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  • September 27, 2005 at 7:02 am in reply to: Propellor blade straightening. #1376389
    steve_p
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    A few months ago I was reading about a WW2 UK repair unit that specialised in straightening the prop blades from crashed aircraft. Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten the name and loacation of the place. 😮

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    September 26, 2005 at 3:27 pm in reply to: Death By Moonlight #1377439
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    My favourite Canadian wartime film is one of the “Lassie” series. The plot, unsuprisingly, is a load of codswallop but the colour footage of Bolingbrokes is superb.

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    September 26, 2005 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Camouflaged Bomber Command Roundels #1377444
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    I’ve got a photo of two Wellingtons parked together, one with the modified roundel, and one with the standard type. Can’t put that one down to a particular film stock. 😀

    A lot of people also forget about the effect of filters on panchromatic film. The use of filters was widespread with black and white photography to increase or decrease contrast and would render certain tones lighter or darker, depending on the filter used.

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    September 26, 2005 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Camouflaged Bomber Command Roundels #1377607
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    Here’s a Hampden of 50 Squadron. Source is the Air Britain “Hampden File”.

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    September 26, 2005 at 1:30 pm in reply to: Camouflaged Bomber Command Roundels #1377676
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    I’ve seen quite a few photos of these modified roundels on Bomber Command aircraft. There is also a colour photograph of a 455 Squadron Hampden of Coastal Command where the white of the roundel was replaced with grey. Don’t know on whose authority these repaints were undertaken.

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    September 26, 2005 at 1:22 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1377680
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    For some types, the positioning of equipment made entry from the port side awkward eg. Mossie, P-61. Doesn’t help with the Lancaster though.

    Some others to consider: Wellington and Warwick transports, He.70, all had starboard entry doors.

    Digressing a bit, the Albermarle also despatched paratroopers through the ventral turret hole.

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    September 25, 2005 at 1:24 pm in reply to: East Fortune 02.09.05 #1378995
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    The Dove and the Twin Pin were back indoors when I last visited a couple of months ago. Problem is that it is too dark to see them in their tightly packed hanger.

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    September 23, 2005 at 5:44 pm in reply to: What, when, where. #1380632
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    Agree on the point about the spinner. What about the lack of a fuselage band? That would suggest to me that, if the location is the UK, these are FAA machines.

    The cliffs, if they are cliffs, do not look like Scottish cliffs – far too light.

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    September 23, 2005 at 1:22 am in reply to: What, when, where. #1381149
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    Any ideas concerning the white blob in the bottom right corner? Lighthouse? Boat?

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    September 23, 2005 at 1:04 am in reply to: What, when, where. #1381159
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    I’m not convinced that they are Sea Hurries – a bit too much contrast in the camouflage for me.

    If nobody is buying Beachy Head, and the terrain on the photo looks pretty close to what is on my map of the area, how about Malta?

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    September 22, 2005 at 12:34 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1382105
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    PS My Grandfather served in the Paras & LRDG/SAS in North Africa in ’41/42 and usually disembarked Wellingtons via a circular hole in the floor near the back…..

    Hole for the ventral turret?

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    September 22, 2005 at 10:26 am in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1382148
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    Why did the entry side change on Hawker designs between the Hurricane and the Typhoon/Tempest? Same reason as that of the P-61 above?

    I wouldn’t have thought that there was space for an entry door on the port side of the Mossie. The Pilot’s seat, control wires etc. would have got in the way.

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    Steve P

    September 21, 2005 at 11:09 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1382505
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    All images and videos I have seen of Hawker Tempest IIs from the Indian Air Force, the pilot was always boarding from the starboard side.

    -Jagan

    According to my scale plans, the footstep was on the starboard side of the Tiffie and Tempest.

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    Steve P

    September 21, 2005 at 8:34 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1382580
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    Always thought the entrance of the Mossie was underneath or some reason.

    The cannons would have got in the way of an entry hatch in the bottom of a fighter Mossie.

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    Steve P

    September 21, 2005 at 7:51 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1382710
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    Current RAF VC.10s have the doors on one side of the fuselage welded shut. Anyone know which side?

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