Andrew – your photos have convinced me that mine were taken at Filton. I can imagine you with your magnifying glass going over photos like Sherlock Holmes looking for clues 🙂 :). Thank you for taking the time to do his and posting the photos.

I’ll be searching on line where I can purchase your book as my Mum lived on Callicroft Road where she met my Dad when he was at Filton with the 501. I was born in Patchway way back in 1941 so my connection to the area is strong.

Again, many thanks everyone,
Gary

Thanks for the quick and informative responses. Does the following help with “fitting” the information into a place and time??

My Dad was posted to Filton between Mar 39 to Jul 39 and again Aug 39 to Sep 40. He was sent to Canada in April 1942 where he served with the Commonwealth Air Training Plan in OTU 34 until April 1944 at Pennfield Ridge NB and Yarmouth NS.

Both Derbert and New Glasgow are at the opposite end of NS to Yarmouth so him having a photo of a crash there is very unlikely.

In the photos I posted – one has a number of buildings in the background while the other has wise open country side with no buildings. Does anything look familiar to anyone I wonder?

Gary

Thanks all for taking the time to post your responses.

Would anyone have any (or direct me to where I can find) information on what happened to it before it was listed as Category B on 10/10/1940? Accident, damaged in an air raid, mechanical?

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to provide such great information.

Hi Pagen01,

Thanks for your information – most helpful in solving a puzzel.

Ian thank you for the info on the accident – perhaps because the CO had the accident is why my Dad had a print.

Again many thanks to everyone.

Again going back to his photos – his notation is that the Hurricane wreck was the result of the pilot not lowering the undercarriage – in looking at the front on view the undercarriage appears in good shape and thus would appear to be at odds with the account of a stall during landing.

What do you think?