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January 18, 2025 at 7:19 pm in reply to: TFC aircraft #695652

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January 18, 2025 at 7:19 pm in reply to: TFC aircraft #710069

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FKA, B-25 G-BKXW is on Zac’s list.

Was the Bristol Fighter now in NZ on TFC’s books or was it one of HAC’s projects? I’m sure I remember seeing it in their hangar under restoration – but it was a long time ago.

January 15, 2025 at 10:37 am in reply to: ID for film B-25J, Mosquito #695950

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January 15, 2025 at 10:37 am in reply to: ID for film B-25J, Mosquito #710370

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I would say it is East Kirkby. The Mossie would be HJ711, the B-25 the recent acquisition from the RAF Museum, N5119Z/44-29366. The original wartime buildings are still there too. Plenty of Austers in camo around as well.

December 29, 2024 at 5:45 pm in reply to: Revill Classic Jet Collection, nr Defford… #710965

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Notice that ‘Roadclosely’s’ post has a dodgy link made to look like the OP’s. Seem to remember this isn’t the first time this sort of thing has happened on this Forum with a new poster….

December 19, 2024 at 12:56 pm in reply to: A 1:1 scale Westland Whirlwind #712022

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The idea for the replica was conceived in this very forum a few years ago, as I remember.

November 6, 2024 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Duxford Squadron Display Team Question #715937

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Happily, the Science Museum have restored ‘BIB as a Savage Skywriter, complete with extended exhausts for the smoke. Photo via Science Museum’s website.

November 6, 2024 at 12:59 am in reply to: Duxford Squadron Display Team Question #716006

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Re the Crazy Flying, it was definitely a display item at Hendon in the 30’s. One of the pilots was a certain Frank Whittle. From Wiki;

He became a popular and gifted instructor, and was selected as one of the entrants in a competition to select a team to perform the “crazy flying” routine in the 1930 Royal Air Force Air Display at RAF Hendon. He destroyed two aircraft in accidents during rehearsals but remained unscathed on both occasions. After the second incident an enraged Flight Lieutenant Harold W. Raeburn said furiously, “Why don’t you take all my bloody aeroplanes, make a heap of them in the middle of the aerodrome and set fire to them – it’s quicker!”

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November 4, 2024 at 8:59 pm in reply to: Duxford Squadron Display Team Question #716244

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Thank you for the link. Just FYI I couldn’t get it to play at first on Edge, but it works when I disabled my ad blocking extension – maybe that is the problem with your Opera?

October 30, 2024 at 11:10 pm in reply to: WIX inaccessible #716529

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I haven’t had any problems with it, and I’ve been on the site 3 or 4 times today.

October 8, 2024 at 10:24 pm in reply to: "Aeroplane Falls On Children" Near Duxford – 1924 #719636

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I really should be doing other stuff but anyway – I found the 1920 O.S. map of Duxford on the National Library of Scotland website, so here’s the relevant bit. (Great resource btw)

dux20 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/191578449@N02/]

October 7, 2024 at 11:31 pm in reply to: "Aeroplane Falls On Children" Near Duxford – 1924 #719932

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Ok. Emily Miller, 9 months old, recorded at Duxford Grange, Duxford 0391/06. (Don’t know what the numbers represent). Various family members recorded as farm workers for J E? Fordham. Over to you!

October 7, 2024 at 10:21 am in reply to: "Aeroplane Falls On Children" Near Duxford – 1924 #719988

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I just looked at the 1921 Census, and unfortunately it’s of little help. Elsie was born and recorded in Littleport, near Ely, so presumably they either moved to Duxford sometime between ’21 and the time of the accident, or they were visiting the area.

September 28, 2024 at 2:52 pm in reply to: Lancasters at Waddington Airshow 1965 #720946

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According to Scramble.nl, PA474 was static and flying, how many did he say were there? Could another one be NX611 which arrived in the UK that year?

September 16, 2024 at 1:20 am in reply to: The Strangest Historical Fact I Learnt Today….. #722406

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I don’t know if it was the same visit, but I recall a story about a pre-war German delegation visit to a Spitfire squadron, where all concerned were told not to mention the then secret new reflector gunsight. When they arrived, the pilots were amazed to see the accompanying top brass extol the virtues of same, and inviting them to have a look in the cockpit at the new equipment. Possibly read it in ‘Fly for your Life?’
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