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  • in reply to: First Of The Few, Film Location #1160611
    DarrenJP
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    Henley or High Post?

    Hi

    looking at the photo that has a link to High Post, and matching it with the original black and white one plus a current aerial view i am certain that the hangar used in the film is High Post, as there is a shed that runs down the left side which has blocked out all but one of the windows, and on the left of the original wartime photograph there is a small building in the distance with a pointed roof, this matches exactly the same position in the aerial photograph
    of today.

    Darren

    in reply to: First Of The Few, Film Location #1161720
    DarrenJP
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    First Of The Few, Film Location

    Cheers for that, that’ll teach me for not looking at that request.
    You could be right about High Post, that picture of mine is bugging
    me, i think the label at the top of the photo might be misleading?,
    about it being Henley.

    Darren

    in reply to: So what preserved aircraft have you flown in? #1178557
    DarrenJP
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    Hi

    I have been lucky enough to sample the following, if some of them qualify?
    most of them are regulars and i expect lot’s of you have flown in but i consider them entertaining.

    DC-3 G-AMPY
    Rapide G-AGTM
    Broussard F-GHUO
    Concorde G-BOAE
    Dove G-OPLC
    Viscount G-APEY
    Prentice G-APJB
    DC-4 ZS-BMH
    Twin Pioneer G-APRS
    BAC One-Eleven G-OBWE
    Tri-Motor NC8407
    Yak-12 FLARF-02212
    New Standard D29 NC9756
    Alouette 2 N916LA
    Cub floatplane N591K the door became unhinged from the front and flipped back and lodged itself against the wing frame so it was flapping about in the breeze on this flight whilst doing touch and go’s on the Florida lakes, needless to say a quick return to base followed, with me having to rescue the door on landing and using it as a paddle!
    Dragonfly ZK-AYR
    Fox Moth ZK-ADI
    Catalina ZK-PBY
    Proctor ZK-ARP
    Provost ZK-JOT
    Dragon ZK-AXI
    Convair 580 ZS-LYL

    What will be next?
    Darren

    in reply to: Spitfire PR.IV information and photos #1182712
    DarrenJP
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    Thanks guy’s for all the information so far, very useful.

    Happy Christmas
    Darren

    in reply to: Merlin Superchargers and RAF Henley #1202567
    DarrenJP
    Participant

    Hi

    The field at Henley known as Upper Culham Farm was indeed used by Alan Cobham but i believe only on the one occasion this being June 19th 1935, the airfield was constructed in late 1939 and used by the RAF until 1945. There is some information and photos in the Museum of Berkshire Aviation at Woodley.
    I am currently working on a book about the history (although more information is always handy) of the site and have managed to piece together quite a bit about it’s history, from it’s days as a relief landing ground for local Flying Training Schools and by 529 Squadron through to it’s use by Vickers-Supermarine for Spitfire PR.IV and V assembly, (does anyone know the exact amount assembled here and the range of serial numbers, as i believe some of the early PR.IV’s were built at Heston?)

    DarrenJP:)

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