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  • April 18, 2009 at 8:15 am in reply to: RAFM Hendon Royal Flying Corps Living History Photographs #1202163
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    what types or are they ficticious?

    could that be an F2 B attacking?!!!This is a German postcard,did they ever bomb Paris?

    April 17, 2009 at 7:10 pm in reply to: General Discussion #345100
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    which boot?

    What if you own a VW beatle?

    April 17, 2009 at 7:10 pm in reply to: Male/female brain #1914795
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    which boot?

    What if you own a VW beatle?

    April 13, 2009 at 12:23 pm in reply to: Confrontation – Know your enemy, was it Soekarno ? #1207834
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    sukarno-my part in his downfall

    Towing Aussie Sabres out of the mud beside the runway after skidding off it!Picking up the drunken off shift in the land rover and driving them back to thier billets.The real enemy,”Victoria bitter” and “Tiger tops”,the”crazy horse saloon”in Penang,I could go on but I am sure there are others who had a more adventurous war than me!

    April 12, 2009 at 6:57 am in reply to: Shackleton fuel? #1208845
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    water meth

    Camlobe,thanks for that great explanation!! I have experienced the kick in the pants sensation of water meth on more than one occasion!Real Shacks didnt need jets!!Are you ex coastal?

    April 11, 2009 at 6:58 am in reply to: Shackleton fuel? #1209650
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    Shack fuel

    Dont forget the Griffons had Water Methanol injection also and that was an impressive kick in the pants!This if I remember correctly was swithced on from the Engineers panel and only 30 seconds was allowed.Anon,Both Captain and second pilot had throttles,nothing to do with the engineer.Didnt the Hastings have throttles at the eng position?

    April 7, 2009 at 1:32 pm in reply to: Sunderlands on Windermere #1214561
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    Side Scan Sonar

    The American company “Humminbird “have an affordable side scan sonar on the market !Good for wreckology!

    April 5, 2009 at 12:40 pm in reply to: Sally B news? #1217245
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    Just a photo

    I do not know when Sally “B” first came to the UK but this photo was taken in or about 1981

    April 1, 2009 at 7:05 pm in reply to: Post-War Aircraft Disposal (Dump/Landfill) #1222141
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    Buried parts

    I lived in a small town on the edge of Cannock chase as an early teen,I was given by some gypsies camped near us two black boxs,about 6 inches long by 3 wide,one had two knobs that could be set at speed ,the other I cannot recall,I was told that there was lots of “stuff”like this buried up on the chase.Sorry dont have them,as a schoolboy I dismantled them to see what was inside and mum threw them out!They looked like autopilot parts?The only RAF place near was RAF Hednesford which I believe was a national service intake depot.

    March 22, 2009 at 6:03 am in reply to: Anyone know anything about German 88's? #1234125
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    88 mm

    Cannot help with a fuse but heres a couple of pictures of what it was used in!!

    March 21, 2009 at 1:48 pm in reply to: Spitfire detectives! #1234783
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    detective work.

    That was prompt!I wonder why the the wheels were taken of?Spares for something!? I will be working in Alex for a while if there is anything out this way needs looking at.

    March 21, 2009 at 8:22 am in reply to: Spitfire detectives! #1235143
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    fly past 2001

    Hello MK12 ,I did not see that report ,can you give a brief account of it!!

    March 17, 2009 at 10:48 am in reply to: Dambusters to be remade… finally some truth (Zombie from 2006) #1161677
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    Remake ,Dambusters

    Perhaps Peter Jackson wil make enough money on this movie to Re-spar a “Shackelton ” and make a movie with it!

    March 13, 2009 at 6:40 am in reply to: BoB movie models #1165493
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    B of B models

    I was only on the set at Duxford for one day ,I seem to remember some full size replica spitfires with a car starter motor driving a mock prop with just a smple seat in the cockpit.I seem to remember pushing them around into position at some stage during the day!The only flying that day was a twin seat Bouchon 109 that took up some film VIP person who was sick all over the cockpit!

    March 9, 2009 at 9:26 am in reply to: Shackletons-I knew we'd get back onto them again! #1170831
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    first flight

    Sixty years ago eh!!Another ten years till I got my first flight in one at BKYon a MK 1 after ASF service.Then a MK3 on which the nosewheel would not come down ,well it did eventually!!Then onto 204 Sqdn for 20 months of enjoyable experiences.Gibexs ,always good for a bit of smuggling!Wonder if the aircrew new about all the stuff secreted away!!Did you know Mo!!

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