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After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:07
by dswanson
A lone Stirling returns to "somewhere in England" after an SOE sortie.

Crossing the North Sea
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On finals
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Safe once again
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And ideas on the destination ?

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:27
by Garry Russell
Looking at the industrial area :think:

Teeside?? :dunno:

Garry

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:27
by DanKH
Somewhere in England?





I'll get my coat....

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:29
by Garry Russell
You could well be right there Dan :lol: :lol: :lol:

Garry

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:32
by Chris Sykes
Humberside??? Nice shot aswell

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:35
by RAF_Quantum
My first thought was Humberside (Kirington) or Elsham or similar as it looks like the two refineries but they weren't built until the 60's so I'm guessing it's further south Southampton way or Thames area.

Rgds

John

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 13:49
by DispatchDragon
Where ever it is - they are very evocative screenshots :)

It may have been a bit of disaster as a bomber but Ive always liked the Stirling

The clue I guess for where it is would be that it was operating SOE - which would limited the number of airbases


Leif

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 17:34
by DaveB
Agree with a lot of that Leif.. in fact the only thing I don't agree with is the location because I've no idea where it is. I don't have any scenery with that many smoking chimney's. Nice shots though and a great 'subject' ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 22:53
by Chris Sykes
Not be bigin hill would it???

Re: After the sortie

Posted: 26 Oct 2007, 23:20
by bobdawkins
Could even have been Tempsford Bedfordshire, as there was a SOE Base there, part of runway still exists and also the building where they where housed, is being used as offices now, and also part of the track of the little munitions train is still there as well,

http://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/HistoryTempsford.htm