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January 9, 2004 at 12:58 pm in reply to: Eating at RAF Museum #2081442

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Not quite a pub, but I recall that Douglas Bader met his first wife at a pub/cafe called the Pantilles.

There’s a Pantiles on the A30 at Bagshot, Surrey that I was lead to believe was the one, cant remember who or were I got the info from though

Just done the google on it & the info says it was in the film & another snipit says its were he met his wife

January 6, 2004 at 6:40 pm in reply to: The Few – out 2005 #2083553

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Have a look at the crap some of the ‘ummmericans’ are putting on the film forum for ‘The Few’ & you will see why films are made with the ‘we (the USA) won the world’ agenda. To be fair, some are defending ‘our’ point of view.

Film forum for ‘The Few’

January 3, 2004 at 10:59 am in reply to: Magazine Fokker DR1 #2085249

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Hey Black Knight
Have a look at the ad. closely, its in the small print. I think the 1st issue is £3.99 & the following 69 are £7.99. That makes £555.30 !! over 1 1/2 years.

January 2, 2004 at 10:59 pm in reply to: DH Sea Hornet -A Survivor? #2085348

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Hi David
I have just PM ed you, I hope it has worked

Martin

December 30, 2003 at 5:54 pm in reply to: Chipmunk WK575 #2087059

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While on the subject of Chippy ID’s, would anybody know the ID of a Chippy that force landed in a field north of White Waltham in about 1972, it was with 6 AEF I think, & was lifted out of the field by a Wessex a few days later during a national rail strike. Also subsequent history if poss.

December 19, 2003 at 12:33 am in reply to: concord bullet #2092102

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I think the early Gloster Javalins had a problem of being hit by there own bullets/cannon shells in a dive

December 17, 2003 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Memphis Belle film-Any photos or memories of it #2092983

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Ok then…., 100 years of gremlims !
Try this link,one of the real hero’s of the Memphis Belle

December 17, 2003 at 3:31 pm in reply to: Memphis Belle film-Any photos or memories of it #2092987

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The real hero, but not in the film

December 15, 2003 at 1:08 am in reply to: Replicating Engine Bits #2094555

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From the Vintage V12 site Vintage V-12: Restoring Merlins

When we asked about the availability of parts for these old war-horses, both Kim and Jose indicated that it’s really no problem. Some parts, like pistons, are now back in limited production. Others, if not available, can be specially cast or machined by some shops.

December 10, 2003 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Land speed record in F104 #2097184

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Despite my unwavering support for all things De Havilland, I don’t really think we can claim to have broken the sound barrier in an aircraft that promptly disintegrated and killed Geoffrey de Havilland Jr.

I think you should refresh your DH history dhfan.

Geoffrey de Havilland died in the 2nd prototype TG306 in Sep. 1946 at just under the sound barrier, 13 months BEFORE the X-1.

The 3rd prototype VW120 piloted by John Derry broke the sound barrier in Sep. 1948, The first proper aircraft to do so only 11months after the USA’s manned rocket glider the X-1.

December 10, 2003 at 1:03 pm in reply to: Land speed record in F104 #2097218

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my statement stands though without us they would not have broke the sound barrier first we would have.

Yes Gaz, I would 100% agree with you, the DH-108 Swallow WAS the first real aircraft to break the sound Barrier ( the X-1 was an air-launched rocket powered glider) & the Miles M52 would have gone 1000 mph + at the same time, years ahead of the yanks we were & our wonderfull politicians gave it all away.

December 10, 2003 at 9:53 am in reply to: Land speed record in F104 #2097308

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Ok ok.. Stole Maybe a little strong , it was meant to be an ‘exchange of technical info/data’, so we give them all our data & they then say you cant have any of ours because its all ‘TOP SECRET’. It turns out that they didn’t have any to share, because they were nowhere near as advanced as we were.The correct way of putting it should be we were CONNED/CHEATED by the Americans.

December 9, 2003 at 11:50 pm in reply to: Land speed record in F104 #2097358

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if i remember my history correctly we gave our jet engines to america. so theirfore by default it was us who broke the sound barrier first

Errrr……… they used rockets after it was droped from a B-29, & then were only able to after they stole the technical data for the tailplane from the UK ( Miles Aircraft )

December 3, 2003 at 2:48 pm in reply to: The late great DH.103 #2100619

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Theres the ex Spartan Air Services centre section for sale in Canada, I think I read that the owner wants $xx just to view the remains.

A few years ago I was speaking to an ex RN ‘erk’ who if I remember correctly was in the fire fighting dept., he said that he remembered that the remains of Sea Hornets & Firebrands that were used for fire practice, were bulldozed into a pit that the dozer had dug & were still there as he still worked on the same site in a civiy role(still a MOD site). These weren’t ‘burnt to dispose of’, just for emergency practice, so the airframes were still substantial. Also of a Sea Hornet that had overshot the runway & had sunk in a bog & was not recovered. I did offer this info to the DH museum, but was told that there’s ‘loads of reports of buried aircraft’ & there all the same as the mythical pots of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Isn’t it possible that 1+ of these stories could be true ?
My dad worked on Hornets when with 64 sqd & has got some great pics that he took. Hence my interest in this great, forgotten & possibly the ultimate piston powered fighter.

December 1, 2003 at 10:13 pm in reply to: South African Hurricane #2101196

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P2902

History:
Delivered to RAF as P2902, 19??.
– Crashed, Dunkirk, France, May 31, 1940.
Hulk recovered from sand dunes, Dunkirk, 1988.
Maurice Hammond, Suffolk, 19??.
Anthony J. Ditheridge/Hawker Restorations, Milden, Suffolk, UK, 1994.
Richard A. Roberts, Billingshurst, Sept. 19, 1994-2002.
– Registered as G-ROBT.
– Restored to airworthy, Suffolk, 1994-2001.
– Flown as P2902/DX-X.

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Warbirds Resource Group

This site looks pretty good for info on all types, if you think the info’s wrong please tell them, the site needs upto date info & pics on plenty of individual aircraft of all types.
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