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  • May 1, 2018 at 7:03 pm in reply to: Argentinian Stukas #806758
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    Perhaps something to do with an illegal arms deal? I have no problem with the notion of obsolete warplanes being in unlikely places whilst some shady individual does a deal with some nascent republic or independence movement. Also, a stuka is only obsolete against the right opposition, a road convoy defended only by small arms would have been as vulnerable in 1950 as 1940.

    April 7, 2018 at 5:34 pm in reply to: What's this ? #815406
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    That’s what it looks like. A couple of capacitors and chokes to suppress mains borne interference.

    February 23, 2018 at 7:26 pm in reply to: Wyvern burials – Gosport #831483
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    Quote function not working?

    February 23, 2018 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Wyvern burials – Gosport #831486
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    Its a bowling green I think.

    February 23, 2018 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Wyvern burials – Gosport #831551
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    Hi Melvyn, I was at school with you.

    February 17, 2018 at 11:34 am in reply to: Its the 1980s and your Air Force will choose only 1 or 2 fighters for its core! #2169039
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    How about the twin factors of….
    1 affordability, how rich is my country?
    2 Political alignment, if my country happens to be a crazy revolutionary islamist nation, what are my chances of getting the latest aircraft from western nations?

    February 13, 2018 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Fairey Battle (& Merlin) Questions #835429
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    I think Faireys design dept must have started every project with “Right, let’s make it really, really slow”.

    February 12, 2018 at 9:12 pm in reply to: Wyvern burials – Gosport #835620
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    I grew up close to there and well remember digging up belted 303 and individual rounds of 20mm ammunition in the garden of our council house.
    I have friends on Gosport council and used to be a member myself and I’m pretty sure that if you gave them a half decent X marks the spot they would support a dig. Having said that, Gosport has a very high water table and if you dig down about ten feet it will flood.

    January 17, 2018 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Looking for a picture, wessex towing boat. #775750
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    11th January 2018, 14:30 #12 JagRigger JagRigger is offline
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    Well I dug the book out, but am I allowed to post the pic ?

    Book is actually British Service Helicopters by R Gardner & R Longstaff and the picture is Whirlwind HAS9 ‘589’ towing a 21 ft yacht aground off Portsmouth

    That will be the one! If I remember the name “Cohort” was visible on the spray dodgers.

    January 8, 2018 at 7:10 pm in reply to: Looking for a picture, wessex towing boat. #780376
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    That may well be it. The bloke who told me the story wouldn’t know a Wessex from a food blender. I assumed, damned if I know why since I well remember the Whirlwind HAR9 from Lee.

    October 27, 2017 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Visit to Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, October 2017 #816577
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    I wonder if the hunter is the only aircraft displayed in suez stripes? there can’t be many types entitled. seahawk, wyvern, canberra? Not a huge amount of any of them around them around.

    September 24, 2017 at 7:12 am in reply to: "Shout At The Devil" Gunbus Replicas. #830285
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    I am sure I saw one fly at a Lee on Solent air day in the seventies.

    September 5, 2017 at 6:22 pm in reply to: The Victory show 2017 #837604
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    I’ve tried both those links and can’t find a flying programme in either?

    September 4, 2017 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 2017 #838117
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    It was the custom to raid the next community and take slaves but that doesn’t make it a good idea. It was extremely unpopular with spectators where I was.

    August 28, 2017 at 10:12 am in reply to: Biggin Hill Festival of Flight 2017 #840367
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    It was an excellent show but all around where I was standing during the solo spitfire finale was anger and frustration. What idiot decided that a field full of aviation enthusiasts would prefer to hear piped music instead of a merlin?

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