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December 11, 2004 at 6:24 pm in reply to: A Lancaster in George Square ? #1389667

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In those days they had more experience in moving large aircraft around on Queen Mary Trailers I think.
Cheers

Cees

December 11, 2004 at 6:15 pm in reply to: FANTASY WARBIRD RACING LEAGUE #1389690

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How about a Mk XIX Spitfire airframe with contra rotating propeller, souped up Griffon. The underwing radiators removed and a central radiator intake similar to the Mustung underneath the fuselage. Streamlined canopy and clipped wingtips (almost lik the POF example). Wouldn’t that make a very fine racer?

Something I have been thinking about for years after seeing the modified Mustangs and Sea Furies.

Cees

December 11, 2004 at 6:09 pm in reply to: A Lancaster in George Square ? #1389704

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The Halifax was “Friday The Thirteenth” LV907, after the exhibition she was unfortunately scrapped.

Sniff 🙁

Cees

December 11, 2004 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Large cache of Lancaster parts, where are they now? #1389951

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Mmmm North Yorkshire sounds very plausible as apart from Peter Monk also the name of Ken Ward was mentioned. The plot thickens?

Cheers

Cees

December 10, 2004 at 4:57 pm in reply to: Aircraft wheel 'numbers' #1391494

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Don’t forget the brake pressure indicators. These also have AHO numbers. That’s how I found out that the one I have was fitted to a Halifax.

Cheers

Cees

December 10, 2004 at 4:50 pm in reply to: Whirlwinds #1391498

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Don’t worry Cees, I have been in this game long enough and am on the case.

Glad to hear that, I hope you are successful and bring something very significant back from oblivion.

Good luck

Cees

December 10, 2004 at 4:48 pm in reply to: Agricultural use of aircraft items #1391634

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When I was a lad, I used to scour the farms and junk shops around Witney in Oxon for such stuff. A farmer still uses 4 Horsa wheels on a hay trailer. I used to find spit tailwheels and old Mk1 Hurri tailwheels were used in the local, now closed, blanket factory. Some stuff came from the old Witney airfield but most from 6MU at Brize which got rid of such stuff just after the war.

The farmer with the Horsa told me how he had bought 4 complete gliders and that he had the undercarriage and wheels for his farm and the rest stored around somewhere! I was wide eyed and followed him to the tiniest hut you have seen in your life out of which he brought a bucket of metal fittings which (after he had burnt the fuselages) he thought ‘might come in useful’!!. Since then I have recovered at least 4 spitty mainwheels (1 early and 3 AH10019s) from assorted trailers and some 7 spit tailwheels (in the last 4 years).

Best find was a row of cloches (formerly Hurricane canopies) in varying states near North Weald. I just missed a Spit canopy being used for the same use, it was trashed a month before I got to it.

CanadaTD,

Were the Hurricane canopies the ones that were reported on in FlyPast many years ago?

Cees

December 10, 2004 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Agricultural use of aircraft items #1391643

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Hi Cees,

I acquired this Frazer Nash FN5 cupola (Lancaster front) from a Lake District garden last year. In a former life it had apparently been a shelter for a farmer’s ducks!

Wow, nice turret cupola Al. Have you seen the advert in Aeroplane where there is a surplus FN5 turret on offer by 57Rescue Canada. If you have a Lanc tail turret or Martin SC250 in exchange he is willing to swap.

A turret is also something I have always looked to have, but these things are a bit rare or expensive. A BP type E Halifax tail turret cupola would be nice, now where to find one.

Cees

December 9, 2004 at 4:06 pm in reply to: Whirlwinds #1394249

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Unfortunately it is worse than that. We are planning to try and have a looksee but it sounds very unlikely anything useful is there and the location is a bit ‘fluid’ and possibly built on. The engines were whipped off went to an ATC unit (one was used for rotor blade testing IIRC) and both scrapped….pity. The rest was probably burnt and buried.

CanadaTD,

The only way to find out if rumours are correct or wrong is to investigate. Although I do like the stories about dumped and buried treasure very interesting I always think about them: has anyone ever looked in the possibility something might be there? Talking is nice but hearing the same old stories is getting boring, following up a rumour is much more fun.

From experience I have always tried to find out if similar stories were true and although a lot are just that: stories, every now and then something interesting turns up.

I think the best thing to do is to find out if the Whirlwind is actually buried there and if so get it out as fast as you can. Remember the Spitfire remains dug up from the tip at Kenly? Please have a look.

Cheers

Cees

December 9, 2004 at 3:59 pm in reply to: 1 engined Lancs(2004 Zombie) #1394253

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Would be nice seeing a Lancaster with three engines out doing an upward barrel roll. 😮

Cees 😀

December 8, 2004 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Miles Master… #1396347

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I would imagine the main problems would have been cost, availability of plans, and finding the power plants. But it would have been an amazing sight and sound. One can but dream…

Philip,

So, what you are saying is that there is no problem actually to build these wonderful aircraft then? 😀 😀

Cheers

Cees

December 8, 2004 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Winter at Duxford #1396806

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Steve,

No, there isn’t a complete Mk I in Finland, it is a Mk IV (Finnish built IIRC) but there are two Mk I noses surviving in store there.

HTH

Cees

December 7, 2004 at 11:20 am in reply to: Spitfire Cockpit Section #1399230

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Dave,

What was wrong with the first seat you built?

Cheers

Cees

December 3, 2004 at 5:27 pm in reply to: Flying Beaufort restoration milestone Australia AGAIN!! #1403681

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(…………………………….) I’m speechless, what a sight.

A whole lot better looking than the Beaufort wreck that was blown up for the “Flying Docktors” tv series. That really hurt.

Get them flying.

Cheers

Cees

December 2, 2004 at 6:48 pm in reply to: Turkish Spitfires in North Africa #1406107

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What about the two so-called Spitfires that were located in Turkey some years ago, Mk IX’s I believe. Any substance in this story?

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