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The Membership Newsletter for The Military Museum Spring 2018

Inside this Issue: Over the Beach Air Show Prepares for Takeoff Hurricane & One-Armed Man 2 History of the Hurricane 2 Ladder 3 Margaret Horton Story 3 Summer of Flight Schedule 4 Summer Camp Preview 5 Flying Proms Preview 5 RAF Centennial Celebration 6 Youth Unplugged 6

Military Aviation Museum www.MilitaryAviationMuseum.org Virginia Beach Airport An impressive line-up of fighter www.VBairport.com and headlines the upcoming annual Warbirds Over Fighter Factory the Beach Air Show, May 18 -20th at www.FighterFactory.com the Virginia Beach Airport. Hosted Warbirds Over the Beach by , the www.VBairshow.com air show highlights World War II aircraft. The museum is home to one of the largest private collections of World War II military aircraft, each perfectly restored and in pristine flying condition. These planes will be in the air throughout the weekend, especially on Saturday and Flying Proms Preview A Note from the Director: Sunday afternoons. In addition, many exhibitors will display their craft from personal collections around America. A live swing band and many other period performers will provide musical entertainment while guests get an up-close look at these vintage aircraft. Visitors will also meet distinguished World War II veterans and talk with them about their personal The Military Aviation Museum is more than wartime experiences. Re-enactors portraying World just and hangars. We strive to tell the War II troops from Allied and friendly Axis countries stories that surround these planes. People, both will set up encampments throughout the airport men and women, had such an impact on the grounds giving guests an authentic feel of life in the history of these warbirds. military during the 1940s. Finally, vehicle, armor, and artillery demonstrations round out the weekend In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we will activities on both Saturday and Sunday. Join the Military Aviation Museum for our begin a Summer of Flight series where volunteers Come out and bring the family for a full day 9th installment of The Flying Proms Symphony will tell the stories of these aircraft. In this issue we of great flying, interesting displays and some of the will give you a taste of what is in store each Saturday Air Show on Saturday June 16th! best food you have tasted from our area food truck as we feature a select , talk about it and The Flying Proms offers guests a truly unique providers. If you are here on Saturday, stay for the perform a flight demonstration. experience. Getting its roots from the United Hangar Dance that begins at 4PM. Come as you are Kingdom‘s traditional Proms, the Military Aviation The stories selected were compiled by our straight from the Air Show field or dress up if you’d like. Museum’s Flying Proms is the only event of its kind volunteer Historian, Felix Usis, from resources too Some will wear vintage 40’s attire, military uniforms, or in North America. u numerous to site from around the globe. Enjoy! u stewardess/pilot outfits! Featured dance performers, Swing Virginia, will help teach you the dance steps! Last year’s dance was a big hit—what a way to cap off a great day of flying! View our Summer of Flight schedule and read more about our upcoming events on PAGE 4 . For ticket information, visit www.VBairshow.com or call (757) 721-PROP (7767). q PAGE 2 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2

FEATURED AIRCRAFT

Joggin’ for Frogmen and the One-Armed Man 5K Race Preview

James A. F. MacLachlan was born in 1919 satisfied with ordinary flying duties though; he at Styal, Cheshire and joined the RAF on a short wanted two hands so that he could be a fighting service commission in March 1939. He was posted man again. to 3 FTS South Cerney on May 8, 1939 and joined 88 Squadron at Boscombe Down on November MacLachlan consulted with the base physician 27th. Then equipped with Hinds, the squadron and an aircraft mechanic. The trio devised “a robot soon afterwards received Fairey Battles and hand,” featuring steel fingers. Instrument makers took them to at the outbreak of war. improved it until he was able to move the steel Then the squadron was withdrawn to England fingers over the fighter controls easily. His reward in June 1940, MacLauchlan was awarded the came when he received notice from the RAF The History Behind the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC). medical board that he was ‘fit for flying duties.’ Hawker Hurricane MacLachlan volunteered for Fighter Command He returned to operations on November in August 1940 and was posted to 145 Squadron 4, 1941, when he took command of RAF No 1 In 1933, Hawker's Chief Designer, Sydney at Drem on August 18th. He then joined 73 Squadron at Redhill. The squadron began night Squadron at Castle Camps on September 28th. Camm, decided to design an aircraft which would operations over France. On the night of He was assigned overseas service on October 19, fulfill a British Air Ministry specification calling for April 26, 1942, MacLachlan destroyed a Do 217 1940 and on November 17th he led six Hurricanes a new fighter. His prototype, powered and damaged another. On May 3rd, he destroyed by a 990 hp. Rolls Royce Merlin 'C' engine, first off HMS 'Argus' for , where they joined 261 Squadron at Ta Kali on Malta. a Do 17 and a He 111. On June 3rd he destroyed flew on November 6, 1935, and quickly surpassed two Do 217s and damaged two more. MacLachlan expectations and performance estimates. At this point, MacLachlan was a flight was awarded the Distinguished Service Order commander. On January 9, 1941, MacLachlan Official trials began three months later, and in (DSO) and on July 31st was posted to 59 OTU claimed two Mc200’s destroyed, on the 19th a June 1936, Hawker received an initial order for 600 (Operational Training Unit), Crosby-on-Eden, as Z506B, a Ju88, two Ju87’s and a probable CR42. aircraft from the (RAF). The first During the night of February 8th he claimed two an instructor. Later that year, MacLachlan was sent aircraft had fabric . To power the new aircraft Ju88’s destroyed. For this performance, he was on a lecture tour of the . (now officially designated the “Hurricane,”) the RAF awarded a Bar to the DFC. In June 1943, he went to the Air Fighting ordered the new 1,030 hp Merlin II engine. The first production Hurricane flew on October 12, 1937, and In combat on February 16, 1941, MacLachlan Development Unit at Wittering. On June 29th, was delivered to the 111 Squadron at RAF Northolt was hit by a and severely MacLachlan, in company with , flew a two months later. wounded in his left arm. He bailed out and came Mustang on a daylight sortie, in the course of which down on land. After three days in the hospital, his he destroyed two Hs 126’s, a Ju 88 and shared a A year later, around 200 Hurricanes had been arm was amputated below the elbow. That wasn’t second with Page, who also destroyed two Hs 126’s. delivered and demand for the had increased going to prevent him from getting back up in the They took to the skies again on July 18th, but as they enough that Hawker contracted with the Gloster air though. crossed the French coast, MacLachlan was hit by Aircraft Company to build them also. He claimed his return to active service started fire. During the production run, the fabric-covered with a friendly wager, according to an Australian He force-landed in a field and ploughed was replaced by an all-metal one, a bullet- newspaper. “I bet my nurse that I would be flying through an orchard. He survived the crash but was proof windscreen was added, and the engine was again a fortnight [2 weeks] after being wounded.” taken to a German field hospital, as a prisoner of upgraded to the Merlin III. Before the Second World Official records say it was technically 16 days from war. MacLachlan died there on July 31, 1943. He War (1939-1945), production locations expanded to operating room to cockpit. was only twenty-four years of age. include , and in 1940, , Back on his feet, MacLachlan was anxious to where it was undertaken by the Canadian Car and see if he could still pilot a Hurricane. He discovered He is buried in Route de Caen Communal Foundry Company. Continued on Page 7 that his right hand was good enough to manage Cemetery, Pont L'Eveque, France. He was awarded the controls for ordinary flying duties. He was not a second Bar to the DFC posthumously. q VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2 PAGE 3

The Newest Addition to Our Museum Collection… A Zeppelin Ladder

Roger Freeman and Jerry Yagen

This type of Zeppelin ladder was built in ladder had to be elevated by the Magirus Company during the late 1920s and to about an 80 degree angle early 1930s as a maintenance ladder for large rigid in order to allow full extension to 85 feet. They can be extend the ladder with hand cranks from a small work airships. The Magirus Company produced almost all seen, commonly, in early photographs of airships under platform attached to the top of the ladder. of the early, movable ladders used in the construction construction in the 1920s and 1930s. There is one other Zeppelin ladder in the of these airships in Germany and in the United States. After the First World War, Germany had to dismantle world located at the National Naval Air Museum in The multi-extension, wooden ladders were mounted on its armament industries, and the only way for the Pensacola, Florida. However, our museum’s ladder massively constructed, wooden carriage frames with a Zeppelin Company to survive was to go into partnership is the only unmodified original unit that still exists. "fifth-wheel" style, forward axle assembly. Although it with the American Goodyear Company. Thus came the It is complete with the work platform and a pair of appeared to be designed for horses, the ladders could be Goodyear Zeppelin Company. original wheel chocks that hang inside the base unit. easily moved by two men. The carriage was equipped The markings are also original, although the metal has with four, hand screw type "outriggers" that would resist These ladders were used inside of the huge Zeppelin been painted over. the ladder from tipping. The ladder did not swivel on hangars and were manually operated. Once the ladders the carriage. It was elevated and extended only towards were moved to their desired location, workers would The Zeppelin Ladder now resides in our Great the front of the carriage. In the "working" position, the level and stabilize the main carriage, then elevate and War Hangar. q

An Unexpected Ride: The Margaret Horton Story

Throughout the Second World War, women off the plane for the take-off. This practice had a freak stepped up to the plate and filled jobs, releasing the men outcome on Valentine’s Day 1945. she saw the pilot make a casual gesture out of the cockpit for more combat roles. This was true in the United States The incident involved a RAF’s Women’s Auxiliary that Horton interpreted to mean, “Hang on, don’t go where over 1/3 of the entire work force in the aviation Air Force (WAAF) flight mechanic, ACW2 Margaret yet.” It wasn’t until she felt the plane move forward industry were women. The story was very similar in Ida Horton, and a veteran Spitfire. Margaret had under full throttle that Margaret realized she missed her England and the Royal Air Force (RAF). Women filled finished work on the Spitfire, when the pilot began this chance to get off safely. roles so men could fill combat positions. This is a short test. She was assigned a familiar job of fitter. Her role: story of just one of those brave women. to sit on the horizontal stabilizer of a Spitfire to help Lt. Cox just carried on, with Margaret Horton When an aircraft engine had been serviced, the hold the tail down while it taxied on a windy day. Flight hanging on for dear life, totally unaware that he had a practice was for the training instructors to run the Lieutenant Neill Cox was piloting the aircraft and was “passenger” on the tail. “I thought the aircraft was tail- engine and do a particular test. During the test, a fitter familiar with the normal drill for this procedure. heavy”, Cox would later say. would sit on the tail of the plane. Sometimes, to prevent Typically the tail-sitter would grab the aircraft’s As the Spitfire accelerated down the runway, the tail bouncing up and the striking the elevator, move it up and down a couple of times before Margaret quickly flopped across the tail cone, where she ground, fitters often rode the tail plane all the way to the the pilot turned onto the runway, signaling that she was was held in place by the vertical fin, her legs to the right takeoff point. The fitter would then be instructed to get getting off the plane. When Margaret gave the signal, and her torso to the left. Continued on Page 7 PAGE 4 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2

UPCOMING EVENTS

Come experience the Summer of Flight! Each week from May 26th through September 29th, the Military Aviation Museum will be showcasing historical events through unique tours, lectures and flight demonstrations. Hear the roar of the engines as history comes to life, experiencing vintage warbirds just as the heroes of the World Wars had. Each Summer of Flight event starts at 1pm. Flights and aircraft subject to change.

Date: HISTORICAL Event: Featured Aircraft: MAY 26TH Begins Spitfire JUN 2ND Battle of Midway Wildcat & PBY Catalina, taxi only JUN 9TH D-Day Invasion North American P-51 Mustang JUN 16TH Flying Proms Air Show No Summer of Flight Event JUN 23rd Operation Barbarossa JU-52 JUN 30th End of the Scourge Sopwith 1½ Strutter JUL 7th The Fokker Scourge Begins Fokker Eindecker, taxi only JUL 14th Invasion of Begins Curtiss P-40 JUL 21st Snoopy & The Red Baron Fokker DR1 *Exhibit Opening* JUL 28th The World’s First Operational Jet Messerschmidt ME-262, flyover only AUG 4th Talking Planes: First Communications Curtiss Jenny JN-4 AUG 11th Invasion of Guadalcanal Grumman Wildcat AUG 18th Battle of Stalingrad Begins Focke Wulf Fw 190 AUG 25th The First Air Races Bleriot (taxi only) SEP 1st Surrenders Goodyear FG-1D Corsair SEP 8th The Flying Jeep Featuring Stinson L-5 Sentinel SEP 15th Day Hawker Hurricane & Messerschmitt Bf 109 SEP 22nd To Be Announced To Be Announced SEP 29th To Be Announced To Be Announced

Summer of Flight is included in your general museum admission, free for museum members.

What is it like to pilot Lets go for a an open cockpit ? taxi ride in a B-25!

The Military Aviation Museum is pleased to about the great collection of the Military Aviation This promises to be quite the experience and announce the dates for its 2018 Warbirds Aviation Museum, warbird restoration, aeronautics, air combat, one that any young aviator surely won't want to Summer Camp. From Monday, July 16th through flight operations support and their future in aviation. miss! Membership discounts available. Registration Friday, July 20th, girls and boys rising into 4th This year's camp will feature three groups based is open now! Visit www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/ Grade through 10th Grade, will have fun learning upon your child's school grade (see page 5). summer-camp . VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2 PAGE 5

Get a Taste of English Tradition at the Flying Proms

Prom is short for , a term In 1997, a new tradition was born. The Shuttleworth of pitch and prop. whose origins may be traced to the 18th-century Collection, a prominent aviation museum in Bedfordshire, The Military Aviation Museum is proud to bring pleasure gardens of . Such outdoor concerts England, took the beloved British traditional Promenade this British tradition to America, and in its 9th season, afforded audience members the freedom to stroll the Concert and put a distinctly aeronautical on this event is more popular than ever. Please join us exquisitely manicured lawns and avenues, observing it. Bringing the concert back to the outdoors in the for a spectacular evening of music, historic aviation such choice elements of sculpture and society as might original spirit of the day, the museum added a flying flights and community. then be seen, to the accompaniment of canorous demonstration set to the music of famous aviation- entertainments. On August 10, 1895, the first of a themed movies. The conclusion of the concert is The first half of the evening’s entertainment will series of indoor promenade concerts, in the Queen's punctuated by a grand fireworks display, reminiscent feature aerial displays from the museum’s collection of Hall, Langham Place, was inaugurated. Today, they of the original Promenade Concerts held so many historical aircraft, such as the DeHavilland Mosquito are among the most well-known in the world: The centuries ago in those London Gardens. and Messerschmitt Bf-109, accompanied by musical BBC Proms, alternately The Henry Wood Promenade selections from popular aviation-themed movies. As Subsequently, in 2010, the Virginia Arts Festival, Concerts, named in honour of their most illustrious dusk falls, and the planes land, the second half of the came to appreciate the Military Aviation Museum's conductor, the late, Sir Henry Joseph Wood. performance will commence, featuring an assortment potential to host the first and, so far, only Flying Proms of patriotic and pop music. Festivities culminate with As one of the world’s largest classical music in North America. Taking a leaf from those original a fireworks finale provided by Zambelli Fireworks. festivals, today the Royal Albert Hall hosts annually promenade concerts of Cremorne, , and more than 70 concerts, but the outdoor component is Gardens, this year’s edition of the Proms For more information and to purchase tickets, continued through Proms in the Park performances. was, as in years past, peerless in its consummate blend please visit www.TheFlyingProms.com. q

CADETS Grades 4 and 5 ACES Grades 6 and 7 captains Grades 8, 9 AND 10

9:00 am9 AM – 12:00 – 12 NOON Noon Daily D aily 9 am – 4 PM Daily 9 am – 4 PM Daily Learn about the basics of flight. Learn about fighter planes, Learn what it takes to keep these Explore the wonders of propulsion with how pilots fought them, and how warbirds in the air, how to get them ready your very own homemade rocket. you can fight them, too, on a for flight, protect them from fire and Talk to real pilots. computer simulator. see how they are moved. q PAGE 6 VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2

Our CommunityOUR COMMUNITY Museum Hosts Royal Air Force Centennial Celebration 4th Annual Youth Unplugged Event

Top: A brief ceremony reflecting the past 100 years of RAF; Middle: A glorious April day with our historic Spitfire on parade behind serving RAF; Bottom: RAF Group Captain John Sullivan Left: Several families came out to “Good afternoon Sirs, Ladies and Gentlemen. I would enjoy Youth Unplugged; Bottom: One like to formally welcome you to the RAF Centennial Event of the many great outdoor activities here at this wonderful location, the Military Aviation Museum on this glorious spring day. I am sure you would agree, the setting is very poignant, befitting of the RAF’s 100th birthday.” These opening remarks by Squadron Leader Neil Eccleshall kicked off the afternoon family celebration by RAF personnel assigned to numerous commands through- out the area. has the largest Royal Air force contingent in the United States. With several senior NATO staff present, the RAF was For the second year in a row, the indeed proud to stand on parade amidst flying examples of Museum opened its doors to the Saving the Mossie, Spit, Hurricane, Tiger Moth, and Chipmunk. Kids Dreams Foundation to help host their These men and women may be the only currently serving Youth Unplugged Event. Founded by the RAF in the world to have done this. co-owner of Blue Pete’s Restaurant here in Pungo, Aristotle Cleanthes and his wife RAF Group Captain John Sullivan delivered a concise created this special foundation. Their goal Over 5,000 people jammed onto the and inspiring presentation. He presented the Museum with is to get kids outside and enjoy a world Museum grounds to enjoy a beautiful day of a plaque to be mounted in the Goxhill Tower “As testament unplugged from computers, televisions, outdoor activities. The first 1000 youngsters to the unique and special bond between our two countries”. iPads and headphones. Parents brought received Shimano fishing rods and two lucky This event was about Commemoration and Celebration their children out for an opportunity to families won museum plane rides. of the RAF’s history, its past and present achievements and learn how to shoot a bow or ride a pony for One of the many benefits to our community hopefully, it inspired some young boys and girls for future the first time. A great, fun-filled, free day of outreach is the ability to introduce hundreds service in their countries' Armed forces. enjoying the outdoors, including archery, more people to this unique destination. We This plaque will be placed in a prominent location in BB gun shoot, pony rides, dirt digging, bounce are thrilled to help this worthy charity accomplish Goxhill tower. q houses, face painting, and much more! their dream! q VOLUME 11, ISSUE 2 PAGE 7

The History Behind the Hawker Hurricane, Continued by a 1,620hp Merlin 24/27 engine; and the Canadian-built Mk XII, with a 1,300hp Packard Merlin 29 engine. During the war, Hurricanes were sold to , , India, the , Persia, , and the USSR. One could argue that the Hurricane was undoubtedly one of the greatest and most versatile of the Second World War. It remained in service with the RAF until January 1947. The Military Aviation Museum’s Hawker Hurricane was built in Canada by (CCF) at the Fort William () plant under license from Hawker. CCF plants in Fort William, Amherst, NS and produced over 1,400 Hurricanes. The Canadian built Hurricane LF Mk XII was essentially an Mk II with a 1,300 hp Packard Merlin 29 replacing the original Rolls- August 1940 brought what has become the Hurricane's were enforced by Reichsmarshal Goering rendered Royce Merlin XX engine. It was armed with twelve 0.303 shining moment in history: The Battle of Britain. RAF any potential advantage of the Messerschmitt nil. in (7.7 mm) machine guns. One can see the gun ports Hurricanes accounted for more enemy aircraft kills than The German fighters were forced to stay close to the for the 12 machine guns on the museum’s aircraft. The all other defenses combined, from both air and ground. , so the Spitfires and Hurricanes could position museum’s Hurricane was accepted by the Royal Canadian Some claim that the Hurricane was the best fighter in themselves in a tactically advantageous position, making Air Force (RCAF) as RCAF 5667 on February 3, 1943. It this first air-only battle ever; others are convinced that the sure that their speed was higher than their Messerschmitt was sent to Eastern Air Command and assigned first to No. was the absolute winner. Perhaps adversaries. Here enters the third factor in winning the 1 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at RCAF Bagotville; England is the real winner, for without both aircraft the battle: the British net of radar stations. These stations were reassigned to the Victory Loan Drive (Ottawa) on October outcome of the Battle of Britain would have been different. instrumental in the early warning system, and supplied 23, 1944; then assigned to No.1 Air Command on January The fact is that the Spitfire had better performance and Fighter Command with the parameters of any German 25, 1945; finally to No. 2 Air Command on May 9, 1945. better maneuverability. However, they were not numerous attack: number of aircraft (rough guess), height, speed Two conflicting reports indicate that it was either stricken enough to be decisive by themselves. The Hurricane was and direction. from military records on January 1, 1946 or October 1, slower and less maneuverable than the Spitfire, but it was Apart from the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane saw 1946. It was storied and finally sold in 1948, where it sat still more agile than the Messerschmitt Bf 109, and faster a lot of action else was in the world. In the North African derelict on a farm in Saskatchewan from 1948 until 1965. than the German Bombers. They were armed well enough theater, the Hurricane was first used as a fighter-bomber Reports state that in June 1965, the Hurricane was sold to to take on any aircraft of the time, responsive enough to give against the forces of Rommel's Afrika Korps, where it Mr. Neil M. Rose of , Washington. Mr. Rose chase to the bombers, and agile enough to evade attacks was moderately successful. In the Far East, Burma, it performed a beautiful restoration, using parts from another from the German escorts. But without the protection of the was used as such, and there proved that even a design as RCAF Hurricane Mk XII (RCAF 9409). The Hurricane Spitfires, the Hurricanes would have been forced to evade old as the Hurricane was quite well suited for the kind of is almost completely original including its Packard built too much, unable to have a clear shot at the bombers. Thus, operations there. Merlin-29, 1,300 horsepower liquid cooled engine. It first the Spitfire enabled the Hurricane to do its job; of which it The Hurricane underwent many modifications flew again as N2549 on May 10, 1994. Unfortunately, 12 acquitted itself very well. during its life, resulting in many major variants, including days later the aircraft was damaged while landing in The Spitfire, on the other hand, would have to give the Mk IIA, with a Merlin XX engine; the Mk IIB, with Yakima, Washington and repaired. It was obtained by up too much of its superiority to attack the bombers, interchangeable wings housing twelve 7.7mm (0.303in) guns the museum in 2001 with Civil Registration N2549 and becoming too vulnerable for the escorting German and carrying two 500lb bombs; the Mk IID, a tankbuster no Squadron Codes. It was repainted as 151 Squadron fighters. In pure performance, the Spitfire was on par with two 40mm anti-tank guns plus two 7.7mm guns; the aircraft DZ-O with serial number V6793 and the Civil to the Messerschmitt, but the deployed tactics that Mk IV, with a universal, multi-purpose wing, and powered Registration changed to N943HH. q

An Unexpected Ride: The Margaret Horton Story, Continued As Cox took off with Margaret on the tail, the given a routine re-call. Nobody told him about Miss is also featured in the ‘WAAFs on display’ at Tangmere combination of her weight on the tail and her grip Horton in case he panicked on the way down. Back on Military Aviation Museum, UK. on the elevator very nearly had disastrous results, but the ground the Spitfire stopped and Horton climbed What about the aircraft that Lt. Cox was piloting? fortunately Cox was able to maintain control. off. The pilot then revved up and roared away, still The Spitfire in question was AB910. Spitfire Mk Vb unaware of the ordeal. As unlikely as it may seem, Horton rode this way, AB910 flew 143 operational missions in a remarkable clinging to the vertical stabilizer, all the way through Just how daft the [bureaucratic] machinery of wartime ‘career’ that spanned almost 3 years on ‘ops’. the flight pattern, all the while the pilot was still the RAF could be was shown when Horton was AB 910 continued to fly operationally up to July 1944, unaware that she was clinging to the tail. reprimanded for her unofficial flight and charged serving with 242, 416 and 402 (RCAF) Squadrons, for the loss of her beret! flying numerous cover patrols with the latter over Another WAAF who’d seen what was happening the D-Day invasion beachheads on June 6, 1944 and dashed off to tell a flight sergeant, who ran to the After her ordeal, Miss Horton was taken to the afterwards. control tower. By now, the Spitfire had climbed to sickbay with a strained arm. There, she was visited 800 feet or more. Cox knew something was wrong by Flight Lieutenant Cox in the course of the official From mid-July 1944, AB910 was relegated to because of the sluggish response of the controls and enquiry. During the conversation, Cox said “Put support duties initially with 53 OTU at Hibaldstow and the apparent-tail heaviness, but from his vantage yourself down for ten minutes for flying time.” later 527 Squadron (a radar calibration unit). It is now painted in the color scheme of a 64 Squadron Spitfire at point, he was still unable to see anything that could She was posted later to West Raynham and, the time of ‘D-Day,’ with full . AB910 is be causing the problem. despite her ordeal, survived into her eighties. Margaret presented as Spitfire Mk Vb, EN951/RF-D, the aircraft The emergency services were called out by the Horton’s flight is recreated in a display in the women of Squadron Leader , Commanding tower. The tower contacted Flight Lt. Cox and he was in the Air Force exhibit. Her story, with photographs, Officer of 303 (Polish) Squadron in 1942. q NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID VIRGINIA BEACH, VA PERMIT NO. 235 Membership Newsletter for the Military Aviation Museum ELECTRONIC service requested 1341 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach, VA 23457 (757) 721-PROP

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