Reading through a 25 year old magazine just now and in the letters to the editor section Bob Trickett said he was building a Misle-Thrush and an Avro 504. I have not heard anything more, does anyone know if he is still working on them or what happened to them or if he is still going?
By: Sopwith - 24th October 2024 at 06:54
Sorry about my mistake re Missel Thrush spelling in my post Sabrejet and thank you for your reply also thanks avion ancien for your replies, I daresay job and address changes would make quite an impact on any aircraft building and also the range of different projects such as the Sopwith Snipe aswell . Talk about spreading yourself thin eh? Thanks again
By: avion ancien - 23rd October 2024 at 18:24
From Motor Sport, November 1997;
‘Some aeroplanes for a change. A reader who is constructing a replica of the 1926 ANEC Missel Thrush using original drawings and some original parts is seeking additional drawings, photos of the airframe and a spare Blackburne Thrush engine, or any similar light aeroplanes that are available. Any letters can be forwarded.’
By: Sabrejet - 23rd October 2024 at 14:34
I think “Misle-Thrush” would be the ANEC Missel Thrush. IIRC there was a new-build on the cards a while back.
By: avion ancien - 23rd October 2024 at 13:42
….. and in the SVAS journal, Prop-Swing, of Spring 2017, it is mentioned that:
‘I’m sure you’ve been wondering how Bob Trickett is getting on with his Sopwith
Snipe – we haven’t heard from him for a while. Well, he’s just told me that since his
last progress report he’s changed his job twice and moved house three times. There’s
nothing like having a stable base when you’re building an aeroplane, is there.’
By: avion ancien - 23rd October 2024 at 13:39
There is a gentleman of that name who on 15 October last was offering an Avro 504N rudder bar for sale on facebook (q.v. https://www.facebook.com/groups/282496192382341/)
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