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April 1, 2008 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Booker Spitfire Mk.1 AR213 G-AIST (merged) #1228987

Lord Roxeth
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Thankyou very much Tom W. for posting those dates!

As usual sir, most informative and helpful.

I’m dearly hoping to see the aeroplane at some point, although i’m only back in the U.K. for a limited time this summer (for Shuttleworth Military Air Day & Biggin Hill Air Fair).

However, I do wish the Best of British to all involved for the coming season.

Out… Roxeth.

March 31, 2008 at 1:58 am in reply to: Booker Spitfire Mk.1 AR213 G-AIST (merged) #1230866

Lord Roxeth
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I wonder if anyone in the know at Booker (Tom W. perhaps) could post a list of AR213’s airshow bookings for the coming season?

Would be great to see her at Old Warden in the absence of AR501.

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March 24, 2008 at 1:10 pm in reply to: Jacques Cousteau's Catalina #1237069

Lord Roxeth
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Here’s the Revell Cousteau PBY model kit box top.

My wife’s father (who had an aircraft re-finishing business out of Ft. Lauderdale Airport) did the ‘Calypso’ paint job in the early seventies. When job was completed the family (who, he said, were all VERY nice) presented him with 4 framed air-to-air photographs of the aircraft.

All involved now departed it is sad to say.

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March 22, 2008 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Booker Spitfire Mk.1 AR213 G-AIST (merged) #1238306

Lord Roxeth
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Thankyou Tom W.

I decided that the slate grey skies and snowy landscape matched the famous 1942 photographs of the aeroplane and also the description of that period in Richard Townshend Bickers book ‘Ginger Lacey – Fighter Pilot’.

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March 22, 2008 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Booker Spitfire Mk.1 AR213 G-AIST (merged) #1238404

Lord Roxeth
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Congratulations to everyone!

Still think stripes would have been better.

So… I painted my own version.

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March 10, 2008 at 2:12 pm in reply to: Tangmere Museum Open day #1244189

Lord Roxeth
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Thanks for posting the evocative photo’s of Tangmere airfield. The atmosphere of that place is most tangible.

I always take a similar walk around the site whenever i’m in the area. More fascinating in a way than the Museum itself. Although I must say, that on my last visit, I was fortunate enough to get a postcard of Hunter WB188 signed by Neville Duke. Now treasued and framed upon my wall.

I wonder why the museum cannot do something to preserve the Control Tower, which now looks in even worse shape (windows bricked up) than when I last saw it about 4 years ago…

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March 4, 2008 at 7:43 pm in reply to: Yak 11 (C.11) colour schemes #1248725

Lord Roxeth
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I found this photograph after all…

Forget about the camouflage!

Simply replicate this eye-catching scheme and substitute the Czech registration for the UK one.

QED

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March 4, 2008 at 5:37 am in reply to: Yak 11 (C.11) colour schemes #1249374

Lord Roxeth
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Why not try a Czech civilian scheme similar to Yak-11 ‘OK-KIO’ as preserved at the Monino Muzeum, Moscow.

The scheme was (in equal parts) top fuselage in red, mid fuselage in white and lower fuselage and wing root in black. It had sunburst pattern wings in the same colours. Tail and fin also sunburst. Registration in black lettering over the white portion of the rear fuselage. Spinner and cockpit framing were either silver of natural metal.

No photo’s I can post unfortunately, but a google image search of ‘OK-KIO’ should bring you a photo.

Good Luck.

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March 2, 2008 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Booker Spitfire Mk.1 AR213 G-AIST (merged) #1250871

Lord Roxeth
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…and not a nose stripe, crooked code letter or hand daubed serial number in sight.

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February 25, 2008 at 7:22 pm in reply to: What Ever Happened to ………….?? #1257522

Lord Roxeth
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Whatever happened to…

Roger Hoefling?

He was the excellent airshow commentator at Old Warden in the 1970’s and 80’s. He also did the RIAT when it was held at Greenham Common.

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February 21, 2008 at 3:25 am in reply to: Booker Spitfire Mk.1 AR213 G-AIST (merged) #1262284

Lord Roxeth
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Splendid!

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February 20, 2008 at 1:24 pm in reply to: MH434 Rivets #1263414

Lord Roxeth
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Rivets…?

Do you mean ROUNDELS?

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January 8, 2008 at 5:39 pm in reply to: RAF Airfields on Film #1313192

Lord Roxeth
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Not RAF at the time, but Booker was the location for ‘Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines’ and ‘Aces High’.

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January 8, 2008 at 5:34 am in reply to: Which Aircraft Would You Like to Own if You Had an Infinite Budget? #1313875

Lord Roxeth
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Mine would be a Yak-11

(In fact, the former G-AYAK airframe to be precise).

If i could get Kermit Weeks at Fantasy Of Flight to part with it. I’d have it shipped back to P.P.S. at Booker for another total rebuild.

I’ve just loved this particular aircraft since the mid-70’s when I first saw it being flown by Neil Williams. Both pilot and aircraft made an enourmous impression. Later, in the early 80’s I was fortunate to fly in it on several occasions from Duxford with Anthony Hutton.

Just waiting for my 6 numbers to come up….

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January 1, 2008 at 3:16 am in reply to: Sea Fury WG655 #1322209

Lord Roxeth
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A bargain at that price still only about £7-800,000 at current exchange rates !! lol just long term operation of the Centaurus to worry about really.

Any one seen the new Witty Wings model T20 Dragon of Cymru ? wondered if that colour scheme /markings are what it will be wearing when it flies again ??

Steve

I believe the scheme on the Witty Wings model to which to you refer is taken from it’s time on the British register (circa 1975-1980) as G-BCOW /Coded ‘253’ with Spencer Flack at Elstree. This is well before it was re-christened ‘The Dragon of Cymru’ by a later owner in the US.

In fact, I don’t think that any Sea Fury T.20’s actually wore the korean war striped scheme in service.

Incidentally, it has been suggested in some quarters that the 4 bladed/Wright engined conversions of the Sea Fury are so popular in the US because they can niether count up to 5 nor spell Centaurus!

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