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  • February 19, 2004 at 10:47 am in reply to: Monino, Moscow – Any interest? #1608627
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    A BIG thank you Mark for posting all of those pics, that does look like one fantastic museum, is it the largest in the world ? (as in aircraft on display)
    I to could spend days there, even though I’m not into Russian types & prefer props. It looks like ‘my’ sort of museum in so much as the A/C look used & not brand new & sterile as in some museums.

    February 18, 2004 at 9:06 am in reply to: Would NX611 be alowed to fly ? #1609996
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    NX611 on her way home, stopping off at RAAF Butterworth

    Pic from Richard Hardcourt on
    servicepals.com

    February 17, 2004 at 12:06 am in reply to: Corsair engine #1611598
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    Frank
    It’s all out there on the web. just google R-2800-8 or corsair

    February 15, 2004 at 8:43 pm in reply to: Fabulous Fireflies #1613617
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    Weren’t 2 of these recovered to S.Africa (including the trainer)?

    Mike

    No, the 2 S.A. ones came from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. These are the Eritrean ones at Asmara. I tried to get hold of Brett (owner of 1 of the SA machines) recently to get some pics of his, but unfortunately his mail address nolonger works.

    February 15, 2004 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Monino, Moscow – Any interest? #1613915
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    Thanks Mark, great pics, it looks like a fantastic museum to visit even if you have no particular interest in Russian aviation, it appears that you can wander amongst the A/C, no barriers ? & no crowds !

    February 15, 2004 at 5:50 pm in reply to: Dumped Barracudas found in the Caribbean ? #1613917
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    Thanks Galdri, that’s the article
    Mark
    It amazes me that an attempted recovery of several aircraft(to build 1 good one) has not been made by the RN, they have more than enough resources (under the guise of training in sea recovery) to return an extinct A/C back to existence, I suppose it just takes the right people in the right places to pull the strings.

    February 15, 2004 at 5:38 pm in reply to: P51 D in Jakarta #1613919
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    …..the sparse offerings in this museum,

    I wouldent call these offerings sparse !

    The Indonesian Air Force has an excellent but little known air museum in Yogyakarta called the Museum Dirgantara Mandala. The museum is located behind the main Yogyakarta airport. All aircraft are under cover and beautifully maintained in static condition. A tribute to the curator who must work with a very limited budget.

    TU-16b Badger
    PBY-5A Catalina
    Grumman Albatros
    Auster MkII
    Lavochkin LA-11
    PZL-104 Wilga
    Mitsubishi Type 98
    Nakajima Ki-43 Oscar
    Zero
    Mustang P51
    NA16/AT-16/Havard
    Vultee Valiant
    B25 Mitchell
    A-26
    C47 Dakota
    Hillier 360
    DH115 Vampire
    Sikorsky UH34D
    Boeing Stearman
    MIG15 UTI
    MIG17 Fresco
    MIG19 Farmer
    MIG21 Fishbed
    MI4
    L-24/29 Dolphin
    CAC F-86 Avon Sabre
    T-33A T Bird
    LT200
    C140 Jetstar
    Starlite PK-SLK
    TS-8 Bies
    BT-13 Valiant
    Hovercraft XHV-02
    Lockheed 12

    February 15, 2004 at 5:30 pm in reply to: P51 D in Jakarta #1613938
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    very basic info on this page, Indonesia P-51’s
    I assume you mean this one

    February 15, 2004 at 5:23 pm in reply to: Fabulous Fireflies #1613944
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    3rd one again

    February 15, 2004 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Fabulous Fireflies #1613951
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    3rd & complete !

    February 15, 2004 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Fabulous Fireflies #1613962
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    2nd still in Eritrea

    February 15, 2004 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Fabulous Fireflies #1613998
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    Still sitting in Eritrea in the same spot, one of the 3 the Canadians had to leave behind

    February 15, 2004 at 4:47 pm in reply to: P51 D in Jakarta #1614032
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    Canadair
    There are 7 P-51D’s in Indonesia, 3 of which are in Jakarta, so a clue as to ID would help.
    IAF. 303, 338(No 1), 338(No2),347, 354, 362, 363

    February 10, 2004 at 11:32 am in reply to: Possibly Complete 609 Sqd.Typhoon still in the English channel ? #1814602
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    Snapper
    This is all that relates to this incident.

    From page 45 of ‘Typhoon & Tempest at War’

    …Another returning from a sweep over Europe, was seen by the rest of the formation to break away & go into the sea. Back at the mess, the other pilots were having a drink when the police rang to ask that arrangements should be made to collect our man. ‘his body ‘?, the police were asked. ‘No. he’s OK’ , they replied. It seemed that the Typhoon had been so though that it had not broken up on hitting the sea, but had sunk in one piece to the bottom, 50 feet down. The pilot had then released himself and floated to the surface in an air bubble, little the worse for his experience.

    February 10, 2004 at 10:45 am in reply to: Possibly Complete 609 Sqd.Typhoon still in the English channel ? #1814888
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    A few years ago I started looking into this but later found out that the hulk was dragged further out to sea and now lies under a wrecked fishing vessel…

    Dave

    Wouldn’t a local diving club look at/ photograph it for you ?

    From the way the story reads(in the book) from my original query, the pilot returned to Lympne the same day.

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