It was always my understanding that the Centaurus 173 from a Beverley would neither service nor fit dimensionally the Centaurus 18 installation of the Seafury. That said I would imagine there would be some common parts.

Mark

Yes ,I’ve heard that too; although I’ve only seen the one I mention so no comparison is available; weren’t the later centaurus engines fuel injected? maybe they are physically longer as a result of that.

I’ve been told that its the sleeve valves that seize ,which seems reasonable as the inlets are exposed to air (damp) penetration; nice sounding engines but engineering madness, (although less so than the sabre).

Didn’t they have some “stuff” stolen, which they believe was stolen to order?

Dum -de -dum-de-dum, da-da-da, dum-de-dum- de-dum, da-da-da etc etc

As I recently commented, I think “being there” has everthing to do with objective historical analysis, the difference being that, if these “events” at the Stork hotel were recorded impartially at the time of their “occurance,” they would now be part of the accepted version history; essentially this is an attempt at revisionism, unsubstantiated , and incredulous.

You know, I don’t know what is worse, the fact that this thread has deterioated into verbal abuse ,or the fact that all the best “Carry On” one liners have already been used! (ooh I dunno though)

Ben, I am not at present thinking of an armament fit, as I reckon it’ll be hard enough just building the wings without all the various brackets required for the guns ; and as a mkIX I’d need a couple of cannons as well!!

QLD, I bet your gun laws are less draconian than ours; deactivation over here used to mean removing the firing pin, now its removing everything else other than the firing pin!

Gentlemen. Airey Neave was with MI9 after escaping from Colditz in 1942. Food for thought, with his later political career and influence…..

I live next to Julius Neave (across the fields) ,who I believe is Airey’s brother I would ask him his opinion, but I know for a fact that the land between us is mined , and the barbed wire that is there seemingly to keep the sheep in, is in fact carrying a very high voltage; in fact I am suprised that Mark 12 was able to get close enough to his house, to take the picture posted on this thread, what with all the guard dogs, and search lights…

Serious discussion ? And here I was under the impression that the whole thing was a wind up from beginning to end. 😀

Navvies with shovels claiming to be archaeologists, real archaeologists told in no uncertain terms by the navvies that their “hawwwkkk spit!!!!” professional qualifications are not worth a pinch of dried sparrow poop.

A whole TV show made and broadcast about not finding the legless one’s Spitfire.

Someone claiming that the legless one actually spent some of his war service in a hotel in Liverpool at the expense of the Germans and the British.

Various others claiming various other things. Two noted authors having a bit of a set too over who did what and to whom.

Tell me when’s the film coming out – it’ll be a scream. It’s a pity that the Marx Brothers are no longer with us.

🙂

Actually they are just finalising the details, r.e who will play who in the film;

problem seems to be that all the actors aproached so far, have refused the part of the egotistical academic archaeologist, who’s abrasive condescending attitude towards people, leaves them (the actors) with a feeling , that to play such an overtly nasty piece of work, would be harmful to their careers.

In contrast, they are queueing up to play Bader, as by comparison, DB appears to be a warm human being ,who never held a grudge, and definately wouldn’t keep on about something, when clearly no one wanted to hear it.