The bus museum at Wisley is moving onto the Brooklands museum site this Winter.Then there will be cars, motorbikes, buses AND AEROPLANES all on one site!
mmitch.
Thanks again for replies.
mmitch.
In Alec Lumsden’s book ‘British Piston Aero engines and their aircraft’ It says
‘Royce looked at the D12 and despite its success, smooth running and low frontal area he didn’t care for it.’ Later on it says that ‘Royce decided to go for a development of the Falcon.’
mmitch.
Thanks for that Truculent AME. I think that explains what I suspected. it must have quite a nightmare designing the oil system with all the changing G forces involved!
Thanks again. mmitch
In our cemetery is the grave of Hugh Reilly who came from Detroit via Canada to fight for us and died here. One of the few.
mmitch.
Not open to the public until May. See;-
http://concordesst.yuku.com/topic/4014/master/1/?page=1
mmitch.
Dunsfold website here. :- http://www.dunsfoldaerodrome.com/home.asp
mmitch.
I’m sure I witnessed a display by Ray and Mark in Spitfires flown as a pair. They can do it again now. R.I.P.
mmitch.
In the same vein. I wonder who will be doing the major services on the BBMF Lanc when DARA St. Athan closes down in the next year or two?
mmitch.
Try contacting ‘The Museum of Berkshire Aviation. They have achieves on the Miles company.
http://www.fly.to/MuseumofBerkshireAviation
mmitch.
Nice photos MikeH. So you were standing under the 135 too. 🙂
mmitch.
Duxford’s Oxford 1 under restoration, taken today.
mmitch.
Sadly seems to be true. This article published some time ago has now been posted as a tribute.
http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/oldstuff/2004/freeman/freeman.htm
mmitch
They could just rename it ‘The Night Bomber Museum’ 🙂
mmitch.
The FAA have decided that no regs were broken. see:- http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=7bfbbe38-0322-4e84-91ab-576392a1c6b9&Dynamic=1
mmitch.