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what bus
On November the 22nd in 1946 an aeroplane ripped off the top deck of
a Guy Arab Bristol Tramways double decker carrying a full complement of
RAF personnel from RAF Locking into Weston-Super-Mare. The bus did not overturn and 7 airmen were killed, all on whom were on the top deck.
Does anyone know the bus involved, please? It is one of the series numbered
3630 to 3641 (HHU 352-359 or HHW 13-15).
Many enquiries and much research have (so far) proved fruitless: one of
the more knowledgeable Bristol Vintage Bus Club members suggests 3632
but this is based on the fact that there is a picture of that particular vehicle
on it's side with 'Locking Camp' displayed on the destination blind: had the
bus in this incident been turned over there would have been many more casualties. In actual fact none of the lower deck windows were broken...
Many thanks. = Sloway.
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