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January 5, 2013 at 6:20 pm in reply to: Spitfire at Car Saleroom Stourbidge 1970s #978555

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I drove past that showroom an hour ago. When Meteor Ford moved out of the site some years ago it was never reoccupied and is still intact but boarded up waiting redevelopment.

I took a number of b&w piccies of the Spitfire and Meteor there and when I can get at my archive I’ll see if I can dig them out.

The Spitfire was SM411 (now in Poland, painted to represent TB995)

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January 5, 2013 at 5:13 pm in reply to: Spitfire at Car Saleroom Stourbidge 1970s #978694

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The Spitfire at Meteor Ford in Moseley Birmingham was an RAF travelling exhibit. If I recall correctly it’s the example now at Krakow in Poland.

The Meteor belonged to the MAPS / Midland Air Museum and is preserved indoors with the MAM at Baginton.

The Meteor was there for a while but the Spitfire was only present for days / weeks. I had to call the police for help on one occasion as the unguarded Spitfire attracted unwanted attention from a group of yobs one night who were climbing all over it!

I can’t comment on the Stourbridge report other than to say that, as a Midlander who has been interested in historic aircraft since the ’60s, I can’t recall a genuine Spitfire in that precise area.

Tim

January 5, 2013 at 1:19 am in reply to: Australian Spitfire project in UK. What's happening? #979959

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Here is a link to a site which has other pictures of this example: http://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/157387/lz844-private-supermarine-spitfire-v-lf-vc/

I may well be wrong, but the prop looks to be a dummy – if so maybe blades were chopped to facilitate transport when dismantled?

December 31, 2012 at 11:02 pm in reply to: HAC Hawker Fury K5674 #986524

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My photograph was taken on the day it was rolled out for the press – make your own judgement about the colour but surround concerned looks black to me:

Tim

December 26, 2012 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Help needed with a Christmas gift #992616

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It’s full serial will be 48-087. If you search using that rather than the truncated version 8087 used as a tail code, you may have more success. For example, a further picture of this machine in an earlier guise when it was a B-50D can be seen here:
http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/97thBW/B50D49087.jpg

The site which displays the picture and background details is at: http://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/97thBW/97thBW.html

Your picture, however, depicts it later in its career after conversion to KB-50J. The unit mentioned on the mount of your picture was based at McGuire AFB, New Jersey.

Tim

December 25, 2012 at 6:32 pm in reply to: Planes in Snow Scenes for Holiday Greeting #993426

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December 18, 2012 at 6:51 pm in reply to: Coventry To Be Built-Over..? #1003914

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The following has been shown as a link in another thread earlier this year and provides insight into what’s really been proposed:

http://planningdocuments.warwickdc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=_WARWI_DCAPR_66265

December 18, 2012 at 6:30 pm in reply to: What's the status of RAFM A-20 ? #1003942

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It would be interesting to know what progress has been made with the RAFM example.

When Mr Nutt still had the collection of Boston / Havoc components he used to hold occasional open days. How he managed to squeeze an aero engine, undercarriage etc into his domestic premises heaven only knows – there was also a pair of wings on the patio – a real; treasure trove. I only visited once.

So far as the Wings Museum goes – I went there for the first time a couple of months back and was most impressed with the whole set up. Well worth a visit. I was truly surprised at how much from an A-20 is displayed and all put into context.

Tim

December 18, 2012 at 1:20 am in reply to: Sea Harrier on Ebay #1004739

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The airborne pic looks to be from the Flickr a/c of Stephen Rendle. If so it seems only right to give him due credit if its copied into here rather than via a link. 🙂

December 17, 2012 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Auster Autocrat G-AGTV #1005081

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Seems Mr Morley also owned another, namely Auster 5 G-APAH, between May ’57 and Oct ’70. Here is a link to a site which has a picture – reputedly of him and another standing in front of that Auster:

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000373743.html

An advert appeared in Flight in Aug 59 from Morley Aviation Ltd (Herts & Essex Aero Club 1958) offering lessons in various aircraft types including Auster).

Tim

December 16, 2012 at 4:35 pm in reply to: Why has this Beaufighter not been recovered? #1006789

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Thank you both for posting pictures of the East Fortune example. Is its restoration still ongoing or presently suspended?

Tim

December 15, 2012 at 10:02 pm in reply to: Why has this Beaufighter not been recovered? #1007789

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After 13 years in Scotland what progress has been made on this example? http://www.nms.ac.uk/our_museums/museum_of_flight/things_to_see_and_do/aircraft/1939-1945/beaufighter.aspx

I remember many years ago Peter Thomas telling me he made efforts to obtain one of these from Portugal for his Skyfame Museum but I think the problem was funding transportation in those days.

Tim

December 15, 2012 at 7:36 pm in reply to: BBC2 – Flog It – 14th December '12 #1008135

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The first item on the programme featured a pair of metal models which clearly depicted a Mosquito and a Hurricane – although the owner assumed the latter was a Spitfire. The valuer admitted she knew diddly sqat about aircraft types and so hadn’t the expertise to correct the error so the presenter persisted in identifying the item as a Spitfire :rolleyes:

Tim

December 6, 2012 at 10:08 pm in reply to: R.I.P Sir William Roberts #943021

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The Cygnet went to the museum at East Fortune.

Tim

December 5, 2012 at 10:38 pm in reply to: R.I.P Sir William Roberts #944009

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Sorry to hear he’s passed on. I always enjoyed visiting the remarkable collection Sir William funded. I only met him once, when he kindly allowed access to his aircraft before the collection was created and opened to the public.

When Dick Richardson came on board he and the team there did a great job and also made everyone so welcome. At one time the collection seemed to grow week by week with fascinating items …but all good things come to an end. Now if you visit the site it seems difficult to believe such a large and varied collection was ever there.

I assume the Magister remains stored gathering dust up there.

Tim
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