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  • 41
    Transport
    Newspaper article - The remains of Spitfire AD 540 are airlifted from a lonely hillside 51 years after it crashed
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/2/1
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Text
    Language:English
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  • 42
    Transport
    Helicopter air-lifting Blue Peter remains on July 12th 1993
    1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/25
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 43
    Transport
    The discoverers of Blue Peter. L-R Jim Bell, Colin Nicol, Ralph Davidson, May 1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/9
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 44
    Transport
    Crash site on Bow
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/2/4
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 45
    Events
    Unknown memorial
    Ref:GB 3614 EVNT/2/7/6
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 46
    Transport
    Looking for the Spitfire
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/34
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 47
    Transport
    Memorial to Spitfire Blue Peter
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/18
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 48
    Transport
    Grave in USA of airman killed in crash at Brochloch
    01/11/52
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/2/19
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 49
    Transport
    Wife and children of airman killed in crash at Brochloch
    28th Dec 1952
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/2/18
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 50
    Transport
    Newspaper clipping - ‘News’ readers help search for Spitfire
    November 5th 1992
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/2/12
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Text
    Language:English
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  • 51
    Transport
    Reception Committee (1947 Baby Food Drop)
    1947
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/1/4
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 52
    Transport
    Poppoff family USA
    June 1954
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/2/13
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 53
    Transport
    Newspaper clipping - Final landing for crashed Spitfire at Dumfries museum
    July 21st 1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/2/4
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Text
    Language:English
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  • 54
    Transport
    Newspaper clipping - Fly past tribute to Spitfire pilot
    3/9/1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/2/14
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Text
    Language:English
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  • 55
    Events
    View Carsphairn from memorial plaque to 4 men killed in Piper Aztec crash 28/9/75
    1975
    Ref:GB 3614 EVNT/2/1/1/22
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 56
    Transport
    Certificate of Authenticity from Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum for Propeller Splinter
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/2/10
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 57
    Transport
    The remains of Spitfire AD540 Blue Peter
    1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/24
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 58
    Transport
    Remains of the Spitfire airlifted by the Navy to Drumjohn on July 12" 1993.
    1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/23
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 59
    Transport
    David Hunter Blair
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/12
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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  • 60
    Transport
    Spitfire flying over during the Memorial Service on 28 August 1993 for David Hunter Blair the pilot of AD540
    1993
    Ref:GB 3614 TRANS/2/3/1/22
    Location:Carsphairn Archive
    Extent:Still Image
    Language:English
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