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May 21, 2005 at 5:37 pm in reply to: RAF Museum Cosford Current State of Building #1383976

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Indeed it would, however, it is the RAF Museum Cosford

They have foreign types there (and at Hendon) already and it would follow the example set with the Battle of Britain Hall.

Roger Smith.

May 21, 2005 at 5:35 pm in reply to: warwick aviation #1383980

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Large number of small “cottage-industry” firms 1936-46 supplying the likes of Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft and Armstrong Siddeley Motors (as there had been during the 1914-18 war).

What is the name of the firm Quentin?

Have you tried the local papers? – can supply you with names, addresses of those if any use.

Roger Smith.

May 21, 2005 at 5:30 pm in reply to: Seafire 47- Caption competition? #1384102

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Yes, the Mk.2 balls-retraction system seems to work ok.

Roger Smith.

May 21, 2005 at 12:15 am in reply to: RAF Museum Cosford Current State of Building #1384670

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The new building at Cosford has received a fair bit of critisiscm on this forum but I remember reading it’s design was an interpretation of the Berlin Wall (the long spine running along its centre-line).

Although I am happy more aeroplanes are going under cover I find it sad, as a “Cold War Exhibition”, there is no attempt to display any Soviet aircraft (or American for that matter). Would be nice to compare a Tu.104 with a Valiant, a Mig or Su with a Javelin, etc.

Roger Smith.

May 20, 2005 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Armstrong-Whitworth Archive #1385666

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All the archives of former companies like AWA and Vickers are held at the BAe HQ offices at Farnborough

This should surely read “all the surviving archives”.

Story goes that some of the archive material transferred Baginton to Bitteswell and some of that transferred Bitteswell to Woodford with copious use of waste skips involved.

I think of Ray Williams as the AWA expert (I think he worked at Woodford).

There are a few items (including, I think, a few AW.27 Ensign and AW.38 Whitley drawings) lodged with Coventry City Council’s Records Office.

Roger Smith.

May 20, 2005 at 8:43 am in reply to: DH 86 Express #1386902

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Current rebuilds here are, Beech Staggerwing, Percival Vega Gull, Dh Rapide, Dh Moth Minor, Dh Chipmunk, Dh Fox Moth, Dh Puss Moth, Dh Leopard Moth, Dh Gipsy Moth, Dh Comet Racer (Replica), and one or two others.

Current flying aircraft Rapide, Dragonfly, Fox Moth, Taylorcraft BC12, and several Tiger Moths.

wow! perhaps the DH Moth Club should transfer their Woburn rally there one year! LOL
Roger Smith.

May 19, 2005 at 4:24 pm in reply to: Southend Airshow…What to do?? #1388009

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Tell ’em that these days, and they won’t believe you…

When I were a lad my daddy made me wind up the undercarraige on his Anson by hand – 30 turns it took LOL

Roger Smith.

May 19, 2005 at 4:15 pm in reply to: Is the Mig 29 historic? #1388021

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This resulted in comments here that the Polish AF is flying fighter aircraft on loan from German museums…

Shades of the RAF claiming back Vulcans allocated to museums for use in the Falklands War in 1982?

Roger Smith.

May 18, 2005 at 8:38 pm in reply to: Prospective Avro flying line-up? #1389312

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A formation would be really tricky. I guess the Hummingbird and possibly a few others, flat-out, downhill probably wouldn’t come close to the speed at which the Sea Vixen stalls.

I wonder if it could be done by them all flying in concentric circles – slowest on the inside, fastest outside?

Roger Smith.

May 18, 2005 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Price check for the 'Putnams Mafia'. #1389324

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Guess there will be more appearing on ebay then (he says hoping that greater availability will bring the price down).
Still got a lot of gaps in my library.

Roger Smith.

May 18, 2005 at 9:10 am in reply to: Prospective Avro flying line-up? #1390880

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D.H.51
D.H.53 Hummingbird
D.H.60 Moth
D.H.80 Puss Moth
D.H.82 Tiger Moth
D.H.83 Fox Moth
D.H.84 Dragon
D.H.87 Hornet Moth
D.H.88 Comet
D.H.89 Dragon Rapide
D.H.90 Dragonfly
D.H.94 Moth Minor
D.H.100 Vampire
D.H.104 Dove
D.H.110 Sea Vixen
D.H.112 Venom
D.H.114 Heron
D.H.125

Yep – probably my favourite line-up so far but wouldn’t the 146 (or whatever silly name they gave it) qualify and, perhaps, the Nimrod??

Roger Smith.

May 17, 2005 at 7:09 pm in reply to: BoB Movie. Heresy #1392319

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And where was Battle of the River Plate, Sink The Bismark, Cockleshell Heroes, etc.?

Just goes to show how subjective these “best ofs” are and probably more dependent on the average age of the people polled than pure quality. I wouldn’t have said Casablanca was a “War Movie” – yes set in wartime but so werelots of other films.

Roger Smith.

May 17, 2005 at 8:38 am in reply to: BRISTOL BLENHEIM CAR MASCOT #1393392

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[QUOTE=Mark12]Perhaps a more appropriate base – The Bristol Blenheim.

MarkQUOTE]

But Texan Tomcat is right in his thought of it being a model of the Bristol 142/143 – note the low mounted wing. I’m sure Blenheim experts will confirm.

Still a beautiful object.

Roger Smith.

May 16, 2005 at 8:55 am in reply to: Sponsored Warbirds…. #1396758

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…the Virgin train of thought…

Does that mean the sponsored aircraft would be late for each display? LOL

I agree with previous comments – would rather see an aircraft in the air in ANY colourscheme. Stating the obvious – paintschemes can be taken off again.

Roger Smith.

May 13, 2005 at 7:02 pm in reply to: RAF VC-10`s how long to retirement? #1401132

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All it needs is a white Playboy Bunny on the tail

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