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  • November 17, 2004 at 5:24 pm in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1423363
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    And Thornaby control tower, from here: http://haib.50g.com/thornaby.htm

    November 17, 2004 at 5:20 pm in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1423367
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    It’s not really what you’re looking for, but I found this photo of an Anson of 206 Squadron taken at Bircham Newton at this website: http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/birchamnewton.html

    November 17, 2004 at 5:04 pm in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1423482
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    Oops. I forgot to mention that this shows a 489 Squadron Beaufighter from Dallachy being escorted by a 315 Squadron Mustang from Peterhead.

    November 17, 2004 at 5:03 pm in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1423485
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    Another Dallachy photo that might be of interest …

    November 17, 2004 at 1:34 pm in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1423870
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    Tom,

    The Banff photo comes from the RAF Museum. If you quote the serial number at the bottom, they’ll be able to identify the photo.

    The two photos of Wick are from the National Monuments Record of Scotland, part of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

    The Dallachy Beaufighter photos came from SCRAN (Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network) and are credited there to the National Museums of Scotland. Your best idea would be to write to the Museum of Flight for permission.

    Sorry I can’t give permission for the photos but you should have some joy with the organisations above.

    November 17, 2004 at 10:23 am in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1424078
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    Although not quite as dramatic, here’s another couple from Dallachy.

    November 17, 2004 at 9:01 am in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1424250
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    And an image of Dallachy. Or at least, a small part of it. This may not be of much use to you, but I don’t have any aerial photos of this aerodrome.

    November 16, 2004 at 10:46 pm in reply to: ASR airfield photos #1424894
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    Here are a few photos. Banff in 1943 and Wick in 1941 and 1943.

    November 12, 2004 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Jim Hughes #1431460
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    Thanks for that tip. I have done that in the past, but I now have broadband, so my messages are downloaded from my ISP (yes, it is the same one!) to my PC whilst I’m at work. This is handy for when I get home – they’re sitting there waiting to be read, but it means they’re not sitting on my web mail account.

    A thought occurs to me – you should have my contact details from my own website. Feel free to pass these on to Jim and ask him to contact me, if you can get ahold of me. I’m happy to contact him, but I assume he would prefer you didn’t give his details out.

    November 12, 2004 at 2:14 pm in reply to: Jim Hughes #1431468
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    Thanks v much Linzee. I thought this forum might be better than RAF Commands, but I see I could just as easily have tried there. I’m at work, so can’t check my emails but thanks nonetheless.

    November 10, 2004 at 4:05 pm in reply to: Chemical Weapons stored by RAF during WWII #1433556
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    I understand that amongst the cargoes sunk on Beauforts Dyke after the war were canisters of German nerve gases: tabun and sarin. This was certainly reported in the press a few years back. Has anyone heard anything more about this aspect?

    November 10, 2004 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Orkney Islands, Photos #1433558
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    That’s one of the blockships that were sunk to try and prevent submarines entering Scapa Flow. As Gunter Prien demonstrated, it was still possible to get past them, hence the construction of the barriers.

    Royal Oak cannot be seen from the surface. I don’t know exactly how far down she lies, but you certainly can’t see any of her from above the water.

    November 10, 2004 at 11:35 am in reply to: Orkney Islands, Photos #1433900
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    Here’s a couple of photos of the construction which, although certainly not historic aviation, may nonetheless be of interest in this thread.

    November 10, 2004 at 11:24 am in reply to: Orkney Islands, Photos #1433903
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    I don’t know if it’s still available anywhere, but the DEFINITIVE account of the Churchill Barriers has to be Bolsters, Blocks, Barriers: The story of the building of the Churchill Causeways in Orkney by Alastair and Anne Cormack. Well worth getting ahold of.

    November 10, 2004 at 8:52 am in reply to: Orkney Islands, Photos #1434061
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    Steve,

    Superb photos. You certainly packed a lot in! I’m sorry you didn’t get into the Wireless Museum – I didn’t realise they shut over the winter season.

    John,

    I highly recommend getting ahold of Sky Over Scapa by Gregor Lamb. This is an excellent account of aviation in Orkney and the wartime air defences. There was also a complex radar-based air defence organisation covering the Orkney Islands. Detailed information on this will be included in my book on radar in Scotland which I hope will be published next year. Watch this space.

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