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Old July 8th 04, 03:01 AM
Richard Johnson
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My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.


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Old July 8th 04, 10:40 AM
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My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.


You might write the Imperial War Museum in London. It's a small
museum; I rather doubt they'd have a WWI bomber, but they might be
able to tell you more, and they might well be interested in the
bombsight.

Good luck!

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Old July 8th 04, 10:46 AM
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In article , Richard
Johnson writes

My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.


I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.

What does the bombsight consist of - two nails on a piece of wood? :-)

Cheers,

Dave

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Old July 8th 04, 01:32 PM
Richard Johnson
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Actually the bombsight is a glass disc about two feet in diameter shaped
like a lens

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In article , Richard
Johnson writes

My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in

WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still

existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the

one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.


I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.

What does the bombsight consist of - two nails on a piece of wood? :-)

Cheers,

Dave

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Old July 8th 04, 02:06 PM
R. Bailey
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You might want to ask this question on http://theaerodrome.com/forum/

Richard Johnson wrote:
My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.



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Old July 8th 04, 03:32 PM
Dave Eadsforth
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In article , Richard
Johnson writes
Actually the bombsight is a glass disc about two feet in diameter shaped
like a lens

Very HG Wells...

Cheers,

Dave


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Old July 8th 04, 06:57 PM
Peter Twydell
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In article , Dave Eadsforth
writes
In article , Richard
Johnson writes

My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.


I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.


That was a replica of a Vickers Vimy.

AFAIK there are no H-P aircraft of that era left, at least not in the
UK.

Cricklewood Aerodrome disappeared years ago and what's left of the
Radlett/Park Street site is going fast as well.

What does the bombsight consist of - two nails on a piece of wood? :-)

Cheers,

Dave


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Old July 9th 04, 07:46 AM
Dave Eadsforth
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In article , Peter Twydell
writes
In article , Dave Eadsforth
writes
In article , Richard
Johnson writes

My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.


I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.


That was a replica of a Vickers Vimy.

Oh, bum...

But they both had four wings and two engines, so...

AFAIK there are no H-P aircraft of that era left, at least not in the
UK.

Shame...

Cricklewood Aerodrome disappeared years ago and what's left of the
Radlett/Park Street site is going fast as well.

Cricklewood Aerodrome sounds like something out of 'The Goodies'.

Cheers,

Dave

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