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  • April 7, 2010 at 3:54 am in reply to: Nanton Lancaster Air Museum to Change its Name #1123096
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    Thanks for the info Peter, I will be looking forward to pay them a visit this year, they better tie everything down! very impressive place, DB

    March 9, 2010 at 4:05 am in reply to: Blenheim Oil Tank found on Norfolk Beach #1155116
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    Boly tank

    Tank from a Bolingbroke

    December 22, 2009 at 10:32 pm in reply to: Merry Christmas Everybody #1102322
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    Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all, and best of luck in 2010, Darrell

    December 18, 2009 at 1:48 pm in reply to: 70th Anniversary of the BCATP, anyone doing anything to celebrate? #1105954
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    Had coffee with 2 BCATP veterans, a 91 year old WAG who flew on Cansos hunting subs and an 87 year old FE on Lancasters, both are former Saskatchewan farm boys. The were interested to hear of the anniversary of all things yellow day.

    December 16, 2009 at 1:39 pm in reply to: Rolls Royce Merlin & Fuel………….. #1107892
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    I have a few parts from Merlins that were used to power speedboats and another friend and his dad used Merlins and Allison engines for use in Tractor Pulls for the annual Country fair! Darrell

    November 28, 2009 at 7:09 pm in reply to: Guy Gibson Bond Tour Of Canada? #1126133
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    W/C G. N. Irwin also hosted many famous people while on Bond tour drives, he also looked after “Buzz” Beurling as well.

    November 28, 2009 at 7:06 pm in reply to: Guy Gibson Bond Tour Of Canada? #1126153
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    Guy Gibson while on a Bond tour drive of Canada.

    November 23, 2009 at 8:02 pm in reply to: Mystery Panel found in Scrapyard Nov 22? #1131334
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    Well done , yes a Victory Aircraft built Lysander panel remains. I was visiting my good friend Vince O Connor and he supplied me with this piece. The story goes a scrapyard in Quebec in the 1970s still had Hurricane , Harvard and Lysander remains, a place where they had scrapped many. Jack Arnold bought all the Hurricane stuff and Vince bought the Lizzie stuff, I found it very odd how he wrote the date of Nov 22nd on the panel and 31 years later is handed to me, the Lizzie panel remains had been lost for a number of years and just reacquired recently by Vince and handed over to me which I was happy to take. Thanks for those that were interested, Darrell

    November 8, 2009 at 1:29 am in reply to: Russell group Hurricane Low pass!! #1145481
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    Was amazed how good they treated us Peter, the hurri looked and flew awesome.

    November 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm in reply to: Recovery of bodies in WW2 (possibly not for the sqeamish?) #1147104
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    I highly recommend Stuart Hadaways book ” Missing Believed Killed”. Amazing read on the MRES units who had the job of recovering 55,000 missing airmen right after the war. I had the pleasure of knowing one of these gentlemen, my old neighbour RCAF F/L Angus Dixon, his widow let me look through his MRES notes and I have a great respect for these units and men who had to do that job, not for the faint of heart. Stuart goes on to say how Guy Gibson was identified by his name on his Battledress! Around 10,000 of these airman are still missing, a must read, cheers Darrell

    August 8, 2009 at 4:31 am in reply to: WWII RCAF questions(old thread 2006) #1160092
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    Dave I would think S/P denotes Sergeant Pilot ? Darrell

    July 1, 2009 at 1:07 am in reply to: Amelia #1195586
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    Well done Cam, thats you on the right eh? The Finch looks great! a movie I will see for sure, Darrell

    June 20, 2009 at 11:50 pm in reply to: Magneto switch #1206084
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    Tony if you cant get one email , Darrell

    June 7, 2009 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Help needed to identify Blenheim part #1220877
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    Looks like Writing pad container, would have held paper maybe maps, DB

    June 7, 2009 at 5:19 am in reply to: 109 (minor) prang in Canada… #1221336
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    Hello Jeremy, nice picture of the damage to the 109, hope you enjoyed the show, ok lets get this straight, the chap(what was he thinking?) across the highway or to the north eastern end has erected 2 poles within eye line of the runways? one being a flagpole. Is the pole within the legal bounds being so close to an active airfield, and well marked both visually and lighted for night, also I know there are briefings for that particular airshow so why wouldn t that be a topic for discussion with the pilots( ask fleet16b I think he flew there today) and lastly how come nobody else hit the pole with all that flying traffic this weekend? I hope the 109 gets airworthy soon and I suspect the ugliness is about to start in regards to the offending erection.

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