john1950

I did work years ago for a paint supply firm on the Team Valley. I think they were called Morrell they were off the roundabout in the middle of Kingsway. There was another in South Shields next to the River I cannot recall their name.

If you are going to Croft this year and need a hand getting the jeeps there, I will be going on Saturday and do not mind putting the trailer on to take something.

Hello. You would have made a good detective. I only know Dad was involved with making the extension exhausts. One of the boats on another ocasion went up the beach at full speed and pulled out the three propeller shafts removing the P brackets and rudders as well. That boat was recovered by road I think and returned to service.I think that was 159.

Do you think it would help if as the suggestion in another thread we do our own show? Vehicles must be more accessible even to look at, for the younger generation to get involved. How do they know that they even exist? Jessie the Jeep with his school visits is a good taster, and one way.

Am i right in thinking it primes up manually, but does not pump fuel when running

Thanks for that, I will try to shufell memories into a better order.

Hello. I have not written about him before and it caught me off guard. One thing I do remember is when he transfered to the RAF, they had very few spares. He knew where there were some buried crated aeroplane engines they were basicaly the same as the Sea Lion, and other stuff and they went and recovered them from the desert. He also wanted some new propellers and swaped something with the Navy to get them as they had what he wanted. I think that may have been Hiafa. When they were at sea he went to check the cooling water outlets at the stern put his hand on the Jackstaff and it broke off, the base was rotten. He went overboard, luckily some Egyptian fishermen saw him and picked him up with their Dhow. It was some time before the crew realised he was missing and reversed course to look for him. I am sorry I am not helping you in your quest.

Where is it roughly not at w&p it may be easier to get from there.

I am sorry I do not know. I am relying on my skechey memory, as Dad passed away in 1973. When I can get my printer to talk to my computer I will put the HSL photos up. I do remember he was on 2604, 109, and 159.

Facinating stuff. I do not know how Dad got out to the Middle East but he came home via Durban and Cape Town, on I think the Strathallan. After leaving his ASR boat on the bitter lakes having motored through the Suez Cannal. He was in Port Said when they stripped a Spitfire of everything non essential and with minimal fuel sent it to intercept the daily Photo rece 109 that came at the same time every day. It crashed onto the breakwater. He was involved in making the I think Hall Scott boats because they were bigger that the BPB whalebacks, look and sound like Eboats. They changed there appearance with awnings and ply,and made the exhausts go down the transome into the water so that they made a burbaling sound. They then were sent running commandoes into the Dodecanes Islands he stayed in North Africa I think.

It is because people like your father took clandestine photographs and kept diaries recording events, that we have this historic record that is able to augment and stand alongside the official history. Sometimes it is the only true record of events as officialdom did not want cameras around.

We are being spoilt with middle east pictures and information long may it continue.

While you have the engine stripped remember to take out the brass rocker feed conection, as it only has a tiny hole in it and blocks easily restricting oil flow to the rockers. take an airline to the gallery at the same time to clear any debris.

I wonder if the censor has been at the british numbers. Those two are chancing there luck on the roof of the truck, I usually take one to many steps if I climb on anything. I feel I should know the truck but I cannot put a handle on it. A well used JU87 on its nose, three other different types in the other photo.

It just gets better and better. Thats a Wellington on the move. Battleships are great the Italians were very inovative with there Pouglise anti torpedo bulges and other things. Warspite still has the British record for hitting another battleship at sea on the move when it hit the Giuleo Cesare.

More great photos. A dak would be a good candidate to fly out as they were designed so that the main landing wheels do not fully retract into the fuselage. First one the pilot made a good wheels up landing of his Wellington. Any pictures with clear numbers? Or just any more pictures you have started a fire and need to feed it we are greedy. These are pictures of how it was.

Nich audience. Just proves you cannot please all of the people all of the time. M.V.Trust have gatherings at various locations throughout the year. Is that the type of thing to look at.

Added another picture.

Lie the dipstick flat on a piece of paper towel you will get an immediate reading

If you look on the thread, 2019 normandy tour who is going, you will see some mwr trucks and some of the owners may have information.

I have a 3 point lifting frame looks like a letter T if you stand it on end. 4tonne capacity various holes fo ballance. Wt 75 kg. I am happy to lend it to you, I do not use it very often .

Funs gone and this is only thinking about it.

In a perfect world

A lovely model, we seem to be hyjacking the thread I will look out the boat photographs. I would go with anyones superior knowledge of aircraft recognition. Inverted DB605 engines were fitted to more than one type.

Because of the transport costs it would probably be easier to do it on a regional basis