From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Uncle Bill's Hobby" References: <001501c416dc$9b0c7e80$6401a8c0@p31000> <003801c416f3$f99d0de0$6400a8c0@d1l7c7> <406AF9AE.C4A9D17C@shaw.ca> Subject: Re: Alberta Bomber (GOMB) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:54:13 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Hi Rick, Thanks for sending in your Alberta Bomber article. No problem.....I'll have this on ARC for the April Fools update. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Uncle Bill's Hobby" To: "Steve Bamford ARC" ; "Bill Bulek" ; "Wayne Hui" Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:02 AM Subject: Alberta Bomber (GOMB) > Hello Steve, > Thank you and I hope it can make the date! > > As told by a friend which I hardly know. > > Back in 1945, the Allied captured and liberated Stalag 13, which as we > know was the camp for Allied aircrews that were shot down over Germany. > Most of the "freed" prisoners of war had nothing to do while waiting > for the rides home and they roamed the streets, airfields and bombed out > factories etc. An ex-halifax crew from Millarville, Alberta. stumbled > into the Arado factory and found some plans which he kept. > The said gentleman, name not to be mention for security reason as he > is still alive today, let us call him BM, returned to a small hamlet in > Southern Alberta. > Time was tough and he remain a farmer. He hired and befriended some > "liberated" German POW interned in Alberta, who were new immigrants in > Alberta. > BM bought a few surplus aircrafts from the Crown for about $50.00 each > (Cheaper than buying a tank of gas), he had a bunch of airplanes that > littered around his farm. It was in the fall seasons that he and a few > of his German buddies found an interest in the plans that he brought > back and started building this strange machine out of the surplus > aluminium and parts in secret. They hope to make a commmuter plane out > of it so they could fly to Germany one day without stopping for gas. > The machine had to be hidden, they did not want any suspicison that > they were going to do anything dangerous, as most people thought/think > model builders are nuts so they had it hidden in a bush in the farm. It > was the idea of one of an ex-Panzer officer that came up with the > "Ambush Scheme" which blended very well in the bushes. > The project was finished in 1951 the same year the Korean conflict > started. The Canadian Government, with information from the CIA found > out about the project. It was the only machine at that time, could fly > faster, with a longer range and could carried bigger load than the B-29 > including atomic bombs. > BM received an order in October 1951 to "loan" the machine to AETE in > ColdLake. It was during OctaoberFest that they decided to paint stripes > on the aircraft to disguise the jet engines, which for "unknown" reason > did not went on straight. BM also decided to paint a hornet on the tail > after he got string on the behind by a hornet while he was behind the > bush (after too many beer ). > AETE did a few tests including a return flight to Moscow, which they > dropped some dead cows from Alberta, chicken from BC and swome old shoes > from Ottawa, (one shoe was later used in UN!) and decided it was the > best thing that they had as a AA (ALBERTA AVENGER) to Moscow in case the > Ruskies attack Canada/USA, which never happened. The bomber was given > the Code UBH. But Canada was never credit with the "first" with Jet > bomber due to pressure from our big brother and the mother country. > The bomber was returned to BM. which he kept it in the farm. He moved > to Calgary and started a hobbyshop later with the initial UBH! However > he and his buddies flew the bomber occassionaly. > The bomber was never declassified as there was a fight over whose idea > it was with the "False Gun Turrent" on the underside of the bomber which > is the same idea as the "false canopy" on CF-18.; not to mention some > logos that they applied without written consent from you know what > department. > There were reports in those days about unidentified round or trianglar > flying objects in Canada. We know now from the government source that > the round objects are the Avro Avrocar (?) prototype which they stated > never got that high, but the triangular shape is still unknown. > The Alberta Bomber cannot be found now and some of the members moved > to the east and was part of the Arrow project which also ended up in the > hush-file. > The Alberta Bomber will remain the "Great Old Mysterous Bomber" > > > > > Steve Bamford ARC wrote: > > > > Thanks for the pics Bill.....now all I need is the story from Rick. > > > > Steve Bamford > > Aircraft Resource Center > > http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com > > > > Live like there is no tomorrow; > > Love like you've never been hurt. > > Work like you don't need the money. > > Dance like nobody's watching. > > Sing like nobody's listening. > > Live like it's Heaven on Earth. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bill Bulek" > > To: "'Steve Bamford ARC'" > > Cc: "'Uncle Bill's Hobby'" > > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:57 PM > > Subject: RE: Alberta Bomber? > > > > > Hello Steve and Rick: > > > > > > Attached are the Alberta Bomber pic's. Rick is going to send you a > > > story to go along with this (in fact, he might have beaten me to it). > > > > > > Given all the hoopla over the copyright laws, I decided to have a little > > > fun with one of the pictures, and I think you guys can guess which one > > > it is.... > > > > > > Happy April Fool's Day gents, > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > >