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  • August 4, 2018 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Crashed Ju-52 in Switzerland 4,08,2018(MERGED) #792603
    Mothminor
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    Agree totally. It looks simply horrible 🙁

    August 3, 2018 at 10:50 pm in reply to: No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron in Malaya and Singapore #793042
    Mothminor
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    Quite agree that it is so good that you cover the less “glamorous” trades in your episodes, Dave.
    With a bit of interest being shown in your latest episode I thought I’d add this page from an article by Flt Lt J. A. Byth RAAF which describes the re-construction Of Butterworth by Australia’s No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron. The article appears in Air BP no.1 of 1956.

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    August 2, 2018 at 11:25 pm in reply to: Quiz of the week. #793620
    Mothminor
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    The answers all begin with K! – 1. Kid 2. Kidnapped. 3. Kenneth Walker.
    and Kidnapped was written by Robert Louis Stevenson and Roswell was named after Brigadier Gen. Walker. He (Walker that is) was shot down over Rabaul which is where RLS’s piano ended up after having been bought in Samoa by some “Queen” who wasn’t really.

    And if that is even vaguely near the answer I will be very, very surprised!! But, hey, good fun Sq/L Scramble 🙂

    August 1, 2018 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Strathallan Airshow video #794270
    Mothminor
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    Yes, it wasn’t yesterday lol 🙂 It was so good to see the Student at Strathallan – I think it was the only jet to take off from there. It gave a really nice display. I admit I am hoping that the Youtube poster might come up with Part 2 soon!

    August 1, 2018 at 11:37 am in reply to: Strathallan Airshow video #794430
    Mothminor
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    Hi Colin,

    Yes, the first Strathallan display was on 22nd September, 1973. I wasn’t at that one either but, according to the local newspaper report, it featured a Jet Provost pair, Chipmunks, Beaver, Islander as well as the Collection’s Spitfire T.9, Hurricane and Anson (VM360). The Klemm in the video I linked to was present that year too.

    July 31, 2018 at 8:47 pm in reply to: BOAC and QANTAS, Horseshoe Route WWII #794687
    Mothminor
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    Lovely film! So nice to see the colour footage. Well found and thanks for posting 🙂

    July 31, 2018 at 8:45 pm in reply to: Strathallan Airshow video #794691
    Mothminor
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    Yes it is Duncan Simpson, Hooligan. I’m not sure anyone else ever flew the Hurricane while it was at Strathallan.

    Funnily enough,the Junkers wasn’t actually on the Airshow programme. It had been purchased by Dolph Overton and arrived at Strathallan the day before the airshow for some preparatory work prior to its ferry flight to Florida. A very nice surprise addition! The full programme for the weekend was –

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    July 29, 2018 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Anglo-American War Memorial, Saffron Walden – "others"? #796051
    Mothminor
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    A few names here – http://www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/history.htm

    29th March 1944
    2 B-24s collide during their group formation and crash at Henham, a few miles from the 56th’s base at Halesworth. During rescue operations the bomb load of one Liberator explodes and 6 men from the airfield are killed. Among them are 62nd FS ace Stanley “Fats” Morrill and enlisted man Benny Cala. Also lost are Sgt Joseph Trembly of the 33rd Service Group, Lyle Densmore and Richard Weigland of the 2010th FF/Plt and one member of the 1181st MP unit, Tennys Wilcox.

    July 28, 2018 at 10:50 am in reply to: Airworthy DH-4 at Oshkosh.. #796830
    Mothminor
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    Very nice too…both of them! 🙂

    July 26, 2018 at 9:40 pm in reply to: R.W Oxspring – Please share your info. #797653
    Mothminor
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    Hi Olly,

    Have you searched for him on Flight Archive? Quite a bit of info there.

    https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/

    July 24, 2018 at 10:08 pm in reply to: Lockheed Hudson upper turrets WWII #799145
    Mothminor
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    I was quite surprised recently to read that some of the Hudsons based at Leuchars in the early part of the war went into action without the turret installed. I guess they would have been fitted at a later date though.

    July 16, 2018 at 1:27 pm in reply to: Is the Twin Pioneer G-APRS at Coventry being scrapped? #803998
    Mothminor
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    The Airplane (sic) Glamping website is already up and running though they’re not expecting to have it “transformed” before next summer –

    http://www.airplaneglamping.com

    July 16, 2018 at 8:49 am in reply to: Is the Twin Pioneer G-APRS at Coventry being scrapped? #804152
    Mothminor
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    The Twin Pin has now arrived at the farm near Stirling where it is to be converted for glamping. An article with a couple of pics in today’s Dundee Courier –

    https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/689150/twin-pioneer-plane-to-be-converted-into-holiday-home/

    July 4, 2018 at 2:00 pm in reply to: Miles M28 OY-ALW/G-AHAA returns to the UK? #772192
    Mothminor
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    Lovely! Really nice to hear the Mercury has returned “home” 🙂

    July 4, 2018 at 1:59 pm in reply to: What is the protocol for taking photos of outdoor aircraft #772289
    Mothminor
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    Originally posted by Meddle
    So, if I went up to Strathallan tomorrow and started peering in through hangar windows…

    You would come away totally depressed, Meddle. Don’t do it if you’re hoping for a hangar full of lovely old aeroplanes. Besides I’ve already got the photos of the agricultural implements if you want them 😀

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