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On 27/02/2012 09:45, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 23:54, Ramsman wrote:
On 26/02/2012 21:35, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 17:34, Ramsman wrote:
On 26/02/2012 16:10, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 14:37, Ramsman wrote:
On 25/02/2012 12:50, Joseph Testagrose wrote:

I'm going to upset the people who accuse others of nit-picking and
say
that this is a Warwick, not a Wellington.


And would you say that it is a Warwick GRMkV of 179 Sqn, RAF, as used
for anti-submarine patrols in Bay of Biscay in 1944?

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/179_wwII.html


Yes.

No. 179 was the first squadron to be equipped with the Warwick for
anti-submarine work, and the aircraft that sank U927 was commanded by
F/Lt. Brownsill.


GIYF!

;-)


Not in this case. I used one of those things with lots of sheets of
paper covered in printing, which was standing on a shelf in a special
room in the house.


LOL! Yes, I've got shelves of those, which groan under the weight of
useful knowledge - but I'm not sure if I've got very much on the Warwick.


I don't think there's much about. Some Wellington books (Crowood,
Squadron Signal) have just a single page. Squadron histories such as
"Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft"
have operational details. The only publication I have that is dedicated
to the Warwick is Profile 229.

I've always liked the look of the Warwick, as a sort of grown-up
Wellington, even though they were developed more or less simultaneously.
--
Peter

On 27/02/2012 17:34, Ramsman wrote:
On 27/02/2012 09:45, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 23:54, Ramsman wrote:
On 26/02/2012 21:35, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 17:34, Ramsman wrote:
On 26/02/2012 16:10, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 26/02/2012 14:37, Ramsman wrote:
On 25/02/2012 12:50, Joseph Testagrose wrote:

I'm going to upset the people who accuse others of nit-picking and
say
that this is a Warwick, not a Wellington.


And would you say that it is a Warwick GRMkV of 179 Sqn, RAF, as used
for anti-submarine patrols in Bay of Biscay in 1944?

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/179_wwII.html


Yes.

No. 179 was the first squadron to be equipped with the Warwick for
anti-submarine work, and the aircraft that sank U927 was commanded by
F/Lt. Brownsill.


GIYF!

;-)


Not in this case. I used one of those things with lots of sheets of
paper covered in printing, which was standing on a shelf in a special
room in the house.


LOL! Yes, I've got shelves of those, which groan under the weight of
useful knowledge - but I'm not sure if I've got very much on the Warwick.


I don't think there's much about. Some Wellington books (Crowood,
Squadron Signal) have just a single page. Squadron histories such as
"Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their aircraft"
have operational details. The only publication I have that is dedicated
to the Warwick is Profile 229.

I've always liked the look of the Warwick, as a sort of grown-up
Wellington, even though they were developed more or less simultaneously.

The one thing in favour of both of those aircraft was their sheer
ruggedness. Barnes Wallis was a man of many talents.

--
Moving things in still pictures

On 27/02/2012 17:29, Ramsman wrote:
On 27/02/2012 17:20, ®i©ardo wrote:
On 27/02/2012 14:14, joet5 wrote:
You are right, it is a Warwick, the previous posts were properly named
Warwick. Just typed wellington by mistake. Joe.

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:37:20 +0000,
wrote:

On 25/02/2012 12:50, Joseph Testagrose wrote:

I'm going to upset the people who accuse others of nit-picking and say
that this is a Warwick, not a Wellington.

Given the number that you post Joe, and the variety of the subject
matter, you are totally forgiven.

;-)

Ri©ardo


Amen to that. You're in good company Joe, even the MoD did the same
thing on a website not long ago. Guess who spotted it? That's right, the
ATC East Essex Wing aircraft recognition champion of
nineteen-sixty-something-or-other (prize one guinea). Life has been
largely downhill from then on.

I'm going to post more once I've got round to leaving the
Procrastination Club.


Guineas, by God! Those were the days.

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Moving things in still pictures