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12-18-2004, 06:14 PM
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#361 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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12-18-2004, 11:08 PM
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#362 | | the old Sage
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Country:  | Tigger, how many missions did your father fly in the Mossie ? did he score any kills ??
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12-19-2004, 07:47 AM
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#363 | | Master of Ewes
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It was the location of the engine that really killed it...
| and often the pilot 
tigger, how much more information do you have on your father, is he still alive??
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12-19-2004, 04:48 PM
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#364 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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and often the pilot | Yup, they were probably too busy wondering why all that hair had suddenly appeared where it shouldnt do and forgot about flying the thing
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12-19-2004, 07:08 PM
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#365 | | Junior Member
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| My Dad was assigned as a Rad/Nav as he could understand the radar even though he was pilot-qualified in Canada. He stayed in the RAF until 1967 and even had 800 hours on the Berlin Airlift humantiarian missions on DC3s/C-47s in 1948.
I set up a reunion with his wartime pilot xxxxx and they just talked about the parties, which was good.
I have a (potentially) fantastic photo of "A Flight", 600 Sqn in front of a Mosquito NF but the pictures have become stuck after being kept in a cellar for 50 years and I am thinking of ways to put the picture back together - bits have been ripped off by the separation but still are there.
My father is alive - not many more years, maybe months, maybe - and this is why he talks with me at long last about these things.
I have the address of his pilot xxxx and hope he will lend me his album so I scan it.
By the way, 600 Sqn Mosquitoes did NOT carry BQ---- fuselage codes; they carried the code 6 - RAF roundel - aircraft letter. E.g G-for-George would be 6 -RAF roundel - G.
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12-19-2004, 07:19 PM
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#366 | | the old Sage
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Country: | Anthony I would be very interested to hear more of his career and his squadron if at all possible. If you can share or send me a private I would be most grateful njagd@charter.net
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12-19-2004, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tigger My Dad was assigned as a Rad/Nav as he could understand the radar even though he was pilot-qualified in Canada. He stayed in the RAF until 1967 and even had 800 hours on the Berlin Airlift humantiarian missions on DC3s/C-47s in 1948.
I set up a reunion with his wartime pilot xxxxx and they just talked about the parties, which was good.
I have a (potentially) fantastic photo of "A Flight", 600 Sqn in front of a Mosquito NF but the pictures have become stuck after being kept in a cellar for 50 years and I am thinking of ways to put the picture back together - bits have been ripped off by the separation but still are there.
My father is alive - not many more years, maybe months, maybe - and this is why he talks with me at long last about these things.
I have the address of his pilot xxxx and hope he will lend me his album so I scan it.
By the way, 600 Sqn Mosquitoes did NOT carry BQ---- fuselage codes; they carried the code 6 - RAF roundel - aircraft letter. E.g G-for-George would be 6 -RAF roundel - G.
Kind regards
Anthony T |
Hmmm...
Anthony T...
Might this be TonyT in disguise? | |
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12-19-2004, 07:31 PM
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#368 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Regardless, his dad sounds to have had a hell of a career.
Very interesting, Tigger!  | |
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12-20-2004, 02:09 PM
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#369 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | can't wait to find out more..............
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12-20-2004, 03:07 PM
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| Nothing to do with the Vulcan project, though I think that's a worthy cause.
Am appalled to see the one at Duxford turfed out into the open to fester the way the Victor et al have. Used to have its own indoor hangar area with training WE-177 nukes on show. The rust and rot is already setting in - aagh!
On the Beau, the attach may be of interest - very few pictures of No46 Beaus wearing the sand, brown and nlack scheme have ever appeared anywhere. These were repainted during 1944, and a mix of schemes ensued for most of that year.
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12-20-2004, 03:15 PM
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#371 | | Junior Member
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| Sorry guys, the system wouldn't let me upload!!!
Anthony T | |
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12-20-2004, 03:19 PM
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| Success! | |
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12-20-2004, 04:44 PM
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#373 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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12-23-2004, 12:52 PM
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#374 | | the old Sage
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Country: | Great lookin Beu Anthony, please give my best to you and your familie and Merry Christmas.
guys here's a very rare pic of a Ju 88G-6 from friend and ace Peter Spoden, viewed in December 1944 at the base at Schwäbisch Hall. He and his crew were shot down by accidnet by German Fla-2cm guns and Peter was wounded but received another Ju 88G-6 later as he healed up. | |
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12-23-2004, 02:26 PM
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#375 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | very festive.........
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