Items from Ian Hancock
Captain Graham Keymer DFC .. 47 Sqn …………. In 1919, volunteer personnel from 47 Squadron RAF were deployed to fight the Bolsheviks and served briefly with White Russian forces. A casualty was Captain Basil Graham Homfrey Keymer DFC when the bombload on his DH9 exploded on take-off. A chance find on eBay secured an oak […]
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Auster AOP.6/T.10 VX123 ………….. Last year we received by donation the incomplete remains of Auster AOP.6/T.10 VX123 – ex Army Air Corps; it had been converted to a Beagle Terrier as G-ARLP. John Self is team leader on the project to produce a static exhibit. This follows his remarkable assembly of our Boeing Stearman PT-27, based around the
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Torpedo and adjusting device? ………….. We have a small number of exhibits that don’t directly fit our collecting policy but would otherwise have been lost or be permanently in storage so we have provided a viewing opportunity. One being a German WW1 torpedo of 500mm diameter, and length of 600cm; the interior is exposed and captioned. Whilst none
What is it? – Torpedo adustment device? Read More »
