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May 13, 2008 at 12:11 am in reply to: Vulcan XH558 – RAF Coningsby this week #513382

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The guy with the Buchon is AM Cliff Spink who as an ex Coningsby station commander has flown fighters with the BBMF, C/T. Keith Brenchley is in the last picture, Keith is the BBMF’s engine trade manager.

April 23, 2008 at 11:29 pm in reply to: Slipped Away – Almost Unnoticed. W/C Patrick Peter Colum Barthropp #1201924

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I did my ATC glider training over the same Tern Hill fields that Paddy knew as a child, I met him once at Duxford where he signed my copy of his book “Paddy”, he seemed to be a very unasuming man but the naughty lad seemed not far away. If only we could fit a fraction of the things that Paddy got up to into our lives,we can then say that we have had a full life. It is very sad to read of his passing,
Wing Commander Patrick Peter Colum Barthropp DFC. AFC. R.I.P.

April 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm in reply to: Best Looking Spitfire? #1207127

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A standard P.R. XIX is the best proportioned Spitfire of them all, high back, long elegant nose, gracefull larger rudder and pure eliptical wings with no bulges on the upper surfaces and no cannons pertruding from the leading edges, If R.J. had lived long enough I think he would of approved.

April 6, 2008 at 6:28 pm in reply to: AC Kit North-Lewis…Another Fine Gentleman Passes On #1221860

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Thanks Dave for pointing this sad news out to us, Kit North-Lewis was not an ace in the same vain as Bader,Tuck,Malan etc but was arguably the RAF’s finest ground attack wing leader. Blue skies Kit.

Kit North- Lewis’ story is being told in this months and next months Flypast as a two parter.

March 25, 2008 at 10:16 pm in reply to: New Spitfire Picture Thread #1235569

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Thanks G-ORDY the more the merrier !!!

March 25, 2008 at 4:11 pm in reply to: New Spitfire Picture Thread #1235901

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Does anyone have any good photos of MH434 during Adrian Swires ownership during the 1970’s ? 🙂

March 12, 2008 at 8:07 pm in reply to: RAF Coningsby – February 2008 – Part 2 #516316

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Great shots, the guy in the second shot looks like Coningsby’s Station Commander Grp/Capt Stuart Atha.

March 12, 2008 at 7:58 pm in reply to: RAF Coningsby – February 2008 – Part 1 #516320

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Flt/Lt A.F. Parkinson ex Tornado F3 display pilot, ex Red Arrows and now BBMF Fighter pilot.

March 8, 2008 at 10:13 pm in reply to: BBMF Spitfire MK356 Progress #1245001

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Talking to Fluffy at Coningsby last September I was told that she was staying clipped winged and the broad chord rudder was staying, the reason is in this configuration the BBMF Mk.IX isn’t as cross wind sensitive than P7 or AB. They may have changed their mind since September, it would be interesting to here from Fluffy or one of his collegues.:)

February 5, 2008 at 11:55 pm in reply to: In memoriam of Cyril "Bam" Bamberger #1277815

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RIP to one of 610 County of Chester’s finest, Bam we salute you.:(

January 9, 2008 at 11:50 pm in reply to: BBMF and CWH Lanc questions…. #1311082

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Hey up Mark, I havn’t heard anything about FM213 coming over but I can keep praying. On landing a Lanc at EK I asked the question to Mike Chatterton after a NX611 taxi run and he said that wasn’t happy with the length of hard runway that is left, take off would be OK though. I havn’t been to EK since the opening of the grass runway so I don’t know its dimentions or alignment, sounds like a good Boys day out in the spring/summer what do you say?

January 1, 2008 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Lancaster RF141/Uncle Joe Again #1321932

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Hey up Miggers I bet youv’e been wondering when I’ll put my two penorth in, the towel rail was used on wartime Lancs, I,ve seen them on Stirlings, Halibags and Whitleys, just have alook at some of those Lancs on Antonis links.

Oh and happy new year !!!:D

November 27, 2007 at 6:47 pm in reply to: 2007 Historic Aviation Awards #1267165

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1/ Personal Plane Services for the major rebuild of Spitfire Mk. Ia AR213.

2/ Everyone who has donated their money to the Vulcan project and to
the engineers for a fantastic achievment.

3/ To Fluffy and the engineering team at BBMF for the painting of Spitfire
AB910 as Jan Zumbach’s Donald Duck. 🙂

November 25, 2007 at 11:05 pm in reply to: Angel of the South #1268817

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S*d Southhampton R.J. was a Staffs lad!!! So what about an “Angel of Butt Lane”!!!!!
Butt Lane is the area he was born in and to everyone including the North Staffordshire natives Butt Lane is in the Borough of Newcastle -under- Lyme and has nothing to do with Stoke – on – Trent;) :p

November 25, 2007 at 10:54 pm in reply to: Spitfire identification n°2 #1268819

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Anyone notice the Buchon prop fitted to TE308?
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