Interesting subject. Post war were any USAAF aircraft scraped in the UK? I can see the P-51’s,C-47’s, B-25’s and A-26’s being desirable in the US but what about P-47’s, B-26’s, B-17’s etc that were older types unlikely to see much front line service post war?

Not particually historic but saw a C-130 doing static line para drops at weston on the Green while on the M40, then a Gazelle on the back of a lorry on the A34.
Not as good as my freaky days last week on the A303 near Andover. On way down to customer AAC Lynx eastbound on a lorry, on the way back a RN Lynx westbound in almost the same place!

What about Spitfire G-AHZI, wasn’t this used as a personal transport before it’s demise in 1947.? British designs didn’t lend themselves to conversion like the A-26, B-25, and Lockheed twins. Plus I guess the ARB would not have been too keen on conversions of clapped out bombers. I guess the US was awash with low time aircraft for conversions?

As an attender of 90% of the events held at Popham over the last 30 years it was a very mixed weekend. Saturday was brilliant, over 200 visitors by air and a very busy car park. Sunday was plagued by stiff winds and rain forecast that didn’t quite happen, and I left at 12 when 6 aircraft had visited. Didn’t bother with yesterday, the weather was rubbish at home, as it always seems to be that Monday. The jumble part of the Monday doesn’t really interest me, but it does seem to have declined considerably. sadly the great British weather has spoilt so many of the Popham events recently. This event contributes a considerable chunk the the airfields budget, and is now one of the biggest events on the calendar for us spotters. Never mind I will be back on Sunday for the Vans fly-in.

Interesting subject. How did the pressure chamber stand up to combat damage? Weere they many explosive de compressions?
Rob

Mc Vicars book’s are excellent, I have all the ones listed above. His website implies that more were published about his 1950’s/60’s exploits. However I have never come across any, has anybody else?
Rob

I base my info on these RFS libs on one of Don McVicar’s books, ‘Ferry Command’. He describes several return flights on Libs and his lack of confidence in the crews experience on the North Atlantic. If anybody has not read his books they are a brilliant read.

I well remember seeing N18E on its ferry flight from Dublin to Fairoaks, had no idea what it was. Mind you at that time we saw all sorts of strange aircraft at the time, most in the ownership of Doug Arnold. I assume it’s last flight was Fairoaks-Wroughton? If only the Scicence Museum had carried on with collecting at Wroughton, what a collection of civil aircraft we could have had.
Rob