I’ve got R2800 pistons that look exactly like that…

Yep, not exactly much variety with design of large American aero-engine pistons! 😀

Fascinating, I had no idea that the squadrons were paid for by the government in exile; that does throw a different light on the situation. I’m not really sure I understand the difference between the Polish government in exile and the Free French other than perhaps the Vichy government kept their gold reserves in France and the Poles somehow managed to get theirs to Britain (or elsewhere).

I’d be very interested in the book, but then buying it is a whole lot easier than actually getting around to reading it!

Thanks guys, I’ve taken your advice, and good advice it is. I’ve also taken your advice on my writing, and I hope to improve it. I do try hard to get things right, I even try to get things right on Facebook…

Much better! Sorry to pick you up on you writing but it is important and it is probably the first impression any potential employer will get; if your peers think ‘Facebook speak’ is acceptable that will only help you stand out!

I can’t really add much to the advice only that with 50% of school-leavers now getting degrees be careful if you decide to take that route. It is very important what degree you get and from where you get it; the government may think that any degree is a degree (because it makes their figures look good) but most employers are not fooled.

Maybe take a year out to do some voluntary work, as others have suggested; you’ll probably find it much more affordable now (time and money wise) that you will at any point until you retire! 🙂

Creaking Door its the badly spelled WAS at the bottom of every post you make.

Actually that’s my nickname, short for Warren, pronounced ‘woz’ but I could never bring myself to write it like that!

The ‘$’ symbol came about because of a computer exercise in about 1983 when I had to use a ‘string’ (text) variable for my name; instead of ‘NAME$’ I used my initials and it looked so much like my nickname it just stuck.

State, not government owned. :rolleyes:

Isn’t that the same thing?

Surely government owned, but not government controlled?

Your mention of cadmium-plating and bead-blasting has got me worried; isn’t cadmium (especially dust) highly toxic?

Where might you find cadmium plating on an aircraft and how do you identify (and avoid) it?

…iv’e seen these types of jobs at Duxford, but, they want you to have degree’s in history, and i don’t really feel i need a degree to be honest, as i have read tons of books…

Surely if those offering you the job want you to have a degree…..then you need a degree! 😉

Also, if you are serious about going after these jobs in ‘education/research’ you will need to get your spelling and punctuation right; I know it’s only an internet forum but it is far easier to get into the habit of getting it right, than to try and get it right only when it matters!

Good luck with your career and I hope you do find something that you enjoy doing. 🙂

(P.S. A small prize will be given to anybody spotting a spelling or punctuation mistake in my post…..if I’ve made one! :o)

I’m sure I also heard some slightly west of “mid-Atlantic” accents…

Wasn’t Kent Canadian?