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December 27, 2009 at 1:07 pm in reply to: Unpleasant Spitfire canopy for sale #1099459

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Perhaps i should send him some old bits of tin iron, and say its part of douglas baders lost leg ????. my grandad gave it too me, he was ploughing the fields in france on his Fordson Major at the time, and it fell from the sky and clouted him on the head,…. I bet the ****** would try to sell it too, LOL, what a iddiot, and to think people will pay money for such relics,

December 26, 2009 at 6:10 pm in reply to: New – old aircraft parts website #1099945

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rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggghhhh

That’ll be me then! Still got loads to put on.

Very much work in progress….Please check back regularly

i doubt it, but worth asking… can you source soviet 60s 70s jet cockpit parts ???:confused::D

I have a little project in the new year, and sourcing parts is going to be , well …. interesting to say the least 🙂

December 26, 2009 at 12:14 pm in reply to: What Has Slipped Through Your Fingers….. #1100201

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😮 Where did you find that?

about 6 to 7 years ago, a contact in Babimost airbase, (scrap man) he was breaking up the Polish Mig 21 fleet there,
he sent photos and everything, (wish i could find them, but the were on my old PC) 🙁

he said he could do me the cockpit for £1000, and make a purpose built cradle for £100, .. and could deliver as far as Holland for another £500, i would meet him at the port, and take delivery, and drive it back.

wont get a chance like that again 🙁

Still, I got my other soviet project to sort out soon, but that will be happening in the new year 🙂 😀

December 26, 2009 at 11:46 am in reply to: What Has Slipped Through Your Fingers….. #1100218

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Me… A Mig21 cockpit complete, with all dials and fittings, with stand, 1000 pounds.. all went through to getting it, then I go and lose my job.. so that messed that up.. 🙁 .

also a prop blade from He111 (1G+GM) Kg27 , which crashed only a mile from my house on the shore, and many members of my family at the time seen it get shot down,

I recovered it from a local hotel for the south west aircraft recovery group,
(they wouldnt let me have it individually 🙁 ) .. when the group folded up, it got stolen from the store, and will never be returned, to the hotel it belonged to.
The very hotel where the surviving german airman was taken whilst waiting for transport by the army as a POW .

December 25, 2009 at 9:45 am in reply to: Merry Christmas Everybody #1100508

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE :)… AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 😀

December 24, 2009 at 6:20 pm in reply to: SWWAPS, Lasham #1100814

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Chop Chop !!

😮

I hope not… I am sure they have all been alocated homes by now, surely..
does anyone know if any of them are still homeless orphaned aircraft ??

December 19, 2009 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Russian aircraft parts ?? #1104834

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thanks, will contact russain trucks etc, as for ebay, i have little faith, to see a ejector seat for 2k, i think that is way on exessive, there are some horrificly priced items on there, like blank instrument panels for 500 etc, from a fan trainer, or something simaller, ebay is ok for the odd bargain, but on the whole it is exessivly expensive .. but allways worth a look, .:D

December 16, 2009 at 9:01 pm in reply to: Did the Russians invent Vertical take off before our harrier ??? #1107530

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That settles that then… Ruskies were allways copying us ,hehe :D, dont look much like a harrier though …. I do like soviet equiptment though, simple ,but rugged

December 9, 2009 at 8:02 pm in reply to: SWWAPS, Lasham #1114682

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wessex Lasham

just checked out the pics,of XM833.. anti sub wessex, at lasham.. being a fling wing, and not as glamourous as alot of the others,.. I wonder what her fate will be ??.. I was only reading a few months ago a write up of some people who flew her in the RN many years ago.. does anyone know whats to happen to her.. I couldnt bare to see her going into the melting pot. I hope she can be saved, like many of the others, ???… even if she is pretty much stuck in the mud lol.

December 9, 2009 at 1:00 pm in reply to: SWWAPS, Lasham #1115074

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Hunters… wessex ?? lasham

any one know whats happening with the hunter, and wessex helicopter, ??, and is there a whirlwind there ???.

July 3, 2009 at 12:19 am in reply to: EE Canberra – Post your Pictures here #1193685

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WE142

Has anyone seen or have pics of Canberra WE142… she spent many years under a pile of scrap iron at flowers yard in Chippenham ,wilts, all be it all I did see was its crushed cockpit, I have a piece of its skinning in silver paint with yellow writing on,
stating ” navigators” Break through Emergency rescue ..”

I have tried to find out a photo of this in situ on a canberra, or even better on WE142, or to be Honest ANY photo of WE142 as of yet I have failed to find one. any of you chaps have a piccy of her ??:confused:

as for the part.. I was given it by the guy that bought the smashed remains at the sale , I missed out big time on that sale, Never see the like of that again :(, I arrived 10 minutes too late , auction finished..

July 2, 2009 at 11:59 pm in reply to: Sea King Shell at St Mawgan #1193691

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Never knew that was there. Nice find.
Theres alot of retired aircraft over at Predannack if you’re interested.

Allready asked old Boy,
I have letters from the MOD, DSA and The Base commander stating that Preddanacks Wessex are still very much in use as fire training rigs, and anything else these Hulks can be used for. … in a word.. Gutted..I might take a visit with me hacksaw, and cart off a cockpit in the middle of the Night LOL… Nah just patiently wait .. one will come up one day ;):D

Just a Thought…. whats happening if anything ??.. with XS513 sat on the dump at yoevilton, she was in good condition for a wreck as such, has she fallen into more disrepair ??, or does she have a bright future ??

June 24, 2009 at 6:58 pm in reply to: First Cockpitfest 09 Details #1201733

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God WH887 looks Gorgeous Matt, what a credit to you and Sean, I know i made the “right” decision letting you guys take her on.. I am sad I missed the event ..:(

She was just too big for me, But I hope to see her again one day, and so chuffed she managed to get to the Fest..

Hi all it was a great weekend …….. cant belive how quick it went though. Already looking forward to next year, here are a few of my pics from the weekend 😉

XR757

XS932

XH175

Here is our good lady in good company with her new friends;)
All the best Matt;)

June 24, 2009 at 6:43 pm in reply to: Whirlwind #1201742

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Whirlwind in colour flying footage

yep, Ive found a great website, British Pathe news, where you can view old news on pretty much everything and anything, lots of interesting aviation items on here,

Just look at this one film , from the archives 😀

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=2366

May 18, 2009 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Canberra Identity PLEASE (pretty Please) #1166897

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.As an aside Flowers Yard also had some Bristol Hercules exhaust collector rings,which i believe went to Canada in 1995/96 and now reside on Halifax NA337.

Yep Geoff,
I was the one dealing with Mr Karl Kjasgaard, who was with the team restoring NA337 . I emailed him, and he came over and visited me, and we went to flowers yard to see what could be used for the NA337 Project, I believe the Cowls /Collector rings came from Hastings Type, and I do remember he did grab a few bits, we saw quite alot of him Back then.

The poor old canberra nose was smashed to ******y though, but I remember the London -Christchurch on her.. which at the time, I never realised the importance of it .
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