mhaselden Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Just wasting time meandering over t'interwebby thingy and I stumbled across this Wellington pic: Serial isn't exactly clear but seems to include the numbers '333'. Also like the noseart and the interesting wavy and soft-edged demarcation between upper and lower camp. Anyone have a better idea of the aircraft identity, unit or other details? Many thanks, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potato Pete Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Lovely pic there. Possibly R1333 of 99 Squadron, crashed on take off 18th December 1940? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Great steer Pete. Using your info, I confirmed the identity as R1333 - the same pic appears in Steve Bond's book "Wimpy". The photo was apparently taken on 7 Nov 40, it was delivered to 99 Sqn on 1 Dec and crashed on 18 Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Looks to be some kinda ceremony what with the bottle hanging on the line and the Lady. What is the Heath Robinson with the string and the two ballast hanging down from the cockpit window ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mancunian airman said: Looks to be some kinda ceremony what with the bottle hanging on the line and the Lady. What is the Heath Robinson with the string and the two ballast hanging down from the cockpit window ??? I would suggest that it is some form of Christening, dedication or Presentation ceremony. If the lady were to pull on the rope tied to the prop and which goes over the spinner, then the rope would slip of the spinner and the bottle would swing down and smash itself on what looks like oxygen bottles hanging from the cockpit. I would also suggest that if it were a dedication or Presentation ceremony then it will have had something to do with a group of individuals/business/town or village in Wales as the dragon on the nose art is a variation of the Welsh Dragon. Dennis PS - It's The Broughton Wellington R1333 and the photo is dated 7th November 1940. Broughton is/was a district in Flintshire, Wales, close to the Wales–England border, located to the west of the City of Chester. It could also have been presented by the landed gentry family named Broughton who originated/owned that area. :- Edited May 21, 2017 by sloegin57 too many bottles, photo added 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Outstanding info, Dennis...and a great photo to back up the original I 'found'. Many thanks. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 21 minutes ago, mhaselden said: Outstanding info, Dennis...and a great photo to back up the original I 'found'. Many thanks. Cheers, Mark Thanks Mark but a bit more digging came up with this - Post 7 - from our own Graham Boak (by-pass the above !!) http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8571-Vickers-Wellington-construction-datas Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Yikes! I've flown into Hawarden on a couple of occasions. Did my PPL at Speke and Hawarden was a landaway. Small world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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