********************************************************************** SHORT S.29 STIRLING C.Mk.V (CIVIL CONVERSIONS ONLY)

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1 ********************************************************************** SHORT S.29 STIRLING C.Mk.V (CIVIL CONVERSIONS ONLY) UPDATED 28 JULY 2009 and put into registration order ********************************************************************** These aircraft taken from the batch of 162 Stirling C.Mk.V delivered to the RAF between Sept 1944 and Dec Serialled PJ878 - PJ923 PJ935 - PJ959 PJ971 - PJ999 PK115 - PK158 PK171 - PK186 ************************************************************************************* ABBREVIATIONS USED BELOW = BT = Sale Date (i.e bought ) Canx = Cancellation Date CofR = Certificate of Registration (Number of) DD = Delivery Date GIA = Ground Instruction Airframe RD = Registration Date TFD = Transferred References AB-IX, A-B RAF Serials PA-RZ. A-B Stirling File. Putnams Short book. Alan Faupel, Bernard Martin, John Davis, Luc Wittemans and several others References to other sources are included where known NOTE SHORT constructors numbers S = Rochester built SH = Belfst built NO SBSH numbers were used at this time to my knowledge! c/n SH1405 PJ958 S.37 Silver Stirling cvtd by Shorts for civil use to Spec C.18/43 at Belfast and flown in Not given civil regn. DD 45 ATTDU (Air Transport Tactical Development Unit) DD 45 TCDU (Transport Command Development Unit) DBR Overshot landing, undercarriage collapsed when swung to avoid bomb dump at Harwell. 5797M TFD GIA - later scrapped Nine airframes from store at 273 MU, Polebrook and one from 23 MU, Aldergrove sold to the Air Ministry on behalf of Trans Air for 2,000 including spares. Unconfirmed reports states 12 were sold but the extra airframes could have been as spares. All were Belfast built. SHORT S.29 STIRLING C.Mk.V c/n SH1525 PK172 DD 45 No RAF service recorded SOC Test flown at Polebrook To Shorts Belfast for inspection, returned to Polebrook. BT Airtech Ltd, Thame (PHOTO) Original Belgian CofR stated ex-pk136, amended to PK172 OO-XAC DD RD (CofR 691) Association de Personnes Transair (Jaune and Vanderveken) Operating as Transair, Melsbroek,Brussels Test flown for Belgian CofA Noted at Stansted (with grapes from italy?) RD Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels WO after take off from K un-ming (NOTE corrected spelling). China, en route for Shanghai. Second Pilot killed, and

2 other crew injured, but 35 passengers unhurt. Reported as operated with AB Aerotransport (possibly meaning Air Transport, as they definitely were the operators). Pilot Wing Commander Morrison, Flight Engineer Morgan. Canx c/n SH1535 PK180 DD 45 No RAF service recorded SOC but Test flown at Polebrook to Shorts Belfast for inspection. BT Airtech Ltd, Thame Original Belgian CofR stated ex-pk135, amended to PK180 OO-XAD DD to Brussels via Gatwick RD (CofR 679) Association de Personnes Transair (Jaune and Vanderveken) Operating as Transair, Melsbroek, Brussels First Aircraft delivered to Trans Air Noted on Melsbroek-Manston charter for Bergamo but delayed by engine failure. RD Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels Canx as sold to Egypt AF by Tangiers Trading Cy. c/n SH1536 PK181 DD 45 No RAF service recorded BT DD Airtech Ltd, Thame. (PHOTO) Test flown at Polebrook OO-XAE DD RD (CofR No 738) Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek (Sold by Transair to the above) Flown to Shanghai, arriving returned to Brussels with 29 passengers. On left Blackbushe for Castel Benito and Cairo (Farouk Field, arriving on noted training Egyptian crews. Canx as sold to Tangiers Trading Cy (for delivery to Egypt AF) C/n SH1301 PJ900 DD 9.44 RAF 46 Sqn, then to Shorts SOC to Civilian Procurement Authority BT Airtech Ltd, Thame (PHOTO) OO-XAH RD (CofR 701) Association de Personnes Transair (Jaune and Vanderveken) Operating as Transair, Melsbroek, Brussels (c/n quoted as SBSH.13017) RD Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels Canx as sold to Egypt AF by Tangiers Trading Cy. c/n SH1490 PK136 DD 45 A&AEE Boscombe Down (PHOTO) BT Airtech Ltd, Thame Test flown at Polebrook with second test on Deld to Gatwick OO-XAK DD RD (CofR 767) Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek Canx as sold to Tangiers Air Charter Co.Ltd (Archive 1/80) (Should read Tangiers Trading Cy. For delivery to Egypt AF) c/n SH1537 PK182 DD 45 No RAF service recorded BT Airtech Ltd, Thame Test flown at Polebrook OO-XAL RD (CofR 770) Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels DD Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek On made forced landing at Macassar, Celebes with engine trouble, damage repaired, thence to Singapore and Darwin. Damaged Overshot runway on landing at Bovingdon 4 crew and one

3 passenger unhurt. Repaired DD Brussels-Cairo for Egyptian AF Canx On sale to Tangiers Trading Cy (INCORRECTLY Reported canx that date to Czechoslovakia (Archive 1/81) c/n SH1508 PK148 DD 45 RAF 51 Sqn OO-XAM BT Airtech Ltd, Thame Reserved for Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels Painted as such but NTU G-AKPC RD (CofR 12115/1) Airtech Ltd, Thame For ferry flight on a permit to Fly Polebrook to Thame for overhaul in Jan/Feb 48 but no UK CofA prepared or issued. Canx as sold abroad (but scrapped at Thame (A-B Stirling) Inspected by Belgian CAA for permit to fly to Egypt (No permit date known) Also reported as having flown Brussels-Tripoli-Cairo on c/n SH1522 PK157 DD 45 RAF 242 Sqn BT Airtech Ltd, Thame OO-XAR Reserved for Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels painted as such but NTU Inspected by Belgian CAA for permit to fly to Egypt (No permit date known). Delivered to Egypt? Fate unknown c/n SH1514 PK153 DD 45 RAF 242 Sqn then 46 Sqn DD 45 No.23 MU Aldergrove (PHOTO) BT Airtech Ltd, Thame OO-XAS Reserved for Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels painted as such but NTU Test flown at Aldergrove (NOT Polebrook) DD and parked at Blackbushe (noted there 13.8 & ) until - Flown to Brussels for inspection by Belgian CAA. Permit issued to S.W.Rogers for dely to Madrid, Spain and on to A North African airfield en route to ISRAEL! (Archive 1/80 + John Havers/Luc Wittemans) c/n SH1528 PK174 DD 45 RAF 51 Sqn BT Airtech Ltd, Thame Test flown at Polebrook OO-XAV Reserved for Air Transport Co SA, Melsbroek, Brussels painted as such but NTU DD and parked at Blackbushe (noted there ) until scrapped 1949 at Blackbushe (Small explosion reported during BU due to fuel vapour in tanks)(archive 1/80 A-B Stirling File) Inspected by Belgian CAA and permit issued to S.W.Rogers for dely to Madrid, Spain DOES THIS REFUTE THE REPORT OF BEING BROKEN UP??? PHOTOGRAPHS There follow pages of photographs are taken from the Air-Britain The Stirling File and an article in Aeroplane Monthly dated November 1982 These are NOT for publication, but are included here to illustrate our research into these Belgian Stirlings. I also have a copy of this article if anyone would like to see a copy of that. (All these items kindly added by Bernard Martin).

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9 The Following Photos provided by Peter Wright 28 Jul 09 OO-XAE at Elmdon (Birmingham) and XAK Singapore circa 1948