Category Archives: Recovery

June 21, 2015
5:51 pm
by: Benny

Stirling landing gear

Bernard and his team have bild the only working Stirling gear in the world,using mostly original parts of  the collection. work in progress on the tyre, using hydraulic pumps and iron frame work almost there the plans many repairs are … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2014
7:00 pm
by: Benny

Lancaster HK663

Serial Range HK553 – HK806 This aircraft was one of 200Lancastersordered from Vickers Armstrongs (Castle Bromwich) as Mk.11 Sep41 and changed to Mk.111 Feb43, but built as Mk.1s from Oct43 to Feb45. Up to HK773 had Merlin 22 engines initially … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2014
2:16 pm
by: Benny

Lancaster ME846

 Lancaster ME846 619 Squadron PG-C 21/22 June 1944 Mission Wesseling “Serial Range ME554 – ME868 This aircraft was one of 250 Lancasters ordered from Metro-Vick May42 and delivered from Nov43 to Jun44 with Merlin 22 engines initially installed up to … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2014
9:47 pm
by: Benny

Messerschmitt 109G-14

Bf 109G-14  Werk nr. 464162 10./JG3 01/01/1945 ” Bodenplatte” (Eindhoven airfield) Lt. Hans Ulrich Jung K.I.A. See the pdf file for more information and photo’s Pdf report by Joop Hendrix messerschmitt-109g     Photo’s http://1drv.ms/O8vkuO Investigation by Joop Hendrix,Marcel Hermes,Thijs … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2014
1:37 pm
by: Benny

Halifax JD261

  Halifax JD261 51 Squadron MH-J 25/26 May 1943 Mission Gelsenkirchen “Serial Range JD244 – JD278. 35 Halifax Mk.11. Part of a batch of 350 HP59 Halifax Mk.11. JB781-JB806; JB834- JB875; JB892-JB931; JB956-JB974; JD105-JD128; JD143-JD180; JD198- JD218; JD244-JD278; JD296-JD333; JD361-JD386; … Continue reading →

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January 30, 2014
10:54 pm
by: Benny

Stirling BK810

     STIRLING  BK810  75(NZ) SQN.  AA-G  22/23 JUNE 1943  Stirling BK810 took off from Newmarket at 23.47 h. on operation to Mulheim.Four aircraft of 75(NZ) Sqn. would not return that night. Records tell us that the plane came down … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2013
11:08 pm
by: Benny

Update 10/2013

 Part of the center section Turret

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September 30, 2012
7:29 pm
by: Benny

Wellington BJ831

Memorial on the crashsite (photo B. Ceulaers) JN-? 150 SQN. Serial Range BJ818 – BJ847. 30 Wellington Mk.111. Part of a batch of 600 Wellington Mk.111. BJ581-BJ625; BJ642-BJ675; BJ688-BJ730; BJ753-BJ801; BJ818-BJ847; BJ876-BJ922; BJ958-BJ951; BK123-BK166; BK179-BK214; BK234-BK281; BK295-BK315; BK330-BK368; BK385-BK408; BK426-BK471; … Continue reading →

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August 26, 2012
10:01 pm
by: Benny

Wellington HF852

parts of the navigatorsmap   31 July /1 Aug. 1942 16 O.T.U. ( Operational Training Unit ) Mission: Düsseldorf   Pilot: Sgt. E.G. Robertson  RCAF  KIA Nav. : Sgt. L.G. Harvie  RCAF  KIA Bomb Aim.: Sgt. D.H. Kurtz  RCAF  KIA … Continue reading →

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May 31, 2012
9:43 pm
by: Benny

Lancaster ME737

       Drawing by Sgt Witham   (photo by Steve Milnthorpe) ME737 CREW pdf parts ME737  Some nice photo’s of cleaned parts LANCASTER ME737   630 SQUADRON   LE-S   11/12 MAY 1944   On the 11th May the Lancaster, based at East … Continue reading →

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