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  • in reply to: LA564 Seafire Disposal #1215599
    Lee Howard
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    [QUOTE=’D-Day’;1238340]This of course, does not appertain to bona fide restoration companies who pay their own way in full.[/QUOTE]

    I do hope you’re ready for the backlash from this sort of ill-informed comment!:mad:

    in reply to: Kennet Aviation #1216943
    Lee Howard
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    I’d pop to have a look,

    Please be advised that, as with the other outfits at North Weald, Kennet’s hangar isn’t normally open to the public.

    in reply to: Blackburn Skua Recovered #1219126
    Lee Howard
    Participant

    …..and the serial number is……..[drumroll….]:D

    in reply to: Fleet Air Arm Losses #1220533
    Lee Howard
    Participant

    The engine fell off ….

    A Skua? Surely not! :p :p

    in reply to: RNHF News Update – 6 April 08 #1220541
    Lee Howard
    Participant

    I assume the ‘Americanisation’ of T20 VX281 does not include the replacement of the Centaurus engine.

    Thankfully not.

    Lee Howard
    Participant

    By the way , I have all the Air britains apart from 1939-45 FAA
    but they are sketchy at the best of times ,
    its old research i am keen to find

    They are reference books, compiled and condensed from years of “old research”. I’m sure that if you make an appointment at FAAM Yeovilton they will be only too happy to help you find more detailed information based on what our books contain. It is all there!

    in reply to: Fleet Air Arm Losses #1221146
    Lee Howard
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    Bri

    Two books you’ll be looking for. First is “Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945” by Ray Sturtivant and Mick Burrow, published by Air-Britain Historians Ltd but it’s been out of print for nearly 10 years now (albeit we’re working on a fully revised reprint). Second hand copies are rare and normally command a healthy price when they do surface.

    Second is “Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946” by Ray Sturtivant, Mick Burrow and yours truly. It can be purchased direct from Air-Britain HERE.

    All RN helicopter histories will hopefully be available this time next year.

    Hope that helps.

    Rgds

    Lee

    in reply to: DH Sea Hornet -A Survivor? #1221386
    Lee Howard
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    Alan

    Thanks for that. Yes, entirely possible. Would be interested in the helicopter too – anything Fleet Air Arm!

    Best rgds

    Lee

    in reply to: RNHF News Update – 6 April 08 #1221882
    Lee Howard
    Participant

    Mind you anything i feel will be faster than their Seafire.

    Ollie

    That’s not actually a very fair assessment. The Sea Fury was essentially complete when she arrived, but several issues had to be addressed in order to put it back onto the G-register. Don’t forget, no Americanised T.20 has ever been on the British Civil register, and therefore all modifications embodied during her time in the US had to be rigourously checked. The Seafire, on the other hand, was a complete rebuild – in many respects from scratch. It not only involved Kennet but a number of previous owners too, and was unique at the time. Like a lot of other warbird operators, Kennet don’t employ a large workforce, so I think it’s credit all round for the job that they do on such a diverse fleet of aircraft.

    Lee

    in reply to: DH Sea Hornet -A Survivor? #1221935
    Lee Howard
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    Alan

    This was TT187, a former trials F.20 aircraft that never actually saw active service with the RN. She was noted at Paradise School in 1956 and last seen in a Plymouth scrapyard in May 1959.

    Great pic, by the way. Any chance of a high-res scan of it?

    Best regards

    Lee

    in reply to: RNHF News Update – 6 April 08 #1222056
    Lee Howard
    Participant

    Great News Lee! May I ask what scheme she’ll be adorned in?

    Kurt

    All will be revealed in due course.:rolleyes:

    in reply to: Airworthy Sea Furys #1224099
    Lee Howard
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    This leaves John Bradshaws aircraft as the sole currently airworthy representative.

    ….which isn’t a Sea Fury, it’s a Fury ISS.:rolleyes:

    Currently no flying Sea Furies in the UK. But that will change shortly.;)

    in reply to: Sea Fury T20 Aft Cockpit Photos? #1227230
    Lee Howard
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    Paul

    Can’t help on actual photos of the rear cockpit as VZ345 hasn’t got much left and VX281 was “Americanised”:mad: If you drop me a PM I can help with photos of the cockpit (front – obviously) of VR930 – the two being very similar. The only real difference between how she looks now and how she would have done in service is the removal of the reflector gunsight and replacement with a modern GPS.

    Lee

    in reply to: Boscombe Down #1237781
    Lee Howard
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    Peter

    Even better if your father would be happy to take his logbook along to FAAM and allow them to take a photocopy of the relevant pages for the Records & Research Department archives as they are always looking for either donations of original FAA-related logbooks or photocopies. One of my co-authors works as a volunteer there and I’m sure something could be arranged. Feel free to PM me.

    Lee

    Lee Howard
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    Comet
    Dove
    DH125
    Sea Vixen
    Stampe
    Jungmeister
    Cub
    Cornell
    Tiger Moth
    Sea Fury
    Sea Hawk
    Botha (throttle quadrant of – lol)
    Wasp
    Dragonfly
    Lynx
    Sea King
    Gazelle
    Scout
    Piston Provost
    Chipmunk
    Seafire

    …and probably a few others that have slipped my mind…

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