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  • January 8, 2008 at 6:16 pm in reply to: RAF Airfields on Film #1313126
    ozplane
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    Sorry CJH, you’ve got it in your first post. Must be the flu’s side-effects.

    January 8, 2008 at 6:14 pm in reply to: RAF Airfields on Film #1313134
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    Just recovering from a dose of flu so I managed to watch “Appointment in London” on Channel 4 yesterday at 1330. The story is about a Squadron Leader who’s nearly up to 90 missions (!)….will he make it? According to Wiki it was made in 1953 and features three Lancasters and what I imagine was an East Anglian RAF base judging by the very flat land. It was actually pretty good and had some good air-to air photgraphy. Any offers on the RAF base?

    December 27, 2007 at 6:15 pm in reply to: Even more early 1950s Box Brownie shots #1327005
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    Not wishing to be picky, but the “Auster” at Denham was actually registered as a Taylorcraft Plus D but was formerly an Auster 1 with the military serial LB 343. The Autocrats came later.

    December 24, 2007 at 2:52 pm in reply to: Introduction and some stuff about the history of my local airport #1329957
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    WJ244, thanks for the follow-up on the ANT Drover. I certainly don’t remember seeing it fly at Squires Gate. It was usually propped up,wings off, against a hangar when I saw it. There were rumours at the time that Russell Whyham had purchased a second one but that never turned up as far as I’m aware. As it happens I was able to sit in one of the two airworthy Drovers in Oz when I was there a couple of years ago. It is piloted by “Feather *3” who appears on here from time to time.

    December 24, 2007 at 2:46 pm in reply to: Aircraft Lost in the Thames Estuary #1329964
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    Thanks for the correction on the Owl Racer. As I said in my post I don’t have my records with me and the memory isn’t as good as it used to be. An unfortunate incident nonetheless.

    December 24, 2007 at 9:41 am in reply to: Aircraft Lost in the Thames Estuary #1241452
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    And then there was the Owl Racer (?) that was returning to Southend after an air-race at Rochester. I haven’t got my reference books with me so the details are sketchy but it was a single-seater powered by a 100hp Continental for Formula One air-racing.

    December 22, 2007 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Introduction and some stuff about the history of my local airport #1242217
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    And Blackpool will always be Squires Gate to me and my “hangar rat” chums from the mid-50s onwards. Excitement in those days was a visiting Auster from Barton or possibly a charter flight from London bringing in the stars of the Sunday night shows at the Grand or Winter Garden theatres. Of course Russell Whyhams ever-changing fleet was “interesting” and included a GA Cygnet, a Drover, various Avro 19s and the two Dragons which carved a groove round the Tower on 7/6d (37p) pleasure flights. Happy days and none more so than watching a Skyways York departing (just) from the short South-Easterly runway. Four Merlins at full chat is something to listen to.

    December 18, 2007 at 1:11 pm in reply to: An Epic Flight #1244809
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    The original race-entered DC-2 which is still in Oz but about to become homeless.

    December 16, 2007 at 4:23 pm in reply to: French ULM? #434074
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    It looks very much like an EV-97 Eurostar which was developed from a Poittier design in France. Hope this helps. It is marketed by Cosmik Aviation in England.

    December 6, 2007 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Video of Breitling Fighters at EHTE #1257096
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    At a guess, I would think that the pilots were Keith Skilling in the Corsair and Lee Proudfoot in the Spitfire. I was doing some part time work at Duxford that Summer and they seemed to do most of the “pairs” work as opposed to the full team of 4

    December 1, 2007 at 11:28 am in reply to: Jodel and Robin History? #1262762
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    It’s not a Jodel/Robin history as such, but Rod Simpson’s book,”The General Aviation Handbook” published by Midland gives a very good overview of the two firms. It also has production lists of the various offshoots such as SAN, CAP and so on. The whole history is usually repeated every time Flyer or Pilot test fly a Robin so that could be another source. Hope this helps

    October 30, 2007 at 3:31 pm in reply to: 1980s Southend #1301099
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    There is at least one happy ending to the ex-Southend aircraft. Tiger Moth G-ANPE is regularly flown from Duxford giving trial lessons to the willing public. She is privately owned but operated by Classic Wings along with G-ANRM and G-APAO.

    October 17, 2007 at 7:03 pm in reply to: Auster Type Certificate #1319098
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    Christmas….which year? Seems to have been a shambles doesn’t it?

    October 12, 2007 at 12:09 pm in reply to: London – New Zealand race 1953 #1324902
    ozplane
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    Putnam’s book has the racers as:-
    DC-6A PH-TGA
    Hastings NZ 5804
    Viscount G-AMAV
    Canberra PR7 WH773
    Canberra PR3 WE142
    Canberra PR3 WE139
    Canberra B20 A84-202
    Canberra B20 A84-201
    Non-starters were:-
    Custer CCW-5, DC-3C, Lockheed 18, Valiant B1, F-84G,Spitfire F24 entered by P.DFreytag, Twin-Mustang, 2 Mosquito PR41s and a CAC Mustang.
    Hope this helps

    October 12, 2007 at 8:12 am in reply to: DH 86 Express #1325189
    ozplane
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    Failing which, try de Havilland Support at Duxford.

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