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November 1, 2017 at 10:41 am in reply to: Radar bits- Klystron? #814813

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Andy

Thanks for that. I have had another look at what markings there were, and it sort of fitted, and then I rubbed it with a cotton wool bud and more appeared. CV 67 it is. The paper label at the top is blank.

Steve

October 21, 2017 at 12:43 pm in reply to: The Family Spitfire #819044

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Spiteful

I regret to say that I can’t help with the codes at this point. FY is a given, of course, but the individual letter eludes me at present. Interestingly enough, while I have a copy of the “Flt/Lt Barrie Heath standing on the wing of Grahame Heath” picture from the 611 archive (but no other pictures of it), I can find no evidence that he ever flew it. Barrie Heath was promoted to O/C 64 Squadron a couple of days after P7883 arrived and there is no reference to her flying actively for the first week. It doesn’t exclude it of course, at would seem odd for him not to if it was serviceable, but there is nothing in the records that I have. If anyone knows to the contrary I would love to hear.

October 21, 2017 at 10:28 am in reply to: The Family Spitfire #819144

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If you want to know his record with 611 Squadron, I can give you chapter and verse.

October 5, 2017 at 9:32 pm in reply to: What Is Everyone's Favourite MK Of Spitfire? #825818

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Tricky one-
Option 1 I would go for the Spitfire jet fighter regularly featured in the Daily Wail.
Option 2 Any Spit with a prop up front is fine by me.
Option 3 Effectively option 2 but it all depends on the reference frame. If you want to do BoB then I and II. Expedience then gives you V and IX/XVI. PLan A gives you VIII. and so on.

October 2, 2017 at 6:50 pm in reply to: Fairey Question #827132

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Thanks Tony, I shall contact them. The current version of the story is a lot fuzzier than the original one. It is unclear which member of the family did what and “aircraft recognition” might actually have been wartime silhouette type stuff.

Steve

October 2, 2017 at 5:49 pm in reply to: Fairey Question #827149

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Its taken me a while to get the stuff of my friend. It looks like a lot of basic circuit components and valves. Where there are labels they state that they are for the Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes, Middlesex, (also CP6910 and FAC Ref 1412), which I believe dates them to 1959/60.

I have just started opening some of the boxes. Most boxes have a set of codes on them that didn’t seem to mean much until box 10.
A box of loose resistors 2.4K +/- 2%
A second label states HS resistor type 108
Drwg (drawing?) No Z219612
For ADA6/366916

CY1688 also appears.

Does any of this make sense to anyone?

September 26, 2017 at 10:00 pm in reply to: Rolls-Royce Merlin for Auction………… #829140

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I have been told that I can’t bid for it by the boss. Probably right, but……

July 22, 2017 at 11:01 pm in reply to: SPOTTED (2017),What Have You Seen? #790203

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The BBMF site page where it lists scheduled flights for all of its aircraft is down. Todays news told me of the Friday to Sunday Sunderland airshow where the BBMF did an evening slot yesterday. That makes sense, although sending the Lanc up from Coningsby to Sunderland and back for a brief display doesn’t.

July 21, 2017 at 8:16 pm in reply to: SPOTTED (2017),What Have You Seen? #790654

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Today, 6.50pm this noisy 4 prop machine with twin tails and RAF Camo (can’t think what it might be) flew over my house (just south of Middlesbrough) at around 1000 feet, heading South. I couldn’t see the markings- when I said that it went over, it looked like they used us as a waypoint. I saw the underside and the back. I wonder where it had been.

July 4, 2017 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Spitfire N3200. Now there is a surprise… #802666

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And the pictures also solve my puzzle about the “2 part second name” as the second half does appear brighter in these pictures as well. Thanks.

July 2, 2017 at 10:41 pm in reply to: Spitfire N3200. Now there is a surprise… #805006

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Mark12- I had already read post 43 before I went back to your original post. I entirely agree that there seems to be provenance, and the idea that a presentation spitfire with the right sort of mods looks the part. And I also accept that the lighting and photography is a complex issue. There seems to be a picture out there that should put this question to bed. On the other hand, P4839 was only on charge with 19 squadron for a few days before it was lost. I hope that this picture is made available to you for study, and then I will happily bow to your expertise and final judgement. All I can add is that your original picture still looks to me as if the second word on the “presentation” motif is in two parts. This might be a photographic issue- I don’t know enough to offer an opinion.

July 2, 2017 at 11:24 am in reply to: Spitfire N3200. Now there is a surprise… #805407

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I have just had another thought. In my initial approach I was looking for a 2 part presentation name- one shorter and one longer. Having had another look it is possible to consider that the second “word” might actually be in two parts. Any takers for “Crosby 1” followed by a C/O pennant?

July 1, 2017 at 4:57 pm in reply to: Spitfire N3200. Now there is a surprise… #806159

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I have had a good ferret through Gifts of War, and while it does look like Marks picture carries a 2 word presentation style mark, I can’t find any of the aircraft listed that were allocated to 19 Squadron when lost. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence however.

June 20, 2017 at 11:54 am in reply to: Australian Presentation Spitfire – Droiun or Buln Buln? #811762

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Or the money did make it but with a different name tag on- as a part of a larger collection perhaps? Or maybe I missed it, or maybe this is one of the few gaps in the book. Both authors readily admitted that the record is incomplete. I will have another look with a wider purview at some point.

June 19, 2017 at 4:05 pm in reply to: Australian Presentation Spitfire – Droiun or Buln Buln? #812166

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Martin

THE reference for presentation aircraft is “Gifts of War” by Henry Boot and Ray Sturtivant. I have had a good plough through it. Unfortunately I can find no reference to a Spitfire bearing either of those names. Equally I can’t find a listed donor bearing those names, nor a donor or named aircraft in any other of the types listed. £6K would be about right for a fighter, rather than a bomber, trainer or simulator. There are a couple of references to some groups being unable to send moneys to the UK so the funding ended up diverted to the RAAF, so that is a possibility. Sorry to be unable to help.
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