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Fate of the "Barn Find" BF-109 aircraft
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Thank you for posting this! Lol
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"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
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Faith, Hope & Charity
Thanks Bob for that, I wonder after they do a remake of the BB they may think about doing a movie on Faith, Hope and Charity's effort in the battle for Malta 3 antiquated Gladiator aircraft against the axis air power from memory Charity is the lone survivor on display at Malta, but I may be wrong on that one. (My book on them is buried on the book shelf)
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I think you are right, and she is a only partial.
Bob
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N5520 Faith is a fuselage in the War Museum
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Yes I think in the book there is a forlorn looking skeleton of a fuselage with Malta as a backdrop, I have a couple of books on Malta air war "Against All Odds" By Lex McAulay is pretty good and "One Mans Window" By Dennis Barnham I think Dennis logged more operational hours than any other fighter pilot in the RAF which included a fun filled flight in a damaged aircraft over 100's klms of open ocean his cockpit awash with aviation spirit. Almost similar to Robert Stanford Tucks effort when he was bounced by some ME-109's.
Just to digress on Tucks effort he was dawdling just flying over open ocean and day dreaming (He even admitted this was a wrong thing to do in a big way) when in his words his whole world came crashing in when cannon shells smashed into his cockpit he was alone and low over the ocean with 3 enemy to contend with he shot 2 down and damaged another. I think it was the latter he damaged without the aid of his reflector gunsight as that had been smashed and he was in a head on shooting match with this last ME-109. Its a good read "Fly for your Life" By Larry Forrester
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Too cool! Thanks for sharing the post Bob!
~ Harlan
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Yes Faith is indeed in the War Museum in Valetta where I saw her last year. I lived in Malta in the middle to late 60's with my parents as a Military brat for three years, when Faith was pretty much in tact with wings on. She no longer has those as her fuselage only dons a spot in the museum.
The history surrounding WW2 in Malta has always fascinated me, and I know I only ever scratch the surafce each time I go.
I was there in fact dedicating a new gravestone made for me by the CWWG Commission to a fallen 3 PARA soldier who died on the island in 1969. The graveyard was full of WW2 dead from all services.
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Last edited by Gil Boyd; 12-22-2015 at 12:56 PM.
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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