Ford Photos

[Steve Guthrie]

Okay, point taken about a photo of a Loyd in the Ford plant does not constitute proof they were built there.

However, for many years, there was a belief that FMCL 'did' build Loyd carriers, before that was disproved by a legion of enthusiasts like Bill Gregg and others.

Is it possible that a release years ago of one of the Loyd photos Clive has rediscovered could have been the starting point for the original rumour?

Carl Vincent, a long time aviation enthusiast from Ottawa tells the tale of a fellow caught by the police inside a dumpster at the National Archives many years ago. He had heard someone had dumped hundreds of photos of Royal Canadian Naval Aviation topics into the trash to make space for something 'more worthwhile'. It was true. He was caught with photos of Seafires, Fireflys and Avengers on his person and was charged with theft and trespassing etc etc etc.

Luckly for him, the justice of the peace who heard his case was a former Sub-Lieutenant (N) who had served on the 'Magnificient' and dismissed the charges.

Don't know if the photos were saved, though.

Steve