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February 6, 2015 at 12:58 pm in reply to: Lightning low level Blackpool sixties tests? #908894

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Thanks for the replies, I will find my logbooks soon for the exact dates. I recall that it was a very noisy series of flypasts .Growing up in Blackpool I was aslo lucky to see flight tests from Warton in the area including just one sighting of the TSR 2 and later an MRCA with chase plane.

February 4, 2015 at 6:26 pm in reply to: Folland Gnat #910686

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Great photos, I was at 4FTS Valley from 73 to 75 and recall a variety of schemes,some of the Dayglo was in the form of sticky back panels made by 3M. The Hunters had at least 4 schemes including a white painted spine and tail. Gradually they appeared in the red white and grey scheme and the Gnats followed.

February 4, 2015 at 11:47 am in reply to: What if Germany continued the blitz? #911218

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Churchill always had a mindful view to how he was perceived, he carefully re wrote his memoirs and edited out the mistakes that he had made. Firstly he was an expert politicial person and somewhat second was his military strategy . Having knowledge of the contents of secret despatches made choosing what to do a difficult decision but he was guided by the idea that keeping the Empire for Britain was a long term aim. Socialism was not high on his list,he was trying to maintain the class system.
The many secrets of wartime revealed in recent years have exposed the truths behind the wartime news and its hard to dislodge carefully created myths which were massively promoted as the truth at that time. Even when shown the actual government documents its still not possible to get many who lived in those dark times to alter how they think about what happened.

February 4, 2015 at 10:38 am in reply to: Battle of Britain film #911365

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Just One Mustang was available for the Patton filming….http://www.airpixbycaz.co.uk/cazsite/aviation/warbirds/mustangs/rcaf-part01/must006.html
and heading back to topic, several of the large scale RC models from the B of B film were displayed in Talbot Square Blackpool for the switching on of the Illuminations,in 1969 when a Canberra switched on the lights by dropping a photoflash just offshore near the North pier.

February 1, 2015 at 5:15 pm in reply to: Mosquito over Copenhagen during Operation Carthage, 21st of March 1945 #914151

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Looks like steep turn happening in this view of the raid….http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Carthage#mediaviewer/File:Shell-Huset-mosquito.jpg

January 31, 2015 at 2:52 pm in reply to: Auster airstrips in Holland, april 1945 #915883

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Great thread, I have always had a liking for Austers and have been lucky to fly in two,one of which NJ673 was used across temporary landing grounds and is now owned by a forum member(its part of his sig! )

I would love to have one and use it for my aerial photo work,however we need a C of A aircraft due to the rules in the UK.

January 29, 2015 at 5:30 pm in reply to: AB910 – Engine Runs at Duxford! #918150

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does the change of prop improve the handling?

January 29, 2015 at 5:28 pm in reply to: Sahara P40 #918155

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Could anyone have predicted the turmoil? Many recoveries have been held up and eventually sorted out.The story does not contain any wrong doings in a legal sense and the airframe should eventually turn up in the Uk.That header pic of an early Spitfire flying is misleading in the news item.

January 29, 2015 at 12:15 pm in reply to: Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass flying the P-51 Mustang #918548

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Sorry to say my standard of what is a good video has been influenced by pro productions in the UK. This one is very shaky and the viewpoint is too low and away from the flightline which results in obstructions appearing often.

January 28, 2015 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Weston Super Mare Control Tower restoration #919226

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Moggy , you can scroll down this informative newsletter for such an image
http://www.hmfriends.org.uk/members.htm

January 25, 2015 at 11:14 pm in reply to: Phantom FG.1 XT864 Please no bad news #921192

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Good news..but…I tried to resist asking….what is that Spitfire in the UAS video taken at Leuchars on Fb? seems to have a L serial ?

January 23, 2015 at 5:33 pm in reply to: The Restoration Man 21st January on ITV #922474

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Slicer, I wonder if your father recalls an aircraft force landing in to a Loch ? I have heard rumours of one in the area and it was supposed to be FAA.

January 23, 2015 at 5:27 pm in reply to: Bloodhound missile survivors #922479

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Did the Aberporth gate guard Bloodhound survive? I recall it sat under many layers of paint.

January 21, 2015 at 10:18 am in reply to: WWII aircraft recovered from Switzerland lakes….! #924358

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Further references http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?37452-Recovered-B17-s-and-Lancaster-scrapped-in-Switzerland&highlight=Schaffner

January 21, 2015 at 9:40 am in reply to: Reach For The Sky – Spitfire Cockpit Shots #924370

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A few pics in an old thread of 863 in the garden http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?105887-Back-Garden-Spitfire
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