SHORT STIRLING AIRCRAFT & CREW PHOTOGRAPH'S

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Thanks for that, Tom. Here are a few more aircraft and crew.
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Not sure if we have this one already. if so, it has now been resized for a better look at the crew faces.
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Another good photo ............
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Unfortunately, I have no details of this crew and aircraft. The site changes pages as you enter onto this page and I had to quickly click 'copy image' before it changed over.
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John,
This is only a hunch, so not 100%, thats been spawned from somewhere deep in the abyss of my brain but, as soon as i saw the airman in the middle of the photo, the name of "N.J Tutt" came back to me from many years ago. The "N.J. Tutt" i remember, had two separate accidents, in which he pranged a Stirling definatley in one of them, possibly both, and i recall them both being either on take-off or landing, but they're both in Chorley's i recall. I had a picture of him sent to me, (probably on one of the many unlabelled discs i have) and the relative described how he was on the short side, which made it a little awkward for him flying aircraft. He was killed later on in the war with 582sqdn.
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Very interesting, Alan .................. if you happen to find it.
Sounds like the gentleman may have had a problem seeing what was below him ... ( ground ) Maybe his lack of height obstructed his clear view in such cases.
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Another crew and aircraft, perhaps? Without looking, I can't recall posting this one although the nose art does look familiar!
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A couple more to add to the collection ........
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and another of the crew ........
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Here are a few more to add to the collection.
John
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Here is one of Bill North and his crew.
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