Morris C8 21 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 There were two Gwen Eagle boats with the same owner, One lost at Dunkirk and the other to replace it. They are in all of the photos. Original photos from my collection/book. Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobboat 0 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, Le Prof said: Hi @bobboat Nice model, and still seems well cared for. Do you know why your father hose this particular boat to build? I'm assuming it wasn't a kit, so he must have known it at some stage? Best Regards, Adrian I'm afraid the original decision is lost in time. I was younger than 10 when he built it, although I was a keen "apprentice" helping him. But he was not a Naval person in any way. He lived in London but was called up to the RAF as an engineer and spent a while building airfields in Northampton. I believe he and a co worker each built the boat from plans. I found the plans from a company specialising in model boat plans about 10 years ago and was considering building a second when I stumbled upon this thread reference purely by chance. I had no background on the history so am very interested in any and all info. I still have the boat and it is in the condition as the picture and fully fitted out with modern R/cC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobboat 0 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Morris, dont suppose you have any details about the owner of the gwen eagle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morris C8 21 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 This is the 2nd one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rootes75 18 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 It looks very much like the German is standing on the remains of a Commer Q2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morris C8 21 Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 Some more photos from my collection. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
64EK26 13 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Hi Keith Thanks for posting those... They have confirmed a couple design assumptions about early Bedford MW's and MWC's Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morris C8 21 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Hello 64EK26, What are you looking for on the Bedfords and MWCs as i have a few photos . kEITH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welbike 15 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) On 5/29/2020 at 2:02 PM, Morris C8 said: German dump for captured bikes .Dunkirk. Photo taken from my original neg. Keith Is this picture taken near the Hotel Continental Osborne sign just outside De Panne Be. ? Cheers, Lex Edited February 15 by welbike additional info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morris C8 21 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 (edited) I think this is the same place. The beautesammelstelle near the 'Continental Osborne sign Edited February 15 by Morris C8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welbike 15 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Ok, I will see if I can find the rest of the pictures, and the exact location, then I'll post it here. Lex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welbike 15 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Ok, here as far as I know all the pictures taken at that spot, probably not by the same photographer, but it must have been a nice "sightseeing" spot! in one of the pictures there is a lorry, maybe to transport the bikes to nearby Adinkerke, where there was a scrapyard, where a lot of material was left, even after the war, there were stories! Cheers, Lex Edited February 16 by welbike additional info 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morris C8 21 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 I have bought some colour slides/film on Agfcolor film, taken in France about 1940, i wonder where they were taken. Keith Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welbike 15 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I googled Rue de Lille, there's a couple, so don't think it's the one in Paris, so that leaves Armentieres and Villeneuve D'Asq, on the west and east of Lille, the last one seems more likely, but will need time to find more, an then it could be half a mile away from that street..... Lex 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Le Prof 12 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Hi, Keith, I'm pretty sure it's the centre of Valenciennes. The buildings in the background of the third photo, with lots of chimneys on the roof appear to the Caserne Vincent, still there today but without chimneys. This is at one end of Rue de Lille. https://www.va-infos.fr/2019/10/29/retour-sur-lhistoire-de-la-caserne-vincent-a-valenciennes/ The photo was taken from a little further back from here. https://www.google.com/maps/@50.3604145,3.5237101,3a,75y,347.84h,88.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP9LnbQ-lX8pFqiktHTR9aQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 I guess the others will be in the same area, but I've no time to look at the moment. Best Regards, Adrian 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welbike 15 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Good show!! I will try to look it up better tonight. Lex 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morris C8 21 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 (edited) Close up of the horse and cart, the building in the background has a name on the side, just cant make it out. Thanks for the ID Adrian, i would never have got it . Edited February 25 by Morris C8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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