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  • April 17, 2011 at 6:26 pm in reply to: Whitley Parts #1081413
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    Dont think so, the part I remember was larger. I will pm you the grif ref this evening. I will go up and check to see if it is still there in the next few weeks. Gives me an excuse for a few beers in the Clova Hotel. 😉

    If my memory is correct, it is a complete outer wing section minus the bits that hold the fabric on.

    April 17, 2011 at 6:11 pm in reply to: Whitley Parts #1081524
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    Hi Steve – there was a section of tailplane spar some distance from the main site. It should still be there as we did not move it.

    Hi Elliot, the piece of wreckage that I am talking about is a section of the outer wing. It has the typical Whitly box construction and is quite substantial. It lies near the wreckage of another type so might not have been identified as Whitley by visitors.

    I can pm you a grid ref if you have not recovered this bit.

    April 16, 2011 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Whitley Parts #1082232
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    On the subject of recoveries, the thread wouldn’t be complete without some shots of our Chinook recovery in November 2005.

    Elliot, did you recover the piece of wing that is on a nearby hill, well away from the main wreckage?

    March 11, 2011 at 10:54 pm in reply to: BOAC Route into Switzerland – 1944 #1090997
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    I would have thought that Liberator, York, Lodestar or Warwick would have been more likely than a Mosquito.

    March 9, 2011 at 8:29 am in reply to: Handley Page Hereford #1093372
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    urby had great difficulty getting the 5 aircraft anywhere near to operational status because they simply didn’t have some of the necessary equipment on site – even basic stuff like oxygen and black paint to cover the yellow undersides, neither of which were needed at Jurby.

    Did Hampdens at Jurby have yellow undersides? I thought that OTU aircraft wore the same schemes as front line squadrons.

    February 23, 2011 at 5:05 pm in reply to: GAL Hotspur MkI Glider colours. #1108608
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    At least one colour photo of Hotspurs exists, and shows them wearing a dark green and earth upper scheme. Can’t remember where I have seen the photo, but possibly it was in one of Charles Brown’s books.

    February 15, 2011 at 12:14 am in reply to: RAF Leuchars – Closure Fears! #1118721
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    My guess is Leuchars has nothing to worry about as it isn’t in an SNP region, but a Liberal one. The ruling party will see to their own…

    The sitting MP will not be there for much longer though, and the seat may well go to labour.

    Incidentally, Leuchars was Dundee’s airport for a short while many years ago. It was a complete failure.

    February 2, 2011 at 5:01 pm in reply to: The And Now For Something Completely Different….Thread #1134857
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    Animals

    January 7, 2011 at 5:05 am in reply to: Whitley-project in scale…questions are looking for answers #1094200
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    Another point. Could the small supplementary panel on the right be for the navigator? He would need to know things like airspeed, altitude etc. This panel does not feature in my copy of the Whitley V PNs.

    January 7, 2011 at 4:58 am in reply to: Whitley-project in scale…questions are looking for answers #1094209
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    Try setting up 3 identical black panels at the same relative angles to each other, as those shown on this Whitley image, and you will produce exactly the same affect if you photograph it with a flash camera.

    Exactly. If you look at other photographs in the Whitley V PNs, it is pretty clear that the panels are exactly the same colour. We seem to be trying to read too much from a single piece of evidence here.

    Anybody want to comment on why that pilot seat has no armour behind it? Under what circumstances was it removed?

    November 30, 2010 at 9:30 am in reply to: CORGI re-writes history. #1131003
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    Thanks for the info regarding Sidcot suits chaps. Never too old to learn. 🙂

    November 29, 2010 at 8:23 pm in reply to: CORGI re-writes history. #1131313
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    Hi Tim, I noticed the other day pics of BoB era pilot wearing whites, why is this?

    These are Sidcot suits, I think. They seem to have been popular in the 1930s but disappeared during WW2.

    November 26, 2010 at 7:03 am in reply to: Ten Ton 1931 British monoplane Flying Boat #1134808
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    Interesting footage:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJP3TZaudpA

    November 24, 2010 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Tangmere Tower #1136781
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    1941 Watch Office for Night Fighter Stations 12096/4

    According to google. http://www.controltowers.co.uk/t-v/tangmere.htm

    October 28, 2010 at 7:12 am in reply to: Where and What? #1094058
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    No, it’s likely to be 1944 after Rootes had finished building Beaufighters at Blythe Bridge. This info is from Phil Butler, the Lend Lease specialist.

    Thanks, that makes sense.

    Wonder if the Mustangs are getting Malcolm hoods fitted?

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