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April 20, 2012 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1065738

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Thanks Mark

Buz Busby’s (probably the worlds authority on the history of the P-40) comments on WIX are very interesting

Paul

April 20, 2012 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1065752

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Mark typo is

260 Sqn RAF

If anyone can ID the Type of Kittyhawk – we can get a better idea of dates

260 Sqn had

Kittyhawk I, II Feb 1942 to May 1943
Kittyhawk III Dec 1942 to April 1944

Paul

April 20, 2012 at 10:52 am in reply to: I usually stick to Spitfires but… #1066054

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99.99% sure its the former Rechlin tested Hawker Hurricane Mk1 which was coded as 1+4 (but the original Serial ID remains a mystery) . The other pictures that Jerry posted show a faint 1 and 4 each side of the repainted roundal

April 20, 2012 at 10:04 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1066187

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[QUOTE=James D;1880728]Or the wind blew it shut. or someone else did it. [QUOTE]

But that means surely there would be more sand in the cockpit? In the time frame between

[QUOTE]Just need a serial [QUOTE]

Or a list of 260 Sqn losses between Feb 1942 and April 1944 to start with

April 20, 2012 at 8:32 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1066266

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Theone thing that worries me is the canopy being closed..

1) The crash looks survivable.. So if you got out why would you close the canopy?? I know I lock my car and ensure windows close when I park teh car at the station.. but I know I am going back in 10 hours..

2) If the pilot died in the crash, why no bodyin the cockpit?

3) if you are making a forcelanding don’t you open the canopy before attempting to land if you can?

Paul

April 19, 2012 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1067391

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20 spitfires and RAF P-40 in the same month? Seems like it’s going to be a good year!

And a proposed Do-24 recovery (war grave) in Poland….

Do24T 1151 of Seenotrettungsstaffel 81 lost March 5,1945 in Lake Resko

April 17, 2012 at 9:50 am in reply to: Burma Spitfire Location Finally Revealed! #1070240

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My 7 Year Old Sons favourite joke…

“Why are Pirates called Pirates??”

“Because they Arrrr”

April 14, 2012 at 9:40 am in reply to: Meteor WF700 Crashed Benfleet, Essex, 1952 #1072871

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[QUOTE]I think I may have read about John Miller’s ejection, in a copy of readers digest, a long time ago[QUOTE]

Were you at the Dentist at the time ?

April 13, 2012 at 1:58 pm in reply to: Items Wanted For Projects #1073717

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Have a complete Mark I Spitfire fully restored and 100% authentic

just need a dataplate! ::diablo:

April 13, 2012 at 11:32 am in reply to: Meteor WF700 Crashed Benfleet, Essex, 1952 #1073759

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I have VZ510 for 10 Sept 1951

April 10, 2012 at 8:50 am in reply to: New Spitfire #1077058

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….which now (possibly) lies 850 yards SW of Dungeness Point.

Get your diving gear out, but look out for the nuclear power station cooling intake or outfall!

Has that particular Spitfire got a “Dungeness B” Wing?

April 5, 2012 at 1:05 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1 in the papers.. #1081705

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Originally Posted by Moggy C
I wonder does The Queen fly hers much?

Moggy

The didn’t mean real full size ones.. Just a couple of Corgi’s

April 3, 2012 at 6:58 pm in reply to: Squadron Leader R G Weighill and Wellington crash #1084165

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Yes same man

he bailed out of an aircraft sometime in 1931 as a F/O and I would love a date and serial!

He went into reserve after regular service so mist have been called up on hostilities

March 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Irvin or Irving Caterpillar Club #1019218

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Alan don’t go we all make small mistakes on here eventually even the old hands and we don’t hold it against you

Hang about and hopefully someone will solve your query Paul

March 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Irvin or Irving Caterpillar Club #1027978

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Alan don’t go we all make small mistakes on here eventually even the old hands and we don’t hold it against you

Hang about and hopefully someone will solve your query Paul
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