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Originally Posted by Alex Smart
I may be wrong but I seem to recall that this Walrus was sold to the Irish Air Force as N-18 during WW2 and that it was stolen by 4 Irish Nazi Sympathisers was "captured" by a Spitfire over Cornwall and later returned to the IAF only to be damaged somehow. Another Walrus also damaged at some other time . The two wrecks were put together as a "new" W2718.
Also Were the 4 ever named and did we imprison them here or return them to Ireland ?
Alex
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Ireland operated three Walrus Alex, No 18 - 20 (delivered as N18 - N20, the N was later deleted.
They were former L2301 - 2303
The story is correct except there were no wrecks put together.
I wouldn't go as far as to say the four "culprits" were Nazi Sympathizers but bored to the death where
they were based. The main carachter felt he had been mistreated when forced to serve a previous
prison sentence.
The "gang of four" was returned to Ireland where the leading individual took full responsibility for
their stupidity. He was sentenced to a short term in prison and after release actually joined the RAF
and had quite a career flying Spits in the Middle East and Italy
No idea who he was....
Cheers
Stig