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  • December 12, 2005 at 9:33 pm in reply to: Forum visit, DH Museum, 11th December #1375784
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    the later in January the better, it’ll cheer me up for a busy February (moving sites at work).

    December 11, 2005 at 9:22 am in reply to: Forum visit, DH Museum, 11th December #1377588
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    Being a local, I know many devious routes to Salisbury Hall, and could have got there. Unfortunately doesn’t help those of you who are not familiar with the surroundings so, good call Bruce, we’ll wait for another day.
    But wrapping Christmas presents comes a poor second to looking at aircraft……

    December 5, 2005 at 10:26 pm in reply to: The future ten years from now, extinct types resurfacing? #1384712
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    More realistically, there’s a whole era between 1923 to 1935 to be recreated – I would have thought that a flyable replica Gamecock, Siskin or Wallace are closer targets than some of those mentioned ( given ‘modern’ lookalike engines, of course). If I really went out on a limb, how about a B-P Sidestrand? Imagine all these at Old Warden.

    November 26, 2005 at 9:44 pm in reply to: Hamstead Norreys/Hamstead Norris #1396129
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    Nick
    a very useful book – if you can find it – is the omnibus edition of Military Airfields in the British Isles, by Steve Willis/Barry Hollis. It’s very much a basic publication, but is an absolute goldmine of information. Don’t know if it’s still in print though, bought my copy ages ago. You’ll find places you never knew existed. (ISBN 0 907700 12 8)

    November 13, 2005 at 10:21 pm in reply to: Any opinions on these: #464762
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    Bryn
    have used the K-M Dimage Z2 for a year or so, one of the forerunners of the Z6. This type of camera is not much cop for flying shots, having a powered zoom which can be tricky getting it where you want it to stop, also a bit of shutter lag. Recommend you try and save up another £200 or so on top of your present budget and go for one of the entry level SLR digitals.

    November 8, 2005 at 8:16 pm in reply to: Argosy #1417750
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    Pith helmet, tie and buttoned jacket in the desert ? no wonder they thought we were mad. And notice the pilot has a pith helmet – I trust it was well strapped up, if that had flown off in the backdraft of the Jaguar it might well have taken the centre section of the wing with it.

    November 8, 2005 at 8:03 pm in reply to: Algerian war helicopters #1417763
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    Propstrike
    if I remember correctly native Algerians (mostly Arabs) wanted separation from France, the colonial power. The usual uprising followed, with French European settlers wishing to remain linked to France complicating things. A nasty conflict dragged on for years until de Gaulle came to power and realised the inevitable, and granted independance in the early sixties (?)

    November 6, 2005 at 5:36 pm in reply to: UK TV Heads up – w/c 6th November #1420456
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    may I also draw your attention to ’49th Parallel’ on Tuesday 8th, Channel 4 at 13.10 hrs. This is essentially a story about a U-boat crew escaping across Canada after they are sunk off the coast. If I remember correctly (and it’s ages since I’ve seen it) they are attacked by an aircraft which starts off as a Maryland on the run in, changes into a Hudson as it bombs, and climbs away as a DC-3! It was made in 1941, and I daresay they thought nobody would notice.

    October 28, 2005 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Forum trip to de Havilland Museum in December #1430130
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    Ollie
    as long as people understand what you’re about, it’s o.k.
    don’t curb your enthusiasm

    October 28, 2005 at 10:54 pm in reply to: Forum trip to de Havilland Museum in December #1430136
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    I can tell a AW Siskin from a Westland Wapiti, and a frontal labotomy from a bottle in front of me, but can somebody tell me where the heck one finds a spell-checker in Microsoft Internet Explorer?
    Being a middle aged old f&£t, these machines confuse me.

    October 28, 2005 at 9:12 pm in reply to: 1947 air crash near Naples #1430332
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    strewth! what a plot – if somebody writes a script, I’ll pitch in with £50 towards the film’s production costs…….

    October 28, 2005 at 5:42 pm in reply to: Forum trip to de Havilland Museum in December #1430474
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    Can I come as well? I’ve lived in the area all my life, but never got round to visiting the museum – shame on me.
    Somebody mention pubs ? there were even more in the village when I were a little brat. In London Colney we also had the De Havilland circuit over the east of the village, and Handley Page out of Radlett over the western edge. Happy days, but as Joni Mitchell says – you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.

    October 24, 2005 at 2:06 pm in reply to: Archaggelos 2005, Greece #479900
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    Thanks for that, Petros. The prototype T2 first flew in ’58 – if the HAF retire it as planned, that means it would have been used as a training aircraft in a number of air arms for 50 years or so. Impressive record, one of the ‘unsung’ aircraft.

    October 24, 2005 at 12:20 pm in reply to: Archaggelos 2005, Greece #479902
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    nice pics, Petros. Excuse my ignorance of the Greek Air Force, but is the T2 still in service ? – if not, is it still airworthy ?

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