Long overdue update

Collection re-orientation has been underway since the end of last year.

To date the following has happened

Westland Wessex XM833 has been donated to the South Wales Museum where it will go under cover as NELSAM simply did not have room for it and leaving it outside for the next 10 years was not a good plan

Meteor NF11 cockpit WD790 departed to Boscombe Down with a Jet Provost cockpit travelling in exchange to NELSAM. This used to fly from Northumberland

Auster J1N G-APKM arrived from Doncaster as a swap for Dove G-ARHX which was on loan from NELSAM. This aircraft was based with Sunderland Flying Club many years ago

Spennymoor built Brookland Mosquito arrived from its owner. Another local addition

Voltair electric microlight arrived from Hartlepool College in a deal that has seen four engines go to the college on loan for their new engine course. This unusual aircraft was built at Eshott in Northumberland

The Spitfire Society Replica Mk9 has arrived for display later in the year and is currently in the storage hangar

On the restoration front work is progressing slowly with Whirlwind XN258 which is now primed ready for final paint

The Bluebird team have been taking an active interest in Vulcan XL319 with spanners in hand. This will be followed at the end of June by preparation and painting

The end of July will see some rearrangement with the Dragonfly, Gazelle moving from the main hangar to the Navy Romney and Military Romney respectively.

Photographs to follow

I’m looking for two air inlet ducts similar to the one pictured. This one is from a Chipmunk and ideally I’m looking for something very slightly more tapered at the rear end and around seven inches long – although this type would work just as well.

Thanks in advance.

Up at NELSAM, we have a number of surplus Chipunk engine panels that may have said item attached. I will have a look in the storage container at the weekend

I merely meant that they weren’t operating at that particular time, neither making claims nor having losses in the period I was looking at. Perhaps they were operating but having a quiet period. I presume that you mean IIA and IIB (or even IIC?). The dates involve rule out this being BN562.

Graham,

Correct it should be IIB.

I have now downloaded the 213 squadron ORB.

No mention of any combat or losses in February 1942 and they were based near Cairo.

If it is 213 squadron it must be later in 1942 and the picture must have the wrong date

Much more here http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/07036.php

Mike,

Thanks I think we have all we need for now