tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post4229095468949888125..comments2024-03-05T07:49:47.345-08:00Comments on Vintage Air: A Foggy Parade of LightningsAlan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05363748649625404498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-75732019543573688612015-02-02T20:08:55.564-08:002015-02-02T20:08:55.564-08:00I'm also from Liverpool. They were probably n...I'm also from Liverpool. They were probably not unloaded at Garston docks, which though nearer Speke airport only handles smaller ships.<br />Other pictures show planes being towed past the Liver building in the center of the dock area.<br /><br />http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh2/AtchamTower/P-51sLiverpool2.jpg<br /><br />It was about a 5 mile road trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-61793870525265074992014-11-07T14:03:54.444-08:002014-11-07T14:03:54.444-08:00With help of my wife which is from Liverpool : The...With help of my wife which is from Liverpool : The photo has probably been shot in Garston (Liverpool), the nearest docks from Speke airfield, about one mile away. "Speke (near Liverpool) was Lockheed's assembly facility called officially the "British Re-assembly Division" ; planes arrived via Liverpool's Garston Docks on freighters with outer wing panels removed. They were assembled and engines tested at Speke..." (ref. http://raf-112-squadron.org/78thfghonor_roll_mto.html)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-13356124613286364362013-04-28T09:29:38.890-07:002013-04-28T09:29:38.890-07:00I have done some research and they were towed from...I have done some research and they were towed from Liverpool Docks to nearby Speke Airport ( 5 miles away ) then fully assembled and flown on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-66626439167625075292013-04-21T10:11:21.719-07:002013-04-21T10:11:21.719-07:00The sign you refer to "S" I think says s...The sign you refer to "S" I think says shelter not Shelton and is pointing to the nearest Air raid shelter and not a road direction sign as they would have been removed. I agree it's almost certainly Liverpool. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-87877268481932799122012-10-27T14:29:31.000-07:002012-10-27T14:29:31.000-07:00The location of these planes is probably Liverpool...The location of these planes is probably Liverpool, so they've only been towed a short distance from the docks. See: http://www.retronaut.com/2012/10/mustangs-in-liverpool/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com