November 2009 - Brussels Air Museum Foundation

Here’s the starboard side of the Dutch Mitchell, which
features the abbreviation for the owner’s wife.
[Many
of these pictures were originally personal wartime
photo’s; copied and given to us, perhaps via Stuart Marshall --
for which a very big “Thank You” -- transferred to what
you
see here. I hope that will help you to forgive
some of the
quality...ed.]
SNIPPETS
From the
‘Grumpy Returns’ website, whichh is worth looking
at if you
can, placed
by the ‘Historic Flight
at Kilo 6’ in the
US; to whom Grumpy has now gone. [historicflight.org].
Grumpy
flew back in the reverse direction on the route used
for ‘Lend Lease’ Mitchells to Prestwick [Dorval, Quebec;
Goose Bay, Labrador;
Bluey
West 1, Greenland;
Reykjawik, Iceland;
Prestwick] during the war. The picture
entitled “A B.25 Veteran still looking sharp”, of Grumpy
and Fred
Guest was
taken in Edmonton, Canada. More of
the story
of the flight is to be found in ‘Canadian Corner’
and it is hoped to keep in touch
with Grumpy’s activities in
the future.
To go with Canadian Corner: --- Reg Day tells me that the
original Grumpy’s first op was with a Canadian crew:
Gordon Carver, pilot
[who was later lost, drowned in Boulogne harbour after having to bail
out]
and the tall, dark Treddle as navigator [POW
and back in
Canada post war.]
Does anyone know what happened to the Grumpy after she put down in France, was patched,
returned and sent to Reid & Segrist
OOOPS!! I dare not venture north of the Watford Gap;I said that Bill Morris was “Yorkshire
through and through”; he was a Bolton Boy. Sarah had
the kindness to laugh about it but I
must be beware of The Roses. Sorry … PeterJ.
The photo used on the following page is of a genuine 320
Sqn Mitchell in Overloon, Netherlands
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