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Cees Broere

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  • April 17, 2009 at 8:50 am in reply to: Tempest vs F4U-5 vs MB5 vs P-51H vs CA-15 #1203586
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    What’s wrong with a Spitfire Mk 22/24?

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    April 17, 2009 at 8:49 am in reply to: Frazer Nash Mid Upper Turret for sale? #1203590
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    Perhaps this taboo track can be from a Mk I using the FN7 turret. The item is not that large compared to the ones fitted with the later FN50 dorsal turrets.
    Hmm, this could be a further clue.
    Cees

    April 17, 2009 at 8:48 am in reply to: Frazer Nash Mid Upper Turret for sale? #1203594
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    See this
    (from Peter van Gelderen’s site)
    Cees

    April 17, 2009 at 7:49 am in reply to: Frazer Nash Mid Upper Turret for sale? #1203762
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    The electric motor in the background has nothing to do with the part taboo track that is lying in the centre of the pic. It just happened to be lying close to it when I took the pic.
    Hindenburg, Jaguar I assume you agree with me that this is part of the Stirling dorsal turret taboo track?
    Cees

    April 16, 2009 at 9:03 am in reply to: Frazer Nash Mid Upper Turret for sale? #1204529
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    Have you been fishing again cees?

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    April 16, 2009 at 9:02 am in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1204537
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    David,

    The number of castings are relatively few fortunately (in the cockpit that is) and those that are needed have been machined from solid aluminium. In other cases creative solutions have been found where it cannot be seen. Overall the general construction of the Halifax cockpit is very cleverly thought out, and very strong. In crashes the aiframe usually desintegrated along the fuselage joints and most aircrew escaped unscathed.

    Cheers

    Cees

    April 16, 2009 at 8:49 am in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1204547
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    Hi David,

    The cockpit will stop at frame nr 4, which is just in front of the triangular port window if you look at any pic of the Halifax. The project will be based on a Mk III (the Hercules version with clear perspex nose).
    Next we are working on the top of frame nr 5 on which the instrument panel is bolted, and the windscreen V-frame is fitted onto.

    Things are going well.:)

    Cees

    April 15, 2009 at 7:22 pm in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1205116
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    Some more

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    April 15, 2009 at 7:19 pm in reply to: Frazer Nash Mid Upper Turret for sale? #1205140
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    Would look good next to this?

    Cheers

    Cees

    April 15, 2009 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1205342
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    Pics taken a few hours ago,

    Cheers

    Cees

    April 12, 2009 at 11:48 am in reply to: Post your preserved Halifax photographs here #1208755
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    Beautiful pic.

    Cheers

    Cees

    April 10, 2009 at 3:05 pm in reply to: Rolls Royce F aeroengine #1210473
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    A manual is on ebay at the moment

    Cheers
    cees

    April 10, 2009 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Post your preserved Halifax photographs here #1210479
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    Yes, pop back in time, buy a dozen Halifaxes (some haggling required to get the price down even more), hide the airframes in a disused cave under a disused airfield (hey wait a minute we covered that one already) and then pop back to collect the airframes, inform flypast for the scoop and hey presto, the balance is redressed (perhaps scrap some more Lancs while back in time:eek:) Sorry Peter

    Seriously, this and other threads prove that there are more interesting photographs around than the very familiar ones that are published in every new book.
    Cheers

    Cees

    April 10, 2009 at 2:39 pm in reply to: Post your preserved Halifax photographs here #1210605
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    I recently re-read the book by Geoffrey Wikner and his trip back to Oz with “Waltzing Mathilda” , he went to High Ercall to see some Halifaxes, among the many present there was LV907 “Friday the Thirteenth”, Mr Wikner first thought of taking her but was too late as it had been processed already with only the nose art having been saved. Pity

    Cheers

    Cees

    April 10, 2009 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Post your preserved Halifax photographs here #1210608
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    Oh if only that was taken yesterday.

    Cheers

    Cees

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