8th December 2011, 08:50
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Israel
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Re: 891 Sqdn FAA, Crash Nutts Corner 1945
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Originally Posted by RossGmann
Hello Dennis, found the following, no Pilot named Worner
http://cgibin.rcn.com/jeremy.k/cgi-b...=F-14&series=378458 to Royal Navy as Hellcat II JZ972. W/o when swung to starboard on landing and overturned,Filton, England Aug 30, 1945Not sure if Filton is anywhere near Nutts Cornerhttp://www.britmodeller.com/forums/l...hp/t45579.html Sturtivant/Ballance: The Squadrons of the FAA 2nd Ed, (Air Britain, 1994), page 319 shows port side of JZ972 of 891 Squadron in a distressed state after an u/c collapse at Nutts Corner, NI, on 3 Sept 1945. Overall Sea Blue Gloss, C/C1 roundels and fin flash, no codes, ROYAL NAVY and serial in 4" white. White maintenance stencils visible. Airframe clean and well maintained with a bit of exhaust staining on fuselage and wing root. This appears to be details of the same Aircraft, Note the different dates Kind regards
Ross
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Nutts Corner is next to Belfast International Airport. Filton is in Bristol. Two different countries.
Mark
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