The perils of wreck digging!!:D

ebay item 2301600048214

cheers dave

Do you want to check that number or give a direct link as it doesn’t come up on a search.:confused:

The bow of the MSC Napoli is due to commence its final journey late tomorrow, Friday to Harland & Wolff’s shipyard at Belfast for disposal. The tow will take about five days from Sidmouth.

For the more curious or lazy, the link!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290147400061&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:us

Nice to see that XM296, N82D will be leaving the ground probably next month at Paine Field, Washington. Information courtesy of our sponsor Flypast, page 7 current issue.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0112779&WxsIERv=Qr%20Univyynaq%20QU.114%20Ureba&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=Aniny%20Nve%20Pbzznaq&QtODMg=Vaqvnancbyvf%20-%20Vagreangvbany%20%28VAQ%20%2F%20XVAQ%29&ERDLTkt=HFN%20-%20Vaqvnan&ktODMp=Nhthfg%206%2C%202000&BP=0&WNEb25u=Qnepl%20Fgriraf&xsIERvdWdsY=A82Q&MgTUQtODMgKE=Guvf%20avpr%20pynffvp%20fvgf%20cnexrq%20ba%20gur%20enzc%20va%20Vaqvnancbyvf.&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=1121&NEb25uZWxs=2000-10-04%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=&static=yes&width=1024&height=540&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg%20%3D%20%27Qr%20Univyynaq%20QU.114%20Ureba%27%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=48&prev_id=0118052&next_id=0112778&size=L

3-O-3 1947 = 36-40pClwM rg; two 2100hp P&W Double Wasp. POP: 1 [N93162] converted from 2-O-2.

Information from the Aerofiles website. I would guess that there was no visible external difference, if only the engines were changed.

I think you are right as the main change for the 3-0-3 was that it was pressurised.

This one…?

http://www.valkyrie.net/~flyingflea/
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“Got any Gnat parts please ?”

XM seems to have a predilection for insects!:)

The 2nd prototype Constellation (43-10310) first flew in that month, if anyone knows the date I would really like to know, to put it in my first flights database.

Well, as we know, the first Constellation flew on 9th January, 1943, so very soon afterwards, the second would have flown…… Incidentally, the second production L-049 was flying on the 17th April, 1944.