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Is it just me who feels the seller is barking up the wrong tree and the aircraft
is not 'Dry Gulcher' at all?

Cheers
Stig

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Thanks Ed

#1442 link 10 : Same photo is page 80 of Camera on "MS406C1" by B.Belcarz. He gives n°324 for GC III/2

-link 5 & 6 : Bloch 152 n°539 of GC II/1 ; same a/c (rudder via BA archiv) page 186 of the book on Bloch 152 by Joanne (LELA)


Bertrand

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#13 is I believe Blenheim L8857 of 113 Sqn, destroyed on 11 May 40 during an air-raid on Condé-Vraux.

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You're welcome Bertrand. And thank you Andy.

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#1 is I believe Blenheim R3602 of 53 Sqn, which landed damaged at Rouen/Boos on 6 Jun 40 after being attacked by Bf109s. One of the crew later died. The aircraft was abandoned at Rouen.

#3 ah, the famous twin-engined Battle :). That's 53 Sqn Blenheim L9332/PZ-Z I think, abandoned at Vitry.

#4 is a Greek Bloch MB151, sigma 173, abandoned at Larissa!

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Hi Andy

#1 With regard to R3602 I am not saying you are wrong, but I have a photo of another 53 Sq Blenheim also coded PZ-N but on its belly (this one here has clearly landed with its wheels down)
Checking Cornwell's BofF then and now, he also has a photo of a PZ-N on its belly on 6 June 1940 and claims this is R3602.

#2 Another one with a bit of a problem. Jim Halley claimed L9332 to have been lost 13 May 1940 to Flak and crashing at Vitry.
Unfortunately it seems Cornwell does not agree and claims this was L4861 which he says was repaired and finally lost 18 May (the latter date also fits with Halley).
Does anyone straight away have the "correct" date for L9332?

#3 Indeed, but surely it is a Delta and not Sigma?

Cheers
Stig

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Hi,

#1446 link 1

Yes Andy you are right it is the same a/c wheels up and wheels down.

The background, the damage on the fin, painting of code do not suffer from any dispute

Bertrand

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Hi

#1446 link 3

Formerly P9332 at Vitry-en-Artois

L4861 (n°53 sqdn) had accident/incident on 29/03/1940 ; do not know if it will fly again.

Bertrand

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