Some of the G-ANZZ plates state that is the “Archbishop Tiger Moth”. Was the owner a man of the cloth?

Two Tiger Club DH82s were named “Bishop” and “Archbishop” Regret I haven’t got the books on the Tiger Club or would have told more!

Roger Smith.

No 99 – now there’s a challenge! Come on chaps, wotizit?
Adrian

Gotha 242 assault glider?

Roger Smith.

Touched down 1500 after a pass. 😀

Pics to follow.

Cheers

Kev

Your watch is slow Kev – mine said 15.10 🙂
I see from your pics you were at the wrong end of the runway – I was waiting on Rowley Road. Met a couple of other guys waiting, one the co-owner of WT333 at Bruntingthorpe the other who lights up the engines.
Made my day (make that “my week”).
Roger Smith.

Thank you. I thought it was something like Indian. My knowledge of markings is limited. I appoloogise if i asked a stupid question.

The centre of the roundel does look a bit green – you weren’t using Fujicolour at the time were you Gordon? 🙂

Roger Smith.

Yes there is a tank in there, I guess he’s standing on it?

The identity I think was serial number “553”…

It’s a long time ago but I remember taking the tank out of Meteor F.4 EE531 at Lasham to move it Weston Park, Shrops. and I’m sure it took up the whole space from wingspars up to the top of the fuselage.

The tank never got put back in (I’ve written elsewhere about the problem with the lorry driver) and, I think, was left behind at Weston when EE531 moved onto BBC, Pebble Mill.

The reason I am interested in this one’s identity is the fact we took great pride in our belief that EE531 was the oldest surviving Meteor (The prototype at Cosford is, technically, a Gloster F9/40). However we later became aware of F.4s in Argentina that might be older.

Roger Smith.

Auster J5G Cirrus Autocar-Miles Messenger-Gemini to name a few

I think the Gemini had 2 x Cirrus Minors, the Miles Aries had 2 x Cirrus Majors.

Roger Smith.

Wasn’t there a printed advert along those lines on the rear of the first edition of Les Hunt’s “Veteran & Vintage Aircraft”? I haven’t got a copy so can’t check.

Roger Smith.

there were some tsr-2 parts at cranfield after they moved XR222 to DX – these consisted of a navigators cockpit canopy, and ejection seat, 1 mainwheel, 1 nose leg, a set of rudder pedals, a control stick and various acumulators. these are now at midland air museum coventry. (not sure if theyre on display – you might have to ask…)

The rear canopy is certainly on display at MAM (and I think the seat) at the rear of the T-33 in the main building.

Funnily enough I came across a reference only a couple of days ago that the Midland A.P.S. paid The College of Aeronautics, Cranfield £15.00 for this canopy and the outer wing panel from the Gloster E1/44 (on display under the Meteor F.4) in December, 1973. Without a museum then the items went into store.

Roger Smith.