Anybody have any idea where the Spitefuls were broken up? and if the piece of datum longeron came from NN660?

Regards

Jay

Looks brilliant, superb piece of history

Jay

Andy

Very much a case of “you can lead a horse to water but you cannot force it to drink”.

Regards

Jay

Yes..am sure this is the cockpit shot of the Mk 19 in the swedish museum, as the mkXI was merlin powered based on the type 351 spitfire.
I am sure I saw some pilots notes for sale for this PRU spitfire in the museum shop at Cosford recently which would show the instrument panles in good detail.

Jay

Despite what they say about online magazines and the way forward, you cannot read it when theres a power cut nor can you beat looking at all the mags in WH Smiths when “she who must be obeyed” is in her favourite shoe shop next door or trying on that new dress which is still 2 sizes too small.
If they all go online..what hope is there for us poor hubbies ???:D:D:D:D:D

What about the gentleman who organised the aerojumble at Whitwick, I went to 4 of thses and well organised and well situated just 10 minutes off the M42as well.
From what I understand that it was the sports centre managers/owners which put paid to this venue by increasing charges 5 fold in one year!
Sorry but cannot recall his name.
Any chance Andy you and him getting together along with the Jet museum at Staverton and organising a late Autumn aerojumble there for 2013.

Regards

Jay

I have a lovely Merlin crankshaft, It was taken out of Douglas Bader’s Spitfire before his last combat mission, I know its genuine as I bought it from an Englishman at Duxford.
Now hmmm ,,, what happened on that last flight? :diablo:

Dont you also have in your collection a genuine spitfire spent .303 shell bullet out of Baders spitfire?:diablo:

Hi Ross,

Think you will find that there was a industry standard on both layout and how the information was laid out on drawings within the aeronautical engineering industry.
This meant any engineer could read any drawing from different companies without having to have a symbol index at the side to say what a particular symbol etc meant.

jay