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Re: Fairey Battles

Posted by Steve Tournay on Tue Jun 25, 2002 06:10:49 PM

In reply top Fairey Battle posted by Alastair George on Tue Jun 25, 2002 05:11:23 PM

Alastair--

I think this is the same Battle that was stored for a time at Duxford in early-war day bomber camo (coded HA:L)...I saw that one tucked away in one of the old Duxford hangars during a visit in April 1989. Vaguely I recall hearing that it had gone to a collector in Belgium, but I'm more than a bit uncertain about that. I'm curious about this one too--anybody out there have anything newer on it? (And, BTW, just how many Battles are known to remain? When I first got into Warbirds in the seventies the T.I gunnery trainer at Ottawa was thought to be the only survivor; several more seem to have turned up, in whole or in part, more recently.)

Steve

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