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08-02-15, 17:18
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Staghound 1979, Langruth
Well as luck would have it, I was rummaging for some 19-Set documentation and found a chunky envelop full of old Polaroid pictures. And in them discovered this lot. These were taken in 1979 on my first visit to the old Langruth Bombing and Gunnery Range site and are of the first Staghound remains we found there. As you can see, forward of the engine compartment, not much was left and fresh cutting had taken place on one of the sides a day or two before our arrival. On the horizon of the second photo, centre and to the right, you can just make out a long berm behind which are two or three clumps of poplar trees about three quarters of a mile away. The berm is about 5 to 6 feet high and is part of the circular Eastern bombing target. The grey pile of metal in front of the Staghound and behind it somewhat, is the remains of a Fairey Battle sitting on it's back (the last photo).
As noted earlier, the range was extensively cleared a number of years later and this Staghound wreck, and the Battle, disappeared. However, the second wreck then surfaced, as shown in the earlier post. Now if I could only find the rest of the photos I have been looking for…  David 
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#3
11-02-15, 01:24
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Battle bits
Hi all , slightly off topic but if anyone has any Fairey Battle parts a would be interested as i am restoring a cockpit / forward fuselarge section for static display .
Also i have Staghound fuel tank currently running on ebay , funny how the Staghound/Battle paths keep crossing. cheers dave
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11-02-15, 02:28
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#5
11-02-15, 02:41
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Was that an old heating oil tank sitting on top of it, Stew?
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#6
12-02-15, 14:28
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That was a few years ago and if memory doesn't fail me
This one was used in Quebec for logging and that was the fuel tank also notice the seat and controls where move out of the hull on the front The completed Staghound took 5 to make the one and is a copy of the one in Denmark on a pedestal with the upgraded gun
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