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  • in reply to: British aircraft manufacturers during the war #1434752
    robbelc
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    Apart from the Hawker and Vickers combine most companys were ‘owned’ by their founders. But in the mid-late 30’s there were large share issues to raise capital for the forthcomming rearmamant programe.
    As far as I know during WW2 this was the situation
    Fairey-still run by Richard Fairey
    Westland-owned by Petters, an industrial engine company
    Miles- owned by the Miles brothers but Rolls-Royce had a
    40odd% holding I think
    Handley Page -still majourity owned and run by HP himself
    Airspeed- owned by deHavillands
    de Havillands -owned by the DH family

    But I may be totally wrong!

    in reply to: HP42 #1435765
    robbelc
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    Would love to see this fly more than any other current project. Prewar airliners are almost extinct apart from a few Rapides and Dragons.
    One question is I assume the CAA won’t issue a CofA due to lack of type support? So I guess it would have to operate on a permit to fly as it would require a transport CofA? Clearly operating pleasure flights will be the main form of income? Will the CAA allow a permit aircraft to operate commercially?

    in reply to: DH Mosquito, XB-HOB #1350467
    robbelc
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    It was around at Mexico City airport in 1969 as its pictured in ‘Veteran & Vintage Aircraft’. There is a poor picture, it looks complete but the wing skinning looks very dodgy and the paintwork is faded. No sign of any major damage from photo.

    in reply to: Preserved Harrier pictures #1354037
    robbelc
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    two seater XW934 is due to go to the FAST museum at Farnborough shortly. It’s not in a good cosmetic condition having been outside for 10 years but is supposed to be a very low hour frame?

    in reply to: Fuji S5000 Aviation Photo Club #1355289
    robbelc
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    Yes, the bottom Janie picture must be excluded from the competition. She isn’t “in flight”. Don’t think the A318 is vintage yet, either.

    🙂

    Whoops, didn’t read all the rules! And no arguments about the B52 not being vintage!!

    in reply to: Fuji S5000 Aviation Photo Club #1355319
    robbelc
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    Not taken too many warbird shots with my S5000 here are a few,

    in reply to: Airlines at LHR #608881
    robbelc
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    Yes A340 but you wont see it in the light this time of year, arrives around 1850. Thats the trouble with the winter so much of the interesting stuff arives after dark, roll on April.
    EVA also aoperate MD11F’s on Saturday afternoon, or did last time I went up there.
    Egypt Air now using A330’s, JAT used DC9 T9-AAC on saturday, plus Aeroflot 767’s on the morning flight.

    in reply to: Airlines at LHR #673976
    robbelc
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    Yes A340 but you wont see it in the light this time of year, arrives around 1850. Thats the trouble with the winter so much of the interesting stuff arives after dark, roll on April.
    EVA also aoperate MD11F’s on Saturday afternoon, or did last time I went up there.
    Egypt Air now using A330’s, JAT used DC9 T9-AAC on saturday, plus Aeroflot 767’s on the morning flight.

    in reply to: Lockheed Hudson survivors #1364863
    robbelc
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    Talking of Hudsons does anybody know the real id of the ‘Hudson’ that was/is outside at the entrance to the Planes of Fame museum at Chino. It was in full RAF scheme and marked as, I think, AM611? Never came up with its real id.

    in reply to: HP Hastings and where did they go? #1369788
    robbelc
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    That would be great, yes please

    Cheers

    Cees

    No problem from W&R3, fire Dumps unless stated
    Benson TG571/J arrined 8/67
    Boscombe Down TG567/C 202sqn
    Catterick TG570/S 242OCU
    Cosford SoTT TG566
    Finningley SoTT TG605
    Henlow, held for RAFM TG527 36SQN
    Lyneham TG621
    Manston fire school TG501,TG506,TG513,TG623
    Marham TG616/M 242ocu
    Shawbury TG572(also scraping of Hastings)
    Stansted Board of Trade fire school TE580, TG581
    Staverton Skyframe museun TG258
    Strubby WJ340
    Tangmere 22 Air Despatch Sqn instructional TG512/GAD,TG603/GAQ
    Teversam(cambridge) TG510
    Thorney Island TG537,TG610
    Wittering WD476 70Sqn
    Wyton WD481
    sad that we only have a few preserved in the UK now, guess they were retired too early for most of the UK preservation scene?

    in reply to: HP Hastings and where did they go? #1370018
    robbelc
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    Looking through Wrecks&Relics 3(1968) they were mainly scrapped at Bicester.But many met their end on fire dumps, including the prototype at Stansted, and around another 20 at various bases, I will post a list if you wish?

    in reply to: Old Gold(Farnborough 1962) #1380279
    robbelc
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    Cracking photos, don’t see many from that era in color.
    For the recored the list of show aircraft that year was.

    Exhibition Aircraft

    CF-MCK Handley Page Herland 200 161
    G-AOCZ Westland Whirlwind 2 WA/H/115
    G-APDY Westland Whirlwind 3 WA241
    G-APUX Hawker Hunter T66A 8763
    G-AREA de Havilland Dove 8 04520
    G-ARFP Vickers Varsity T1 546
    G-ARPA de Havilland Trident 1 2101 BEA prototype
    G-ARPB de Havilland Trident 1 2102 BEA flying only
    G-ARPC de Havilland Trident 1 2103 BEA
    G-ARRM Beagle 206X B001
    G-ARTA Vickets VC10 803 BOAC prototype
    G-ARXM Beagle 206Y B002
    G-ARYA de Havilland DH125 25001 prototype
    G-ASBU Beagle Terrier 2 B613
    G-ASBY Beagle Airdale B523
    G-ASCC Beagle AOP11 B701
    XA894 Avro Vulcan B1 RAF
    XF923 Bristol T188 13518 RAF
    XG310 English Electric Lightning F3 95010 RAF
    XK991 Westland Whirlwind HAR2 WA147 RAF
    XL361 Avro Vulcan B2 RAF
    XL640 Bristol Britannia C1 13449 RAF
    XM691 Folland Gnat T1 FL501 RAF
    XM698 Folland Gnat T1 FL508 RAF
    XM837 Westland Wessex HAS1 WA18 Royal Navy
    XM967 English Electric Lightning T5 95052 RAF
    XM974 English Electric LightningT4 95074 RAF
    XN817 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy C1 AW6746 RAF
    XN929 Blackburn Buccaneer S1 B3-06-61 Royal Navy
    XP301 Westland Whirlwind HAR10 WA341 RAF
    XP400 Westland Whirlwind HAR10 WA388 RAF
    XP666 Hunting Jet Provest T4 PAC/W/15525 RAF
    XP667 Hunting Jet Provest T4 PAC/W/15526 RAF
    XP831 Hawker P1127 P-01 RAF
    XP841 Handley Page HP115 01 RAF
    XP848 Westland Scout AH1 F9474 Army
    XP849 Westland Scout AH1 F9475 Army
    XP853 Westland Scout AH1 F9479 Army
    XP972 Hawker P1127 P-03 RAF
    XR942 Beagle-Wallis WA116 B202 Army
    XS463 Westland Wasp HAS1 F9541 Royal Navy
    C-91-2500 Avro 748-2 1550 Brazialian AF
    WA202 Westland Wessex HAS31 WA202 Australian Navy
    non exhibition aircraft
    G-EBIA/D7000 RAF SE5a Shuttleworth collection really F904
    G-ABMR/J9933 Hawker Hart Hawker’s
    G-AEPH/D8096 Bristol Fighter Shuttleworth Collection
    G-AIBE/N8154 Fairey Fulmar FAA historic flight
    G-AISU/AB910 Supermarine Spitfire RAF
    G-AJVH/LS326 Fairey Swordfish FAA historic flight
    G-AMAU/PZ865 Hawker Hurricane Hawker’s
    G-AMRK/K8032 Gloster Gladiator Shuttleworth collection
    TW117 de Havilland Mosquito T3 RAF

    in reply to: Spotting out my window! #624790
    robbelc
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    I had the nice sight of 727 N169KT, smoke pooring out the back, inbound to Lasham as seen from my girlfriends bedroom window 🙂 . There were 7 727’s on the ground at the same time, takes me back…..

    in reply to: Spotting out my window! #713314
    robbelc
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    I had the nice sight of 727 N169KT, smoke pooring out the back, inbound to Lasham as seen from my girlfriends bedroom window 🙂 . There were 7 727’s on the ground at the same time, takes me back…..

    in reply to: Vickers Airliners #624793
    robbelc
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    According to my jet liner production list 7Q-YKH was WFU 5/81.
    A4O-AB was indeed the last civil VC10 last flight 6/7/87, now at the Brooklands museum. Any ideas when the RAF VC10’s will be retired?

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