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March 5, 2011 at 2:25 am in reply to: Miles Messenger memories #1098769

Papa Lima
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The only Messenger to be imported into Sweden is the former G-AKAO, seen here at Svedino’s Museum:
http://www.planesandchoppers.com/picture/number11522.asp

February 19, 2011 at 12:28 pm in reply to: Where is the aviation on TV gone ? #1113627

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What about “Ice Pilots”, currently being shown on several Swedish cable channels and I watch avidly every episode several times! Maybe because I’ve been to Red Deer and seen some of their “Buffalo Airways” aircraft.

January 26, 2011 at 1:35 pm in reply to: Safety of the Boffins #1143818

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The bombing of Peenemunde must be the classic example.

January 26, 2011 at 12:28 pm in reply to: RAF war graves on Öckerö, near Gothenburg, Sweden #1143870

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Hello, Sally, very nice to hear from you. Ivan would have been alone, as all photo reconnaissance Spitfires were single-seaters with the guns removed to make room for cameras. If you send me your E-mail address in a Personal Message (PM) on this web site I can send you a high resolution photograph of the three graves (suitable for an A4 size print), which are beside each other, and have daffodils blooming in front of them.
I shall certainly pass on your message to the church people in Öckerö next time I visit the island; I go there quite often, but we are just now in the middle of winter with much snow and ice, so it’s not really the time.
Best regards,
Papa Lima

January 23, 2011 at 10:19 pm in reply to: General Discussion #303913

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I subscribe to the “point of reference” theory. (#3)

January 23, 2011 at 10:19 pm in reply to: The idiot is back. #1893796

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I subscribe to the “point of reference” theory. (#3)

January 20, 2011 at 6:55 am in reply to: RAF war graves on Öckerö, near Gothenburg, Sweden #1150550

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Many thanks, David and Archieraf, I have been wondering about those for 30 years (I lived on Öckerö near to the churchyard 30 years ago!)

January 19, 2011 at 9:31 pm in reply to: Avro Lancaster R5679 (UPDATED) #1150702

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Don’t forget the rear gunner first had to scrabble round in the dark to retrieve his parachute from behind the turret (in the fuselage) before exiting – how long could that take?
Incidentally, as I live in Gothenburg I visit Frederikshavn occasionally, so in the spring I will take a trip over, find the cemetery and get some grave photos.
Digressing a little, there are some RAF graves on Öckerö. an island where I used to live just outside Gothenburg, does anyone know the stories behind those?
I’ll dig out the photos and start a new thread on them.

December 30, 2010 at 8:11 pm in reply to: General Discussion #309051

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Jaktpilot i RAF – better known as “First Light”, but the only copy I could find here in Gothenburg is in Swedish! Quite a good translation, but I would prefer to read the English version!

December 30, 2010 at 8:11 pm in reply to: What Book Are You Reading? #1896700

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Jaktpilot i RAF – better known as “First Light”, but the only copy I could find here in Gothenburg is in Swedish! Quite a good translation, but I would prefer to read the English version!

December 13, 2010 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Finnish Aviation Museum #1117859

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Finnish Gamecock

Here is a photo of a Finnish Gamecock photo, and at the bottom right corner a little fuselage detail.

December 13, 2010 at 12:41 pm in reply to: Finnish Aviation Museum #1117919

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Gamecock wreckage at Vantaa

How about these?

December 8, 2010 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Finnish Aviation Museum #1123025

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I-16 UTI-4 at Vantaa

Unit: T-LLv 35, Serial: VH-22/UT-1

This aircraft was captured by the Finns on 8 September 1941 at Svir River, and was then transferred to the State Aircraft Factory. On 28th November 1941 it was renamed UT-1.
Photographs taken on 17 May 2009.

October 31, 2010 at 12:33 pm in reply to: Finnish Aviation Museum #1091575

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I agree that the staff are extremely obliging – I turned up with a friend an hour before opening time and they let us in to get photographs an hour before admitting the general public! Thanks, guys!

October 30, 2010 at 7:09 am in reply to: Want to visit Oshkosh #531774

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Been 3 times and would go every year if I could afford to!
Stayed in the nearby University accommodation which is fine if basic if you are single. I imagine that accommodation could be a problem for a couple, all the local hotels/motels would be booked up months beforehand. Many of the owners of the 10,000 or so aicraft which fly in seem to sleep in tents under their aircraft.
Here is a very small part of an AirVenture event:
http://www.planesandchoppers.com/picture/number9846.asp
and here for some of the aircraft that were there in 2003:
http://www.planesandchoppers.com/groups.asp?id=16
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