I believe Ted still has ‘CCB, although the last time I spoke to him (about three years ago?) he was not actively working on her.

Roger Smith.

I, too, have the Lightning (which I keep as a reminder of ATC summer camp at Coltishall) and one of the Nimrod (the jet-powered one not the biplane).

Funny, I had been thinking of selling them.

Roger Smith.

Museums such as Ceventry etc. are run on a charitable basis and you can be pretty sure your £ 1:00s are going to be used for a/c preservation Planemike…………..

Well, that’s the hope 😡

Roger Smith

It’s going to “line the pockets” of others somewhere along the line – an infrastructure will have to be installed and run to take the parking fees.

At worst it will be contracted out to a private company, at best it may slightly reduce the queue at the local jobcentre by increasing the Museum staff.

Roger Smith.

The earlier version starring John Wayne was on TV a couple of weeks ago.

I was trying to make out what the Chinese transport that the ‘Tigers used as a bomber at the end of the film. It seemed to be somewhere between DC3 and Beech 18 in size, the two engines were set high on the wings and had a curious three-fin, biplane tail. Although the flying shots were obviously a model the ground shots looked like either a real (or based on a real) aeroplane – unlike the wooden “P-40s”

Roger Smith.

……You all appear to have fallen into the common trap by associating the MoD (or almost any government department) with the words “standards” and “logic”. ;)…….

LOL

Ok, OK but are there any other examples of the same number being used for different models off the production line?
For example NOT the Victor K2 which was a post-production conversion of the B2.

Roger Smith

Having an affinity to the Gnat I have a question if anyone can answer it.

There was, of course, the original fighter version of the Gnat – the F.1. Yes I know it didn’t enter service with the R.A.F. but a small number were given military serials for evaluation and the F.1 was used by foreign air forces. Why then, when the two-seat trainer was introduced, was it not designated T.2 in line with what appeared to be “standard” practice?

I can’t think of another British type (except maybe where there was a post-build conversion from single-seat to two-seat) where this occurs.

Roger Smith.