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  • August 22, 2007 at 1:31 pm in reply to: Science Museum, London, UK #1292774
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    http://a340.free.fr/Tourisme/Londres/SciMuseum/IMG_6109b.jpg

    😉

    So that’s where my luggage wound up! :diablo:

    August 22, 2007 at 12:20 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1292813
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    Not quite in the brambles, but a bit of a barn find…..or two!!

    Four aircraft in the two pics, can anyone come up with types??? 😉

    August 21, 2007 at 3:22 pm in reply to: What does aircraft preservation mean to you? #1294060
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    ….and where else would you get to meet such a fine body of chaps as these!! 😀

    August 21, 2007 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Mirror, mirror on the wall ……………….. #1294513
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    Can’t resist…..

    August 21, 2007 at 12:36 pm in reply to: What does aircraft preservation mean to you? #1294524
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    Let us not lose sight of the fact that each of us in our own small way, are bringing history to life, whether it be flying them, running them or just letting people see the conditions in which people flew them in combat or in the early days of air travel. The very act of displaying an artefact; remembers the designers, the manufacturers, the flyers and the maintainers.

    John

    Totally agree John. Something we Brits seem to be rather good at and should be proud off.

    Whether its thatched cottages, steam engines, vintage cars or old aeroplanes, we are pretty good at Heritage. Just look at how envious the colonials and continentals become!! :diablo:

    August 21, 2007 at 12:27 pm in reply to: What does aircraft preservation mean to you? #1294587
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    Bex – I think that comment was actually a joke from ‘Propstrike’ but was not obvious due to a lack of ‘smilies’!

    Yes. Knowing ‘Propstrike’ reasonably well, I’m sure he’ll be surprised at being taken seriously!

    I bet he’s a lousy golfer too 😀

    Back to the core subject though:

    For me, like Bex and some of the others, its been about much more than just the old aeroplanes. It’s just as much about meeting some fascinating people, attempting to learn things I’d never have thought of tackling and getting the chance to experience the sort of flying I’d always dreamt of.

    Yes, I’m enjoying myself!

    (Only don’t tell anyone otherwise I’m sure they’ll find a way to make it illegal!)

    August 20, 2007 at 2:44 pm in reply to: WW1 + WWII Aircraft Walkaround Videos #1296094
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    Great stuff. Love the “BE” walk around! 😀

    August 19, 2007 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1297062
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    You’re right. There is no dash between the G and the A. Having taken a closer look at the original photo, it also appears as if the registration mark was applied by a less than steady hand using Dulux emulsion paint! The date of the photo is 9 July 1978, if that helps anyone to find an answer to your question.

    I suspect that it was actually some pretty crudely hand-cut Fablon.

    Still, after her bath, G-ASEA did sport a rather better paint job, not to mention two-extra cylinders having swapped the JAP for a VW engine!

    August 19, 2007 at 11:42 am in reply to: New Aviation Heritage Centre Calendar for 2008 #1297262
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    That’s Blue Max’s Christmas present sorted then! 😀

    August 17, 2007 at 8:33 pm in reply to: Borneo 1965 – Beware Lots of Pics #1298722
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    Congratulations Darren. A brilliant thread. Makes this forum worthwhile finding stuff like this 🙂

    August 16, 2007 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1299501
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    Glad to say that G-ASEA is currently under restoration to fly again – once Dave’s finished his tea break!

    Plus here’s another Luton in the drink!!

    August 15, 2007 at 7:08 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1300625
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    I believe that’s a Luscombe.

    Could be right. This one’s definitely a Luton Minor though!

    August 15, 2007 at 10:05 am in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1301324
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    Not too sure they have brambles in California, but we found this Cessna 120 masquerading as “trailer trash” near Watsonville. My wife had to stop me going and making an offer to buy!!

    August 14, 2007 at 7:20 pm in reply to: Lurking in the brambles! #1302154
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    All this B25 guff is hopelessly off-topic, since it was not in any brambles !

    Most of my derelicts are pre-digital, and being without a scanner I am a bit stuck, but just for intrique here is a Bristol Freighter at Beaver Lodge Lake in NW territories Canada. Taken this year , showing CF-TFZ, crashed in 1956. It sank through ice and was hauled to shore.

    Hmmm nice Beaver….no I mean Bristols…..oh heck! :confused:

    August 14, 2007 at 7:18 pm in reply to: Canberra PR9's for Sale. Again. #1302159
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    Am I right in thinking they are basically life expired?

    That being the case, the chances of the RAF hiring them back are slim!

    Not as far as I remember. I think one of the two has a high number of pressurisation cycles on the airframe, which may restrict its ability to operate at altitude, but I don’t believe there were issues with the other airframe.

    Of course any potential purchaser will get about a ton of manuals and logs which will give the full story!

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