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December 8, 2012 at 2:23 pm in reply to: And the Banned didn't play on? #940833

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This is sad an quite possibly very damaging to a very good and informative thread. I for one like the community here even as a lurker.

I sympathize with the mods here that have been put in a very difficult position by events outside of their control.

What happened to those proposals to improve the UK’s libel laws, Mr Cameron?

November 22, 2012 at 10:27 am in reply to: Museum storage #962368

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The RAFM have accepted the collection despite the fact that Cosford can no longer find the room for the real Sea Balliol they already have.

Hmmm. With the ‘sea’ bit in its name and the all the other deck-landing paraphernalia, perhaps the FAAM could find a home.

And I know I am not the first to point that out here.

October 21, 2012 at 11:59 am in reply to: Burmese Spitfires (again) #1004488

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Palestine surely as Israel didn’t exist until 1948.

October 17, 2012 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Nimrod MRA4 Survivor (well sort of…) #1008562

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Definitely not this nose section at Cranfield then.

That was my initial thought anyway.

October 14, 2012 at 6:22 pm in reply to: RAAF F-111s last public before they go to museums and a review of Pig flightgear #1011942

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Can someone explain to this pommy please why do those unwanted airframes had to be buried whereas in the Uk they are just merely scrapped and sent to the smelter, surely that is a far better way to make sure they never appear in the air again? or as with the rumours of buried spitfires in Australia the Australian goverment is ensuring a new rumour will abound in the year 3012 😀

Also why the condition that any display airframes must be behind glass?

Jay

Asbestos is the reason I’ve heard.

October 9, 2012 at 5:23 pm in reply to: Aviation Myths #1016679

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Off topic..
Does someone have a close-up of the Turbinlite’s nose?
In most the photos I’ve seen it looks like the light is not under a fairing.

Was it covered?

Does this answer your question?

Edit: And this!

October 9, 2012 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Aviation Myths #1016689

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How does it cause you to crash?

I can only assume that the trainee pilot thought that the great stonkin’ searchlight grafted onto the Havoc’s nose was actually a normal one you usually find on the ground and got disorientated.

I might well be wrong there. It does happen.

October 9, 2012 at 4:05 pm in reply to: Aviation Myths #1016704

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One ‘Turbinlite Havoc’ for your edification.

(Image is in the public domain)

September 30, 2012 at 8:32 pm in reply to: Aviation Myths #1021188

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[insert type here] was the best fighter of WWII

September 30, 2012 at 8:32 pm in reply to: Aviation Myths #1033471

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[insert type here] was the best fighter of WWII

August 29, 2012 at 4:29 pm in reply to: XV244 APU removal #1073993

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That is not to my mind what preservation is about. Now they have a less complete Nimrod.

August 22, 2012 at 1:31 am in reply to: A/c leaving Duxford – where? #1081745

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I cant understand the Poles wanting a Ju52 or similar. Replicas of their own WW2 types would be logical – I would love to see an airworthy Karas for example.

Might have something to do with the Ju52 being the Luftwaffe’s transport of choice when Germany breezed through Poland in ’39 and occupied them for a bit. You could argue that type -even represented by a post-war licence built variation- has more relevance to Poland than it does to the UK. (No, not getting into a debate on that one :D)

It would be nice to see some replicas of Poland’s indigenous pre-war designs, as so very little is left. We just need that rare combination of will, skill and money.

July 21, 2012 at 11:00 am in reply to: TIGHAR Defeated? #947948

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So, after this lastest outing to collect obscure, vague and inconclusive trinkets that might possibly once have something to do with Earhart does this mean TIGHAR will actually be doing something about recovering that P-38 submerged in a north Wales beach?

July 20, 2012 at 12:03 am in reply to: Stirling N3638 #949124

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This goes to prove I don’t know nothin’.

I have to admit I did look look for any differernce in tone between the outer ring of the roundel and the undersides adjoining . I am sure I could see a very slight difference but perhaps I was staring too hard.

July 18, 2012 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Stirling N3638 #950735

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Glad to help. But please don’t mistake me for an expert or anything.

However I never have heard of operational front-line aircraft being a lick of yellow paint for crew training. Someone here should know if that is true or not.
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