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  • December 21, 2010 at 5:37 pm in reply to: The Non-Aviation Photo Thread Part 3! #1897687
    richw_82
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    Grandad cars?! Some people just don’t have any taste. :rolleyes:

    😀

    December 21, 2010 at 4:38 pm in reply to: General Discussion #311110
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    There’s a yard about half a mile from where I sit with four or five of those old Rover P5B’s in. They’re all outside under snow and ice and the miserable garage owner won’t let me wake even one them up… or give one a home.

    Good picture though. I’ll see if I can get a picture of the others tomorrow.

    December 21, 2010 at 4:38 pm in reply to: The Non-Aviation Photo Thread Part 3! #1897723
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    There’s a yard about half a mile from where I sit with four or five of those old Rover P5B’s in. They’re all outside under snow and ice and the miserable garage owner won’t let me wake even one them up… or give one a home.

    Good picture though. I’ll see if I can get a picture of the others tomorrow.

    December 19, 2010 at 2:11 pm in reply to: General Discussion #311537
    richw_82
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    Just to cheer everybody up, I suggest you watch this classic:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mLc03ydcQ

    December 19, 2010 at 2:11 pm in reply to: The YouTube Music Video Thread….3 #1897996
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    Just to cheer everybody up, I suggest you watch this classic:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_mLc03ydcQ

    December 18, 2010 at 5:52 pm in reply to: General Discussion #311838
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    No real snow here in Chesterfield at the moment (not since the last knee deep stuff a couple of weeks ago). There’s a little dusting on the ground but the temperature is crazy low. The parents MX5 has just died after the coolant froze and killed the water pump.

    December 18, 2010 at 5:52 pm in reply to: Snowing? How's your weather. #1898162
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    No real snow here in Chesterfield at the moment (not since the last knee deep stuff a couple of weeks ago). There’s a little dusting on the ground but the temperature is crazy low. The parents MX5 has just died after the coolant froze and killed the water pump.

    December 18, 2010 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Avro Shackleton WR963 Project Thread #1112617
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    I haven’t seen your resignation in writing yet – and thats assuming I accept it.. (You got me into this, so if I stay, you stay! :dev2: )

    E-mail me a picture that you’re comfortable with and we’ll put you on there mate. You’re still part of things however much you protest.

    Ric

    December 18, 2010 at 1:51 pm in reply to: Avro Shackleton WR963 Project Thread #1112640
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    Constructive criticism is always appreciated, so don’t worry Peter. We had noticed a few errors, and it’s getting checked and corrected.

    Regards

    Ric

    December 17, 2010 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Lancaster Throttle Box?/Mossie Bomb Rack? #1113404
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    http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo34/richw_82/DSCF1005.jpg

    Best shot I have of one with nothing in the way. This is the pilots side.

    December 17, 2010 at 5:52 pm in reply to: Lancaster Throttle Box?/Mossie Bomb Rack? #1113408
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    Its a co-pilots side throttle box from a Shackleton. The pilots side is a mirror image of that with the levers angled the other way, the friction locks on the other side and a little detent for the rudder lock.

    December 17, 2010 at 12:28 pm in reply to: Avro Shackleton WR963 Project Thread #1113625
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    One of our newer members (Lee Thorn) has been hard at work starting a new website for WR963, so you can find out all about what we’re doing on there.

    It’s only in its early stages, but if you fancy a peek, it can be found at

    http://www.shackleton963.co.uk

    Regards,

    Ric

    December 16, 2010 at 11:15 am in reply to: What Is There To Look Forward To In 2011? #1114945
    richw_82
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    5. See a certain Shackleton running… 😉

    I too intend to see that happen! 2011 will be 20 years in preservation for 963, so we’re hoping to celebrate it appropriately.

    I also want to see the Mossie when it gets to the UK.

    December 16, 2010 at 8:32 am in reply to: Heads up, Sheffield the Forgotten Blitz #1115149
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    Harry Graves’s farm, down Lockoford Lane, took a few bombs in the field there. Maybe long gone craters now ? No doubt built on ? I was in our air raid shelter that night, in Brimington Road. Also sat in the cockpit of a captured Me 109 in the Drill Hall close to Queens park. Happy childhood days 🙂

    There’s a few craters out towards Grangewood Farm, and Tupton lost a few houses. No idea about Lockoford Lane but I’ll ask about.

    Which Drill hall? The one on Boythorpe Road?

    Regards,

    Ric

    December 15, 2010 at 8:57 pm in reply to: Last flight into preservation of DC-6 ZS-MUL #1115480
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    Marvellous stuff! Well done for daring to do something that little bit different. It would have been a shame to see it cut up for a road move.

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