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U571
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16 years ago

A friend sent me this from the SW.... where is it 😉 [img]🔗Personal-Album-1727-Image-001[linkphoto]Personal-Album-1727-Image-001[/linkphoto][/link][/img]

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Mr.C
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16 years ago

Are you a phantom - you appear to have been sunk in Jan 1944 by 461 Sqdn. RAAF?
😉

We inhabit an island made of coal, surrounded by a sea full of fish. How can we go wrong.......

jagman
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16 years ago

"Mr.C" wrote:
Are you a phantom - you appear to have been sunk in Jan 1944 by 461 Sqdn. RAAF?
😉

Most surprisingly without ever having its Enigma machine lifted by the USNavy.......

Mr.C
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16 years ago

"jagman" wrote:

"Mr.C" wrote:
Are you a phantom - you appear to have been sunk in Jan 1944 by 461 Sqdn. RAAF?
😉

Most surprisingly without ever having its Enigma machine lifted by the USNavy.......

HHHHaa - titter etc. Just come back from the land of the free - they realy are convinced they did/invented everything!
Sorry - way off topic

We inhabit an island made of coal, surrounded by a sea full of fish. How can we go wrong.......

Knocker
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16 years ago

Anyway back on topic I believ it is the model engine house built on the side of the junction from Carnkie to Redruth.

carnkie
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16 years ago

Where exactly do you mean Knocker?

The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.

Knocker
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16 years ago

Take the road from Carnkie, heading towards Redruth, you get to a T Junction, where you Turn Right to Four Lanes or Left to Redruth (South Downs, SJ Andrews), it is on tthat junction, it replaced a boat that was there because no one could figure out what exactly the boat had to do with anything!

ICLOK
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16 years ago

Doesn't it have a huge sign "Redruth" next to it.....?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

spitfire
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16 years ago

I think it was built by a captain Noddy to work Wheal Toy Town
The engine was a 3" Mamod

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ICLOK
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16 years ago

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Wow that powerful.... is Wheal Toy Town on the DB yet.... am poised but cant find anything on net or in my usual sources though I'm pretty certain I've met Capn Noddy down there a few times. :lol: :lol:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh Creeper!!!!!

U571
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16 years ago

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Oh well..... Does any one know of any other similar models around the uk?? i think its rather a nice sign for Redruth.

Oh and for the history nuts amongst you re U571 you were quite right-

U - boat 571.
Built by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg. Laid down on the 22nd May 1940 and launched 4th April 1941.

The U-Boat was commanded by KL Helmut Mohlmann from May 1941 until May 1943, and then commanded by OL Gustav Lussow from May 1943 until the 28th of January 1944, when he and his entire crew were killed when U-571 was attacked by a Sunderland from 461 Royal Australian Air Force flown by F/Lt R D Lucas. West of Fastnet. Two depth Charges were dropped and the U-Boat Blew Up.

U-Boat 571 spent its operational life with 3 U-Flottille, based at Kiel and La Pallice.

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