I was meeting with a business client today and discussing some building plans when his computer went into screen saver slide show mode, and look what popped up right in front of me . . . . . .






Apparently a WWII aircraft nut like me, these are just a small sample of the 150 or so pics he took while there.

The pics were taken during a recent trip to the UK to the Fleet Air Arm Museum. I thought they may be of interest, and there are shots of Swordfish, Firefly, Fulmar, Harrier, Concorde, Sea Fury, Phantom . . .

Cheers, D

heres the history of the aircraft.

Corsair KD 431
Built to contract F292

16/08/1940 - Delivered to the British Purchasing Commission, one of a batch of 91 aircraft ordered in 1939 by France, but handed over to the FAA after the fall of France

22/11/1940 - Arrived at Scottish Aviation Prestwick
04/12/1940 - Test Flown at Prestwick
10/12/1940 - Delivered to 802 NAS at Donibristle
18/07/1941 - To 882 NAS at Donibristle
03/11/1941 - To RNARY Donibristle
16/02/1942 - 882 NAS at Turnhouse
17/03/1942 - With 882 NAS to Machrihanish
14/06/1942 - RAE to Machrihanish (pilot Lt HR Dimock)
02/09/1942 - Minor accident, swung on take off (pilot Lt EA Shaw)
06/1943 - To 768 NAS at Machrihanish
19/01/1944 - With 768 NAS to Abbotsinch for deck landing training
1961 - Noted at Loughborough College
1963 - To FAAM
28/07/2005 Moved to Restoration Hangar


paul

Theres also an excellent book about this aircraft available.
Corsair KD431 The Time Capsule Fighter
Nige