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February 3, 2017 at 9:57 am in reply to: What's not in the museums? #806978

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I was under the impression that the wings for the Venom had beem scrapped.

There is conflicting information about that – perhaps Bruce may know more?

February 3, 2017 at 9:45 am in reply to: VTTS Hard Facts Finally Coming Home To Roost? #806981

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And I think that may be the nub of the matter!

Quite apart from anything else the agreement between VTTS and HLF is unlikely to allow a change of ‘owner’.

From what I have read ehere and elsewhere, the actual ‘owner’ of XH588 is the HLF, with it being effectively on a 99 year (?) lease, having been ‘mortgaged’ by the VTTS Trust in return for the grants.

January 30, 2017 at 10:01 pm in reply to: What's not in the museums? #808379

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The RAF Museum already has a Valleta but it is stored out of view at Cosford. There is however a good example at Flixton.

I’d forgotten that one, I’d got it in my head the Flixton one was the last survivor.

The Venom IIRC is at the Mosquito Museum, but needs a lot of work – they had made good progress on the fuselage last time I saw a pic.

January 30, 2017 at 9:54 pm in reply to: Supermarine Attacker at Portland. #808384

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Yes but HMS Osprey wasn’t able to steam into wind…

😀

January 30, 2017 at 12:34 pm in reply to: What's not in the museums? #808669

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Looking at possibilities and fantasies

Vampire T11 – every other museum has one,but the RAFM doesn’t have one on display (XD515 was under restoration as long ago as 2008)
Venom – no genuine RAF Venom, the ex-Swiss one would represent the type, – is it on show?
Valetta – post war Transport workhorse, not that many left though!

January 30, 2017 at 12:20 pm in reply to: Supermarine Attacker at Portland. #808673

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Working logically, a tailwheel jet fighter is either going to be an Attacker or the 510/17. The latter was in RAF hands at that time, so the Attacker becomes the logical one.

The surviving Attacker was moved form Abbotsinch to Yeovilton by road in September 1963, so that’s outwith the timescale too.

So either it’s mis-identification OR a mistake about the time/place

January 30, 2017 at 11:59 am in reply to: Supermarine Attacker at Portland. #808679

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Seems like a shaggy dog story . The runway before it was realigned in the 80s or 90s was only 240yds in total.
Maybe a low flypast but touch and go – doubtful.

So about the length of a carrier deck? 🙂

January 27, 2017 at 10:24 pm in reply to: VTTS Hard Facts Finally Coming Home To Roost? #810036

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Q – Could you move to a different airfield?

A – XH558 is no longer permitted to fly and cannot be moved by road.

Slightly disengenious answer, as I understand the CAA permit ferry flights outwith the Permit scheme. Whether she is able to fly is a different question.

Interesting the Swift is moving into storage – I wonder if it’s someone from VTTST that owns it?

January 27, 2017 at 4:17 pm in reply to: VTTS Hard Facts Finally Coming Home To Roost? #810161

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I can see where they were going with the Canberra, the ability to have a flying exhibit would maintain interest.

January 27, 2017 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Hurricane G-AFKX question #810212

DaveF68
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There is definitely something under the nose on the Langley pic.

Better photo of the nose here:

http://www.worldwarphotos.info/wp-content/gallery/uk/raf/hurricane/Langley_defence_Hurricane_Mk_IIB.jpg

Need to remember how many rivets on a mk I panel v a mk II

January 27, 2017 at 12:11 pm in reply to: Hurricane G-AFKX question #810289

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January 27, 2017 at 9:54 am in reply to: VTTS Hard Facts Finally Coming Home To Roost? #810415

DaveF68
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Get real – it aint gonna fly again. Wait until it is pushed outside later this year – then there will be the growing bills for unpaid parking fees…. followed by mainstream media comments…. and finally the pictures of the scrapman chopping it up…. all the wailers, whiners and hand-wringers will have a field day!

maybe we could have a scrapping ceremony to avoid the cliched ‘unceremoniously scrapped’ line?

January 27, 2017 at 9:52 am in reply to: First Gulf War Nose Art #810417

DaveF68
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Had a look, none of my books covering ‘Gulf Graffiti’ (including the eponomous one!) date the first artwork, although argueably the first ‘art’ was the Desert eagles badge applied to the Tornado F3 detachment

January 27, 2017 at 12:05 am in reply to: First Gulf War Nose Art #810528

DaveF68
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In the main, the ground crew were reponsible for the artwork – the pilots just flew the a/c allocated to them for that mission

January 27, 2017 at 12:04 am in reply to: Hurricane G-AFKX question #810531

DaveF68
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There is a picture taken ‘in the second half of 1943’ of it in Day Fighter camouflage, but with G-AFKX marked where the serial would be on a service aircraft. It was published in Gordon Swanborough’s ‘British Aircraft at War 1939-1945’ (The book version of the Air Pictorial series)

Quite a fuzzy pic, so you can’t really tell what wing it has, but if pushed I’d say metal, as the landing light looks a little further outboard
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