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August 17, 2004 at 7:02 pm in reply to: Oldest front-line aircraft #1617343

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How about the RAFs Nimrod fleet they date back to the fifties

August 8, 2004 at 11:31 am in reply to: Some thing different for the jet boys.TSR2 #1806047

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The only thing this damn country and its politicians are good at, is destroying anything that’s got potential for this country and its future generations. But thats not for this thread/forum.

Hear hear my thoughts exactly

July 21, 2004 at 11:30 pm in reply to: RAF cutbacks #1830480

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I suppose we could always spruce up ML796, give her a bit of TLC, operate her from Grafham Water and have our own Southern Section MR/SAR 🙂

Why not bring back all those AEW Shacletons that were sold of base them back at Lossiemouth or even Kinloss in the spot left by the Nimrod MR2s for Northern SAR/MR and bring ‘Just Jane’ back to airworthyness to work alongside PA474 and run the whole thing by the Air Training Corps who are now bigger in manpower than the RAF

July 18, 2004 at 3:03 am in reply to: Chipmunks #1554778

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i have many fond memories of flying in the old Chipmunk. One in particular was when I was on summer camp at RAF Coningsby, I was lucky enough to get just over an hour in a chippie (will have to dig my 3822 out to find out which one) as the local airspace around Coningsby was shut for a photo shoot with a Tornado F3 and BBMF Spitfire XIX PM631. So had a stooge round all the old wartime bomber airfields and out to Skegness, on the way back to base we got ‘buzzed’ by the Spit and we tried to stay in formation with it meanwhile the spotty cadet sat in the back that was me kept kicking himself for leaving his camera behind in his tent and missed a perfect photo opportunity! Bummer!

I also remember having to constantly move my left leg a lot when we were on the ground to avoid being clobbered by the brake lever! Do they still have this fitted or were they modified with toe brakes?

July 13, 2004 at 12:48 am in reply to: good museums to recommend? #1558242

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thanks for all your input, I shall give them a go and report back. Please feel fre to add any more.

July 10, 2004 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Chipmunks #1560969

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Er, Yuk – modified ‘Chippies’ 🙁

I heartily agree the lovely old chippy looks awful with that lycoming bolted on to the front! I’m sorry it just aint the same without the gypsy major.

April 11, 2004 at 12:44 am in reply to: Lancaster NX611 #1797320

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I noticed that if you actually look carefully at the ‘flying’ scenes the footage of ‘jane’ is cleverly mixed in with foootage of PA474 because the mid upper intermittently aquires a gun track. so it maybe that the u/c legs are actually PA474s

February 26, 2004 at 11:16 pm in reply to: Beverley moving to Fort Paull #1590654

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Originally posted by dhfan
Aircraft and sea air don’t go well together.

I heartily agree you only have to look at the Vulcan parked on the sea end of Blackpool Airport!!
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February 24, 2004 at 11:47 pm in reply to: Celebrities and their machines #1602324

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Originally posted by Taifun
I think Steve McQueen had a Bf108 (or a Nord 1002) in his collection. Perhaps someone could confirm? Be interested to know where the aircraft is now…

was it the one used in The Great Escape?

February 24, 2004 at 11:29 pm in reply to: Lancaster FM212 project update #1602359

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Thats great news Peter, an excellent show of respect for a magnificent aircraft and respect for those who flew and gave their lives.

I know the final decision hasnt been made – heres hoping but it is about time that the bean counters in the local planning offices actually listen to the people, if only some councils over here would do the same instead of letting prize airframes suffer badly with irish woodworm, i.e. the Blackpool Vulcan

February 23, 2004 at 11:47 pm in reply to: Lancaster FM212 project update #1603672

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Originally posted by SteveYoung
Well, both the two options you’ve outlined have her coming down from her pole and into covered accommodation. The very least she deserves. Many thanks for keeping us posted Peter. 🙂

hear hear

February 14, 2004 at 7:36 pm in reply to: Forum Members, Who Are we? #1614927

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me and mrs topgun at our annual dinner last year

February 10, 2004 at 10:34 pm in reply to: Messerschmitts!! #1812176

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Originally posted by DazDaMan
I think maybe he was remarking on the spinner profiles – they do look like ‘109E spinners to the uninitiated. I would certainly have said so if we weren’t discussing the Zerstorer !!

My apologies to all for not being clear, it was the spinner profiles and the cowling similarities i was commenting on having never noticed the hole in the spinner on a ‘straight machine’. Were there plans to fit the engine mounted cannon to the Zerstorer but never got round to it? and the hole remained? just curious.

February 9, 2004 at 11:55 pm in reply to: Messerschmitts!! #1816183

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they look like 109 engines with the cannon port in the spinner

February 9, 2004 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Messerschmitts!! #1816666

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Originally posted by DazDaMan
OK, full-size ‘110 replica. Wood and composites (foam/fibreglass) construction for light weight and strength, couple of inverted V-6s or something (what’s going to power that full-sized taxiing Mosquito?).

It’d work, I’m sure of it.

Why not a Falconer V12? There are plenty of them used in replica spits and stangs.
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