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September 12, 2004 at 4:49 pm in reply to: Oshkosh 2004 – what aircraft 3? #1555904

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Thank you very much, Dennis – were you there too? Are you the guy in the red and white shirt photographing the data sheet on the propeller? I would have done that if I had enough memory in the camera!

September 12, 2004 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Oshkosh 2004 – what aircraft 3? #1555908

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This is the US Army one, the other was US Navy. I think the Navy one had left by the time I got there (Friday), which was I believe after you had left. I am sure you got the better deal, by the way! Although my continuation of the trip into Canada resulted in some terrific experiences, as you may have seen on this Forum in my earlier threads.

September 12, 2004 at 1:07 pm in reply to: If I could bring them back, I would. #645159

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Manairportmad, surely you don’t mind us grandads reminiscing from time to time – after all, we had to bike literally miles to see these “modern” wonders of aviation technology!

September 12, 2004 at 9:26 am in reply to: Oshkosh 2004 – what aircraft 2? #1556109

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Thank you TonyA, here is my resulting caption:
Lincoln-Standard PT-K c/n 602 built in 1930, registered N275N with Kinner K5 engine, u/c is not the same as the original. Owned by the EAA and based at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

September 12, 2004 at 8:20 am in reply to: Oshkosh 2004 – what aircraft 2? #1556160

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Great minds think alike, Jochen! I was just about to put up exactly the same photo from Aerofiles! I’ll go for it! I’ll now try to find the N-registration, which will give me the rest of the details such as the owner and provenance. Thanks to you all, but if anyone out there knows the N-registration, please supply it!

September 11, 2004 at 5:48 pm in reply to: Squawks #435811

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Maybe so, but I joined the RAF when Pontius was a pilot!

September 11, 2004 at 4:54 pm in reply to: Oshkosh 2004 – what aircraft 2? #1556607

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Thank you, I vaguely remember that the first is a Lincoln or Lincoln-Standard of some kind.

September 11, 2004 at 4:19 pm in reply to: The safety demonstration #645875

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Ref post #3 – they would regret their nonchalance if there was a real emergency!

September 11, 2004 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Oshkosh 2004 – what aircraft 1? #1556628

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Thank you very much, everyone, for prompt replies that have enabled me to continue with hardly a break! I was planning to get a cup of coffee while waiting for answers, but didn’t have time!
The Japanese aircraft is presumably a replica Kate but I can now Google my way forward, thanks again!

September 11, 2004 at 11:21 am in reply to: Le Bourget museum restoration facilities #1556694

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“Sandringham 7 G-AKCO “Saint George” . . . entered service on the Far East routes in 1947 and flew uneventfully until retired by BOAC . . . after a relatively short life in 1950 . . . Saint George was bought in 1954 as VH-APG for charter cruises by Capt Sir Gordon Taylor around New Guinea and the islands to the east; in 1958 he sold it to Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire for tourist services between Tahiti and the Society and Tuamotu Islands; re-registered F-OBIP and wearing a photogenic livery of green and white, it was still flying a weekly round in 1966, fitted out as a 45-seater, unscathed by the violent storms which had wrecked other Sandringhams in the South Pacific.”
From pp 405-6 of “Shorts Aircraft since 1900” by C H Barnes

September 11, 2004 at 11:06 am in reply to: Some nostalgia for those old enough to remember #646106

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Many thanks for this thread, Steve, what memories it brings back! Especially when there were no restrictions for spotters at Heathrow and Gatwick, with Constellations and DC-7s by the dozen! BEA’s Comet 4s were the latest wonder in those days!

September 11, 2004 at 9:49 am in reply to: Some nostalgia for those old enough to remember #646302

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Dan Air Comet at East Fortune

You mean this one!

September 11, 2004 at 9:34 am in reply to: Boeing Washington B1 #1556741

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From page 187, same source:
“. . . This formation is from 115 Sqn (Marham) in 1950.”

September 11, 2004 at 9:30 am in reply to: Boeing Washington B1 #1556760

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Boeing B-29A Washington

From page 188 of “The History of the Royal Air Force” by John D R Rawlings: “WF443 joined 90 Sqn at Marham in 1950, in whose markings it is shown”.

September 11, 2004 at 7:51 am in reply to: Squawks #435831

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Thanks for the suggestion, John C, I’ll cogitate for a while . . .
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