I would suggest using the ETPS Association to get the test pilots in your list. Unfortunately I had heard Alan Pollock may be no longer with us. I met him in 1990 when we unveiled a memorial…what a chap and so devoted to RAF history. Are you doing something Hunter based old bean?!

David Lockspeiser does consultancy so a web search should bring up some contacts. He came to our museum last year for the Hunter birthday bash and sat in my Hunter (which he first flew in 1956!). We also had Neville Duke and Duncan Simpson and many other greats.

RE: Dark Blue World

Happy or wot!!!!

I bought my DvD player a couple of months back (having bought my 1st DVD 2 years back – The Rocketeer)…..excellent….at least I will not have to keep buying vid copies!…They do not last very long (260x & counting)

regards to all

Tony

>Munnst – I bought Dark Blue World on the net a couple of
>weeks ago (Region 1, make sure your player can play
>multi-region, usually available via a remote control hack)
>and it is fantastic – loads of goodies.
>
>As for B of B – let us hope that it has some extras on it.
>
>Excellent news.

RE: What has happened to AVI8

Not a forum Colin but I would love a website!!!

>Oh dear looks like bad news, you dont close it to revamp.
>
>I think Mr Dyer should have his own forum, sorry tone

RE: Everton_1878 – Let’s Mass Email MGM for BofB DVD!

willco….keep up the good work

>Unfortunately a lack of money is preventing us from doing
>much work. However we still manage to get small things done
>like ordering tubing for the Rudder getting Canopy Rails
>made in the UK as well as Aileron Controm Drum. However
>physically bending metal will have to wait till more
>donations roll in. Having said this we do keep our website
>updated monthly with little tidbits and as I always mention
>on there if you have any drawings manuals parts and wish to
>trade sell or copy please let me know
>Y2K Spitfire Restoratio Site http://www.y2kspitfire.com

RE: What’s this about Susannah?

Yes Kev35…I’m sorry….but mighty fine I look in them!!!

>Tony.
>
>”Moggy you should’ve been there…….Kev35 won a pair of
>stockings from the film in the raffle!!”
>
>I did tell you not to mention that, especially after I gave
>you the suspenders!
>
>Regards,
>
>kev35
>
>
>
>
>>

RE: The Next Forum Get-together

Gary

you forget that I could give you a lift if I’m around and possibly we and Seafuryfan could end up going places to meet the others!!!

Hendon would be a great place…..I have found cheap hotel rooms on the net so a boys (and Mrs Dezz of course!!) trip in Lundung could be amusing!!

I like the idea of someone starting a thread sayingwhere and when they are going and others can make it….a sort of Forum Getogether Roadshow!!
regards

Tony

>Duxford is looking best for me cos when I’m back in the UK,
>I Have to rely on car hire to get around and cost a bleeding
>fortune !!!. However, I’ll keep checking out the options and
>am all in favour of more than one meet a year as it give
>greater flexibility to most of us in that missing one, we
>could probably get to the next.
>
>Coventry with a flight in a Dak might worth looking at, its
>fairly central (navigation is not my strong point…I still
>think County durham is in Ireland !!!) and the chance of a
>load of us up in the Gooney bird could be memorable.
>
>Or perhaps….ohhhh I dont know, I can think of loads but
>not being in the Uk aint much help is it really !.
>
>Keep thinking
>
>cheers
>
>Gary
>
>PS: I will get to one …honest.

RE: What’s this about Susannah?

FWIW I sent this…..sorry if its sounds too pleading!!!!

————–
I hope you are the right person to contact, but we (a huge band of aviation fans) really need MGM to release the Battle of Britain Film on DvD (1969 – starring Sir Michael Caine, Lord Olivier, Susannah York, Sir Ralph Richardson, Kenneth Moore and many many more stars). Our videos are worn out and the video is no longer available.

It would be a top seller as there are many fans of not only the film, aeroplanes, the Battle of Britain but also of the stars.

There are also loads of extras that could be added on too….including a 50 minute publicity documentary released 4 days before the film premiered, the alternate Sir William Walton Score and the assorted fim theatre trailers.

Please, please pass this email onto the person who could make this dream come true for us all!!!

many regards

Tony

RE: IWM 190 refurbishment

Thanx Ant….I recently saw a mag say that the Fw190 was done by TFC….but logically I don’t think they had any deals with IWM back then so bow my head in shame!

Anyone notice the Henschel HS129 cockpit section in this months Flypast (in a view of the Oz museum).?

regards… best get to bed…long day tommorrow!!

>Hi Tony,
>It was Arco who did the work,but confusingly I seem to
>remember seeing pics of the 190 in the TFC hangar while it
>was awaiting respray.Arco also did the conservation and
>respray on the He162 which is also at Lambeth.
>http://www.arc-duxford.co.uk/profile.htm
>Link above has some info on Arco’s previous restorations.