Roy,

It’s such a shame that it has to go. I remember only a few weeks or so ago your questions regarding the squadron badge on her nose. She looks splendid, especially when it should considered what this was built from. Hope you find an appreciative home for her!

Rgards,

Chris

[edit] Are you going to keep the web site up?

Oh God – I was responsible for that. Once. Then realised how naff it was!

Mind you, better than saying ‘Here’s my photos, they’re $hi*te!’

Is suppose the ‘Enjoy’ bit is a bit of cliche. Is there a naughty corner for that?

Chris

After the Battle used to sell airfield plans too – may be quicker – email [email]hq@afterthebattle.com[/email]

Edit – looks like they don’t any more – try here:

http://www.motorbooks.co.uk/showsect.asp?id=211&pageno=2

Unfortunately, the ATB plans don’t cover the dispersed sites though, just the airfield. Having said that, what you do get are of superb quality. I got some of mine from Motor Books and they’re very reasonably priced, too.

Another point of contact might be Malcom Barrass who may be able to help with the RAF Met Flights and associated units in WW2: Air of Authority. If you can find the units, then the associated unit ORB’s may possibly be of help, plus any other records which may have emerged from them. I canonly think they’d now be held in either the National Archives at Kew, the MoD Air Historical Branch or possibly the RAF Museum.

Again, just hurling ideas in to the pot here (having never reserached this aspect), the Admiralty might have something (?). As far as Continental Europe goes (well, at least Germany), how about the Bundesarchiv in Koblenz? Never tried it myself but might be worth a go. The site is only in German though, although the word ‘Kontact’ is a bit of a clue as to how to, well, contact them!

Just ideas but hope it helps.

Chris

ah Comet…I found this out yesterday morning. Thanks for the info anyway. I’m in leeds by the way…

There was a very quick item on BBC local breakfast news about this the other day. Apparently the work will contuinue until the 8th August. This probably explains why at least twice, the local news feed has been BBC London! This is despite the fact I’m on a cable network, which shouldn’t be affected but seems to have been.

Hi James,

These are just suggestions and I’ll bow to anyone elses greater experience but off the top of my head The Met Office Library & Archives might be worth a try in the first instance. Try here: The Met Office. There are also the regional met offices who might have specific met details.

Cheers for now,

Chris

A copy of an Eagle transporter from Space 1999

Hang on aren;t they worth a bit now….. 🙂

Not that much – they’re still flying! 😉

Probably qualify as historic by now though! 🙂

The Margaret Horton incident was recalled in a documentary from the 1980s (it was simply entitled ‘Spitfire’), in which she was interviewed by Raymond Baxter. Despite her advancing years, Ms Horton was coaxed into the position over the tail she was in when AB910 went up!