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April 17, 2006 at 4:55 pm in reply to: last of the props #1325360

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What about the Skyraider for the last FAA operational type? Seem to remember seeing photos of them during the Suez campaign.

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January 9, 2006 at 12:13 pm in reply to: Pegasus engine census #1345026

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Here’s another preserved engine:

http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2005/0501/0005010503.asp

Personally, I believe that it was better placed to serve as a memorial at the crash site rather than at Culdrose.

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January 8, 2006 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Pegasus engine census #1345521

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What about the non-UK designs? The Czechs manufactured a significant number of Pegasus powered Letov S.328s. Did any of these survive WW2?

As far as the UK designs go, I would imagine that apart from the Swordfish listed above, the most likely candidate for the title of the longest-lived Pegasus user would be the Walrus. Does anyone have any info on the postwar Argentinian examples or the one that was refurbished in Oz in the late 1960s?

Of the other types, most seem to have disappeared by the late 1940s, the last Hampden and Short C-Class flying boat in 1947, and the Stranraer in 1949 (re-engined with Wright Cyclones). The postwar Wellingtons and Sunderlands were not, AFAIK, Pegasus powered.

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January 8, 2006 at 5:12 pm in reply to: What is your aviation ambition for 2006? #1345589

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To see the management at East Fortune get their act together and restart the Bolingbroke and Beaufighter restorations.

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January 7, 2006 at 11:16 pm in reply to: How high could a Wellington fly? #1346236

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Hi James,

That info is in line with the stuff that I have. The Wellington that 161 Squadron briefly used was a Wellington DWI (presumably minus the de-gauzing ring and associated generator), so would have been pretty clean. It was used to make contact with French agents prior to the introduction of the Havoc, and later the Hudson, into this role. Still, 22,000ft seems to me, a tad high to be operating a Wellington, but the flight reports say that this was the case.

BTW, thanks for the cd. I was finally able to go through it over the Christmas holidays, it will be very helpful. I’ve got some more Hudson material for you in the midst of about 1,500 jpegs from Kew. 😮 It will probably take me a week or so to sort it all out.

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January 7, 2006 at 3:51 pm in reply to: No.5 OTU, Aston Down #1346842

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There was a railway station at Chalford, one and a half miles away.

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January 7, 2006 at 2:19 am in reply to: Scottish Aviation's Liberators #1347410

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Hi Galdri,

It would seem that there are a number of errors in the page that I referred to above. Here is some more info on the crash of G-AHZP:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19481013-0

I hope that this info is more reliable. 😀

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Steve P

January 7, 2006 at 1:09 am in reply to: Scottish Aviation's Liberators #1347462

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A quick google came up with G-AHZP for the other Lib. See:

http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b24_5.html

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Steve P

December 27, 2005 at 8:00 pm in reply to: Hundred days that Shook the World #1359432

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Most of the sellers on the AbeBooks network seem to date it at 1969.

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December 26, 2005 at 2:13 pm in reply to: Flight related Xmas presents #1360125

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Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle kit. 😀

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December 25, 2005 at 12:39 pm in reply to: Calling Mosquito experts #1360722

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According to Mason’s ‘The British Bomber’, 455 used Hampdens at Swinderby from July 41 until April 42! Not that it matters, it’s certainly wrong for a Mossie.

And yes, Happy Christmas to all.

After that, they went over to Coastal Command and continued using the Hampden at Leuchars and briefly, the USSR, before re-equipping with the Beaufighter in 1943.

The Australian War Memorial has an online copy of the 455 (Australia) Squadron ORB. It’s well worth a read.

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December 24, 2005 at 3:47 pm in reply to: Calling Mosquito experts #1361301

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455 (Australia) Squadron were using Hampdens with dulled down roundels into 1943, but I agree that it was primarily an early war thing. Maybe the modeller is using this source and has not got round to applying the white yet?

http://www.rafweb.org/SqnMark485-490.htm

Of course, being the owner he can paint it any way he likes. 😀

Have a great Christmas and New Year guys.
Steve P

December 23, 2005 at 5:55 pm in reply to: Calling Mosquito experts #1362113

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I’ve a sneaking feeling that the guy who painted the Mossie has not made a mistake. The red portion looks to me a tad too big to be a standard Type B. Its more consistent with a C1 that has had the white overpainted with red.

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Steve P

December 23, 2005 at 5:40 pm in reply to: Calling Mosquito experts #1362357

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Early on in the war, some Bomber Command units painted over the white in the roundels. Never seen it done on a Mossie though.

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Steve P

December 22, 2005 at 5:36 pm in reply to: No 75 OTU North Africa #1364324

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I’m sure that #77 is a Lodestar, as somebody stated previously. It does not appear to have any windows in the nose.

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