Perhaps they have been in touch with East Kirby direct? It would be worth checking. Not everyone uses this forum, there must be a few who don’t 🙂
mmitch.
As long as the snow isn’t too deep. Can the Rearwin use skis?
mmitch.
There was this thread last year with reference to a Russian who had built a ‘replica’ and was demonstrating dive bombing with it!
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20390&highlight=Stuka
mmitch.
OK I’ll ask. who is the reclining person sunning himself under the flood light in the second set of photos? 🙂
mmitch.
Manston’s runway was about twice the width of a modern one like LHR.
Undercarriage failures on one side leaving room for ‘normal’ landings. The end of the runway is less than a mile from the sea…..
mmitch.
There were several aircraft wrecks visible at certain low tides in that area. The runway approach to Manston is over the sea and those that did not make the final mile or two ended up there. I was told that one tail was a Sterling and there was talk of a dive and possible recovery several years ago but it all went quiet. Apparently many years ago, 4 tails could be seen almost in a direct line with the runway.
mmitch.
Linking to this article, there have been several threads featuring Jeff Hawke including this one. http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18337&highlight=Jeff+Hawke
mmitch.
I see that ‘White one’ has made an 8th test flight which included successful retraction of the undercarriage and tight taxi turns afterwards.
http://www.aero-news.net/news/military.cfm?ContentBlockID=128c9de6-c7f8-4532-b549-72c805b9b8ab&Dynamic=1
mmitch.
It’s just what this forum is best at, Wys. The problem with posting has been overcome by those with a web photo gallery that can be linked to the thread.
mmitch.
The American mentioned here is the same one in the thread I posted just before the forum shut down last weekend! See:-
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38194
mmitch.
See his website here:- http://www.rjmitchell-spitfire.co.uk/
mmitch.
Saw a traffic warden, shadow boxing the ITN building in London. 🙂
mmitch.
I visited the Aviation Museum at Norwich a few years ago and they had an excellent display of models and drawings of these aircraft.
mmitch.
Excellant website on the Great Escape here:- http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/gt_esc/
mmitch.
Dan Johnson on the Historic forum is the man to ask. There are a couple on the Commercial forum who do redesigns of airline schemes. You could try asking on there.
mmitch.