Ukulele-playing star George Formby drove the 1939 Mercury Eight Series 99A Estate as part of the Entertainments National Service Association during a 53-day tour in the summer of 1943.
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However, experts had thought the deterioration was slow moving and that the east wing was affected similarly.
A spokesperson for the charity said until the storm of 23 February, there were no signs of any major structural problems.
The incident occurred just days before remedial works were due to start at the historic site
The damage occured to the east wing wall of the castle, which was built by Henry VIII
Engineers are now assessing the damage to the 573-year-old building and are planning remedial works.
Hurst Castle through the centuries
When Henry VIII built Hurst Castle it was considered one of the most advanced fortresses of its time
A UNIQUE car that was used by George Formby during the Second World War is going up for auction. The 1939 Mercury Eight Series 99A Estate Car toured with the Eighth Army when the Stockton Heath performer – famous for his ukulele – entertained the troops in North Africa. George was given the vehicle by Malcolm Campbell, the British racing motorist who set the world speed record on land and on water various times during the 1920s and 1930s. He intended to modify the large estate car to use as a crew bus for his Blue Bird escapades but the war broke out before he could put his plans into action.
Internment Camps in Scotland
A little-known network of internment camps operated in Scotland during World War II.
During the Second World War units of the Polish Army who had escaped from Nazi Europe were based in Scotland, protecting the North Sea coast from possible German invasion. They were joined by Jewish soldiers in Anders Army, freed after the German invasion of Russia, who reached Britain through Iran, Palestine and the journey round Africa. There were about a thousand Jewish soldiers in the Polish Army in Scotland and their bases were considered to be sovereign Polish territory. This is the story of the Jewish soldiers, their positive and negative experiences of these dark times.
Two WW2 staff cars for sale with H&H Classics
Campbell-Formy Staff Car.
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.- For sale by auction with H&H Classics at Duxford Imperial War Museum on Apruk 14th these two historically important WW2 staff cars both deserve a place in a military museum or a military collection.
A hands on director of Lincoln Cars Ltd, Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE kept Blue Bird K4 (his World Water Speed Record achieving boat) at the companys Brentford premises on Londons Great West Road. Well known to the senior Ford hierarchy on both sides of the Atlantic, he was able to secure a brand new, overseas market example of the Mercury Eight Series 99A upon its 1939 launch (Lincoln and Mercury were both Ford subsidiaries).