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February 22, 2002 at 7:48 pm in reply to: A few questions! #2114310

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RE: A few questions!

Ja – I don’t know exactly where you are in Australia but the is an
example of a Sea Vixen at the Queensland Air Museum which might well be available for an internal inspection .

February 22, 2002 at 7:46 pm in reply to: A few questions! #2114311

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RE: A few questions!

Moggy – maybe the reason was because he was head down most of the time plotting an intercept on the radar and the view outside was academic. This is a similar case in the Canberra PR.9 .

February 21, 2002 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Any Storch Fans Out There? #2114390

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RE: Any Storch Fans Out There?

Most of the Storche’s that are flying are actually ex French M.S.500 or German built but ex Swiss Air Force example’s. Very few genuine
Luftwaffe Storch survive . The SAAF historic flight had a genuine Luftwaffe example in flying order in the 1990’s but I don’t think she is currently airworthy.

February 21, 2002 at 7:56 pm in reply to: Still Upsets Me #2114392

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RE: Doesn’t Upset Me

Ashley – Interesting point’s. Many would argue that the switching of attacks from the air defence network to the bombing of London saved
the R.A.F and gave them time to regroup. The German’s I don’t believe actually had the capability to invade Britain at that time using the resourses at their disposal. Bearing in mind that the Royal Navy was the largest Navy in existance at that time – they would have been foolish to attempt any kind of major naval operation in the Channel.
Certainly they didn’t have effective landing ships and the barges assembled in the occupied territories wouldn’t have been entirely suitable.
The British learnt a number of lessons from the Dieppe operation which greatly influenced the equipment and tactics for D Day . The German’s hadn’t used amphibious assault in a large scale and I think
that it would have been a bloodbath for them if they had attempted it.
Regards your other points – yes WWII did have a massive impact on a large number of people but I also feel that the people who have taken part in numerous operations since and died for their country are just as worthy of interest.

February 21, 2002 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Still Upsets Me #2114394

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RE: Still Upsets Me

The Lightning believe it or not is guarded jealously by her owner through the courts. Numerous people have tried to obtain her but to no avail – let’s hope the end is not long in coming!

February 20, 2002 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Ex AA Daks #2114499

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RE: Ex AA Daks

Both of the Daks are at their destinations. The Elvington Dak is minus
engines and props so don’t hold your breath to see her ground running .

February 20, 2002 at 9:09 pm in reply to: SOE film #2114503

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RE: SOE film

I thought that when Charlotte Gray was at the premiere last night it was actually to recall and honour her activities during WWII with the SOE and that was what the film was a dramatisation of.

February 20, 2002 at 9:05 pm in reply to: Still Upsets Me #2114508

David J Burke
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RE: Doesn’t Upset Me

I have been interested in the East Kirkby Hampden project for a number of years and I was a friend of the late Brain Nichols who actually started the project while he was stationed at Coningsby.
The is no shortage of finances to carry out the project – it’s very
much a case that the guys up there work at their own pace and with the scarcity of Hampden information it just takes time to research
and build.

February 20, 2002 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Still Upsets Me #2114509

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RE: Doesn’t Upset Me

Ashley – It’s very much a matter of scale. The is no dispute that the
Falkland islanders had their freedom and democratic rights removed by the Argentine forces. On the Argentine side they were fighting for the ‘liberation’ of islands which they believed to be rightfully their’s – in their terms they were bringing freedom to people who were occupied by a foreign nation i.e Great Britain.
The war was fought by young men and indeed two hundred and fifty
British lives were lost – the loss of the cruiser ‘General Belgrano’
cost the Argentinian’s hundreds of men lost at sea.
It’s an unfortunate fact of life that since 1940 an enormous
number of servicemen have died in conflicts which do not either receive the recognition or interest of a few months in 1940.
In terms of the FMA Pucara’s contribution to history it was a very real threat to British forces in 1982 and as such it deserves to be preserved.

February 19, 2002 at 8:30 pm in reply to: SOE film #2114727

David J Burke
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RE: SOE film

Charlotte Gray ?? Premiere’s tonight!

February 16, 2002 at 9:35 am in reply to: RAF WEST KIRBY #2114813

David J Burke
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RE: RAF WEST KIRBY

Yes – I seem to remember that they cleared most of it about 1984/5 I think – a lot of people learned to drive there on the old roads after the RAF had departed and indeed much of the sandtone kerb blocks ended up in people’s rockeries. I think I will take a sort ‘pilgrimage’ this weekend as I am up in Merseyside.

Regards David J Burke

February 14, 2002 at 6:24 pm in reply to: RAF WEST KIRBY #2114872

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RE: RAF WEST KIRBY

Thank god for that!!! _ I spent many a happy hour during my childhood
wandering around the remains of the buildings – foundations by then
with only the range building still fairly intact. I would be interested in anything you find out about it – they had a Spitfire gate guardian there in the 1950’s( Spitfire V AR614) which is now airworthy in the U.S.

February 14, 2002 at 6:15 pm in reply to: The NorthWeald bone yard #2114873

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RE: The NorthWeald bone yard

Steve – Just to make the story more complicated the section you see
on the right hand side is the next piece forward of the rear section that Tim has. This part in the picture is lying at Sandtoft but to the best of my knowledge didn’t take part in ‘Night Flight’.
Effectively KB976 when she departed to Florida took from the center section rearwards of KB994 which came over from Edmonton but
utilized the ‘tail feathers’ of KB976.
On another note Steve I will contact you if the Chipmunk SE-BON
which you flew in during her ATC days joins the U.K register (the machine you noted at Duxford).

February 13, 2002 at 10:50 pm in reply to: The NorthWeald bone yard #2114998

David J Burke
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RE: The NorthWeald bone yard

Philo – here goes.

1. Center section of Lincoln G-APRJ and the rear fuselage section
of Lancaster KB976 at Sandtoft.

2. Beech 18 to Bruntingthorpe – Mitchell still present.

3. Meteor TT.20 to RAF Manston History Museum

4. Meteor T.7 to Kemble

5. Packet cockpit still there

6. Piston Provost to Sandtoft

7. Sea Prince airworthy at Bournemouth

8. Sea Vixen scrapped 2001.

February 13, 2002 at 10:44 pm in reply to: Spitfire 3 – How I dream of airshows! #2115001

David J Burke
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RE: Spitfire 3 – How I dream of airshows!

The ‘Brisfit’ which Guy has is a different machine. Built up on the basis of a Weston-On-The-Green fuselage frame and the engine itself
is the third production Falcon obtained from Brussels in exchange for some other engines.
Regards the Spitfire’s – Spitfire MK912 now belongs to Karl Bos
(Historic Flying) and was offered for sale last year and I believe the
XIV (RN201) also now belongs to him so I guess Guy is left with only the MK.V to cherish !
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