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December 1, 2008 at 11:03 pm in reply to: Why no RAF Curtiss C-46's? #1206016

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The Airborne Forces Flight in the Far East also borrowed a C-46 for a couple of trial, but none were taken on RAF charge.

November 30, 2008 at 5:49 pm in reply to: Lynx Rotor Blades ZD559 #1207481

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Can’t see a huge market for Lynx blades, as there are no civillian operators

November 27, 2008 at 8:38 pm in reply to: Mosquito museum #1210007

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Bruce,

Any update on the work on the prototype Mossie ? I know you are relying on private funds and volunteers, shame the National lottery funds could help instead of going to the Olympics .

Or more relevant perhaps, to help give £100m to an already rich man for a couple of ancient paintings not even painted here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7737204.stm

November 22, 2008 at 11:21 am in reply to: Hinds at Boscombe Down #2483621

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I have been hearing on the grapevine (friend whose friend knows a Boscombe engineer) that these are actually ex Iraqi Hips not ex BulAF.

Except that there was a picture taken on Bulgaria of one of them before delivery. They were painted in Raspberry Ripple before delivery. Of course, the Bulgarians could have refurbished ex-Iraqi ones.

November 21, 2008 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Why is it – over-wing weapons mounting arrangement #2484495

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I
But why is it that it’s only seems to have been the British who have pursued the over-wing weapons mounting arrangement on its combat aircraft – like that of the English Electric Lightning and SEPECAT Jaguar?

As both designs came out of what is now BAE Warton, then I wonder if it’s an individual designer?

November 21, 2008 at 1:21 pm in reply to: Unusual Sidewinder mountings… #2484496

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AAEE tested a Sea King with an AIM-9 mount in the 80s (at the same time as testing Stingray torpedos on a Sea harrier) Never seen a photo of the helo trial

November 20, 2008 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Yak 9 in British Markings #1215914

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Nice shots Cranwick – the one in RAF marking is the same one as I posted obviously, but a cleaner copy (you can of course see the JAS!)

It is credited to the RAF Museum when in publications. Not seen those two of it as ’39’ but another appears in the Squadron/Signal Yak Fighters in Action’ book.

Somewhere I have another (port) side shot that shows the JAS as well.

November 19, 2008 at 10:26 pm in reply to: Yak 9 in British Markings #1217211

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I posted these on the thread in Britmodeller; Can’t recall where I got them from. I also have some correspondence from Flypast in the 80s.

November 17, 2008 at 12:03 am in reply to: Hawker Typhoon, Mitchell and Spitfire identity sought. #1220548

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The unusual nose shape of the Mitchell makes it a B-25G, the one with the huge 75 mm cannon.
A bit of googling shows that two(FR208 FR209) of this variant were supplied to the RAF but did not enter service.
I wonder if they were converted to a communication role after trials?

Richard

That photo is perhaps slightly more than that – note that is has a code letter on the nose. I’ve never seen that in the published photos of FR408/9. There was at least one other B-25G used by the RAF – 42-65094 was used by AVM Tedder as a personal transport in Italy and the Middle East. It is usually photographed in natural metal finish.

This one intruigues me, because there are reports of a cannon nosed Mitchell being used in combat. I wonder, I just wonder…….

There are photos of the 41 Sqn Fw190

November 15, 2008 at 11:51 am in reply to: 4 Bladed Piston engine and MOD vehicles #1222164

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That Gun is VERY interesting, It looks like (correct me if I am wrong) a Naval 4″ Deck Gun , from the WW1 Period, These Guns were also used in Coastal defenses in WW2, We had 2 of them up on a Battery off Portishead Point , Defending the Port, I was trying for years to find one to place “Back” on the Point as a Memorial, and they are Very rare, I wouldnt be suprised if the Royal Naval Museum Organisations wouldnt be interested in it,
and Or any Home defence Coastal Fort emplacments,

Don’t know much about Naval guns, but given where I think the location is, there were several Coastal defence installations on the islands on the Forth

November 14, 2008 at 1:39 pm in reply to: 4 Bladed Piston engine and MOD vehicles #1222983

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Wonder where the scrapyard is – first thought was Den road, Kirkcaldy, but not sure – the main shed is a bit more deteriorated than in the 2000 aerial shots

http://www.multimap.com/s/lgRd3MKA

October 27, 2008 at 11:39 pm in reply to: No 2 Signal School & French Caudrons 1940 #1162751

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The Goelands were given serials AX775 and AX776 (a Simoun was given AX777). never seen a picture of them, but would love to!!

October 13, 2008 at 11:44 pm in reply to: Very rare pictures of Sumburgh's Potez 840 #1177419

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It sat there for years – everyone who didn’t know what it was (including me) thought it was a Jetstream until checking Wrecks and Relics!!

October 13, 2008 at 9:54 am in reply to: Last RAF air to air kill? #1178331

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Nothing in Korea?

Purely a RN/Commonwealth show?

Nope, only RAF elements were transport, AOP and some Sunderlands.

Nothing in Suez, Malaya or Indonesia.

There are some ‘possibles’

(i) Hunters in Oman – they frequently pursued Yemen Mig-17s attacking inside Oman, but were forbidden from pursuing them over the border. There was, however, a report in Flypast that at least one piece of camera gun footage showed hits on a Mig. However, as that was apparently ‘over the border’ it’s not followed up!

(ii) There are all sorts of rumours about an Indonesian C-130 and a Javelin, including one that the Jave returned with an empty missile rail.

(iii) The GR3s in the Falklands did destroy some helicopters on the ground -now if one of them was ‘rotors turning’. does that count? 🙂

October 6, 2008 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Mosquito T III question (s) #1185270

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Thanks for that Keith. Do you know when it was taken?

I’m interested as there is a picture in Gerry Manning’s colour picture book “Military Aircraft of the 60s” of TA719 at Shawbury in 1963, in storege after retirement. Immediately in front/behind it is the tail of another Mosquito in the 60s training scheme of aluminium with dayglo red/orange stripes. The whole serial no isn’t visible, but the numerals are ‘299’ and the preceding letter looks like a ‘P’ or an ‘R’. I’m making the assumption that this is RR299, as all other ‘299’ serialled Mossies had long since been SOC!!
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