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  • February 23, 2013 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Pearson Air Museum (Vancover, Washington) sudden surprise closure #986122
    Mike J
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    It seems that the museum upset the park service by holding too many unauthorised events in the museum. Funnily enough when I tried to visit the museum back in September it was closed for a party!

    February 20, 2013 at 10:59 pm in reply to: Old Warden Update Feb 18th #988819
    Mike J
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    How is the Comper Swift going?

    How is yours Roy? I really enjoyed seeing it at Oshkosh. Is it active at the moment?

    February 20, 2013 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Russell Aviation Group #989282
    Mike J
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    Not sure about restrictions on centre section -seems a little odd to have any restrictions of that kind.

    There’s at least one Hurricane in the UK that is restricted from performing aerobatic maneuvers

    February 20, 2013 at 8:04 am in reply to: Hurricane AE977 #989814
    Mike J
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    I believe that there are two in Canada (with Mike Potter and Ed Russell), plus 2 now in the US (Paul Allen and Yagen) airworthy at the moment.

    Does anyone know the current status of the Lone Star one, chewed up by Bill Greenwood’s Spitfire then further damaged by flooding?

    February 19, 2013 at 10:34 pm in reply to: Horsemen at DX Twice this year #989967
    Mike J
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    I think they pulled the plug on online merchandise sales at the same time that they killed off the whole Airshowbuzz.com thing overnight.

    February 18, 2013 at 11:29 pm in reply to: Lancaster reargunners turret wanted please #991294
    Mike J
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    …….and Duxford’s B-25. 😮

    February 18, 2013 at 7:22 pm in reply to: Venoms on the move ! #991859
    Mike J
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    What a shame. 🙁

    February 17, 2013 at 12:29 am in reply to: Smoking on ops #994470
    Mike J
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    This US documentary from 1941 clearly shows that fighter pilots were able to smoke in the cockpit during this time period

    http://youtu.be/40t6ys8pgNo

    February 15, 2013 at 11:00 pm in reply to: Russell Aviation Group #995344
    Mike J
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    Hi all , I think you will find that the Hurricane is at Biggin Hill also. Now owned by The Friedkins. I think this is right !!

    Steve”P”

    Wrong Hurricane. The Russell Group one is the former G-ORGI, originally restored by Paul Mercer. The Friedkin one is a later Ditheridge restoration.

    February 15, 2013 at 1:18 am in reply to: Prototype Argosy To Be Scrapped??? #996504
    Mike J
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    Yes it would, but a long way to move by road. There’s another one at Fox Field, Lancaster as well.

    February 15, 2013 at 12:24 am in reply to: Prototype Argosy To Be Scrapped??? #996515
    Mike J
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    It’s a shame, but I doubt the Michigan climate has been kind to the airframe. It is a big beast for any museum to look after, and is a type without great significance in the US. Sad, but you can’t save them all.

    February 14, 2013 at 9:20 pm in reply to: California Nipper #996740
    Mike J
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    I’m very, very sorry to report that the Nipper and pilot were lost in an accident yesterday.

    http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Pilot-of-small-plane-dead-after-plane-loses-wing-4276879.php

    February 14, 2013 at 9:38 am in reply to: Duxford 100th Anniversary – 2018 #997630
    Mike J
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    ……..which I am sure will be celebrated in an appropriate manner by the RAF Museum.

    February 13, 2013 at 10:55 pm in reply to: Fairchild Argus G-BCBL #997836
    Mike J
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    Well well, this aeroplane used to be owned by Bob Stanford Tuck

    ….for all of 3 weeks!

    February 13, 2013 at 10:51 pm in reply to: HFL Hunters and Gannet at St Athan #997841
    Mike J
    Participant

    Good news with the progress on the Gannet, it will be great to see (and hear!) one back in the air again.

    And I’m especially pleased that particular attention is being paid to the ‘thungs’, obviously a key part of the Gannet’s systems. 😉

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