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February 6, 2007 at 3:26 pm in reply to: Saudi Arabia Aircraft Museum? #1311022

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Are the Wapiti and DH9 behind it FSMs?

Roger Smith.

February 3, 2007 at 12:35 pm in reply to: Vickers Viscount V.708 C/no 35 F-BGNR ‘Victoria Lynne’(Discussion Thread) #1313632

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I know the perfect answer to the “what scheme” debate. Use a scheme from one of the range of Corgi model Viscounts then sell them in the shop :diablo: :diablo:

Roger Smith.

February 3, 2007 at 12:31 pm in reply to: Crunch! a smashed Bristol 170 #1313636

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Stormbird – there are at least three Argosies preserved in UK.
Midland Air Museum – 2nd aircraft built and the MAM is just the other side of Coventry Airport where AWA built the Argosies (though they all flew from Bitteswell)
RAFMuseum Cosford – recently moved indoors and the only one under cover
East Midlands Aeropark

J Boyle – the one at Yankee Air Museum is the first built/prototype.

ZRX61 – if the one at Fox Field is close by, up to date photos would be good if you could manage

Roger Smith

February 2, 2007 at 1:14 am in reply to: New War Movie in the Pipeline! #1314897

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Is this a clue to the mystery of the colour scheme for Shuttleworth’s Gladiator??

Desert camo as a 33 or 60 Sqdn example :diablo: :diablo: :diablo:

Roger Smith.

February 2, 2007 at 1:10 am in reply to: Heads up BBC2 23.20 tonight Thursday #1314901

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Sorry folks – virtually no aviation content – just a quick shot of a B-17 taxying in then Churchill climbing out.

I found the programme interesting though.

Roger Smith.

February 1, 2007 at 12:32 am in reply to: Vickers Viscount V.708 C/no 35 F-BGNR ‘Victoria Lynne’(Discussion Thread) #1316589

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Coincidentally the Museum’s Seahawk came from AST at Perth and AST themselves originated as the Armstrong Whitworth Flying School at Coventry.

Is it decided what scheme she will be restored to?

Roger Smith.

January 30, 2007 at 11:07 am in reply to: WW1 aircraft survivors? #1319158

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This thread is superb – great contributions and cooperation from a multitude of members from all around the World (and I haven’t seen a cross word in it either 🙂 ) sharing their knowledge.

I would like to put forward a suggestion. If it continues running in this way it is likely to end up the most complete and authoratitive listing of surviving WW1 aircraft ever produced.

As there are a lot of members who also have talents in photography why not try to persaude someone (Key?) to produce a book with the profits from sales going to charity (aircraft preservation one/s of course)?

Just a thought.

Roger Smith.

January 27, 2007 at 12:33 am in reply to: Jet Aircraft in a Pub Garden in the 1970’s #1321685

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The Blue Lias pub at Stockton near Southam only ever had one aircraft there.

This was a Vampire T.11 belonging to Midland A. P. S. and was located there (from about 1972 to about 1980) with the kind permission of the landlord Wg Cdr ‘Sandy’ Powell. He had, during his career, been Commandant of the E.T.P.S. and passed away about 25 years ago. There had been a wonderful collection of framed aviation photos adorning the walls of the pub and the M.A.P.S. (before the MAM was created) had some great social evenings there.

Roger Smith.

PS there had been thoughts of placing a second aircraft at the Blue Lias – Meteor F.4 EE531. Instead it went on it’s ‘sojourn’ of England – I reckon it travelled more miles on the back of a lorry than it ever did in the air.

January 24, 2007 at 9:44 am in reply to: MAM's HS125 – Hydraulic Demonstrator #1325057

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Is there an airframe ‘wants’ list for the 125 that people could have to help?

Tail end control surfaces??

Roger Smith.

January 20, 2007 at 10:48 pm in reply to: Landplanes on floats #1328464

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Perhaps the smallest candidate – the Wet Wot 🙂

Roger Smith

January 18, 2007 at 2:49 am in reply to: Pioneering Brothers in Aviation #1331765

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A bit tenuous maybe – the Wilkes brothers (Maurice and ??) of The Rover Motor Company, Coventry.
Rover built major aircraft components (for AWA) during WW2, were involved in jet engine development and production with Frank Whittle (that ended with the famous ‘exchange’ with Rolls Royce of Rover’s jet engine factory for RRs Meteor tank engine factory) and, post-war, got back into gas turbines and supplied the RAF with a number of aircraft APUs.

Roger Smith.

January 15, 2007 at 2:44 pm in reply to: Duxford today #1333668

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The clash between these NMUSAF-owned airframes in the UK and Lottery funding rules goes on. I wonder if this had any bearing on the IWM’s decision to dispose of the Mystere?

Roger Smith.

January 15, 2007 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Bye Bye Duxford Mystere ??? #1333688

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Oh no be careful, this has been covered elsewhere, you will be subjected to pages of abuse telling you to use the search function….

🙂 has it? I try and keep up but I missed this one.

Roger Smith.

January 15, 2007 at 1:38 pm in reply to: WW1 aircraft survivors? #1333715

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DH 4 at Postal Museum in Washington, DC??

Roger Smith.

January 15, 2007 at 1:30 pm in reply to: DH114 Heron G-AORG #1333718

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Just idle speculation…

If it’s going to be worked on at Coventry and may be for sale – it would be a lovely addition to Classic Flight’s fleet.

Roger Smith.
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