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Re: More on Scrapyards 2

Posted by PeterA on Thu Jun 13, 2002 06:13:21 PM

In reply top More on Scrapyards 2 posted by Paul McMillan on Thu Jun 13, 2002 05:20:27 AM

: Their were the remains of P-38 (42-67485) in the Stockydal
: e yard at Blackpool and Anson VS581/M7250 ex Weeton. In 19
: 63.....
:
: And in 1958 a number of Spits, Typhoons and Lancs and tyhe
: odd Mosquito at Eyres Yard at Mitchum
:
: and loads of Sunderlands (with other interesting types inc
: luding Wyvern, Wellingfton and Tempests) at International
: Alloys, Aylesbury,

: I have a list if anybody interested. Anybody with a ground
: penetrating radar handly?

Add Lancasters, Lincolns, Fireflies, Neptune and Brigand to the International Alloys yard in 1958. Ah - my youth!

And what about Coley's Yard at Hounslow - Lancs, YA-7 proto, Fiesler Storch, Farnborough experimental stuff.

Now tell me more about those Spitfires in Mitchum (Surrey?) at this time. Thats news to me. Any serials? I recall a bunch of Typhoon cockpit sections out that way at that time. I seem to remember not too far from Croyden.

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