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Re: Brooklands Wellington and Braemar Wimpy

Posted by Steve Young on Tue Nov 06, 2001 08:38:22 AM

In reply top Re: Brooklands Wellington and Braemar Wimpy posted by Mark Ansell on Tue Nov 06, 2001 06:49:54 AM

: I agree with you about the various parts scattered through
: out the country or countries. There are wings and nacelle
: s from a Wellington on display at the Norfolk and Suffolk
: Museum, Flixton. Perhaps these belong to the rear fuselag
: e you mentioned.

East Kirkby also hold a pair of Wellington wings and nacelles, but I'm not sure whether they're from the Braemar aircraft. I seem to recall they're from somewhere up in the Pennines...? Anyway, they're in the side annex to the Hampden workshop.

The wings are pretty well preserved, and at the back of the shed theres a whole nacelle from the same aircraft, together with the remains of a Hercules engine from a Halifax. I see Hercs up close on a fairly regular basis, and they're pretty solid bits of kit. Takes a lot to bend them. Seeing the state of that one at East Kirkby, well it makes you think... :(

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