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  • January 18, 2008 at 5:41 pm in reply to: Stuck Threads #1300711
    RPSmith
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    I moaned about the quantity of stickies once but, if I remember, drew some critiscm from other members 😮

    So I appreciate it – when I open up I can actually see some thread titles on screen and not just stickies! Will it last though? :diablo:

    Roger Smith.

    January 17, 2008 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Wings BBC #1301500
    RPSmith
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    Coincidentally the Sopwith Pup FSM at MAM is but a few feet away from the Humber Monoplane replica.
    The start of the “Wings” series came at about the same time as the launch of Ford’s new ‘baby’ car the Fiesta. Leamington Spa Ford dealer Soans for their part of the official launch hired the Humber Monoplane from the Midland APS (MAM’s forerunner) to display in their showroom and also hired Tim Woodward the star of the series for a ‘gala evening’.
    The Humber (a Bleriot replica on loan from Shuttleworth but subsequently fitted with an original Humber engine) travelled around well before we got the MAM up and running – other car showrooms, the Fleet Air arm Museum and the, then, new terminal at Birmingham Airport – usually in a large furniture removal van. Adding to the coincidence the Humber engine mentioned had, in the 1930’s, somehow found it’s way to Sywell where years later (I presume) the Pup was built by Dave Boddington.
    I’ve still got a paperback copy of “Wings” signed by Tim Woodward that evening.

    Roger Smith.

    January 17, 2008 at 12:36 am in reply to: A Concorde to be preserved at last #1302464
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    [QUOTE=AndyG;1205264] …. still the only museum piece in the world which isn’t obsolete! …. [QUOTE]

    What about the several SHARs in museums :confused: :diablo:

    Roger Smith.

    January 16, 2008 at 3:27 pm in reply to: Aerial Reconnaissance Archive moves to Edinburgh #1303134
    RPSmith
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    Raises the thought – what would happen to this material if Scotland ever got the independence the Nationalists wish for?

    Roger Smith.

    January 16, 2008 at 8:13 am in reply to: Wakefield Cup #1303559
    RPSmith
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    Have you tried the BFMA who are, I think, successors of the SMAE. Their website:
    http://www.bmfa.org
    doesn’t seem to mention the Wakefield Cup but I am sure an e-mail about it would bring a response

    Roger Smith.

    January 15, 2008 at 11:31 pm in reply to: Gloster Napier GVI #1303730
    RPSmith
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    Sorry can’t help directly but have you been in touch with the Jet Age Museum who specialise in all things Gloster?

    Roger Smith.

    January 14, 2008 at 2:12 pm in reply to: Lake Victoria Crash #1306027
    RPSmith
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    Such a precise conclusion by the Court of Inquiry suggests that the investigators had the wreckage to inspect – and thus was recovered from the lake??

    Roger Smith.

    January 12, 2008 at 11:00 pm in reply to: Rutland Reindeer Photo Sought #1307441
    RPSmith
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    Barry Clay on his WingsoverWarwickshire forum commented:

    “This was built from a Handley Page Hermes G-ALDO which languished at Blackbushe,the twin tailplane being quite like nothing ever seen on any aircraft ? there was quite a bit of skillful metalwork grafted around the nose and tail with short stubby wings and tiny propellers,the whole thing was tail heavy and had to be held with scaffolding to keep it onto the nosewheel,most of the flying shots were large models made in the film props department.”

    Roger Smith.

    January 9, 2008 at 10:07 am in reply to: 2nd Hand Book Shops in Coventry Area? #1312384
    RPSmith
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    Only aware of a single second-hand bookshop in Coventry (apart from the one at MAM mentioned) these days – it’s on Walsgrave Road.

    Proceed out of city centre towards Leicester/M.69 (the way to Hinckley and MCAS mentioned above) for about 1/2 – 3/4 mile, up and over “Ball Hill” and it’s on the left (on a corner) – if you get to the traffic-light junction with NatWest Bank on the corner you’ve passed it 😮

    Last time I visited (about 6 months ago) it appeared to have changed hands and there wasn’t much aviation content at all 😡

    Lost two others in the area recently Portland Books in Leamington Spa about a year ago (gone onto the ‘net I think) and, only a few months ago, Armstrong’s – near me in Earlsdon, Coventry.

    There are two shops in Smith Street, Warwick (about 10 miles from Coventry) and, further out, one in Kineton and one in Stratford-upon-Avon.

    This is, of course, apart from the book sections of the many Charity shops which along with the ‘net have probably brought about the demise of the second-hand bookshop.

    Roger Smith.

    January 3, 2008 at 7:29 pm in reply to: A military historic aviation forum? #1318585
    RPSmith
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    Well, well, as a complete aside from this thread, that’s the same day my sister was born. There must be a connection:dev2:

    Wasn’t destroyed in Essex was it?

    John

    She wasn’t given the name Blossom by any chance? :diablo: 😀 :diablo:

    Roger Smith.

    January 3, 2008 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Wheel I.D. help required #1319072
    RPSmith
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    I’m afraid all I can tell you is it’s a Dunlop wheel with that drg. no. There should be an “AH” number which is the main one.

    Roger Smith.

    December 31, 2007 at 4:58 pm in reply to: Wellington Losses 18 OTU Bramcote #1322635
    RPSmith
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    Have you considered the possibility it might be a Luftwaffe bomber – shot down while attacking Coventry. I’ve no idea if anyone’s got locations for those though.

    Roger Smith.

    December 25, 2007 at 1:45 pm in reply to: Viscount Incident at Liverpool Speke #1329072
    RPSmith
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    Have looked again at my earlier picture post, and noticed all the guys in dark suits have both of their hands firmly planted in their pockets ! why ? Is this a Liverpool thing ?

    Keeping their hands on their wheelspanners :diablo: :diablo: :diablo:

    Roger Smith

    December 25, 2007 at 1:43 pm in reply to: Merry Christmas everyone! #1329073
    RPSmith
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    All the best for Christmas and 2008. 🙂

    Roger Smith.

    December 22, 2007 at 1:09 am in reply to: New website picture tours – Newark Air Museum #1242319
    RPSmith
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    excellent stuff.

    Roger Smith.

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