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September 10, 2015 at 9:44 am in reply to: 1940 Hangar identification #886937

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I think part of the problem is that there seems to have been quite a few airports in very close proximity! I thought North Beach/Port Washington might actually be the same place – possibly an expanding PW taking over North Beach – but seems there’s about 10 – 12 miles in between? Also found a reference to a Sands Point seaplane base around there too. It was a very crowded area. Had also assumed that Manhasset Isle was an island but it appears it isn’t ( suppose may have been at one time)!

My effort to clarify the distance between North Beach Airport and Port Washington SPB and the term “Manhasset Isle”
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September 9, 2015 at 10:30 pm in reply to: 1940 Hangar identification #887310

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Still intrigued by the logo on the building so did a bit more digging. Seems it is the American Aeronautical Corporation.There’s a few great shots on the following website particularly on pages 3, 4 and the British page – a lovely photo of a Short C Class 🙂 It gives the location as Port Washington – if I understand it correctly it is the same place as Eric found above but a different name! – http://theoregonchristensens.com/oldplanes/page3.html (Linked direct to page 3)

Still haven’t found out what the logo represents though!

That’s the same experience that I had today, Mothminor!

The hangar of American Aeronautical Corporation was till 1994 at Port Washington SPB on Manhasset Isle NY – the photo that Eric mentioned has a wrong caption (“North Beach Airport”)

September 9, 2015 at 1:40 pm in reply to: 1940 Hangar identification #887803

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You’ve made my day! Thank you so much ericmunk!

Martin

September 9, 2015 at 11:58 am in reply to: 1940 Hangar identification #887898

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Thanks @ ericmunk and Mothminor!

September 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm in reply to: The one and only Saunders ST-28 – scrapped! #891993

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http://www.airliners.net/photo/Saunders-ST-28/0172613/L/

Sad, the ‘ultimate’ Heron!

Not quite – the ST-28 was built completely new!
The ST-28 prototype C-FYBM-X was a converted ST-27 c/n 005 and this was a converted Heron c/n 14087
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September 5, 2015 at 4:43 pm in reply to: The one and only Saunders ST-28 – scrapped! #892003

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Is this not the same one then?

Peter, this is a Saunders ST-27 c/n 006 once registered C-FLOL

September 3, 2015 at 11:01 pm in reply to: Percival Gull colour scheme? #893017

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https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/wingsofpeace/conversations/topics/62270
” I have a coloured photo of Gull Four G-ACFY. This is as on the Skybirds box lid, but in reverse – medium/dark blue overall with white trim. The letters are in the usual positions for the period, on fuselage sides and across both wings. 3 flashes on fin, and fuselage stripe from nose to tail, continuing through fuselage letters. The nose cowling panel incorporating the air intake is white, the spinner is blue, cabin framing silver, also prop blades, the latter with blue tips. Note that on early production Gulls like ‘CFY and the one on the Skybirds box the undercarriage has 3 struts; later aircraft had a single strut.”

…and two pics
http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/england/percival_gullfour.jpg
http://peterboroughmfc.org/gallery2012/00CigCards/18-PercivalGull.jpg

August 31, 2015 at 4:10 pm in reply to: Fairchild 82 identification help needed #895746

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Thanks a lot John Aeroclub and J Boyle!!

August 22, 2015 at 6:28 pm in reply to: Somewhere in southern England? #905872

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…as mentioned in #2 and #5 – but interesting dates:
Registered [CofR 5983] 24.6.35 to Malcolm & Farquharson Ltd., Heston airport
G-AAAT, Crashed at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 21.9.35; presumably damaged beyond repair, as CofA lapsed 28.9.35. Registration cancelled 31.3.36.
The Last Journey (1935) – released 1936

Martin

August 12, 2015 at 10:47 am in reply to: Fairchild Argus I-MARC #917038

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Laurence,
have you already noted this:
“Ciao, I’m rebuilding an UC-61A nc 416 s/n 43-14452 and I must change same CS-2170 ball bearings of the ailerons, elevators, ect.. Where I can buy these or equivalents bearings? If the size of bearing weren’t available, can suggest the solution or indicate same p/n for replace it?
Thank you Sandro Pagliarin” Nov 15, 2005
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/fairchildclub/conversations/topics/4259

PM sent!

edit1. Sandro Pagliarin is member of “Rarae Alae – flying museum” at Grosseto

August 10, 2015 at 10:20 pm in reply to: Hanriot HD 41H Type 1? #918612

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Hi Mothminor,
splendid idea! Thanks! Guess you’re right with Hanriot HD-17!
Martin

August 10, 2015 at 7:03 pm in reply to: Hanriot HD 41H Type 1? #918965

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…an additional thought: comparison of the vertical stabilisers/rudders of the three operating countries
Maybe RT’s photo is from a Greece aircraft…
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August 10, 2015 at 6:22 pm in reply to: Hanriot HD 41H Type 1? #919144

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Hi RT,
first I want to thank you for sharing this image!
Guess there is some paint shopping in the water around the left float! But nevertheless a nice image!

To your question: 12 HD 41H were built by Hanriot (mainly for Greece and Portugal) with a Salmson 9AC 120hp engine
and 10 HD 41H in licence by Zmaj with a Walter Mars 145hp engine.

In my tiny pic [ATTACH=CONFIG]239787[/ATTACH]
you can see an example of the numbereing system by Hanriot, “H320 TYPE 1926” – No 1005
guess in your photo it means: “HD41 TYPE H” – but you can’t recognize any letter behind the word TYPE –
and the “1” is perhaps a serial number by the operator.

But maybe I’m wrong…

Martin

August 6, 2015 at 9:15 pm in reply to: Samer airfield in 1940 (a.k.a Wierre-au-Bois) #922274

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Also not referred here
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdgeschwader_3#II._Gruppe…

but here
http://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/jg3.html
Stab II./JG3
7 Aug 1940 – 23 Sep 1940 Wierre-au-Bois Bf 109E

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“Franz Xaver Baron von WERRA and Simba in the cockpit of his famous Messerschmidt Bf 109 E-4 (W.Nr. 1480) at Vierre-au-Bois in August 1940. Note the emblem of II./JG 3”
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/345651340122459564/

August 5, 2015 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Samer airfield in 1940 (a.k.a Wierre-au-Bois) #923380

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http://www.anciens-aerodromes.com/?p=2165
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