It is allready clear that there are people reading this whose families were effected by this accident and you post that, what was the point 😡

I edited the earlier post. I trust people will understand why. Sorry I didn’t see it earlier.

Moggy

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TT: Thanks for a fun day. Here are a few more from this morning.

Oh dear!!!!:p 😀

I was there back in March last year. They were working on a US ‘utility’ type aircraft at the time. It was close to completion… has it flown yet? And what is it!

That was day I saw Kermit try and go flying with the control lock in the rudder (10th march 07 to be precise) of his T6!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮 Nothing against Kermit here, but what was ‘strange’ was the reaction of the ground crew when I pointed it out to them… Two old boys.. one told me that he always flies with the control lock in, the other told me that it automatically lifts out once he’s airborne. It wasn’t until a 3rd guy came over and asked what all the fuss was about that someone thought “Mmm, this bloke might just know what he’s talking about”… We had to laugh as the prop wash blew his Panama hat across the airfield as he tried to remove the lock.

What seems stange to me is that on the T6 the rudder lock is internal in the cockpit, it is actuated by the same lever as locks the elevator, both released by a lever at the base of the pilots Stick:rolleyes:

. Was the Sywell Gunbus a static film prop.

Dave

If you saw what it was made from you wouldnt need to ask:D

Here’s Scott Thompson’s well researched list of the Tallmantz aircraft from the period in question. It might help.

http://www.aerovintage.com/ac_tallmantz.htm

And, I’ve seen Zeppelin as well.
Once at my university’s “cheap film night”.
Rather impressive on a large screen, much less so on television.

Nope not listed, they didnt belong to Tallman there were on loan, possibly for Waldo Pepper as you can see them in the hangar scean near the end of the film!!!! Where are they now?? if they exist at all any more. Still registered to Lynn Garrison in Ireland.EI – ARH, EI-ARM

You could try Dave Goddard; he’s into Chipmunks;

http://www.dsgaviation.co.uk/

Many Thanks

Does anyone know the construction numbers and / or original
registrations (French or British), for the three Fokker D.VII-65
biplane replicas built for The Blue Max by Rousseau Aviation?
The Irish regos were EI-APT / ‘PV.

Also, has anyone ever heard of the following WWI films:
“I Shot Down Rochthofen, I Think”
“Dubious Patriot”
Both used Currie Wot S.E.5a replicas.

Simon

Amazing how often these old girls come up on here! The three DVII’s are now with 1, the stampe museum in antwerp. 2, Peter Jackson,s collection in NZ ( although i dont thik it is registered to him). 3, is with a museum in the USA, name escapes me at the mo, on static as it was crashed and the fuselage badly bent!! When i get home i will try and dig ot more details.

” Shot down Richtofen I Think and “The Dudious Patriot” are one in the same film. This was a film made in Ireland using the BM a/c around the same time as “Darling Lili”, Zeppelin and “Von Richtoffen and Brown” The film starred Cliff Robertson and sadly was never finished. The producer of the film was killed in the helicopter , SE5 Mid air on the set of “Zeppelin” The film used all the BM A/C and the 6 7/8th SE5’s built for “Darling Lili” plus several Stampe,s and Tiger Moths. It was one of the Miles Built Full Size SE5’s that was lost in the mid air.
I spoke with Cliff Robertson last year trying to find out myself what had happened to the film.
I have some pictures of the filming as my father was involved in the flying sequences at the time and he wanted some picture for his forthcoming book!

The FAC only brought 4 of the mini SE5’s, two remained in Ireland with Lynn Garrison. These were on loan to Frank Tallman at the time of his death and Lynn Garrison does not know what happened to them, anyone out there know what became of them or those that the FAC had?