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February 7, 2006 at 5:39 pm in reply to: HP Hermes fuselage at Duxford #1396343

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Said British South American Airways Tudors disappeared in the Caribbean in 1948 and 1949.

http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/html/the_tudors.html

Given the amount of Tudor parts that survive I think even the discovery of a smashed wreck – which must be out there, I don’t believe in fairies – would greatly increase the number of Tudor relics there were in existence.

As to Lord Lucan and Elvis – well, the Tudors did vanish inexplicably as did Lucan… (sorry, references to Lord Lucan are a rather tasteless British joke).

Adrian

Ahh, Me being Dutch couldn’t have know that could I? :p

Another learning moment for me.

Cheers

Cees

February 7, 2006 at 2:25 pm in reply to: HP Hermes fuselage at Duxford #1396836

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Lord Lucan has BSAA Tudors Star Tiger and Star Ariel parked on the apron outside Elvis’s pad on the moon…

Comes to something when the largest “surviving” relics are probably in the sea off Bermuda, doesn’t it?

Adrian

And what does that mean in the Queens Dutch?

Cees

February 7, 2006 at 2:00 pm in reply to: HP Hermes fuselage at Duxford #1396870

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A Hastings centresection is supposedly in Malta in a scrapyard but Karl Kjarsgaard has obtained it to use in a further Halifax restoration. AFAIK the outerwings of TG536 were too corroded to use in the restoration of YAM’s Halifax and were offerte to 57Rescue as well (Halifax use). Perhaps a Hastings fin and tailplane could be found in Malta as well (or lying on any UK firedump) to make the Hermes more complete. Pity the one in the Sahara desert was melted down only a few years ago for scrap by the bedoeins.
There are no Tudors either, any sections of one still surviving?

Cees

February 6, 2006 at 7:40 pm in reply to: HP Hermes fuselage at Duxford #1398595

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When I visited Duxford late last year the fuselage was in the restoration hangar & was being paint stripped. I suspect they will repaint it in BOAC colours which IMO is a great shame, that particular aircraft was also operated by Airwork & Silver City, I would much rather see it in one of those schemes.
A couple of years ago I was shown inside the exhibit, the cockpit has had alot of work done on it & looked very good. Though I was disapointed to hear that they couldn’t find the fin. At the time I was told that it would be a walk through exhibit in the revamped super hangar.

Simon.

Simon,

That fin must be somewhere are I remember it lying either beneath the fuselage or in earlier years it being fitted as it should be.

Now where to find a Hastings wing to make her complete again (apart
from changing the landing gear, a small price to pay).

Cheers

Cees

February 6, 2006 at 7:26 pm in reply to: HP Hermes fuselage at Duxford #1398604

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Ollie,

Well well, you are correct, that certainly looks like the Hermes fuselage. Any more?

Cheers

Cees

February 6, 2006 at 7:00 pm in reply to: Bedsheet Bomber on the move! #1398624

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Who cares about the jet!!!!

Finally Bedsheet Bomber will be heading to a better home. I have spent some time during 1997 looking around (and in) it and even then it looked terrible. Never would I think that it would take nine more years before somebody cared about it. Makes you think, doesn’t it. 🙁

Now, get that Lincoln into shape (and I don’t care who does it, as long as it’s done) 😡

Cheers

Cees

February 4, 2006 at 6:47 pm in reply to: GATOW – 1947/48 #1401049

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A visit to my parents and an inquiry about an old shot I remembered from some 25 years ago of a crashed He111 unearthed this series of images my dad took while stationed at Gatow in ‘47/48.

Not really had a chance to find out more details other than the basic info written below each shot in the album or what I think they are. Happy to be corrected on any of the images

Anyone else have family or friends who were based at Gatow in 1947/48 or pictures/info from this period that I could show my dad

1-3 – Dakotas / DC3’s
4-5 – DF Truck
6 – Fw-189
7 – HP Halton

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Chris

Nice pics Chris,

The Halton is in fact a C Mk VIII G-AIHX serial PP294, it crashed 03.09.1948 at Squires Gate during a night landing. Haltons had a solid nose fairing.

HTH

Cheers

Cees

February 3, 2006 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Euro Millions #1402943

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Cees – I think with £125 million in the bank it would be possible to tool up to convert Hercules 216 to ‘short’ configuration with replacement gearboxes.

David,

Naah, too easy, besides I need to reserve some money for other activities (non warbird related).

And what’s wrong with a late Halifax Mk II series 1A? She is sleek as well with a much improved performance , glass nose and D-type fins. Spares would be much easier to get. My Mk III would be static of course and for my own personal use (sitting behind the control column and making strange noises).

Cheers

Cees

February 3, 2006 at 10:20 am in reply to: Euro Millions #1403361

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Interesting.

For me, the classic Halifax is round-engined.

Moggy

For me too, but the BBMF has mostly Merlin engined aircraft and besides where can you find a servicable set of XVI or 100 series engines these days, let alone the props. Hey, just being economic here 😀 😀

Cheers

Cees

February 2, 2006 at 6:47 pm in reply to: Gun Turret projects #1404102

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John,

What will happen to the finished turret? Will it be put on display or used for fitting into the tailsection of something exciting?

Cees

February 2, 2006 at 6:45 pm in reply to: Euro Millions #1404108

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Apart from those things one needs to do to please she who shall be obeyed (Willow?, mmm just watching season 7 at the moment 😉 ).

I would reserve some millions to have BAe to build me a brand new Halifax airframe. Then to source some low houred Merlins, organise a production run of some ten undercarriage castings (donating three sets of them to certain airframes) and then donate the flyable aircraft to BBMF. Oh and a static one fitted with Hercules engines for my own personal plaything in the hanger to be built behind the new house 😎

Magic,

Oh dreams

Where is Willow when you need her……………

Cees

February 2, 2006 at 6:40 pm in reply to: p51 MISS HELEN #1404246

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I remember reading in one of the earliest FlyPasts that during the rebuild the wing was replaced with an ex-Dutch wing obtained from the Technical University at Delft Holland. Can anyone confirm this?

If so what happened to the original wings the airframe came with from Israel?

Cheers

Cees

February 2, 2006 at 6:39 pm in reply to: Ageorge #1404257

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Sad to hear another forumite has passed away.

My thoughts are with his family.

Cees

February 1, 2006 at 3:15 pm in reply to: Anyone identify this? #1406293

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Looks like a Bleriot monoplane to me.

Cees

January 31, 2006 at 5:35 pm in reply to: How the 'ell did he fly that home!!(old thread 2006) #1407391

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Halifaxes were tough birds weren’t they
Both were the result of mid air collisions

Cheers

Cees
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