Miscellaneous Images

Misc4 (NC430 Remains)

This is the remains of a Vickers Wellington NC430 "J", which crashed in 1949 whilst performing in an airshow at the airport. This is at an undisclosed location within the airport.

Its actually, possibly, the bomb-bay from Wellington T10 NC430 of Number 2 Air Navigation School which crashed at Middleton St George on 17 September 1949 during their annual Battle of Britain at Home Day, killing its crew of 6. The ANS were residents at the time, and one of those killed was a Redcar man who was a former pupil at Coatham Grammar School. It is always said that the chute fouled the elevator, but in fact it was the billowing chutes which disturbed the airflow over the tail which led to the crash. In 2000 or 2001 there was a survey by Defence of Britain of the bomb dump area, in fact all the south side of the airfield, and there were plans then to recover the remains and display it somehow, somewhere, but the plans fell apart, as the proposed recovery would mean issuing a NOTAM and mention of the word 'bomb' even though as part of the bomb-bay, meant the authorities knocked the idea on the head.

(Thanks to David Thompson for the above information).

The remains spent a lot of the time in Hanger 2 after recovery, before being returned to its original location. In 2012 the remains were moved to an unknown location.

Misc 5

The following pictures were taken at Bygone Times Antique Warehouse, Eccleston Chorley

These pictures were taken in September 2009, the originality of the balloon is unknown, it had gone on our next visit, September 2012

Misc 6 and Misc 7

Misc 8 (A4350_BAPC176)

The above pictures were taken at Bygone Times Antique Warehouse, Eccleston Chorley.

Whilst the aircraft wears the serial A4350, it is a scale model of an Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A, its true identity is BAPC176

Misc 9 (A4350_BAPC176)

Misc 10 (A4350_BAPC176)

Misc 11 (N334AA)

This picture was taken in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, a truly inspirational museum dedicated to the innocent who sadly lost their lives, on that fateful day

The Plaques read :-

"First Impact"

"When we got out onto Church Street, it was sheer pandemonium. I stepped over large pieces of metal. As someone who works in aviation insurance, I realized one piece was a row of windows from an airplane" - Neil Getter, AON Risk Services.

Situated in a temporary building and a few hundred yards from the new purpose built museum, were thousands of artefacts from all the fateful sites on September 11th. The museum (now open), is a few hundred yards from the footprint of the North Tower, where the first aircraft (AAL11) hit at 08:46 local time. The aircraft, an America Airlines B767 registration N334AA was destroyed instantly killing 87 innocent passengers and crew, and an unconfirmed number in the building. As a mark of respect all the airlines involved have withdrawn all relevant flight numbers

Misc 12 (EN398_BAPC184)                                       

This replica Spitfire is a mobile display, seen here at a "40's" event in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Its real identity is BAPC184

Misc 13 (EN398_BAPC184)

Misc14 (G-AAAH)

Replica DeHavilland Gipsy Moth, seen here at St Stephen's Shopping Centre, Hull

Misc15 (G-AAAH)

A full-size model of the aircraft used by the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia has gone on public display. Inmates of Hull Prison created the Gipsy Moth plane over a six month period as part of the Hull City of Culture 2017 programme. Amy Johnson, who was born in Hull in 1903, flew the original plane from London to Darwin in 19 days in 1930. The model has gone on display at the city's St Stephen's Shopping Centre. The replica bears the name Jason and the registration G-AAAH from the original de Havilland Gipsy Moth. The original plane remains on display in the Science Museum, London after a request was refused to loan the aircraft for an Amy Johnson Festival in Hull.

Stephen Murray, of Hull Prison, said: "It gives the inmates pride in what they do and demonstrates the skills they've got and have learnt inside the prison."  "If you put an engine inside it, I do believe it would fly." Hull Prison holds more than 1,000 men and young offenders. About a third of those held are serving sentences of four years or more for serious offences.

Following her record-breaking flight, Amy joined the Air Transport Auxiliary flying aircraft from factories to RAF airbases during World War Two. She died in mysterious circumstances when her plane crashed in to the Thames estuary in January 1941. Her body was never found.

(Thanks to BBC News for the above information)

Misc 16

The following pictures were taken at Bygone Times Antique Warehouse, Eccleston Chorley.

These pictures were taken in August 2018, since our last visit Bygone Times had built an aircraft artifact museum section. Whilst the miscellaneous aircraft parts are new exhibits, the Junkers tyre has been there for a number of years.

Misc 17