2007-10-28
Spitfire Excavation in Liverpool
Another interesting Spitfire news this month is the excavation conducted by Warplane Wreck Investigation Group in Birkenhead Park, Liverpool. Apparently the Merlin engine was retrieved in very good condition, together with parts of the fuselage. The aircraft was a Spitfire Mk. IIA which failed to return from the test flight from Hawarden, North Wales on October 14, 1942. The pilot parachuted safely.
- http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2007/10/08/crashed-spitfire-is-back-from-dead-100252-19914440/
- http://www.thisiswirral.co.uk/display.var.1742542.0.archaeological_dig_for_spitfire_engine.php
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Anonymous on 28-Oct-2007 17:26:00
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More on the pilot: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/Detail&casualty=2849353
(I can't say for sure that it was him but the name doesn't seem that common)
Regards
Magnus
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Anonymous on 29-Oct-2007 21:07:00
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Here's the link in clickable form: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem/Detail&casualty=2849353
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Anonymous on 04-Feb-2008 10:48:00
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Just a quick comment on this one - Birkenhead park is in Birkenhead, which is most definitely NOT in Liverpool!