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January 15, 2005 at 6:18 pm in reply to: RCAF Hawker Osprey #1421026

paulmcmillan
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RCAF never had Ospreys

I think it is a picture of a 718 Flt 8th Cruiser Sqn MkIII/IV (HMS Apollo)

FAA Aircraft, Units and Ships 1920 to 1939 has
known codes for this Flight as:

790 K5760
791 K5746

Note: All in the 7xx series

so 78x will be either K5745, K5761 and K5762 (all of which codes are unknown) and I would assume the code is actually 788 or 789 ??.
(Prob 789)

Further evidence is the ship visited various ports in Canada (July/August 1936) so that is why it is labelled RCAF!

I believe it is K5745 as the other 2 ‘unknown’ aircraft did not serve this Flt until after August 1936!

I know a few bods on Air Britain who will be interesed in this picture!

January 15, 2005 at 6:06 pm in reply to: Photo ID #1421038

paulmcmillan
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From FAA Aircraft, Units and ships 1920 to 1939

“to 2ASU Cardington 5.33”

So airship doors they are!

January 15, 2005 at 5:15 pm in reply to: Beaufighter RD714 crash #1421068

paulmcmillan
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According to Price of Peace Rescuer: LAC Cyril Fred Harbour was believed to have been awarded BEM for gallantry in rescuing navigator and attempting to save piolt

January 13, 2005 at 1:59 pm in reply to: What's in the box? ISO Container at DX today #1426728

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Perhaps this is it, perhaps not……

On the 22 December 1947, OO-XAC was at K’un-ming, China. With a full load of passengers the Stirling failed to get of the ground and careered into a cemetery at the end of the runway. The co-pilot was killed and the pilot suffered a broken arm and hip. The passengers all survived unhurt, while the Stirling was a complete write off.

Jeepman

Where did you get this information?
I have been looking for a reference to this crash before a couple of years ago, but I only had scant details (and a question on the date! (I have seen 23rd Dec 1947))

On second thoughts just googled it.. Posted Sept 2003 thats why I could not find it a couple of years ago!

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_251.shtml

Thanks

Paul

January 13, 2005 at 1:45 pm in reply to: Hurricane P2902.. help needed. #1426922

paulmcmillan
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>>There are even reports that it is going to be restored as a 2-seater!
<<

Ummmmm…….NOPE!!!!!

MM

AFAIK and happy to be corrected

P3717 is the only one going to be converted to a 2 seater and it may ever be ‘convertable’

i.e single or 2 seater

Paul

January 13, 2005 at 9:51 am in reply to: Texas Oscar ground run photo via Oscar Duck #1427492

paulmcmillan
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Yeah, gotta be at least 50 feet! :diablo:

Don’t start that we don’t want this locked

However on this subject. What is to stop someone starting a new thread on exactly the same subject when the first is locked anyway???

January 13, 2005 at 9:44 am in reply to: Texas Oscar ground run photo via Oscar Duck #1427500

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Mike

Thanks!!!

Definately air under those wheels!

Paul

January 13, 2005 at 9:36 am in reply to: Texas Oscar ground run photo via Oscar Duck #1427518

paulmcmillan
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Hi all

Beautiful – Last time one was running was at Wanaka when the original one that is now in the Allen collection “accidentially “got airborne on the runway there.

I have heard this before, but never seen a photo of the said event… Has anyone got one ??

Thanks

January 13, 2005 at 9:32 am in reply to: What's in the box? ISO Container at DX today #1427521

paulmcmillan
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“What’s in the box? ISO Container at DX today “

I know….

100% I can guarentee that in it…..

SOME AIR!

January 5, 2005 at 12:01 pm in reply to: Armed Chipmunks ? #1349461

paulmcmillan
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Yes

This months

and IIRC 114 Sqn

January 4, 2005 at 11:00 am in reply to: Longest ever Spitfire flight?? #1352072

paulmcmillan
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PS. A little bit more information on LV-NMZ is in the latest issue of Air Enthusiast. Apparently she was used to film the test firings of the AM-1 Tabano air to air missile fired from a IAe 24 Calquin (the Mosquito lookalikey) in the early 1950s

January 4, 2005 at 10:54 am in reply to: Longest ever Spitfire flight?? #1352086

paulmcmillan
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Air Britain’s ‘Spitfire International’ devotes 3 of its 480 pages to Argentina.

A must for Spitfire devotees interested in the non RAF and post RAF use of our favourite – and still available.

Mark
(a contributor to the book but not a member of A-B)

And is available via this web site

http://www.air-britain.com/newbooks.html

Paul
(who was NOT a contributor to the book but IS a member of A-B)

January 4, 2005 at 10:48 am in reply to: US air losses within New Zealand in WWII #1352095

paulmcmillan
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If NZ aircraft maybe?

NZ5353 – Crashed on a night flying exercise near Mangatangi at about 2230 hours on 15 April 1945

NZ5551 – Crashed at Ihumatao near Mangere just after 2300 hours on 22 March 1945.

Other fatalities in the area around Ardmore include

NZ5515 – The aircraft dived into the ground after completing a slow roll at 200 feet

January 4, 2005 at 10:38 am in reply to: US air losses within New Zealand in WWII #1352131

paulmcmillan
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I couldn’t find any losses on the US Navy roster from the Ardmore area. I did however find the following loss record in the RNZAF loss records. Of all the identifued losses, this is the only loss I came across that mentioned Ardmore at all. There were a couple of crashes at Rukuhia as well.

BuNo.50567 – NZ5564 – 14Jun45 – Crashed at Ardmore airstrip.

“Pilot Officer G. Tyree uninjured”

see:

http://www.adf-serials.com/nz-serials/nz5201.shtml

Paul

January 4, 2005 at 9:37 am in reply to: Longest ever Spitfire flight?? #1352159

paulmcmillan
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I think this was Spitfire PR XI LV-NMZ (PL972)

http://www.supermarine-spitfire.co.uk/argentina.htm
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