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April 2, 2009 at 12:24 am in reply to: Worst British aircraft of W.W.II #1221454

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You are welcome.

Sorry, couldn’t resist…..not really intended as a serious comment. :diablo:

However, I would say there would have been significant differences between the abilities of the Bristol fighter and the (wildly optimistic) Hampden ‘fighter-bomber’ to defend themselves against the enemy aircraft they were likely to encounter.

April 2, 2009 at 12:04 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1221497

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Hi folks, out of interest, what type of camera is this please?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380112549639&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp3907.m38.l1313%26_nkw%3D380112549639%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

Did you notice the number XA902 painted onto the camera body?

I could be wrong but that looks like an aircraft serial to me…..and XA902 was a Vulcan bomber!

April 1, 2009 at 9:02 pm in reply to: Worst British aircraft of W.W.II #1221707

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A bit of aggressiveness on the part of the pilot might have transformed that situation.

Thank you, Group Captain Blimp! :rolleyes:

April 1, 2009 at 8:23 pm in reply to: Happy Birthday? #1221862

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Yes, Happy Birthday to the Royal Air Force! 🙂

April 1, 2009 at 1:14 am in reply to: General Discussion #350210

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…despite the long running Titanic interest, the sister ship story is interesting as well. Hospital ship, torpedoed etc etc.

Mined actually…..but still sunk by a U-boat.

Ironically the other sister, Olympic, rammed and sank a U-boat that was trying to torpedo her…..one-all then! :diablo:

April 1, 2009 at 1:14 am in reply to: March 31st 1909 #1917375

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…despite the long running Titanic interest, the sister ship story is interesting as well. Hospital ship, torpedoed etc etc.

Mined actually…..but still sunk by a U-boat.

Ironically the other sister, Olympic, rammed and sank a U-boat that was trying to torpedo her…..one-all then! :diablo:

March 29, 2009 at 12:32 am in reply to: Early supply of troops from the air #1226107

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In November 1917 the Germans managed to transport over 30,000lb of supplies by air, over a distance of 4200 miles…..non-stop! 😉

March 28, 2009 at 9:09 pm in reply to: Geodetics – good or bad? #1226303

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Any engineer will point out most structures have to deform under load to some degree…

…but a good engineer will point out that all structures have to deform under load to some degree! 🙂

March 28, 2009 at 12:30 pm in reply to: Geodetics – good or bad? #1226537

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I do remember watch a war time film of a Wellington being made in a day.

This one you mean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVk1OP_LQH4

(There is a better quality version of this on YouTube but I can’t find it.)

Interestingly the geodetic construction seems to lend itself very well to construction from relatively small sub-assemblies.

March 27, 2009 at 10:47 am in reply to: John Nichol Flies and Airshow World on DVD #1228355

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Shouldn’t it have been called “John Nicol likes people to think he flew, but is really only a passenger in….”

I’m not sure I would describe him as a passenger!

While we are on the subject; how many combat missions have you flown, how many times were you shot down, where were you held prisoner and were you tortured?

Just asking. :diablo:

March 26, 2009 at 12:11 am in reply to: Stress-busting #1918224

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What,even my husband’s verruca ? Blimey.

No…..you need duct tape to cure that. 😉

March 26, 2009 at 12:11 am in reply to: General Discussion #351930

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What,even my husband’s verruca ? Blimey.

No…..you need duct tape to cure that. 😉

March 22, 2009 at 8:40 pm in reply to: Timewatch – Sat 21 March – 8pm #1233572

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But to answer your question – yes the RFC did have NCO pilots and I think it would be fair to say that most countries did…

Thanks for that. I’ve been doing a bit of Googling too and it seems that James McCudden was a sergeant pilot with 29 Squadron, also, according to Wikipedia:

“Using his knowledge as a mechanic, he effectively supercharged his aircraft to give it an additional 4,000ft altitude ceiling.”

While he may have used his mechanical knowledge to good effect, I doubt very much that he supercharged any of his aircraft!

March 22, 2009 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Timewatch – Sat 21 March – 8pm #1233698

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Were there NCO aircrew (or even pilots) flying with the RFC during the First World War and would officer status initially only be a question of ‘class’? I seem to remember seeing a photograph of James McCudden wearing sergeant’s stripes; was this when he was a mechanic or when flying as an observer?

March 19, 2009 at 8:52 pm in reply to: Crashed Aeroplanes – War Graves – Time Team #1236508

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It is a great pity that there is no hope of any such co-operation in the UK between extremely knowledgeable and dedicated civilian enthusiasts and the MOD. Much could be achieved that way.

Could you (or anybody else with similar views) explain why you think that is the case?
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