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For Graeme Snadden
Posted by Paul McMillan on Sun Dec 09, 2001 10:47:14 AM
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Graeme
Back in August you asked about an Avenger called Ruptured Duck, that was photo'ed in the scrap yard of Connell & Son.. Well in the Winter 2001 issue of Air-Britain Aeromilitaria. There is the conclusion of an article on FAA Post-War Avengers and I in it by George Kernahan and Ray Sturtivant. This contains a full history of each aircraft and I have found your Avenger!
The relevant bits are:
XB360 (BuAer53493) - it was a ECM.6 and was with 751 Sqn at Watton (coded '680', named Ruptured Duck) on 10 th Feb 1955. It was sold as crapt to HH Bushell & co 4.9.63!
BTW XB328 was called 'Hepcat' not 'Hep Cat'