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December 31, 2005 at 11:45 am in reply to: Mark12 – 'A little note' #1355661

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Mark,
I vote that you be nominated to a new role of moderating the moderators.

December 31, 2005 at 12:29 am in reply to: Sud-Ouest SO 4050 Vautour (Vulture) #1355925

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There was indeed a civilian registered Vautour flown on the warbird circuit approximately ten years ago. She is grounded with hydraulics problems.

Willy
FYI, I’ve now found the attached photo which I took of the civil registered Vautour when it was displayed at Ferte Alais. I’ve also attached a shot of the example preserved by the Musee de’l Air at Le Bourget, in the days when it was on show on the main ramp. I recall visiting Reims air base and seeing many examples operational back in the late sixties/early seventies.

December 31, 2005 at 12:23 am in reply to: How's this for a classy Canberra scheme? #1355932

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Interestingly your 1972 pic doesn’t show the in-flight re-fueling probe fitted to WH876 in 1971 for the trials with the stop-gap Vulcan tanker conversion. Must have been only a short trial.

Les
The probe IS there in my shot, it’s just that being white it merges into the white of a building in the background. I’ve found another angle and an enlargement shows the probe more clearly.

December 30, 2005 at 2:13 pm in reply to: Strathallan Aircraft Collection #1356453

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The Anson G-AGWE was with the Phoenix Air Museum at Bruntingthorpe until they went defunct. It was then sold by Neville Martin to a guy in Florida who kept it at Valiant Air Command .
It has since moved on -present.

Any idea when and to where? Last time I went to the VAC the frame of G-AGWE’s fuselage was strung up in the roof of their hangar where I photographed it.

December 30, 2005 at 12:38 am in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects #1357118

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Dave – Certainly in numerous years of being involved in the Cockpitfest event at Newark …… 10% of something is better than 100% of nothing.

David,
I agree that the preservation of cockpits feeds well into other areas of preservation, especially the development of restoration skills. As this is so I would be intrigued to know how widespread the private preservation of cockpits is in other countries. Is this primarily a British phenomenon? I’m aware that the military in many countries retain cockpits for Public Relations, training or museum use on occasions and have seen examples in Europe and further afield but what about privately owned cockpits / collections?

December 27, 2005 at 10:06 pm in reply to: How's this for a classy Canberra scheme? #1359249

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Happy memories of those varied schemes. Thanks for your definitive data in response to my query. Stunning photo – is it one you took yourself – if so what was the camera ship ?

December 25, 2005 at 10:06 pm in reply to: Time Warp Back to the 1950s #1360489

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Mike
Thanks for posting. Some excellent and unusual shots – I especially like the Sabre being refuelled and the Farnborough shot of the Comet in early BEA scheme (which was overtaken by a later scheme before the type went into service with them). Fascinating stuff – your grandfather was already using colour when most of us were still using b&w in box brownies – we’re lucky you scanned them for posterity!

December 24, 2005 at 8:05 pm in reply to: How's this for a classy Canberra scheme? #1361101

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Les,

I see that on your interesting web-site that there is a shot of WH876 wearing s scheme identical to that it sported in my 1972 shot except that the light blue areas appear red. Do you happen to know whether that scheme carried before or after 1972? At the time of my 1972 photo the aircraft carried roundels and fin flash akin to the lighter colours carried on V bombers during their period in anti-flash colours – I would be interested to know if there was a roles based / technical rather than aesthetic justification for this on WH876?

December 24, 2005 at 4:29 pm in reply to: Post Your 'I wasn't Expecting that!' Fly-by Story Here #1361297

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About 25 years ago I was heading from the Midlands to RAF Valley for their airshow. I was covering the event for a journal so had to be there early to utilise my pass.

I was enjoying the tranquility and scenery of a valley through which the road was winding as there wasn’t another person about. Without warning the peace was broken by the unmistakable sound of two Merlins. Following my path precisely, Mosquito RR299 roared over at VERY low level with it’s sound reverberating around the mountains. Shades of 633 sqdn. The Mossie was transiting from Hawarden to the show.

It appeared to me (probably not actually so) that the crew had taken delight in scaring the living daylight out of a lonely motorist. What they could not have known was that it was someone who adores vintage aircraft and that it was to become an everlasting happy memory – the sound and the sight of that classic machine as it banked away down the valley afterwards.

December 22, 2005 at 9:05 pm in reply to: Beervelde Air Museum #1363973

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Could it perhaps be OO-EXK which some years back (mid 80s) was derelict at Wevelgem and was the only reported Navion as out of service in Belgium at that time?

December 22, 2005 at 8:57 pm in reply to: P80 in Albania, an interesting history #1363989

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Must be Castle AFB !

December 22, 2005 at 6:22 pm in reply to: Waco UPF-7 G-WACO #1364207

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Mr Tipsy

I have a range of shots from different angles including rear view. I will post them, or if you pm me with your e-mail address I’ll send you e-copies when I can track down the slides. I can’t do that just now as we’ve suffered a bereavement and have more crucial things to deal with right now.

December 22, 2005 at 1:40 pm in reply to: P80 in Albania, an interesting history #1364587

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Strewth – let’s hope the wind doesn’t gust too much or the folks below will get one hell of a headache!

December 22, 2005 at 1:32 pm in reply to: New Australian Collection #1364603

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This has already been covered by Dave H in his thread: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51623

December 22, 2005 at 1:27 pm in reply to: Around India in 80 days… #1364614

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Take a look at: http://www.warbirdsofindia.com/
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