Shoreham.

Robbo
thanks for posting the picture.
It was nice to meet a couple of forum members and have a talk about our favourite subject.
Thanks also to Geoff (Von Perthes) for making us welcome.
Shorehan is a great little museum.
All the best
Andy:) 🙂 🙂

Flycatcher..

James
sorry to bang on about the replica Flycatcher but I’d love to have the opportunity to hear the un-authentic noise that the Flycatcher makes again.
Somewhere I have pictures of it performing at Old Warden in the early eighties.
Wonderful.
Andy

N5636.

Hi All
I have another Gladiator question which seeing that you’re all in Gladiator mode at the moment you might be able to help me with.
Can anyone cast any light on Gladiator Mk.II S/no N5636 which was with the No1 School of Army Co-operation in 1941?
I believe this aircraft was coded 4P—maybe individual letter X.
What was this aircraft used for at this establishment and where was it based?
I suspect it may have been a target tug but I’m not sure. It seems to have had yellow and black diagonal stripes on the underside but I’m not sure those markings were confined to just target towing aircraft.
The only reference I have for it is a tiny side view in the old Profile publication (no 98 Gloster Gladiator by Francis. K. Mason 1966). Also a few years ago a plastic kit was re-released of a Gladiator with these markings in the kit.
Any info gratefully received.
Thanks in Advance
Andy

Raffle.

Is there a raffle this year??
If so what’s the prize?
Was the prize that DFC on the board behind before?
Andy:D 😀 😀 😀

Easter Sunday

Geoff
We’re in Kent on Sunday.
We’ll be popping in.
I’ll say hello.
Best
Andy:) 🙂 🙂

Magnificent Men Aircraft.

Hi All
I think there were probably four replicas built for the film. I’ve watched it a thousand times and I think apart from the Bristol Boxkite and Avro Triplane there was a Demoiselle and the aircraft which was flown by James Fox which is called Antoinette.
A French design originally I think.
I did once read that when the Demoiselle replica was built it wouldn’t fly and when further research was carried out it was discovered that Santos-Dumont was very slightly built and the replica was flown by a woman (I think the bulders wife) in the film.
There was a book published back in the dark ages describing all this but I’ve never seen it and would love a copy.
Any help on any of the above would be appreciated.
All the best
Andy Jones 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Not WW2 Replicas.

Dave
you titled this WW2 replicas but in the true tradition of this forum I’m going to broaden it out a bit.
My favourite replica is the Shuttleworth Sopwith Triplane which when viewed by the late T.O.M. Sopwith was granted late production status by him.
Also I wish, I wish, I wish someone would haul the Fairey Flycatcher out of Yeovilton and get the air under it’s wings again.
What a waste it is there.
As far as building a new replica goes for WW1 I’d like to see a German two seater to replace the sadly grounded LVG C.VI and for WW2 I’d like to see a Wellington, Whitley, Hampden or a Stirling. (all flyable of course)–see utopia does exist!!
All the best
Andy
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Hi Glyn
Not a stupid American post at all.
Glad you enjoyed your holiday to the UK.
Don’t worry, I suspect many of us have subjected our wives to holidays like that.
I accept that museums like Hendon are repositories of our aviation heritage and therefore contain some unique aircraft. It’s just that once upon a time they almost had it exactly right and I’ve seen it slowly deteriorate and I don’t think this is the rambling of an old codger going ‘it was all better in my day’ either.
It really has been allowed to wander slowly downhill.
However I don’t know how old Lancman is but even I can’t remember the restaurant being very good.
Andy

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