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  • February 11, 2017 at 1:54 pm in reply to: C-46 for restoration!! Udon Thani Thailand #802135
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    The fantrainers in the scrapyard were in poor shape.I think the business has now stopped purchasing airframes as there is not a lot of room there now.The storage area now has antiques in, some aviation related while in front thier is a very nice restaurant!! I may be visiting again in march so will take a few more photos.

    February 11, 2017 at 12:22 am in reply to: C-46 for restoration!! Udon Thani Thailand #802299
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    Yes live locally (30k),When I lived here in 1998 it was pretty much the same it may have been used for para training.Restoration was tongue in cheek though!!There is a list somewhere of all gate guardians etc in Thailand,I will try and find it.There is a T-28 as gate guardian at the air base here.

    February 5, 2017 at 1:37 am in reply to: Raf Strubby #806289
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    If you look on Pprune forum they have “what airfield is this”and Strubby featured recently with some pictures.

    January 27, 2017 at 11:44 am in reply to: Scrap Chipmunk wings wanted! #810325
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    There were Thai chipmunks in the Pattaya scrap place up to last year,dont know if there still there ,plenty of Aussies in Pattaya .You could try a message for help on The Pattaya forum on Thaivisa.com

    January 24, 2017 at 2:24 am in reply to: Battle of Britain question #811993
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    My mother saw two German crews marched through the streets after being rescued from the sea,crowds of people were shouting not cheering “hang the bast…s”.I have the badge of a crew member who was later washed up on the beach.

    January 21, 2017 at 3:21 am in reply to: Vikings, Varsities and Valettas #813307
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    In Flying training these aircraft would do 6-8 hrs per day and were fairly reliable.Exhaust leaks were a common fault but otherwise they just kept going!!Oil usage per day about 15 gallons per engine! I worked on the RAE one at Little Staughton after I came out of the RAF from Oakington(5FTS).

    January 13, 2017 at 2:13 am in reply to: Disposal of old photographs / negatives #443029
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    I sorted all my negatives into holiday shots and after scanning burnt them.Any family negatives were scanned and saved in a negative file binder .Just have a bonfire with stuff you dont need,you will feel better afterwards !!!

    December 11, 2016 at 2:33 am in reply to: Pembrokes #828941
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]250178[/ATTACH]Thai Air Force museum.

    December 8, 2016 at 4:51 am in reply to: HMS Illustrious off to the Breaker's Yard! #830035
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    By the way,HMS Plymouth was actually the last ship to be built in Devonport dockyard!There were spots where she could have been permanently moored but Plymouth city council missed(as usual)the opportunity!

    November 20, 2016 at 11:57 am in reply to: Open Gates 2016 – AFB Canoas #2148469
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    Great pictures Pampa 14!!Lived in Porto Alegre back in 2003 and worked on the nearbye refinery!!Great city!How about a photo of the “Meteor that stands in downtown Canoas?!!!

    November 20, 2016 at 12:48 am in reply to: Captains and co-pilots. #837333
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    I was not asking a question of the book.I was trying to fathom out that with the high fatality rate how were captains chosen as many replacement pilots would have little experience?Yes the RAF only had one pilot and he was captain but the B-17 etc had two!!As for the love story ,would you think that this would not happen during the war?

    November 16, 2016 at 10:54 am in reply to: RAF Herald C Mk.1 vs Andover fuselage dimensions #838173
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    Did the RAF have HP Heralds?

    November 11, 2016 at 1:03 am in reply to: General Discussion #254002
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    Going back further,BBC did “Quatermass”,a series of three Sci Fi that scared me!!Also in the fifties was a series called the “Trollenburg terror” also (at that time)very scary!!!

    November 7, 2016 at 12:50 am in reply to: Jet Provost Ground Power Voltage #840712
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    I would have thought it would be a standard 24Volts?

    November 6, 2016 at 1:54 am in reply to: General Discussion #254846
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    Deepwater Horizon,the BP(contracted)rig that blew in the gulf of Mexico.Excellent movie,all those who drive a car etc should see this movie and see where your petrol comes from!

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