Q for Queenie, ED930 – A66-1

As I said, research, what a fucking nightmare!

Update on Q-Queenie, after weeks of trawling Aviation forums etc, I thought I’d got Queenie right, until I heard the Pilot was alive, living in Melbourne & in his 90’s-so I tracked him down!

The nose art, I only ever found a few small B+W pictures & had no idea as to the colour, I decided on a red the same as the letters on the sides of the Lancasters. Spot on! Thanks to Peter Isaacson, DFC, AFC, DFM (Pilot) for confirming this, the flying Kangaroo with wings carrying a bomb & Queenie v1 next to it.

The plane was complete! Or so I thought, I left off the top turret as this model Lancaster was built without. Where’s the top Turret? asked the Pilot. Did it have one? Direct quote from Peter Issacson “Q for Queenie flew out as ED930, when she arrived at Laverton she was re classified A66-1 & a top turret fitted & then transferred from RTAF to RAAF”

What an amazing man! Now able to put this all together & after almost 70 years, how wrong people are with their facts, I feel good in that I can now put this right, thanks to the Original Pilot that flew the damn thing from Prestwick to Australia & under Sydney Harbour Bridge, way back in 1943!

I now have to draw on a Top Turret….. *Sigh* Almost there!

Q for Queenie -ED930 (A66-1)

Well, research, what a fcuking nightmare that is!

Doing my latest picture, the first Lancaster to fly to Australia flew under Sydney Harbour Bridge. Wow!

On 22 May 1943, the brand new Lancaster “Q” for Queenie, ED 930, took off from Prestwick in Scotland headed for Amberley in Australia. It flew via Montreal, Ottowa, San Francisco, Hawaii, and Canton Island finally arriving at Amberley airfield, west of Brisbane, on 4 June 1943. The flying time for the long journey was 74 hours. It was piloted by Peter Isaacson from 156 Squadron RAF. It then flew on to Mascot airfield in Sydney Thanks to Peter Dunn from http://www.ozatwar.com/for help in locating the Pilot.

I trawled everywhere to gather info to recreate this image, from the nose art to identification markings, to the plane itself, there were so many variations of the Lancaster. As far as I could deduce, it was believed she flew with ED930 despite being reclassified A66-1. Great, this is what I used! Then I receive an email telling me the Pilot was still alive & living in Melbourne! After extensive trawling I get an email address for Peter & fired off my questions. He’s alive & well indeed & replied, albeit brief but cleared up a lot, including the fact she flew under her re classification of A66-1 & NOT ED930 as commonly believed-Thank you Peter. I have a couple more questions for Peter & then my pic will be complete. I give you Q for Queenie! (Lo Res)

She’s not quit finished yet, just awaiting the Pilots final approval.

Flight Lieutenant Peter Isaacson, DFC, AFC, DFM (Captain)

The Crew on this flight were as follows;

Flight Lieutenant Peter Isaacson, DFC, AFC, DFM (Captain)
Flight Lieutenant Robert Nielsen, DFM (Navigator)
Flight Lieutenant Alan Ritchie, DFM (2nd Navigator & Bomb Aimer)
Pilot Officer M.D. (Don) Delaney (Flight Engineer)
Pilot Officer E.M. (Bill) Copley, DFM (Wireless Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant J. Grose (Air Gunner)
Flight Sergeant Archie Page (Air Gunner)
Corporal Claude Spencer (Airframe Fitter)

Vanessa Minnillo naked

                                     

Oops! Poor Vanessa Minnillo got caught out here, isn’t any one safe from the men & their long lenses? Before you condem me, remember I am a tabloid photographer. In my defence I don’t do the paparattzi side, I do the glamour side. *rolls eyes*

Vanessa is on holiday with Nick Lachey in Mexico, hrm—"THERES A HURRICANE ON THE WAY!!!"
Naked pic click here

christina buys the Osbournes mansion.

                                                  

Christina’s gone & brought the Osbourne’s mansion in Beverly Hills. eh?

Ozzy said;

“I don’t want to stay in that house any more… The house holds bad memories for me because it reminds me of the terrible time Sharon got cancer and of times when me and the kids were doped out of our minds.”

Funny, I only saw one episode from the Osbourne’s & Ozzy was constantly complaining about the 10 dogs in the house shitting & pee’ing everywhere-all the time!

IT MUST FUCKING STINK!