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June 15, 2012 at 12:03 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #995547

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Bit early – 28th JUNE 1942 was the date he went missing.

My mistake – I had May 28 in my head for some reason. So the anniversary is a fortnight away.

Been told that there has been no further damage.

Everything else – well, its onging.

Mark

Thanks Mark, good to know.

Cheers,
Matt

June 8, 2012 at 2:32 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1003796

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It’s worth pausing to reflect that the seventieth anniversary of this incident passed just the other day.

Lest we forget.

June 1, 2012 at 9:30 pm in reply to: Australian WW2 Vengeance bomber – Camden Aviation Museum #1010880

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The Vengeance is a remarkably large aeroplane, close up. I had the privilege of spending time with the Thomas family a number of times in the 80s and 90s, and learnt a great deal. May they rest in peace.

Here’s the 1993 version of me engaging in some serious hangar-flying!

The Camden Beau is A8-186 while the Moorabbin example is A8-328. We used to ground-run the one at Moorabbin, which was great fun. Sitting in the back with one engine growling away was a top experience for a teenager.

Cheers,
Matt

May 28, 2012 at 7:59 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1015663

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G’day folks,

Wow, four days since the last post in this thread, and it has dropped to page four. That’s the sign of a healthy discussion forum.

I’m guessing that nothing new has happened? Now that a positive identification has been made, I wonder if it brings a little more closure to the family. Obviously, location of F/Sgt Copping’s mortal remains will be the only thing to really give peace.

Cheers,
Matt

May 21, 2012 at 9:37 pm in reply to: DIG WW2 tonight unearth a mk12 Spitfire #1017734

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Wot, only one?!

Ahem…

In all seriousness, it sounds fascinating. I’ll have to see whether we can get it in the far-off parts of the former Empire.

Cheers,
Matt

May 17, 2012 at 2:25 am in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread Mk2 #1019976

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Two more X-planes, a little lower than the one pictured in the previous post.

May 17, 2012 at 2:25 am in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread Mk2 #1029204

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Two more X-planes, a little lower than the one pictured in the previous post.

April 24, 2012 at 6:58 am in reply to: What kind of reaction would this idea get? #1059191

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As one who jumped in with silly jokes, I’ll be serious for a minute.

I don’t understand the idea that one would need to recreate a modeller’s work on a real aeroplane. The modeller is recreating a scale version of an aeroplane at a given point in history, while an owner of a real aeroplane could also weather the aeroplane to represent a certain point in history. This, then, doesn’t need to refer to scale models at all.

If model A in 2011 is a representation of aeroplane B in 1943, then aeroplane C in 2012 could also be painted up as aeroplane B in 1943. Even if model A was done before aeroplane C, the work done to aeroplane C is surely a representation of aeroplane B in 1943, not a representation of model A in 2011 which is also a representation of aeroplane B in 1943.

Hmm, I think I’ve confused myself!

I don’t mean to be smart here, I just don’t see that one would copy a scale replica of an original when one bypass the middle-man and just copy the original. I’m very happy to have my misconceptions set straight, by all means.

Cheers,
Matt

April 23, 2012 at 11:11 pm in reply to: What kind of reaction would this idea get? #1059315

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Oh, and the yellow prop tips should all be of slightly different sizes, and show evidence of having been applied by dipping the blade in a tin of paint!

I think there’d need to be a shiny, clear coat over the insignia, extending about six inches outside the borders of the markings.

*cough*

Cheers,
Matt

April 23, 2012 at 9:33 pm in reply to: What kind of reaction would this idea get? #1059489

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G’day folks,

I’ll add my vote for a big, two foot-wide, gluey thumb print somewhere on the upper surface of the aeroplane!

Cheers,
Matt

April 20, 2012 at 5:42 am in reply to: Indian Hawker Tempests.. Interesting 'as found' pics. #1066411

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G’day folks,

Isn’t MW404 the one which has supposedly been purchased by an American fellow with dreams of returning it to flight with a 3350 up front?

Cheers,
Matt

February 11, 2012 at 12:35 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread (August 2011) #1067284

JollyGreenSlugg
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Zenith carburettor to suit a Gypsy 1. Just the thing for that DH 60 project.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-WW2-RAAF-RAF-Gypsy-1-Carby-DH60-Moth-RARE-/250992146602?pt=AU_Aircraft_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a704c38aa

It’d suit my project if I didn’t already have one and a spare.

Cheers,
Matt

November 20, 2011 at 8:23 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread Mk2 #1086340

JollyGreenSlugg
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…but operating costs can be halved with a few simple mods!

October 21, 2011 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Now you don't have to buy the farm #1037757

JollyGreenSlugg
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G’day folks,

I remember reading a fascinating article in an eighties issue of Flypast, about an English gent who bought a German Starfighter. The article described the complicated and round-about efforts required to get it to the UK.

Is this the same machine?

Cheers,
Matt

October 17, 2011 at 7:35 pm in reply to: And Now For Something Completely Different Thread Mk2 #1042581

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established in 1958. NASA’s predecessor was the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and unike many committees, NACA actually came up with a number of important developments.

The Lockheed Vega was the first production aircraft with the drag-reducing NACA cowling. As another part of the link, the owner of the Guppy in the last shot is also the owner of this photo;
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