Just a few piccies taken of the aircraft taking part in the commemoration: http://ww2talk.com/forums/gallery/image/21930-lynx/ Roxy
G-PBYA: http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=PBYA
On His Majesty' Service - USN Officer attached. Convoy drills, signals from convoy escorts - another thread on this forum asks of HMS Bulolo - signals from her to HMS Birmingham (PM sent although this is of an earlier time) Diary and signals from other actions: Anti submarine screens, zig zag drills etc. Crossing the line Neptune. Spent Xmas Day -HMS Hood 1940. http://archive.org/stream/onhismajestysser00well#page/n5/mode/2up
Roxy, If you have not done so already, you can get a fantastic view of the city and the Mersey from the roof of the cathedral's bell tower.
kopite, Thanks, mate. I'll give it a go. Whenever I've flown down the Mersey, I've been below the top of the Cathedral! :biggrin: Roxy
On His Majesty's Service -Lt Cdr JH Wellings USN: Report Convoy SL 70 (17). 9/4/41 (Official Diary) A ship was seen showing lights, refusing to comply with orders machine gun fire near the ship got a reply. HMS Bulolo was ordered to board. The Vichy ship did not signal convoy location but must have drawn attention.......... http://archive.org/stream/onhismajestysser00well#page/158/mode/2up Chapter Eight: Aboard Rodney - Bismarck,