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Old 20th Feb 2010, 14:52
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Atcham Tower
 
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Those are extremely interesting Mr Wiggly. Thanks for persevering, it was well worth the effort!

The Birmingham-Elmdon tower is pretty obvious.

With the aid of various Air-Britain publications I can make a few comments:
J7143 is a Vickers Vimy Ambulance that served at Hinaidi, near Baghdad. It was later rebuilt out there as a Vernon but was written off when it crashed into a hangar after an engine failed at 100ft on take-off on 26.7.26.

The DH 9a was also based at Hinaidi.

The inverted Tiger has a GP code that probably indicates Gosport. The Tiger in the street looks like it has a GP code on the fin as well.

The bent Seafire was with 778 Sqn. The unit's bases were Gosport from 8/45 then to Ford Jan 46 then Tangmere July 47 and Lee-on-Solent from May 48, disbandedAug 48. I don't know the area well enough to suggest which airfield it might be.

The one in the undergrowth is a Barracuda.

I'm sure someone else will come up with more and better gen!
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