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January 16, 2009 at 5:14 am in reply to: Wright Flyer dataplate for sale #1161412

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I love that they even post pictures of the shed where it was found. That part is often overlooked….

January 16, 2009 at 5:08 am in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1161415

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Absolutely correct. You have control!

There is a bit of information here:

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953%20-%200012.html

January 15, 2009 at 4:53 pm in reply to: Les Bywaters #1161773

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I did not know Les Bywaters personally, but as a forumite I would always be saddened by the passing of a kindred aviation enthusiast….

My deepest condolences.

R.I.P.

January 15, 2009 at 2:20 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1161858

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No, but it does look a bit like one.

January 15, 2009 at 1:48 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1161874

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I assume the “take control” means that I can post a Wotter..

Oh, and its not scales on the fuselage, its my very fine attempt to cover the reg by means of image manipulation.

January 15, 2009 at 1:42 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1161878

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Or it might be an Nord 1400 Noroit

January 15, 2009 at 1:23 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1161884

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Must be a stealth fighter os some sort…..

January 14, 2009 at 9:56 am in reply to: Band of Brothers #1162729

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Great series….

As far as I know these aircraft were used in the making:

G-DAKK
N47FK

Surely there were a few more and possibly a couple of airframes/cockpits.

Unfortunatly CGI can now cater for the non-enthusiast and is too widely used in movies. Think of the amada of aircraft used for BoB and A bridge too far…..we will never see that again. The new Dambusters movie might not even have any actual flying shots.

January 13, 2009 at 10:54 am in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1163588

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BROCHET MB50

January 13, 2009 at 7:01 am in reply to: Beaufighter and Meteor target tugs -Singapore 60's #1163663

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Thanks for sharing, lovely to see such unusual pictures.

I much prefer the user/visitor type pictures, to the official Mill shots.

January 9, 2009 at 6:10 am in reply to: DB-3 in Russia #1168657

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The link came from here, with details of the crew and some very grisly pictures of their remains: http://warrelics.eu/forum/armour-weapons-aircraft/515-db-3-bomber-recovered-karelia-2006-year.html Hopefully they ended up in a more dignified situation.

I don’t see anything grisly in those pictures. Is it the uniforms that you find grisly?

If so, I see them as an indication of the level of natural presevation, which is quite extraordinary.

January 8, 2009 at 5:28 pm in reply to: Aircraft recognition 0 out of 10! #1169209

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But what I want to know is how he got it through the escape tunnel and then all the way across Europe with it. Wouldn’t a model of an allied bomber, tucked inside his overcoat, been a bit of a giveaway when he was stopped by the Germans and asked to produce his papers!

Are you joking?

It was Stalag Luft III that was immortalised in the film The Great Escape, not pilot and model creator. He most likely died in the camp, since he is “known only as E Taylor”.

January 8, 2009 at 5:20 pm in reply to: DB-3 in Russia #1169228

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Is it better to leave them in the swamp?

I’m pretty sure they will get a proper burial once they are back in civilisation. Lets not go overboard on this, they are not vandalising the wreck, they are recovering it. Besides, the images do not show any disrespectful treatment of dead airmen.

Its too easy to be appalled be the mere idea of a wargrave, why not consider the chance of these men returning at last. We all know they deserve it and if there is no budget for flying banners and the last post being played on site, then so be it. At least they are not forgotten in a distant swamp.

Edited to say i support Adrian Grey 🙂

January 8, 2009 at 5:10 pm in reply to: Aircraft recognition 0 out of 10! #1169247

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Mullocks Auctioneers might not list it as a Lancaster, but simply as trench art. Its not on their online listing yet.

I bet the Journalist simply “recognised” it as a Lancaster, and i think he/she can be excused….see below.

January 8, 2009 at 4:43 pm in reply to: DB-3 in Russia #1169363

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Hard people those Russians….

However, its nice to see aviation archeology is doing well in Russia. There are ALOT of WWII aircraft scattered across that country.
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