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January 24, 2006 at 9:04 pm in reply to: A really difficult question about AISA #1417859

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Hi Consul – I already found the I-11B in another of the Jane’s, with a first flight date of October 16, 1953. I normally use Jane’s as “the gospel truth” but mistakes do occur in even such an august source!
I am using a photocopy of Jane’s First Flights page August 1 1954 – July 31 1955 as my source.
I hope Hatton is going to help me out, as he lives so close to the library and I can buy him a beer later – several months later!

January 24, 2006 at 8:55 pm in reply to: A really difficult question about AISA #1417881

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Yes, please, Steve, sorry we didn’t meet, I didn’t realise you were only yards away and I was there for several days! I will PM my address.

January 24, 2006 at 11:06 am in reply to: V Bombers #1419257

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I recently read on PPrune that the Waddington Vulcan is in pretty bad condition, although we punters cannot get up close to see it.

January 24, 2006 at 11:05 am in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1419265

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Hi Andrewman, don’t ask me, I live in Sweden and this was a one-day photo visit only! I am sure other thread posters here know the answer, though! My photos did not show the whole collection, by the way, which consists I believe of a total of 57 aircraft, all of which are well worth seeing!

January 23, 2006 at 9:42 pm in reply to: Guess the Lanc……… #1419939

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Sorry, James, I was only trying to illustrate your point . . .
Peter (Watch out, I might turn up in Oz one day!)

January 23, 2006 at 9:36 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1419947

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All right, all right, Fairy Dan, here it is!
The one and only Javelin FAW5, XA699

January 23, 2006 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1420575

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A few more . . .

Flattery will get you everywhere! Thanks for the kind words about my photos, I am encouraged to post a few more:
29. Canberra T17A WH646 nose section, ex 360 Sqn
30. Mil Mi-24 Hind recently acquired from BAE systems after avionics trials
31. Dassault Mystere IVA 70
32. AW Sea Hawk FGA6 WV797, ex 738, 898, 899 and 787 Sqns
33. NA F-86 Sabre 48-0242
34. MiG-21 959, previously at Duxford, originally in the East German Air Force
35. SAAB J29 Tunnan 29640
36. Humber Monoplane replica BAPC 9, based on the Bleriot design, the original was built under licence by the Humber Car Co. in 1910.

January 23, 2006 at 8:03 am in reply to: Guess the Lanc……… #1421146

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Do you mean this one, James?

January 22, 2006 at 11:47 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1421356

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Sorry, RobMac, I presume it was you who was enthusiastically polishing the Sea Vixen all day! Yes, I did get photos of it (one with your ankles visible) but didn’t want to put too many pictures on the Forum in case people got bored – the ones I have put up are a random selection, no offence meant!
I shall be sending a CD with all 99 of my MAM pics in high resolution to the Museum shortly.
Peter

January 22, 2006 at 10:41 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1421556

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Thanks for that, Bruce, my information that there were only two Vampire F.1s came from the MAM booklet, page 6, perhaps they will correct it on the next update!

Yes, LesB, they couldn’t have been more helpful and I shall look forward to another visit in the summer, when I have been promised more cockpit access.

January 22, 2006 at 5:57 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1421998

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It bothers me that on Health and Safety grounds, the correct propellers cannot be fitted to the Argosy. Apparently a visitor might walk into a propeller blade! The UK seems to have gone overboard on H&S since I left 30 years ago, is this an American litigation spinoff?

January 22, 2006 at 4:46 pm in reply to: "Biggles Biplane" takes off #1422028

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BE.2c

I hope it will look as good as the real thing (at IWC Lambeth)!

January 22, 2006 at 4:42 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1422033

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MAM third batch

I’ll make this the final batch, unless anyone has any special requests . . . (I took 100 pix altogether)

19. F-100D Super Sabre 54-2174
20. EE Lightning T.55 55-713
21. Hawker Hunter F6a XF382 newly repainted, I believe
22. Meteor NF14 WS838
23. de H Canada Beaver 58-2062
24. Percival Prentice T1 VS623
25. T33 Shooting Star (Canadian) 17473
26. PZL Iskra 408
27. Folland Gnat F1 XK741 painted up as Finnish “GN-101” in front of Sea Harrier FA2 ZE694
28. Kaman HH-43 Huskie 24535 said to be dormant and awaiting a restorer

January 22, 2006 at 4:31 pm in reply to: Spitfire tree #1422159

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Many thanks for this most useful information which will help my “First Flights” project (now in its 5th year!)

January 22, 2006 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Midland Air Museum January 12 #1422178

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MAM second batch

An eclectic selection:

9. Argosy cockpit
10. Eric opening the Argosy nose with an enormous “starting handle”!
11. de H Vampire F1 VF301 – one of only two survivors
12. Sopwith Pup replica “A7317”
13. Gloster Meteor F4 EE531, the oldest surviving production Meteor
14. Fragment of Whitley Mk V N1498 fuselage recovered from a crash in Scotland
15. Boulton & Paul P.111 VT935 – a very important research aircraft that in my opinion deserves to be under cover, and would be an interesting companion to its contemporaries at Cosford.
16. McDonnell Douglas Voodoo 6-0312 in the livery of the 60th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
17. EE lightning F6 XR771, served with 5, 11, 56 and 74 Sqns (according to the MAM booklet)
18. Lockheed Starfighter 64-17756, previously with the Royal Danish Air Force
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