Well well, this aeroplane used to be owned by Bob Stanford Tuck, and before that Jordons ( of Jordan’s Cereals, Biggleswade). John Jordan was another WW2 flyer.

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-BCBL.pdf

Well, off the top of my head, for P+W you would be looking at perhaps…..

Bristol Beaufort (Australian-built production)
Bloch MB.176
Burnelli CBY-3
CAC Boomerang
CAC Woomera
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
Consolidated PB4Y Privateer
Curtiss P-36 Hawk
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Douglas DC-3
Douglas DB-7 (early variants only)
Douglas TBD Devastator
FFVS J 22
Fokker D.XXI-4
Grumman F4F Wildcat
Lioré et Olivier LeO 453
Lisunov Li-3 – A Yugoslav version of the Soviet Lisunov Li-2
Martin Maryland
Republic P-43 Lancer
Saab 17
Saab 18
Short Sunderland V
Seversky P-35
Vickers Wellington IV
VL Myrsky
Vultee P-66 Vanguard

Also known as Kemble by the more decrepit spotters.

I have hundreds of hours on tail-draggers ( hundreds!) and I would be perfectly happy with that arrival.

It was a good firm touchdown (reduces the risk of aquaplaning ) followed by a brisk turn off, and then parking with the minimum of delay. When I was paying by the minute, I considered it ‘de rigueur’ to cut out the faff, and the lengthy taxiing.

Given the fuel that Merlin is guzzling, it makes good economic sense to get it shut down ASAP, and not go wandering around the airfield like a lost soul.

Derek flew Lancs and Spits at the very end of the war, which puts him firmly in the ‘senior’ bracket’ . He flew the replica Colditz glider for TV a few years ago.

I see he gave a lecture at Challock 3 months ago, so must be in reasonably good shape!

http://www.kent-gliding-club.co.uk/flying-club-news/derek-piggotts-visit-challock

His autobiography Delta Papa is a little gem. hard to find, but lots of great gliding and filming tales.

See wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redcoat_Air_Cargo/.

IIRC this was a flight from Belize and was bringing service families home who also perished.

A very sad time at Lyneham.

For a selection of the Brits:

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?airlinesearch=Redcoat+Air+Cargo

It was essentially a cargo flight, though 2 passengers were lost as well as five crew.

Somber reading here ( accident report)

http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/3-1981%20G-BRAC.pdf

Could we put all the ‘spam’ contributions in General Discussion or somewhere, and try to restore the content/quality on the main board?

Actually it was at Southam near Banbury, i went to see Bill, must have been around 1982, i remember him telling me he wanted £100k for TB836 ! if only we could turn the clock back !

Jules

Different times, of course.

Remember, an airworthy Mosquito sold for £100k at Strathallan in 1981.

That Spit was a bitsa kit.