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Re: What about that Hawker Hector frame reportedly found in Eire

Posted by Ron Henry on Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:51:58 PM

In reply top What about that Hawker Hector frame reportedly found in Eire posted by Paul McMillan on Fri Jun 07, 2002 12:34:40 PM

: a few years back.. Or was it 2???? And of course there is
: also the missing Spitfire from that country as well!


IF I remember correctly, there were two, and enthusiasts in N Ireland knew of them/it as far back as c 1960 ....... think I know a couple of people who might have 'trophies' from it/them ;-). I think pictures might have been published in an early Wrecks & Relics. Was the location Cloughjordan? I'm fairly sure that they/it were recovered several yrs ago by with the stated intention of restoration. Think I picked that up from one of the monthly comics.

A good friend of mine, one Graham Skillen, did a very good article, with many pics, on the IAC Spitfires in Aeroplane Monthly quite a lot of yrs ago. Seem to remember it covered some fates.


Ron

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