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Viking Down! April 2009 Update

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:55:06 GMT

Hi all In this, the week of the sixty-first anniversary of the crash, we thought it was time to update you on how the project is progressing. Currently, we

Re: November 2008 Progress Update

Dougie Martindale — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:06:36 GMT

Hi Iain, We don't think he had one. There is no middle name on the voter roll, death certificate or birth certificate records. A shame he didn't have an obsure

Re: November 2008 Progress Update

Iain Hutchison — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:51:30 GMT

Do we have a middle name or initial for John Ramsden? Iain ... From: Viking Crash Research (James Towill) Subject: [VikingCrash1948]

November 2008 Progress Update

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:24:23 GMT

November 2008 Progress Update Firstly, our apologies for the lack of updates recently - this has basically been because we've been busy writing! Viking Down!

Re: Devon remains (from the air)

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:29:37 GMT

Hi Bill Welcome to the group and thanks for your post. Some great shots there which I hadn't seen before. Google Earth and Geograph are two very useful sites

Devon remains (from the air)

Bill Kerr — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:24:30 GMT

Hi, My first post here. Some time ago I saw a photograph on Google Earth of the Devon crash remains. I noted the co-ordinates and yesterday a friend and I

B-29

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:33:08 GMT

Hi all Yours truly braved the elements (as Dougie did a few years back) and visited the massive remains of the B-29 at Succoth near Lochgoilhead a few weeks

Impact!

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:04:44 GMT

As I send these words to you, it was 60 years ago - give or take a few minutes - that BEA Vickers Viking G-AIVE impacted on the side of Irish Law near Largs.

Evening Times Article

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:55:54 GMT

Today's weekend Evening Times features a two page spread on our project on pages 20 and 21. A nice prelude to tomorrow's event at Lochwinnoch Nature Reserve!

More Press Coverage!

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:51:57 GMT

Hi all Our recent coverage from the Sunday Post and [Renfrewshire] Gazette is now online at Gordon Lyons' site: http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/

Meikle Bin Firefly

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:07:16 GMT

Hi all Yours truly (armed with new camera!) braved the elements on Easter Sunday to get some shots of the Firefly remains on Meikle Bin in the Campsie Fells -

More press pieces & 60th event

dougie47995 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:03:55 GMT

Hi folks, We've heard that the Sunday Post article on the crash will appear on page 33 of this Sunday's edition (30th March). The article is likely to be a

Viking G-AIVE 60th Anniversary Event - 20 April 2008

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:54:15 GMT

VICKERS VIKING G-AIVE 60TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT - APRIL 2008 To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the crash, we are holding an event at the RSPB Nature Reserve

More Publicity

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:35:18 GMT

Hi all Just an update on publicity for our project. On Friday, we were both interviewed and photographed by the Sunday Post at Dougie's home in Kilbarchan. On

Munich Air Disaster Documentary

Viking Crash Research (James Towill) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:27:44 GMT

Hi all Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster and there's a documentary on it called 'Surviving Disaster' which is on UKTV History at 4pm