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292	... from a raid in Sept 41. ... after some damage on the way back from a raid. ... and through training. I typed it up a couple of years ago and did a bit more...	cartetouche3295	Mar 6, 2008 2:01 pm
293	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...	Elliott Smock whitley_project	Mar 8, 2008 10:52 am
294	Thanks for this Elliot This is a fascinating trail ! From the information that Graham Brett has so kindly provided - (sse below) it appears that on Christmas...	David Briggs enf855d	Mar 8, 2008 4:24 pm
295	Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Whitley_project group. File :...	Whitley_project@...	Mar 20, 2008 9:39 pm
296	I thought friends would be interested in these three films You need to be patient with 2 of them - but it's worth it !! Especially the low fly past !! Jeez - I...	enf855d	Mar 21, 2008 11:43 pm
297	Hello friends, I have added a folder in the Whitley Yahoo group (possible Whitley crash) with some photos of a "Whitley" crash here in Germany. According to...	Karsten S. karsten_zero	Apr 11, 2008 5:37 pm
298	Elliott hi My mistake it was not in Canada but England. I have contacted George Chambers and he has given me the report of the crash which I have put in the...	Ian ian_whitley	May 18, 2008 6:39 pm
300	What is the engine situation? Is the intention to fit (a) functional engine(s)? Thanks, Stephen Smith...	mtcvmepp	Sep 21, 2008 10:29 am
301	Hi Stephen We have not ruled this out, but it does depend on finding a pair of very good Merlin Xs. So far we have two of these engines, both originating from...	elliott1940	Oct 27, 2008 12:52 am
302	... You'll have your own plans but one idea would be to shift one to Colindale and perhaps form a group there. Steve Smith> Hi Stephen ... of ... Getting ... ...	mtcvmepp	Oct 29, 2008 10:35 pm
303	Hi Elliot, I've just joined the site. My dad was a rear gunner in Whitleys during the war. I have a technical question for you. The wings were very thick and...	biddly01	May 2, 2009 4:08 am
304		george6216	May 2, 2009 11:16 am
305		george6216	May 2, 2009 11:17 am
306	From my recolections as a rear gunner, the main spar went through the fusilage & one definately crawled under the main tank to pass to the cockpit. Other tanks...	GEORGE CHAMBERS george6216	May 2, 2009 11:38 am
307	Hi Brian The wing spar passes through the fuselage as a fairly complex network of bracing tubes - a catwalk allowed crew members to crawl through - but this...	whitley_project	May 4, 2009 6:55 pm
308	Elliott, This of any interest??? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=150343165035 Roger Smith...	Roger Smith airmansmudge...	May 10, 2009 12:28 pm
309	BUILDING A STRATEGIC AIR FORCE BY WALTON S MOODY - I am selling this book on ebay. It normally costs 10 - 15 pounds new on amazon. ...	rowebobby34	Jul 2, 2009 10:52 am
310	Hi, I'm new to the site and wonder if somebody might know the answer to a question I have. My grandfather was based at 24 otu (Honeybourne) and was killed when...	steve098369	Oct 8, 2009 10:01 am
311	Dear Steve, As a rear gunner in a Whitley in a bomber configuration, (I presume it was the same for Coastal Comand) it consisted of Pilot, Observer, not...	GEORGE CHAMBERS george6216	Oct 8, 2009 4:46 pm
312	Hi, Would like to contact anyone or know anyone who was at RAF Abingdon / Stanton Harcourt around this time, Many thanks, Ian....	Ian ianallison118	Oct 8, 2009 5:08 pm
313	I was at 10 OTU July 1942/march 1943 as Air Gunner at both Abingdon & Stanton Harcourt. georgechambers@... ________________________________ From:...	GEORGE CHAMBERS george6216	Oct 9, 2009 2:22 pm
314		Greg cartetouche3295	Oct 12, 2009 8:56 am
315	... Hi Steve, Angry Skies across the Vale, by Brian Kedward, lists 12 Whitleys were sent to attack Dusseldorf on the night 31st july and 1st August 1942 two of...	Greg cartetouche3295	Oct 12, 2009 9:11 am
316	georgechambers@... ________________________________ From: Greg <cartetouche3295@...> To: Whitley_project@... Sent: Monday,...	GEORGE CHAMBERS george6216	Oct 12, 2009 12:22 pm
318	Hi - great to find this site. My father flew Whitleys as Sgt. Wireless Op/Rear Gunner in WWII. Sadly he died in 2003 but he'd have been really interested in...	pv.pinney	Oct 20, 2009 9:34 am
319	Ref previous message, my father's Whitley was Z6874 call-sign P for Peter, shot down by coastal defence anti-aircraft fire over Calais on 24-10-41. By chance...	pv.pinney	Oct 20, 2009 9:45 am
320	Last bit from me today - it was 51 Squadron based at Dishforth. Regards Phil Pinney...	pv.pinney	Oct 20, 2009 9:58 am
321	... Hello Phil, I see from records that your Father was at 357 Kopernicus as a pow, I have a couple of photographs of a sports day which I believe was held...	Greg cartetouche3295	Oct 22, 2009 9:41 am
322	Hi Greg. Thanks for reply. I'll have to check - the map he drew in his POW diary "Travels in Europe" certainly shows him going through Thorn but I don't...	pv.pinney	Oct 23, 2009 12:18 pm
323	... Hello Phil, sorry for the delay my first attempt to answer is in the ether some where.In the book by Oliver Glutton-Brock called Footprints on the Sands of...	Greg cartetouche3295	Oct 29, 2009 9:48 am

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