But why thestrange comments on the register? Most de-registered early aircraft just have blanks rather than cryptic comments.
Have you got a pic to post of her as she is now?
Can I hope that by restoration project you mean to flying condition (I suspect that if I’d been here longer that’d be a daft question 😮 )
Website:
http://www.museo-aviazione.com/index.htm
Lots and lots of Eastern Bloc stuff
(BTW – any Beagles in the UK?)
The following G-AE** aircraft were Stinson SR-9 B or D Reliants – VX, VY, XW, YZ and also G-AFBI
All de-registered.
Thanks Geoff & Steve.
From what you said, I found this picture at http://www.kilham.org.uk/020428.htm taken on 28th April 2002
Tiger Moth G-AHBW
Tiger Moth G-AHWB, no caption. Most likely photographed at Hamble on 3rd March 1952 whilst parked next to Auster 5 G-AKXR and near Miles Whitney Straight G-AEVG (slight teaser… or should I go back to big military and civils?).
At http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/Amend%20Oct03.rtf, the aircraft is described as construction number 85710, a DH82A previously DE812 before G-AHWB; crashed near Winchester 24th April 1955. The UK civil register shows the aircraft as built in 1942.
Livery is consistent with that used by Air Service Training Ltd. Anybody have any more info or details of its (presumed) loss in 1955?
Please feel free to provide encouragement; this thread moves down the order very quick on this forum!
Thanks Flood,
The civil register gives a c/n but not much other info. I have a photo of it flying in about 1952 which I’ll scan and post in due course.
Did a quick Google:
also at http://www.preservedaxisaircraft.com/ under German, Focke Wulf, rare
Good news!
I recall an attempt to recover one, but it broke up into several chunks – never famous for having strong backs.
Don’t know if they tried again.
What’s the background to the Tiger Moth there? The website’s a little coy about its identity. One list suggests its a bit of a ringer made up (in the 1950’s) of two plus airframes?
😀
Doooh. Thanks Flood.
To be clear, I meant WB758. Touch of dislexia today. I’ve edited to correct my first post.
Photo now in the 1952 pics thread.
Here’s the next pic.
WB758 captioned “Chipmunk WB758”. Photo is generally consistent with others taken at Hamble 3 March 1952.
This aircraft is listed at on the ATPH chipmunk photos list as a Chipmunk T10, http://www.transportphotos.com/UKCiv/lists/chipmunk.doc and as being photographed at Bicester on 7 April 1972 and at http://home.wanadoo.nl/showreports/mil/show/showreports/northw71.htm as being at North Weald on 31 May 1971.
At http://www.ukserials.fsnet.co.uk/7500m.htm it is listed as having the maintainance serial 7729M (what does this mean?) and more fully at http://www.ukserials.fsnet.co.uk/wb.pdf as “C1-0207 WB758 Chipmunk T.10 d/d 22/11/1950, to 7729M 04/09/1961, pres. Torbay”.
Thanks Steve.
Is there any sort of register of preserved aircraft in the UK? I saw a comment about such a thing in an elderly Flypast or similar but no mentions since I’ve started looking around here.
I’ll put the Chipmunk pic up in the 1952 pics thread anyhow.
Big German thing with six engines – easy-peasy Junkers Ju390 v1
I posted this on the tread I’m putting my Dad’s old pics on http://forum.airforces.info/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24189, but no takers. Its circa 1952 probably at Hurn and is an enlargement of two aircraft on the horizon (Photo 25):