Hi David

It appears that some Mk Vs may have been converted to
Mk VII - we carried out a recovery on a coastal
command Mk V Whitley a few years back and found a mass
of electrical equipment and the remaoins of what
looked like Yagi aerials. It makes me think that your
Whitley may have been a Mk VII, your best bet is to
get a copy of the accident card from the RAF Museum -
that should specify the mark.

Regards
Elliott


--- David Briggs <dbriggs@...> wrote:

> Dear Colin - Please excuse the additional reply.
>
> I was planning to use the attached photo as a key
> source for the model
> project - but as you can see this shows Z6633.
> The photo label suggests it is a Mark VII - but the
> number is below those
> that you've quoted - in fact it precedes all of
> them. Does this mean it is
> neither a V or a VII ?
>
> Or am I misunderstanding how the number system
> worked ? What is Z6633 listed
> as in the Whitley File ?
>
> Also - I wondered - is there any way of identifying
> what the squadron call
> sign for any particular aircraft might have been
> from the records you have
> sight off ?
>
> Hope this isn't pressing you to much for information
> ! It is absolutely
> fascinating for me !!!
>
> Kind regards
>
> David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Whitley_project@...
> [mailto:Whitley_project@...]On Behalf
> Of C Findlay
> Sent: 04 March 2008 19:22
> To: Whitley_project@...
> Subject: Re: [Whitley_project] Particular Whitley
> 612 Squadron
>
>
>
> David
> The book "The Whitley File" shows Whitley Z6810 of
> 612 "lost on transit
> flight from Wick to Reykjavik" 25/12/41.
> Whitley numbers Z6793 to Z6842 are Mk V according
> to that book.
>
> The book RAF Bomber Command losses 1941 does not
> include this loss. If it
> had it would have shown the crew members.
>
> Regards
> Colin Findlay
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: enf855d
> To: Whitley_project@...
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:51 AM
> Subject: [Whitley_project] Particular Whitley
> 612 Squadron
>
>
> Dear All
>
> I am researching the loss of my uncle, Philip
> Halliday, RAFVR on
> Christmas Day 1941 who was pilot Navigator in a
> Mark VII Whitley
> fitted with ASV. On the day I beleive he was
> relocating to Rejkavik
> from Wick and my mother says they were actually
> carrying the
> Christmas post to the new base.
>
> I intend to model his particular aircraft (Frog
> Kit) and my research
> has turned up a nice picture of G George of 612
> - but I would like
> to know the call sign and number of Philips
> plane specifically.
> Could anyone help me ?
>
> As part of the research I have already connected
> with a member of
> 612 who was there just before my uncle. He
> provided some interesting
> general data below.
>
> Other research suggests to me that the CO of 612
> Sqdn in i941 was
> JBM Wallis - is that right ?
>
> Any background people could help me with would
> be gratefully
> received.
>
> Many thanks
>
> David
>
> Regarding your uncle Philip Halliday, I regret
> that I can not be of
> much
> help.
> I left 612 Squadron in early January 1941 as we
> were converting to
> Whitleys
> when the squadron was based at Dyce. At that
> time I do not recall
> anyone by
> the name of Philip Halliday in the squadron. He
> may have joined
> later in the
> year.
> In Dec. 1941 I joined 502 Squadron again flying
> Whitleys.
> Regarding Whitleys, some were powered by U.S.A.
> Packard built
> Merlins which
> could develop coolant leaks and thus engine
> failure and the Whitley
> would
> not remain airborne on one engine.
> The last C.O. of 612 wrote a history of the
> squadron after it was
> disbanded
> in the 1950s or 1960s. I expect that a copy woud
> be available in
> Aberdeen as
> it was the city of Aberdeen Auxiliary squadron
> pre war.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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