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December 15, 2003 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Memphis Belle film-Any photos or memories of it #2094319

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Being out with the family one Saturday morning picking fruit in Somersham (village to the NE of Wyton).

Heard a noise, looked up thru’ the rasperries, and five B-17’s trundled across the sky in formation..

It was 1942 all over again (Except I was born in 1956…;) )

December 8, 2003 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Don't worry this IS air power related #2694059

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Ogri – well, you need a bike first….

http://www.ogri.co.uk/

December 5, 2003 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Totally Gratuitous Scantily-Clad Sexy Ladies! #2100017

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Could you fit J-Lo on a B-17???

reckon she might have to go on the Beverley!!!:D

November 13, 2003 at 1:39 pm in reply to: General Discussion #382046

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Try a grubby green-grey for the roof and concrete colour (beige-grey) for the balcony.

Here’s a useful resource….

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/M/Martlesham.htm

November 13, 2003 at 1:39 pm in reply to: Airfix RAF Control Tower #1965884

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Try a grubby green-grey for the roof and concrete colour (beige-grey) for the balcony.

Here’s a useful resource….

http://www.controltowers.co.uk/M/Martlesham.htm

November 10, 2003 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Why Irish Linen…? #2106618

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A related question – suppose you re-fabric an aeroplane, and it is subsequently advertised for sale – would you describe it as ‘re-fabriced’ or ‘re-fabricked’???

Always wondered about that one!!!

November 10, 2003 at 8:54 pm in reply to: Tucker Pop Rivetting #2106622

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Me neither…..always hated the little bu99ers anyway, a Cherry or Avdel is always a better bet.

Anyway, another way to get them out, if you can’t reach the other side, is to gently grind the head away with an Abradisc until the head is paper thin, then you can knock it out without damaging the skin underneath. Won’t work on a countersunk head, of course.

Good luck!

November 10, 2003 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Blenheim: Initial AAIB Report #2106741

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On a scale of 1 to 10 and with hindsight how would you rate running out of fuel with say generating a rich stall on a simple touch and go manouvre?

A very good point, Mark12 – it was felt strongly enough to write a book on that subject a few years ago. I’m going to win no friends with the Blenheim team here, but they said it first. Half of the book dealt with the restoration, the other half was a detailed description of how some hooligan pilot wrecked it……

September 22, 2003 at 1:40 pm in reply to: North Weald Threatened #2124414

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Sent my letter today; it’s all we can do – it may have an effect, it may not. Nothing’s set in stone until the bulldozers arrive, so just keep on trying. We’ve already lost Radlett, Leavesden and Hatfield, the Weald is the last site with a good length runway in this area where this kind of activity could continue.

What about Paul White’s title then? If he’s the Director of Landscape Planning and HERITAGE then let’s see him do something about our heritage!

Time will tell, folks…..

September 19, 2003 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Missing #2079290

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C’mere, you cute little thread you….wanna see some kittens?;)

September 18, 2003 at 1:30 pm in reply to: A Spitfire question #2079469

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Well, I must say that I’ve been very pleased with my first thread – it provoked a lot of discussion, with no flaming; perhaps us old warbird nuts are just of the polite kind….

Anyway, I have had a response from the BoBMF – confirming that indeed the pressurisation system was removed from PS915. Makes a lot of sense to do it too, as it was of course very old technology and prone to all kind of problems, not least covering the poor old pilot in oil fumes.

Now, I must ask how many washers are fitted to the elevator lower bellcrank fitting on PA474…….:p

September 17, 2003 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Whatever happened to this Sabre? #2079758

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She wasn’t the ‘original’ G-ATBF, so probably not XB733 either. ageorge – that’s a very generous offer; do keep your ear to the ground, there are sometimes old fighters looking for a home (like the Vixen recently) and if it would keep an old jet from being scrapped, I’m all for it. Stuff like Vampires especially do not like being outside.

September 17, 2003 at 1:46 pm in reply to: A sad sight #657822

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At least one of the 146QT’s may be on the move soon…….

…can’t say anymore at this time.;)

September 12, 2003 at 8:35 am in reply to: A Spitfire question #2082199

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Looks like between us we have answered the original question anyway…..if ‘631 used to have an intake but now doesn’t, and PS890 is the same too, then they have obviously had the pressurisation system removed, or disabled at least.

I reckon therefore that ‘915 is not pressurised any more, but has just kept it’s intake as there has not yet been a need to re-skin the cowling.

I’ve got the Flight’s e-mail address anyway, so I will contact them over the weekend and let you all know if they reply.

Cheers for all of the replies, I for one have found this to be a most interesting discussion, and I’ve learned quite a few things about Spits that I didn’t know before.

September 11, 2003 at 4:28 pm in reply to: A Spitfire question #2082482

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Oh no, I’m not so bothered about that level of detail, just playing Devil’s Advocate…:p I mean, we could get into all sorts of trouble, and of course the BoBMF wouldn’t even have PS915 because it was built too late! No, it’s really just the pressurisation thing; as an engineer, it makes me curious.

I may well send the flight a mailer and ask them.
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