Supermarine TSR2 – sounds much better than BAC !!

Roger Smith.

“Wingspan International” IS a new magazine – the new issue (got mine last week) is number 30.

It seems to come out about every two months and although my local newsagent only seems to get a single copy I’m in there most days so am able to catch it.

It consists of a mix of old and new – that mix pervading both the News pages and features/articles.

Francois Prins is Editor and Richard Riding is a regular with features based around his old photos.

The new issue has features on: The Doolittle raid on Tokyo, Paris airshow 2005, Elstree in the 1950’s, displaying the BBMF fighters, preview of Biggin Hill 2005, Boulton Paul Defiant, Warrior Centaur(new UK seaplane), St. James Park VE anniversary display, Airshow reports.

Here endeth the advert!!!

Roger Smith.

PS the news pages have a 1969 colour shot of the BE2c replica – was it Blue Max or G-AMSL asking for photos of it?

No better place for it than Salisbury Hall.
Bruce

I agree – is there room there?

Roger Smith.

I (and the missus) visited Rome Easter, 2004 and Vigna di Valle was high on the “to see” list.

I decided the best option was to hire a car for a day (off the ‘net beforehand) and drive there. Most of the car hire firms seem to be based at the side of Termini. I Worked out the route beforehand (again via the net) and it wasn’t difficult to find – once we had actually got out of Rome which took nearly two hours!

Great museum and some fantastic exhibits, hardly anyone else there when we were. Shame for the museum but great for photography.

PM me if you want to know more.

Roger Smith.

Two comments –

I had read/been told that the Concorde was to go under cover as part of the acquisition terms with BA and assumed a buiding was to be erected for it.

Am I right in thinking that the RJX is the very, very, very last de Havilland? the ultimate development of the 146 which, of course, started it’s lengthy gestation on the drawing boards at Hatfield as the DH 146.

Roger Smith.

Geoff….the AH number on the wheel casting is what we need. An AH10019 would suggest Spit/Hurri

Rocketeer,
Do you have access to the Dunlop drawing numbers?

I remember looking through a very well used book of these in the Aviation D.O. when an apprentice there in the ’60s. Oh if scanners had been invented then!

From recollection for WW2 era drawings there would be four numbers after
the AH (or AD or AC).

Roger Smith.

Nice piece of art work – I have one of those calenders in my office beautiful girls and gorgeous aeroplanes (or should that be the other way around). It’s very distracting!!!
Roger Smith.

All we need now is to see one in the air! 😎

along with a Whitley and Stirling

Roger Smith (I didn’t mention China)