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April 1, 2009 at 12:55 pm in reply to: Blackburn Botha #1222641

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http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=72564&highlight=botha

April 1, 2009 at 12:10 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1223126

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DC3 or B24? Both have wireless seats which look like office furniture

Cheers
Cees

Or as a curveball option (last picture from the bottom) –

http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2006/1/2006_1_12.shtml

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April 1, 2009 at 12:04 am in reply to: Can someone help ID these ? #1223137

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That’s sorta what I was thinking but I wasn’t quite sure as they did look pretty funky….

Any idea what time period they would have been built and used in?

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Andrew

Looks a lot like –

http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2006/1/2006_1_12.shtml

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March 26, 2009 at 11:37 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1229437

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Didn’t somebody want a big Meatbox canopy recently…..?

Link to one on feeBay
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WL405 for his T.7 at Brunty.

Jon

March 25, 2009 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Mystery Sea Hawk #1230459

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Not sure this will help but been pondering over the details on the mod plate in the Gun Bay.

The first mod listed on the plate is SHY3 – Sea Hawk Mod standard 3. Not overly impressive in itself but having checked through the paperwork I have for WV838 and looked at a picture of the plate in WV903 they are both SHY2 – i.e. an earlier mod standard. So assuming the standards progressed sequentially, your pit has to have been built after WV903 at least which narrows the possibles.

Also another observation is the relatively low number of mods listed generally. The only other one I have seen with so few is WV838 and that ended its service life in 1959.

Jon

March 23, 2009 at 3:17 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1232842

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A wild stab in the dark here –

Are they asking for gift aid on peoples donations? If so dont you need that in writing to wave at the tax man?

Jon

March 20, 2009 at 3:09 pm in reply to: HS-748 – Any Preserved ? #1235675

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don’t know the serial of the red tailed one.

That is G-OTBA.

I wonder if I can get away with towing one down the M6 to Speke? :diablo:

Jon

March 17, 2009 at 5:38 pm in reply to: RAFM, faded glory ? #1161172

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I think its a disgrace that no Transport Command aircraft are displayed. Is this the only major world museum without a Dak’?

Apart from the ones at RAF museum Cosford –

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/collections/aircraft/douglas-dakota.cfm

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/collections/aircraft/short-brothers-belfast-ci.cfm

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March 17, 2009 at 10:59 am in reply to: HS-748 – Any Preserved ? #1161655

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I had heard that they had started operating again with 748s, hence my amazement at apparent lack of them in UK.

I’m assuming here that we are talking about pure 748s and not Andovers.

Started up and wound down again due to lack of business. The planes they had (G-AYIM and G-OSOE) are either parked up back at Blackpool again or have been moved on.

Jon

March 16, 2009 at 10:54 am in reply to: HS-748 – Any Preserved ? #1162654

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there’s one at the raaf museum

My apologies, so there is – a pleasant surprise!

http://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/exhibitions/external/hs748.htm

I should correct my original statement then to no complete examples in the UK.

Jon

March 16, 2009 at 9:59 am in reply to: HS-748 – Any Preserved ? #1162711

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In short no.

There is the front end of G-ATMI at Millom and that’s it – and even that did a stint with the fire department beforehand. The ex AAF aircraft and the RAE one at Southend will be going for pots and pans in the near future. As are the 748’s parked up at Blackpool.

Jon

March 15, 2009 at 10:43 pm in reply to: Prince G-AMLZ Restoration Progress #1162972

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Absolutely brilliant John, huge congratulations to you and the team on all that’s been done so far. She looks great!

Out of interest, what are the plans for re-attaching the tail unit?

Oh dont thank me – all I did was decided to intervene a bit over a year ago and acquire her for the Jetstream club. After that just helped wherever I could. If you want to thank anyone for todays sterling efforts aim it at the guys that did the lions share of the work – Mike, Simon, Dave M, Dave L, Gerry, Roy, Ian, Pete and Tommy with his flatbed and hiab.

The rear end is attached now using fish plates – picture attached for proof 😀 Once we rivet a band round the cut to tidy it all up (strength, weatherproofing etc) then fin, rudder and tailplane can go back on.

Jon

March 15, 2009 at 10:16 pm in reply to: Prince G-AMLZ Restoration Progress #1162989

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Amazing what can be achieved on a sunny Sunday with a crane and some hard graft 😉

Jon

March 10, 2009 at 11:50 pm in reply to: Avon jet Engines-Re-Heat Versions. #1168456

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Judging by the data on the attached link looks like you have a swift engine manual!

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/swift/survivors.php

Jon

March 9, 2009 at 9:20 pm in reply to: Armstrong Whitworth Ablemarle #1170048

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So the remains of the cockpit that are left and being restored at the moment consist only of the tubular construction as shown in the previous post?
Not much is it? But it’s a start at least.
Cheers

Cees

Good guess Cees! Found the picture I was looking for.

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