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March 31, 2025 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Another aircraft dump rumour! #1158809

12jaguar
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The hole was ready to be backfilled when I took the video. There were other turrets still visible in the hole and I believe they are still down there.

Hi Alan

If there’s still stuff down there is there any reason why the site can’t be revisited?

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Where and when? #1152277

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I think Leuchars. Railway fits and despite modern growth four of the belfast truss hangars are still there with the two middle ones missing. Avro 504N, 1932-35 time
John

I think that fits in with my colleagues thinking although he also thought that it might possibly be Montrose.

thanks

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1152279

12jaguar
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blimey Cees, you have been a busy chap!:cool:

I take back what I said earlier, we’re not catching you up by any means…..

keep up the good work

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:53 pm in reply to: Where and when? #1151966

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I’ll see if I can get my colleague to enhance the original. Thanks for all the input thus far, very interesting

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:50 pm in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1151222

12jaguar
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Hi Cees,

Is a lot of the internal structure pop rivetted together, if so you’re lucky, virtually everything on the Stirling is solid rivetted:rolleyes:

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Where and when? #1151039

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Following the success with the original photo, here’s another to whet the appetite for fun. Again; where, when and what. We have our suspicions but confirmation appreciated:)

cheers

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Halifax Cockpit Project #1151100

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Cees

The only place on the Stirling I’ve seen thus far that has pops is the shroud on the floor around the control column, as you say everything else is dome head solids. thankfully we’ve got a decent enough environment in which to carry out reaction rivetting, but we could do with a bigger compressor now.

either way the standard of work on the Halifax is superb and if that’s the only compromise other than using non aircraft grade metal then you’re to be commended

cheers

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:44 pm in reply to: Where and when? #1149976

12jaguar
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Thanks for all your replies so far.

My colleague has cleaned and blown up the images and has teh folloiwng serial nos:

Avro 504N: N236, N826 and ?

Sidestrand: The rudder appears to show J9180 which he believes crashed at Catfoss 5/5/30? whilst on Annual Bombing Camp

Hoep that helps

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:44 pm in reply to: Got a Jaguar GR3 For Sale? #1149983

12jaguar
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Please don’t quote the entirety of the post you are answering when it is directly above anyway 🙂 Moggy

Ooops sorry got carried away:o

Unbelievable!!

I’m sure that the Everetts will be rubbing their hands in glee

March 31, 2025 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Where and when? #1149582

12jaguar
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Hi John

I looked at a blown up image of the rudder and it certainly looks like J9180, there’s just enough of the stbd side that’s visible

John

March 31, 2025 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Where and when? #1149597

12jaguar
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I doubted the date too, but my colleague has done his research and the aircraft was definitely listed as crashing in May. Those trees do look bare though……………

March 31, 2025 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Got a Jaguar GR3 For Sale? #1148355

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962 and 965 were both in long term storage whilst I was on the IPT eng desk. They were supposed to have been major’d and upgraded to GR3a standard but the axe fell earlier than expected so weren’t required. Needless to say that during their time at Shawbury, they were extensively cannibalised (Not allowed to say robbed any more:diablo:) so were probably reasonable candidates to sit on the range.

Talking of Shawbury and slightly OT, I’ve been meaning to post this picture of XX741 for some time which suffered a mid air collision with a T2 Jag in the early 2000s. Lucky chap:eek:

Ps There’s no prize BTW:D

March 31, 2025 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Got a Jaguar GR3 For Sale? #1148116

12jaguar
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My mistake,

memory playing me tricks, I think it should be XX745 😮

john

March 31, 2025 at 2:33 pm in reply to: Short Stirling Mk III #1147790

12jaguar
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Ours has the stopwatch holder in the approximate location that you described ie to the left of the magneto switches (at least that’s where it’s going to be)

March 31, 2025 at 2:33 pm in reply to: Short Stirling Mk III #1147825

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Hi Rjinko

In my experience (limited though that may be:rolleyes:), I’ve yet to see 2 instrument panels that are identical. We’ve based our panel on a photo taken at the Shorts factory, but if you look at Hindenburgs, his layout is completely different. If you want a generic panel,try the illustration in the Pilot’s Notes.

John
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