Are you sure it is Schiphol ?

I wouldn’t have a clue why we Dutch would put a Britsh Aviators on “our” Hangar :rolleyes:

Also in the 1960’s cars in the Netherlands had license plates on both sides.

Hangar 7 and 8 which were build between 1949 and 1953

Fred Nicole off the coast of Cannes on the French riviera on Sept 9th 1951

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We already use non-original items here in Europe, such as camshafts and aftermarket modified followers…and, of course, ultimately, Retro cylinder heads

Hello Pete,
I believe only Roush Aviation in the USA manufactures the mentioned parts under PMA FAA approval. These parts are reversed engineered and are not manufactured under license/permission of Rolls Royce.
American PMA FAA parts are accepted replacement in the USA by the FAA but are only accepted without approval of EASA if they are non-critical flight items. I don’t think that Camshafts , Followers, Mayor engine castings are under this category.

If my memory serves me well, the Vickers Vimy replica original had Mercedes engines installed. When it flew to the USA, Mercedes started a lawsuit to prevent their engine being used as such over American soil. They re-engined it with American V-8’s.

Same for Boeing replicas of the Peashooter for which the Boeing Company forbid to use their name.

I can already see the Rolls Royce lawyers thinking of an accident caused by an Rolls Royce Merlin engine failure which could be traced back to an aftermarket part.

Ofcourse I am not an expert and could be wrong, so if you know such a Merlin flying around in Europe I would be more then interested, so I could see under which provisions they got their approval.

Pim

Early Birds Foundation Netherlands
Mustang P-51D, 44-74923

The B-52s told the carrier folks to look down. The paint job on the B-52 made it hard to see from above, but as it got closer, the sailors could make it out, and the water the B-52 jets were causing to spray out. It’s very, very rare for a USAF aircraft to do a fly-by below the flight deck of a carrier.

I am very interested of seeing a picture of a jet aircraft in level non supersonic flight which causes this water spray effect

It would be interesting to find out the performance penalty for the Mosquito carrying such a heavy load.

First “Cookie” drop by a Mosquito was on February 23, 1944 on Düsseldorf ( source http://www.aviationclassics.co.uk )

Düsseldorf – London 265 Nautical Miles

Berlin – London 505 Nautical Miles

P51 Mustang Horizontal Stabilizers are flush riveted with a knife edge countersunk in the skin. Dimpling the skins and the ribs would have been better but was not considered effective enough for the supposed longer fatique life……