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February 11, 2012 at 11:47 am in reply to: Stephen Fry and THAT film remake #1067026

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Mr Homewood.
I think you’ve just made my weekend.

I second that!

Baz

February 11, 2012 at 12:17 am in reply to: Warbirds over Sydney Harbour #1067296

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To be even more accurate, 3 Tiger Moths according to the text.

February 9, 2012 at 11:23 pm in reply to: Biggin Hill's ex-gate guardian Spitfire replica is up for sale #1068458

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a gutted shell?

You probably know more than me, I just thought the engines were removed?

(only 4 external pictures)

Baz

February 9, 2012 at 8:32 pm in reply to: Stephen Fry and THAT film remake #1068733

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I was pretty much ‘hooked’ after watching the Battle of Britain with my dad in ’69, this is a film (Dambusters) that dads of today will take their sons to watch and catch another generation of youngsters to (and maybe) want to be involved in the future of aviation.

This film is important.

Baz

February 9, 2012 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Biggin Hill's ex-gate guardian Spitfire replica is up for sale #1068831

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More value (and much more interesting) is the Wessex on sale by the same person.

February 9, 2012 at 1:08 pm in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1069209

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Now this is a compilation of 3 pictures.

On the left: is the original Petty artwork for the Memphis Belle

Middle: is the photo of Duchess Alene showing a clear similarity with right leg down.

Right: is my scribble.

What I don’t know: does her leg continue onto the wing fillet or end at the panel join?

At the moment my thoughts are the latter.

February 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1069211

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Seems like the gal is kneeling. Might be worth doing a bit more digging.

Dan

Can see where you’re coming from, however, I think artists become entrenched with other artists views. I did at the beginning, but now only believe photographic evidence. (and Mark V!)

On this post I’ve put the old style artwork of our gal kneeling and maybe the answer in the photo along side. At first glance in the pic she appears to be kneeling, this is due to the upper wing surface cutting her leg off at the bum. I enhanced the photo slighty and you can make out the right leg angled down but abruptly cut off.

February 8, 2012 at 12:02 pm in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1070334

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Baz, the wire antenna was factory fitted to work with a ‘Detrola’ receiver. This unit was mounted on the cockpit floor and was designed to pick up transmissions from US control towers (obviously only when in the US!). Once shipped to a foreign theatre the unit was pretty much useless and usually removed along with the wire antenna. The active radio antenna was the one inside the mast.

Steve

Your post was the very reason I put my scribbles on this forum!
There are a lot of artists that routinely make this mistake:eek:

Eddie says you work on a ex-Red Tail P51?

Thanks again

Baz

(updated sideview)

February 8, 2012 at 1:11 am in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1070652

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Lovely artwork 🙂 – just a small point, the aerial wire was normally removed in the ETO.

Thanks Steve

Didn’t know that, have to say the P51 is not one of my strong points. My learning curve is quite steep with this one. How about Italy with the wire?
Do you know why it was removed?

Baz

February 8, 2012 at 1:05 am in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1070655

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Barry, there’s a great close-up photo of Palmer standing in front of the second Duchess (surprisingly a C) in a Tuskegee article on the Alabama Heritage website. Let me see if I can find it….

Here we go. It a PDF.

Black Wings of Tuskegee

Thanks Jayce

Great reading, nice pictures, would never have found it(!)
Don’t start me on another Duchess:D

cheers

Baz

February 6, 2012 at 6:21 pm in reply to: Favourite aviation film moments #1072411

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B707 at the beginning of Airplane with fin above cloud to the music of Jaws….

February 6, 2012 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1072437

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Bit of guess work here…..

this is as close as we’re going to get, unless more information comes forth.

Baz

February 2, 2012 at 6:55 pm in reply to: Trouble 'up North' #1077848

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Tangmere1940

Perhaps we should all start a “Ploughing Our Own Furrow” club…?

Had to look that up

……..thought it meant something else!

:diablo:

Baz

February 2, 2012 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1078126

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Another photo just come to light sort of shows the Font on the nose but the ‘A’ appears to have a curve in it I’ve not seen before…..

Also the artwork under the cockpit appears to be a copy off B17 ‘Memphis Belle’ (with different underwear:eek:) maybe done by the same artist?

February 2, 2012 at 2:01 am in reply to: Re:Red Tail P51D Duchess Arlene #1078638

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That’s a great illustration! 🙂

Not photographic evidence, but the illustration on p.76 of Osprey’s “332nd Fighter Group: The Tuskeegee Airmen” shows the yellow recognition band going over the landing gear doors.

Thanks AdlerTag.

Trying to get away from other artists illustrations as some are making errors by copying other artists.

Some illustrations show this band over the doors and others do not.

A photo sent to show me that they do, apparently don’t!

I wouldn’t mind seeing a clearer view of this and the rest of this aeroplane if anyone has one

cheers

Baz
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