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Old 1st Jun 2010, 17:02
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Frelon
 
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Retrieve trolleys for T21

Yes, we actually built one at Kenley under the watchful eye and direction of our CO, George Nunn. It was actually George who designed one of the early MkIII trolleys which were used at Kenley before CGS cottoned on to the fact that using the trolleys saved a lot of time and increased the launch rate!! It was not long after that time that we were issued with our own manufactured one (or two).
The T21 trolley that we used had a pivoting twin wheel bogie on each side which smoothed out the many bumps on the airfield at Kenley during the retrieve.
However it was decided that the whole kit was too heavy with the "barge" on it so was consigned to the back of the hangar.
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