UAE I wonder if anyone, anywhere can help with this Wimpy. Noone, nowhere?

    Laurence

    April 1, 2009 at 5:13 pm in reply to: Worst British aircraft of W.W.II #1222311
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    Bristol Bisley

    Surely the Bristol Bisley (Blenheim V) should figure. It had a high accident rate and was unpopular with its crews in the Middle East (eg Sharjah).

    244 Sqd was re-equipped with Bisleys after the Blenheim IV. According to Colin Richardson (“Masirah – Tales from a desert island”, 2003), they were “truly dreadful aircraft” and “the loss rate was so high that a total of fifty Bisleys were issued to the squadron in sixteen months”. Several crashed in Oman, and at Sharjah. 244 Squadron was re-equipped with Wellingtons in 1944, and the remaining Bisleys were then transferred to Heliopolis, just outside Cairo.

    Anyone have personal recollections to agree with this judgement, or refute it?

    Laurence

    March 22, 2009 at 4:18 am in reply to: The Australian Codock #1234206
    l.garey
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    Thanks for the information everyone. That link to the Ed Coates Collection is very useful.
    Was it in fact bulit at Sydney? And is that Sydney where the photos you show were taken?
    What happened to it when it was struck off I wonder.

    Laurence

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