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February 6, 2015 at 2:43 pm in reply to: Tracing a WAAF ? #908742

wieesso
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Maybe it’s the same J. Fielding SACW in 1964 http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafathletics/rafcms/mediafiles/7E2A3DE6_5056_A318_A86A0C42168E9F08.pdf

February 2, 2015 at 6:36 pm in reply to: The Percival web site? #912907

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Long time ago, well over a year anyway, there was a dedicated Percival site recording all Percival types and survivors. Since that time, it has disappeared and been replaced by Chinese writing which I am sure is not related to Percival! Does anyone have a record of the old web site or contact for the webmaster? (Or be willing to start a replacement site?! )

Michael, if you find the site again – please let me know! thanks!
Martin

February 1, 2015 at 9:14 pm in reply to: My dad never made one of these for me ….. or that's what I call aeromodelling! #913898

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@Chitts – very nice find!

January 31, 2015 at 9:24 pm in reply to: My dad never made one of these for me ….. or that's what I call aeromodelling! #915376

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You’re right! Virgina Water once was a famous place http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/info/grtpk.html#anchor445739

January 31, 2015 at 8:48 pm in reply to: My dad never made one of these for me ….. or that's what I call aeromodelling! #915407

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AA thanks so much for posting! Amazing model!

August 7, 1930
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Caption:A small boy riding in the model seaplane owned by Mr Porter of Virginia Water, Surrey.
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Caption:The model seaplane belonging to Mr Porter of Surrey being driven to the nearby lake, Virginia Waters strapped to the roof of a Rolls Royce.

Martin

January 31, 2015 at 12:01 pm in reply to: Auster airstrips in Holland, april 1945 #916146

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@André1967
Maybe a source for your questions in #1
http://s530.photobucket.com/user/drm2m/media/mm082_fc_web-1.jpg.html

Martin

January 25, 2015 at 5:38 pm in reply to: Crash of Wellington, X3816, Stocking Farm, Leicester. #921446

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“The crash occurred near Stocking Farm, close by Belgrave in the northeastern suburbs of Leicester.” https://bcatp.wordpress.com/category/no-5-i-t-s-belleville/page/2/
this is close to Blenheim Way!

Martin

January 19, 2015 at 9:19 am in reply to: The Anson, it bombs #925269

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I muffed getting a shot of the Saturday bombing, but there is a good photo from Gavin Conroy (who’s work has been in and on Flypast recently) in this Wings Over NZ forum post.
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/221909/thread

This one? http://s56.photobucket.com/user/gavsgt/media/gavsgt117/65464645_zps9cf0986f.jpg.html

January 16, 2015 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Operational Ceiling Avro Avian #926359

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@Paul
Maybe an explanation for “cloud strata” is
“Stratocumulus (Sc): A layer of cloud that can sometimes block the sun. It looks like a thick white blanket of stretched out cotton.”
“strato, which means layer”

Martin

January 12, 2015 at 5:35 pm in reply to: First ever fatal airliner crash – Cricklewood #850755

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Part of G-EAMA, at Cricklewood Aerodrome on February 18, 1920

January 3, 2015 at 11:20 am in reply to: Aircraft ID – Copenhagen, late forties? #859060

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Romanian Aircraft Register
Lockheed L10
YR-AYC c/n 1047 ex SP-AYC escaped to Romania
YR-BGE c/n 1085 ex SF-BGE escaped to Romania
YR-BGF c/n 1086 ex SP-BGF escaped to Romania
YR-BGG c/n 1087 ex SP-BGG escaped to Romania
YR-BGH c/n 1088 ex SP-BGH escaped to Romania
YR-LEA c/n 1089 ex SP-BGJ
YR-LEB c/n 1090 ex SP-BGK
YR-LEC c/n 1093
YR-LED c/n 1094
YR-LEE c/n 1119
YR-LEF c/n 1120
YR-LEG c/n 1121

Lockheed L14
YR-BNH c/n 1423 ex SP-BNH escaped to Romania
YR-BPL c/n 1493 ex SP-BPL escaped to Romania
YR-LIB c/n 1463
YR-LID c/n 1464
YR-LIR c/n 1465
YR-LIS c/n 1466

Can’t find Romanian registrations for SP-BNE, SP-BPK

Lockheed L14
SP-BNG c/n 1422 crashed Romania 22.7.39
SP-BNJ c/n 1424 destroyed Romania 18.8.39
SP-BPK c/n 1492 seized Romania 2.9.39
SP-BPM c/n 1494 escaped to France
SP-BPN c/n 1495 escaped to Estonia

Martin

January 1, 2015 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Halifax crash Aberhafesp #860458

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January 23, 1944

The location was Cwm Farm, Bryn y Groes, Bwlch y Fridd

Halifax DG358, Accident occured at 14.40 hrs the 1180 states Assumed lost control in storm with icing, lightning and engine trouble, followed by structual failure, during the enquiry it was also noted that the Starboard outer engine showed signs of failure, starboard wing failed upwards starboard tail smashed, icing present.

AIB, STATED was flying at 20,000 feet, before crash hail storm at time, probably engine failure, Pilot descended into cloud which turned out to be storm. A fairly detailed account of the crash is shown in Chorley’s Bomber command losses vol 8 page 85, in Nov 98, a service of dedication was conducted at ABERHAFESP church, the Church warden prepared a booklet called “DOWN IN ABERHAFESP”.

Source as mentioned in #2

Martin

December 31, 2014 at 6:27 pm in reply to: Unidentified Pre War RAF Bi-Plane is this a Gauntlet ? #860831

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Could that second numeral be a “7” rather than a “1” – did 7s have a vertical section at the bottom at that time?

Roger Smith.

Here’s a photo of K2227 https://www.flickr.com/photos/42836978@N02/6233384137/in/photostream/

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On this website you can find K2196 under RAF College:
Bulldog IIA – K1693, K2166, K2195, K2196, K2212, K2213, K2862, K2948, K2950, K2951

December 31, 2014 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Unidentified Pre War RAF Bi-Plane is this a Gauntlet ? #860962

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Could that second numeral be a “7” rather than a “1” – did 7s have a vertical section at the bottom at that time?
It’s just that the space between what might be a “1” and the “9” seems greater than the space between the “9” and the “6”.

Roger Smith.

K2796 was a Vickers Victoria V.
I’ve found no Bristol Bulldog with a Kx796 ending, these were the K-serials:
1079-1101
1603-1694
2135-2234 K2196
2476-2495
2859-2872
2946-2963
3170-3186
3504-3513
3923-3953
4189
4292
4566-4576 (TM)

and some with J-serials
9480
9567-9590

Martin

December 29, 2014 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Supermarine Air Yacht G-AASE #862407

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Please forgive me a tangential post, but is their any connection between Henri Biard and the name of the airport at Poitiers? Maybe there’s not and the common name is a mere geographical coincidence.

“Biard is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France, in the Boivre valley.
A suburb of Poitiers, Biard gives its name to the Poitiers-Biard Airport, located 2 km west of the city.”
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