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  • November 7, 2012 at 8:48 pm in reply to: RAF Cosford Conservation centre open week #981363
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    What aircraft are currently in there.

    November 7, 2012 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Slingsby Type T-7/T-8 Kirby Kadet/Tutor #981691
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    Phil

    The one at MAM has blue wings which are of the T.7 Cadet Mk 1 type. I think the other one was BGA891. Its C of A expired 24/1/66. I have it listed as the Cornish Flying club at Trevelas airfield.

    November 7, 2012 at 12:38 pm in reply to: RAFM Hendon – 06Nov12 #982353
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    Brian,thank for sharing they have brightened up my otherwise dull day.

    November 6, 2012 at 4:58 pm in reply to: Slingsby Type T-7/T-8 Kirby Kadet/Tutor #983596
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    David. You are correct however I think the chances of finding its true identity are slim. When I recovered the fuselage of the one I have at Keevil there was absolutely nothing to identify it by. Rest assured I looked long and had and even had mirrors with a torch on to look in places where I could not get my head in.

    On a more positive note I am finally starting to make progress with this glider and it should be flying in RAFC markings as XE761 in 2013.

    November 5, 2012 at 8:48 pm in reply to: RAF College Aircraft Blue Bands #984807
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    I now have a photo. I wonder what Happened to the rest of this glider?

    November 5, 2012 at 8:29 pm in reply to: Slingsby Type T-7/T-8 Kirby Kadet/Tutor #984851
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    I was able to view the Cadet at Midland Air Museum last week up close. Whilst the fuselage hangs up in the roof of the Robin hangar the wings are hidden behind some boarding. Interestingly the wings are those of a T.7 Cadet Mk1 and not those of a T.8 Cadet Mk2 or Tutor. The elevator is marked SSK/E/1058.

    This suggests to me that it can not be BGA804 as it was converted from a T.7 VM589 to a T.8 XE761 whilst in military service.

    October 18, 2012 at 5:13 pm in reply to: RAF College Aircraft Blue Bands #1007581
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    Further to my last post, in the back of the hangar at Aston Down today there was an ex RAFGSA Tutor that had been stored for years on a farm strip not far away from Filton. In addition to the Tutor there were to additional Tutor wings. One was dark red but the other was much more interesting. I was silver overall with dayglo panels on the outboard section, on the inboard section was the military registration VM648 and what appeared to be the RAF College blue band like on the fuselage of the aircraft in this thread!

    October 17, 2012 at 6:15 pm in reply to: VIDEOS: museum-bound Luftwaffe Transall lands somewhat too short today… #1008837
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    I guess the photographers on the road got more than they bargained for. The flight deck will probably be standing a round of beers for the rest of the mess members. Joking aside this demonstrates how robust the aircraft is when you watch the video and see the way that the aircraft strikes the raised road!

    October 11, 2012 at 1:46 pm in reply to: RAF College Aircraft Blue Bands #1015820
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    T.21

    I have just found this photo which was taken at Weston Supermare which I believe is BGA1745 owned by C B Hogarth.

    BGA1745 was previously XE760 at one time operated by the RAF College.

    The questions I have are:

    Does the blue band look in the correct position and where was the fuselage roundel in relation to the band – was it as close as the one in the Chipmunk photo on this thread?

    October 6, 2012 at 9:11 pm in reply to: RAF College Aircraft Blue Bands #1017427
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    T.21

    Fantastic. I once owned XE760 but passed it on to Robin Birch at Aston Down. My records show that both gliders were sold to the RAFGSA. I appreciate that it was a very long time ago but definately plain silver wings? Was the blue band on the fuselage between the registration and the roundel ?

    Thanks.

    September 30, 2012 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Old red and white RAF base signs #1021172
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    For those with a spanner handy there are still 1 or 2 Lyneham ones which have not been removed by the council yet!

    September 30, 2012 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Old red and white RAF base signs #1033454
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    For those with a spanner handy there are still 1 or 2 Lyneham ones which have not been removed by the council yet!

    September 10, 2012 at 9:35 pm in reply to: Martin-Hearn Glider Saved! #1058977
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    Unfortunately there is nothing in the former BGA archive for BGA473 / G-ALPU. I have looked!

    August 31, 2012 at 11:44 am in reply to: Grand Slam – this aint the tennis Toto #1071836
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    Some interesting photos at the linjk below:

    http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=15777

    July 23, 2012 at 8:36 pm in reply to: Old Warden Sunset Air Display 21-7-12 #485685
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    The glider photos are simply brilliant. Thanks for sharing them.

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