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June 30, 2014 at 4:34 pm in reply to: Strathallan Aircraft Collection – latter days #873904

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In that case i’d also include Fox Moth VH-UUS and Moth VH-UQV which i believe were purchased by Sir Willie but ran into import/shipping problems from Australia, from memory?

Better memory than me 🙂 From Scottish Air News July 76 –

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June 30, 2014 at 4:30 pm in reply to: Strathallan Aircraft Collection – latter days #873912

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So, TE308 part of the Strathallan collection? I would include it. Mark

Quite agree. Memory fail (again) :). Flypast ran an excellent article on TE308 in the February 1986 issue.

June 26, 2014 at 6:55 pm in reply to: Photo collection/blog Aussie vintage aircraft. #877950

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Really nice website. Like the toolbar with the various viewing options too – very smart.

June 15, 2014 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Singapore Airshow, 14.-16. February 2014 #463931

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Great photos. Love that Black Eagles scheme.

June 8, 2014 at 4:12 pm in reply to: Luftwaffe Air-Sea Rescue in upper North Sea area #894788

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Thanks for all the replies.

The North Sea would be exceptionally cold at the beginning of March ( and most if not all of the year in fact) so hypothermia would set in extremely quickly. I would also think that the seas would be fairly choppy at that time of year.
What sort of wave height could those floatplanes and flying boats cope with as a matter of interest?

June 4, 2014 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Luftwaffe Air-Sea Rescue in upper North Sea area #897909

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‘ Yeah, those things that many nicknamed ‘Lobster-Pots’

Thanks for the link – didn’t know about these. Fantastic idea.

June 4, 2014 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Luftwaffe Air-Sea Rescue in upper North Sea area #897914

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Thanks for the clipping MothMinor. I am left wondering what happened to teh heinkel engine after Strathallen closed.

As it was actually only on loan I suspect it returned to the “Glasgow based aeronautical group”. I would think this was the Scotland West Aircraft Investigation Group. I can’t find any current reference to them so the group may no longer exist.
I’m sure they had links to Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum so possibly the engine ended up there – hopefully somebody can confirm or deny that.

A quick google before I posted the thread had led me to believe that seaplanes were based at both Stavanger and Bergen but not what types.

June 3, 2014 at 7:45 pm in reply to: Luftwaffe Air-Sea Rescue in upper North Sea area #898500

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Thanks Supermarine. You’re absolutely right about it being the right choice to turn back – I’ve added the newspaper cuttings from the ’77 visit which tell the story.
Apologies for the old tape marks!

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May 28, 2014 at 6:47 pm in reply to: BA Swallow #903902

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Not surprised you’re happy -looks absolutely beautiful!

May 26, 2014 at 5:22 pm in reply to: Know Your Airliners 1950s #438876

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And last two –

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May 26, 2014 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Know Your Airliners 1950s #438879

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Lovely pics, Argonaut. Hope you don’t mind me posting them here too. These are from a Wonder Book of Aircraft I inadvertently managed to purchase recently i.e. they sent the wrong one but I decided it was well worth keeping anyway!

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May 23, 2014 at 8:03 am in reply to: Strathallan Aircraft Collection – latter days #910294

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Lol – of all the ones to forget – Moth Minor G-AFPN afaik is also still airworthy.

May 22, 2014 at 9:34 pm in reply to: Strathallan Aircraft Collection – latter days #910770

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Lancaster KB976 is a complete machine with Kermit Weeks . The parts replaced consisted of the rear fuselage.
The Germany Spitfire should read MJ772 which was recently for sale.

Yes, sorry, MJ772 of course- was getting ahead of myself there! Didn’t parts of KB976 go to New Zealand last year?

May 22, 2014 at 9:13 pm in reply to: Strathallan Aircraft Collection – latter days #910809

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Could someone post a list of the major aircraft and their eventual fates?
I’ve always wondered if many survive.

Lancaster KB976 – seriously damaged in hangar collapse at Woodford. Parts dispersed.
Hurricane P3308 – to Canadian Warplane Heritage – destroyed in hangar fire.
Mosquito RS712 – to Kermit Weeks. On display EAA Museum.
Bolingbroke 9940 – at East Fortune – static rebuild coming along nicely.
Provost T.1 WV493 –
Anson C.19 VM360 –
Dragon VH-SNB –
Puss Moth VH-UQB –
Cygnet G-AGBN –
Miles 18 G-AHKY – all above are static at East Fortune
Dragon Rapide G-ALXT – Science Museum, Wroughton
Hudson A16-199 – RAFM Hendon
Swordfish W5856 – FAA Historic Flight
Lysander G-AZWT – Shuttleworth, airworthy
Anson C.19 G-AHKX ” , BAe owned
Battle R3950 – Brussels Museum
Firefly WD833 – was on rebuild in the States.
Avenger 045 – in USA N452HA
Desford VZ728 – was with Leicester Museum of Science- may have moved recently?
Anson G-AWRS – North East Aircraft Museum
Anson G-AGWE – last known in Florida
Anson G-AYWA – Royal Army Museum, Belgium
Anson G-AHIC – used for spares for G-VROE
Shackleton VP293 – scrapped. Nose section still exists.Duxford?
Comet XK655 – scrapped. Nose section now in UAE.
Messenger G-AJOC – Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Scion VH-UUP – as above
Sycamore WA576 – Dumfries and Galloway Museum
Vampire XD403 – stored at Errol
Harvard FT391 – was airworthy at Shoreham
Texan G-AZJD – went to France in the mid-70s
Spitfire ML407 – sold to USA mid-70s now at Meier Motors
Spitfire NH904 – became G-FIRE.Then to USA
Spitfire PV202 – airworthy, Aircraft Restoration Company
Spitfire ML407 – airworthy – the Grace Spitfire
Prentice G-AOLU – last I heard was at Montrose under rebuild
Tiger Moth DF155 -sadly written off last year.

Hornet Moth G-ADMT; Leopard G-AIYS; BA Swallow G-ADPS and Fokker S.11 G-BEPV are all, I believe, still
flying with private owners.

That’s as up to date as I know and have included all the types I can remember because not everybody’s idea of major types is the same 🙂
If I remember any more I’ll post them later.

Magister R1914 was still at Strathallan in recent times.

May 19, 2014 at 7:37 pm in reply to: A session with a grand old lady #914400

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Still looking really good. Took this couple of shots at Perth in 2002 –

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