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  • September 7, 2007 at 6:53 pm in reply to: russian bears #1273315
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    A real one circa 1981 courtesy of 43 Squadron.

    Best Wishes.
    Robert.

    Lovely photo Robert. I wonder how many more are out there?

    There was a time when in the early 1980s when every crew room seemed to have one, complete with Russian crews holding up copies of Playboy for the cameras (not to mention giving vectors to tankers for fuel-starved Lightning pilots!!).

    September 7, 2007 at 10:36 am in reply to: Dunstable Downs Tiger Club Flying Display #1274029
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    Try a search using the word “Dunstable” on the British Pathe website: http://www.britishpathe.com

    You can preview footage of the “Vintage Air Show” which took place on 29/8/1967 – Gunbus and all!

    Some nice vintage gliding footage on associated links too.

    Not from Dunstable, rather A couple of Blue Max’s archive shots from Sywell. But these pics sum up the old Tiger Club/Barnstormers displays perfectly!

    September 5, 2007 at 10:11 am in reply to: The oldest airfield? #1276931
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    My money goes on Farnborough. The first hangars were erected in 1908 as HM Balloon Factory and in October that year Samuel Cody made the first aeroplane flight in Britain at Farnborough. (That should get the Avro-cates going! :diablo:)

    His activities and those of among others Geoffrey de Havilland, led to the creation of the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1911.

    It was certainly very well established by 1912/3 when this postcard was produced.

    September 4, 2007 at 3:57 pm in reply to: Fokker at Four O'Clock #1277895
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    Great news……

    missing? SSSSSPPPANNNDAUUUSS!

    TT

    DOH!!! :rolleyes:

    September 4, 2007 at 11:17 am in reply to: Fokker at Four O'Clock #1278266
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    Fokker at Six o’clock

    An otherwise empty hangar……by now, the bar must have opened! 😀

    August 30, 2007 at 10:23 am in reply to: The hardest part of GA #434676
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    For those like me, who’ve never mastered the art (my half mil looks like its was used for wrapping last week;s fish and chips), here’s a useful link:

    http://www.rochesterairport.flyer.co.uk/chartfld.htm

    August 29, 2007 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Assault Glider Project Tiger Moth Appeal #1284651
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    Welcome to the forum Steve. I know there’s a fair bit of Tiger Moth knowledge on the forum, so I’m sure that you’ll be hearing from a few people.

    As far as the missing/damaged tailskid is concerned, I guess you are referring to the “spoon” which makes the final part of the skid. As these wear out with regular use, “new” components have been made and are available via the DH Moth Club Stockbox. (http://www.dhmothclub.co.uk)

    Good luck with the project!

    August 28, 2007 at 1:49 pm in reply to: Dunsfold 2007 #525951
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    Maybe we should start a campaign.

    Vimy To The Skies anyone? :diablo:

    August 28, 2007 at 12:30 pm in reply to: WW1 Air To Air Photos #1285854
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    Brilliant. Simply stunning!!

    August 25, 2007 at 8:52 am in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1289333
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    The BE2 replica , currently under restoration in the UK ?

    Yep. See http://www.biggles-biplane.com for latest progress reports!

    August 25, 2007 at 1:58 am in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1289493
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    Ok. L&S, I’ll have a bash.

    photo 1 Demoiselle (replica ?) lets say La Ferte Alais.

    No 2 Auster Frame and fuselage of a Luton Minor.

    Concur with the Auster and Demoiselle , and Minor plus Caudron G3.

    John

    Darn, you guys take some beating.

    It was a Taylorcraft (close!) and a Luton in the Irish chicken shed and yes, Caudron and Demi replica in the USA.

    This is what we found behind the latter pair!

    Next time I promise only to bring a T-shirt back as a souvenir! 😀

    August 25, 2007 at 1:50 am in reply to: The Scarf #1289498
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    Yes, a great thread.

    Nothing I my flight back which has anything like sufficient provenance, I’m afraid, other than an ancient Nav computuer that dates back to the 70s.

    Mind you there must be plenty of people on this forum that have something else to contribute. I seem to remember Jules Horovitz writing about his B-17 twenty-mission hat?

    August 24, 2007 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Of legends rumours and urban myths #1290043
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    Dear All,
    Examples are the Stirling sent to Russia after WW2

    David

    I thought they’d been found on Google Earth in China?? :diablo:

    I’ve just spent the evening in a bar in Singapore hearing about brand new Tiger Moths being buried in their packing cases in Myanmar (Borneo).

    I might just head North and investigate!!

    August 22, 2007 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1292377
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    Nowadays, you would be hard pressed to put a helicopter down on the “recreation areas” of most schools.

    Here’s the sort of aeroplane you need! 😀

    August 22, 2007 at 3:13 pm in reply to: Highest hours flying a Spitfire? #1292622
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    Without doubt, given his 35+ years of flying MH434, Ray Hanna must probably have notched up over 1,000 hours on that one aeroplane, not to mention the other Spitfres he occaisionally displayed.

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