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  • November 27, 2010 at 5:14 pm in reply to: Concorde at Filton to remain closed to the public? #1133503
    DaveF68
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    Because Airbus are a commercial company and not a preservation group – why should they spend large sums on non commmercial activity. I wonder if the East Fortune example which relegated much of the collection there to storage is still a massive hit!

    It was with my son’s Beaver Scout troop a few weeks ago!

    November 23, 2010 at 8:20 pm in reply to: Rotary wing 'war birds' #1137526
    DaveF68
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    One of the Queens Flight Whirlwind HCC12s was on the civil register for a while, but was donated to the Helicopter Museum in around 2000

    November 23, 2010 at 8:15 pm in reply to: Early Short Sunderland colours #1137538
    DaveF68
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    Hi all

    For a painting project I have just started on the rescue of the the crew of the SS Kensington Court (sunk near Sicily by U-boat) by Short Sunderlands of 204 and 228 Sqn. I always assumed they would be white but having looked on the internet have a feeling they may have been camouflaged. The incident happened at the beginning of the war in Sept 1939 and was the first air sea rescue.
    Can any one please confirm the exact worn by Sunderlands then?

    TIA

    Steve

    Not likely to be white – that came later in the War – need to look it up, but they could be camouflaged, or they could still be in aluminium

    November 20, 2010 at 6:48 pm in reply to: Secret – or not as it is remembered? #1141242
    DaveF68
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    RS-71 makes little sense either, as ‘S’ wasn’t a USAF primary designator at the time (it should have been B for bomber)

    November 20, 2010 at 6:45 pm in reply to: Post Your Harrier Pictures #1141349
    DaveF68
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    Boring gits, can you recall the serial of shark mouth?

    It was XV787, which also carried ‘Hot to Trot’ artwork on the tail (Just visible in John’s photo)

    November 17, 2010 at 11:55 am in reply to: Post Your Harrier Pictures #1146048
    DaveF68
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    A few “oldies”…

    SAOEU GR7
    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v147/AEROMEDIA/current%20uk%20mil/saoeugr5bd89.jpg

    Interesting – don’t recall ever seeing a GR5/7/9 with a Lepus on it before.

    November 16, 2010 at 11:49 am in reply to: Is anyone still flying F5s in Europe area? #1147112
    DaveF68
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    What about the Greek ones….?

    Retired a couple of years ago IIRC

    November 16, 2010 at 11:46 am in reply to: Is anyone still flying F5s in Europe area? #1147117
    DaveF68
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    I believe the Spanish are still flying F5Bs as advanced trainers.

    November 11, 2010 at 5:14 pm in reply to: RAF Exhibition Flight #1151049
    DaveF68
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    Well, one low back TE311 and one high back TB382, both Mk XVIs.

    They will both fly again in the course of time.

    As one airframe or separately?:dev2::)

    TB382’s history deserves to see it flying again.

    November 1, 2010 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Was Aeroplane – Is now Forums and Facebook groups? #1090622
    DaveF68
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    Thanks to both for a great job over the years (This was Ken’s second spell in the hot seat, wasn’t it?)

    Any word on replacements?

    October 31, 2010 at 4:42 pm in reply to: Future Ground running Phantom in UK? #1091320
    DaveF68
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    As long as Iran flies the F-4 (albeit a different engine) I think any chance of doing anything with them are remote (I’m still slightly surprised that OFMC were allowed to buy one)

    October 29, 2010 at 4:48 pm in reply to: Nasa Harriers #1092657
    DaveF68
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    AV-8B: http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/1150603068040346401JgAfEx

    That’s the YAV-8B prototype, Fuselage of an AV-8A with the wings and intakes of the ‘B’

    October 29, 2010 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Nasa Harriers #1092660
    DaveF68
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    Beware the TAV-8A never served with NASA – it was painted in the NASA scheme when aquired by the Museum, but it was a written off airframe from the USMC.

    Tim, I think I may have some, I’ll have a look.

    October 28, 2010 at 2:43 pm in reply to: Waffenschule 10 and the EE Lightning? #1093768
    DaveF68
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    In the latest Scale Aviation Modeller International, there’s an article on the latest releases from S&M Models (odd name, but never mind…:p), where it says, and I quote, “decals are underway for…the English Electric Lightning – the pretty ones no one else has done, including Waffenschule 10.”

    Did Waffenschule 10 ever operate the EE Lightning…? Or is it simply a typo?

    Simon

    Ignore previous comment – not what if – zapped aircraft from 11 Squadron, XS901/G and XR727/F – they had dayglo bands on the fin and tailplanes and Waffenschule 10 badges on the nose. There is a pic in Tim McLelland’s book on the Lightning (p78). The provenance of the dayglo is apparently unknown – suggestions include for an airshow, or during an AD Exercise to represent the ‘bad guys’. They may just be a WS10 zap!

    S&M is the makes names – Selina and (I think) Mike….

    October 26, 2010 at 4:20 pm in reply to: Westland fixed-wing aircraft-Surviving examples? #1095610
    DaveF68
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    Also Westland ‘built’…
    The company produced a variety of other types during WW1 – I wonder if any of the survivors are Westland examples?
    DH9A (Westland took on the design changes from the DH9)
    .

    The RAFM DH9A is a Westland built aircraft, although how much is original is open to debate – it perhaps is more accurately a replica with some original parts.

    http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/aircraft/aircraft-history/77-A-921%20DH%20DH9A%20F1010.pdf

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