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  • July 3, 2014 at 1:21 pm in reply to: Bounced Biggin Spotter, 1940s-50s #870894
    l.garey
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    A B-45 was not exactly secret. They were on display at various Open Days, including, I recall, at Alconbury. Unless it was one of the VERY secret RAF B-45s.

    July 2, 2014 at 5:55 pm in reply to: Bounced Biggin Spotter, 1940s-50s #871659
    l.garey
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    Sorry I can’t identify the aircraft for you, but it did remind me of when 11-year-old Laurence was busy spotting at Martlesham in 1952, when a Land Rover pulled up and the friendly RAF policemen made it quite clear to me that I had better get out of there sharpish. I didn’t even have a camera (regrettably as I see it now), but I still have my original log book with such pearls as Mosquitos PF564, RK949 and VX861, various gliders including Grunau Baby VT921, 3 Martinets, and Viking VX141 (among others). I suppose I lost the anorak sometime since ….

    June 14, 2014 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Aircraft ID #889099
    l.garey
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    Hi John,
    Westwood opened in 1932 so might have been available for the Horsleys. I see from the Putnam book on Hawker Aircraft by Francis Mason that S1238 was with 36 Squadron. Did it go to 100 later then? But why did they end up at Sykes?
    Incidentally, Sykes yard was buried by a shopping centre development in Peterborough, as was my school. Oh the shame!

    June 14, 2014 at 8:21 am in reply to: Aircraft ID #889250
    l.garey
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    John: maybe they flew to RAF Peterborough itself (also known as Westwood).
    The picture can be found at http://www.peterboroughimages.co.uk/blog/?p=3261

    Sykes yard was in the centre of town.

    June 13, 2014 at 1:38 pm in reply to: The Even Newer (2014) Wot Plane? Quiz Thread. Rules In Post #1 #889758
    l.garey
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    The fin is certainly Cessna 185-like. So I would say Cessna 185 on skis with modified cabin glazing.

    June 13, 2014 at 5:49 am in reply to: Lancaster recovery in Normandy #890122
    l.garey
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    David: The activity that Moggy mentions involves people from at least three European countries, including the French authorities in Normandy. We have not forgotten this sad affair. Thanks for posting that video.

    June 12, 2014 at 8:02 am in reply to: Who is going to Sywell Airshow 17 August 2014? #891129
    l.garey
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    Thanks T-21. Let’s talk by email. OK?

    June 11, 2014 at 4:51 pm in reply to: Hailstorm at La Ferte, some damage to aircraft #891683
    l.garey
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    see http://www.aerobuzz.fr/spip.php?article5093

    A few photos and text.

    Extracts: Says there is major damage to hangars and aircraft. Hailstones as big as tennis balls. Tuesday early morning, 24 hours after the Whit meeting. Damage to: Luciole, Bu131, Ju52, CP80. Also damage to spares in store, offices and workshops flooded. Appealing for financial donations.

    June 10, 2014 at 9:10 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #893289
    l.garey
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    No, they are genuine. But where are they now, that is the question?

    Thanks for removing the photo. Although it is not shocking in itself, so many players are involved in this affair that we must follow the ethical line as closely as possible.

    June 10, 2014 at 5:57 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #893455
    l.garey
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    Bruce: we know WHAT they are: they are human bones. What we don’t know is to whom they belong, as we were never able to obtain samples for analysis. And now, according to qattara, they have disappeared. Last year we were told there is a second set, but all seems to have gone quiet on that matter and no-one was able to tell me what that was all about.

    June 9, 2014 at 1:34 pm in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #894115
    l.garey
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    Qattara
    Do you mean that someone has “stolen” the bones that you found? Remember also that there were reportedly a second set. What happened to them, if they ever existed?
    I don’t quite understand what you imply by “a spy or an interception nullified the subsequent work of a DNA test. (we had already contacted the family and we had the available sample).”
    Do you mean you kept a sample from the bones you found for DNA analysis? I had understood that you left all the bones “in situ”. Were, then, samples taken? And who was to do the DNA? Remember that I had arranged for the analysis to be carried out, but I was never able to obtain specimens, as only you seemed to know where they were. We too had the family’s agreement for recovery and analysis.
    I should be grateful for more information, either in the thread or privately.
    Ciao

    May 30, 2014 at 7:27 am in reply to: Found in the mud #902421
    l.garey
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    Exactly!

    May 30, 2014 at 5:56 am in reply to: Found in the mud #902425
    l.garey
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    Quote: A rough attempt at translation would be:
    ‘F. (Radio?) T.A. stab (staff) kdo (command) schiffe (ship) u Boote (U-boat)’

    Not “U-boats”: “Schiffe u. Boote” simply means “Ships and Boats”

    May 24, 2014 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Frederick Sage & Co. Aircraft Manufacturers and Propeller makers… #908014
    l.garey
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    Maybe see ya baz!

    May 24, 2014 at 10:25 am in reply to: Frederick Sage & Co. Aircraft Manufacturers and Propeller makers… #908482
    l.garey
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    I shall certainly try to get to see you sometime I am in the area. I was in the Peterborough ATC and we used to have parades at “Wing” at Sywell. A fellow cadet did his PPL there on the Tiger Moths, while I was sent off to Marshalls for the same exercise! I still have some photos of that time.

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