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September 18, 2007 at 1:03 pm in reply to: Shoreham air show Sat and Sun 2007 #524205

Lee Howard
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It’s great to see that the Seahawk is back in the air again. Is this the first time she’s been on show since the cartridge starter problems?

No, the Sea Hawk (note spelling – ie not all one word; sorry, one of my gripes!) did Guernsey last Thursday. This was the first mainland display since Culdrose in July 06. More details HERE

September 16, 2007 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Shoreham airshow this weekend(Sept 15/16) #1260843

Lee Howard
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This be you then

Just got home (I tried waving to as many people as I could as we left – even got a big standing wave from DJ Chris Evans and the Black Cats!). That indeed be me – in the back. Any chance of a high-res copy? PM me if poss.

Glad you liked the arrival – a bit spirited due to having to wash off some speed and height in a hurry after holding to the North. A fanastically smooth trip down in glorious conditions.

But of course, as has been said so much already, a very sad day indeed. I didn’t actually witness the crash myself thankfully but our sincere condolences indeed go to Brian’s family. A period of silence was observed by the pilots in the morning briefing and of course by all those who attended the show later on. RIP

September 14, 2007 at 10:00 pm in reply to: Shoreham airshow this weekend(Sept 15/16) #1263435

Lee Howard
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The Seafire will be arriving tomorrow (Saturday) morning – my first job of the morning is to help push it out of the hangar! We (Chipmunk) should be there about 1130ish.

September 14, 2007 at 5:46 pm in reply to: RNHF update 14 Sept 07 – SEA HAWK FLIES! #1263909

Lee Howard
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Oh and a HUGE pot of cash – now that WOULD be nice:D

September 14, 2007 at 2:57 pm in reply to: RNHF update 14 Sept 07 – SEA HAWK FLIES! #1263962

Lee Howard
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The supply of sufficient numbers of cartridges has never been a problem.

September 13, 2007 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Shoreham airshow this weekend(Sept 15/16) #1264848

Lee Howard
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I’ll be arriving late Saturday morning in the back of the RNHF Chipmunk. So if anyone gets a pic……:D

September 12, 2007 at 1:05 pm in reply to: Recovery of Corsair II JS590 on 9th Sept 07 #1267041

Lee Howard
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Interesting – I drive through Charlton Mackrell every day on my way to/from work!

August 28, 2007 at 5:27 pm in reply to: de Havilland Museum Update #1285557

Lee Howard
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Looking good Bruce. Glad to hear someone is going to start work on F-BGNX again – it’s a whopping 17 years since I did my bit!! Suddenly I feel old!!

August 20, 2007 at 1:15 pm in reply to: RNHF Sea Fury die cast model – PLUG! #1296150

Lee Howard
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Box art looks very nice, although it’s a shame they have to go for Carmichael’s aircraft yet again, thus perpetuating the myth that it was he alone that downed the MiG!

As for the Xtradecal sheets, I’m a bit worried they used the Warpaint book as reference – there are many glaring errors in these publications and certainly the 802 NAS-schemed Sea Fury drawing is entirely wrong (check out the ‘Q’ on the tail in this compared to what we produced for VR930). Be wary!

July 30, 2007 at 9:29 pm in reply to: FAA Austers #1318612

Lee Howard
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Oo knows anything about the above?

I believe the Fleet used ‘Osters(along with just about anything else that could have “Sea”put infront of it’s name),possibly the flat-four engined versions as well as the Cirrus/Gipsy-Major variants.

I’m after some info on colour schemes,serials,units,photos would be marvellous,etc.

I’d like to do an RN Auster for my 1/72nd scale FAA collection,but so far I’m turning up a blank.

Ta.Miggers:)

All of the above, and much more, in “Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wing Aircraft since 1946” – Air-Britain.

July 30, 2007 at 11:51 am in reply to: Upottery, Devon – 28 Jul 07 #528596

Lee Howard
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And im sure you ment DC3;)

Yes, I know its a DC-3 masquerading as a C-47, but I figured someone would say “oh, but it’s a C-47”! Regardless, she looked great. Dug out my (unread) copy of Ambrose’s “Band of Brothers” to see what he had to say, and was horrified to find that he mis-spelt the name of the airfield as “Uppottery”!! Hardly anything about the time there – I was hoping he would be able to paint a picture, but suffice to say I doubt I’ll read more of it – wasn’t impressed.

And even less so when I noticed he had the location of Membury in completely the wrong place on his map too! Hmm.:mad:

July 29, 2007 at 10:59 pm in reply to: Upottery, Devon – 28 Jul 07 #528618

Lee Howard
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The C-47 came in from Kemble and should have flown out late today. Pretty much the whole airfield is still intact, complete with original control tower, although it is all privately owned now. Have a look at the South West Airfields Trust website for more info.

July 28, 2007 at 9:51 am in reply to: SEA OTTER in RN FAA Post War Service #1321151

Lee Howard
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Folks,

I am in a dispute about the Sea Otter in the Fleet Air Arm service. Two publications I have state it was the last biplane in FAA squadron service, serving till the early 1950s till replaced by helicopters. Another person has pointed me to a webpage (I don’t think it is official RN, but I have no way of knowing) just stating “1939-1945 Post War”. I can not find the publication, but I saw in AEROPLANE or Airfex(sp?) a photo showing a Sea Otter post war at Malta with Sea Furys in the background. Below I have posted the link that the other person used in the debate.

http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/SeaOtter.htm

Any information or photos of the Sea Otter post 1945 in FAA service would be greatly appreciated. Or information that those two sources were in error.

Jack E. Hammond

Well, people will go to such websites (the information on which, incidentally, appears very familiar!:mad: ) instead of using original research sources. If you want info on post-war FAA types then try “Fleet Air Arm Fixed-Wings Aircraft since 1946” published by Air-Britain Historians 😀 _ The Sea Otter carried on in service until around 1953 whereupon it was replaced by the helicopter in the SAR and Stn Flt roles.

In actual fact the last biplane in FAA SQUADRON service (as opposed to other units such as Britannia Flt with Tiger Moths or various station flights/RNHF etc) would have been DH.89A Dominie NF864 of 781 NAS at RNAS Lee-on-Solent which soldiered on until 1963.

July 24, 2007 at 4:17 pm in reply to: Culdrose airday next week #1325336

Lee Howard
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Excellent news – BTW Lee I have some pics of Sea Fury VR932 to send to you. These were ‘relinquished’ from CU dump in the 50’s and show the aircraft flying without a tailhook and with the middle ‘3’ of the fuselage code ‘133’ crudely painted out – are you interested?

Definitely Nick! If Geoff W hasn’t already seen them he will be too. Have you got hold of a copy of his Culdrose book yet? If not they will be available on the day (will be picking my copy up while I’m there). If you can’t find me during the day I should be around the Fury some time towards the end of the day with everyone else.

July 24, 2007 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Culdrose airday next week #1325592

Lee Howard
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Weather and serviecability permitting, yes! Sea Fury VR930 and Chipmunk WK608 should be there; possibly the Sea Hawk too, although if that is the case it will most likely only be on static as the pilots won’t be display authorised by then.

I’m due to come down in Wasp XT787 and the Seafire is expected to be there too.:)
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