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  • April 17, 2006 at 1:03 am in reply to: Familiar Friends during Forties and Fifties #1326126
    RPSmith
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    Anyone know the whereabouts of the Heath Parasol G-AFZE?

    Roger Smith.

    April 17, 2006 at 12:51 am in reply to: RAF Collection #1326243
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    Lets hope thats true about the Argosy getting a roof over its head they must only be two or three left complete.

    I think the current World count of complete (although not necessarily with engines) Argosies is seven

    USA 3
    UK 3
    NZ 1

    The Argosy is the only AWA designed aircraft extant so it’ll be nice to have at least one indoors.

    Roger Smith.

    April 14, 2006 at 12:44 pm in reply to: What is the strangest material used on aircraft construction? #1328658
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    Hope none of you are breaching the Official Secrets Act – revealing that the Tornado has lumps of highly classified concrete in it 😀

    Roger Smith.

    April 12, 2006 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter in front garden. #1330629
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    Did the 1 1/2 Strutter have reverse-stagger??

    Roger Smith.

    April 11, 2006 at 9:55 am in reply to: Tom Cruise's P-51 #1332053
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    Some film/TV companies forbid their stars from doing anything remotely life-threatening – even when not working on a film!

    Oh the agony. Being rich and famous enough to own/fly a P-51 – then being told you can’t fly it because you’re too rich and famous!

    Roger Smith.

    April 9, 2006 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Cosford update #1333550
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    I do hope that BA and the RAF Museum were able to establish who actually owned VC10 G-ARVM. Seems the true owner could be Boeing, believe it or not

    I’ll back David on this – said at a meeting by someone high-up in the RAFM a couple of months ago.

    Roger Smith.

    April 9, 2006 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Proctuka in the air #1333559
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    This is a site created and maintained by Barry Clay.

    Barry also set up/runs a very active local forum in Yahoo groups called Wings over Warwickshire.

    Roger Smith.

    April 9, 2006 at 11:22 am in reply to: John Jordan #1333710
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    Sad news.
    Never met the gent but knew him only through his Stearman G-AROY. One of the memories of my first ever trip to Old Warden (1962 or 63) was calling in at Sywell and seeing ‘ROY out on the apron – I wish I could find the colour slide I took of it.
    RIP
    Roger Smith.

    April 8, 2006 at 11:29 pm in reply to: Brunty's Jag #1333868
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    A Jag XK8 looks nice in ANY colour 😉

    Roger Smith.

    April 8, 2006 at 5:23 pm in reply to: Henley today? #1334115
    RPSmith
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    not me

    Roger Smith :diablo:

    April 7, 2006 at 7:27 pm in reply to: King's Cup Air Race #1334440
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    Haven’t visited British Pathe for a while. Just did, and downloaded the Kings Cup race from 1967. Great footage showing Charles Masefield winning in P-51D N6356T. 😀 All silver with race #100, and British roundels. Lots of gems in that archive. 😎

    T J Johansen

    I think Charles Masefield’s P-51 was white, not gloss but more matt – it looked as if someone had had a tin of Dulux eggshell white they didn’t know what to do with.

    Roger Smith.

    April 4, 2006 at 7:57 pm in reply to: How big is your cheque book? Gnat for sale. #1335921
    RPSmith
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    I wish i had the money for that lovely bird.I wonder how much it be to ship it back to the UK.

    James

    If you could afford to buy it you wouldn’t be worrying about shipping costs!! 😀

    Roger Smith.

    April 4, 2006 at 10:02 am in reply to: Air Atlantic Open Day #1336089
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    I won’t spare Will J’s blushes – he had his picture in the local paper (The Coventry Evening Telegraph) a day or two beforehand in a nice editorial piece about the event.

    “Everybody gets 15 minutes of fame” 😀

    Roger Smith

    March 30, 2006 at 11:52 am in reply to: Blenheim into a MK1 #1337425
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    I’m good at painting! I know that you hold the wooden end of a paintbrush cos’ I tried it both ways. Holding the bristle end takes a long time to get the paint from the tin onto the wall.

    Roger Smith.

    March 27, 2006 at 8:10 pm in reply to: vintage aircraft seats on ebay…DH? #1336823
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    It’s a long while ago but I’m sure the Rapide seats we used in the back of the MAPS van were three legged.

    Roger Smith.

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