Merlin engines in cars

Does anybody remember Paul Jamieson of Dorking?
Here are some pics of his Merlin(Meteor) engined cars circa early 1970’s. I think he built John Dodd’s car and always regretted selling it because of the reputation it had with its new owner.
I think I am right in saying Paul sadly died a few years ago and maybe someone can tell me what happened to his fabulous collection of Rolls Royce aero engines.

Road names

If anyone has ever walked around the new housing built on Tangmere during the ’80’s and early ’90’s, you will not see one street name or reference to the famous people who served and died operating from there.

It beggers belief that the local council did not make any attempt to contact the on site museum, and ask for a list of aircraft, pilots and other famous names involved in those ‘so secret’ missions flown across the channel in Lysanders ect.

We live in a nation that only thinks of those times on November 11th, and for the rest of time, shut their eyes to our past and get paid to think up names for new roads like Smith Rise, Jones Close, Alfreds Way……. Uugh, I could go on for ever.

Surely I’m not the only ‘Grumpy old Man’ when it comes to these matters.

Definitely…. Not True… See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bentine

“while his eldest son, Gus, was killed when his light aircraft crashed in August 1971. His body and aircraft were missing for ten weeks.”

Which confirms something my Dad told me years ago…

I seem to remember from my Dad it was in Epping Forest… But
who can provide a location I have seen Andes quoted on the internet… Andes Not True

It was a yellow Piper Cub and it was in “Thick Hamphsire woodland” at Ditcham Woods, 3 miles from A3 near Petersfield – The nose was embedded in hill side

Aircraft missing August 28th 1971 – Found by man walking dog Oct 31st 1971

wreck only seen due to Autumn leaves falling!!!

So you can have an aircafrt missing in UK for upto 10 weeks over 30 years ago…

Son Stuart Bentine aged 21, other person in aircraft Andrew Slade aged 25 (pilot)

The above brings back memories of the days of mystery surrounding the loss of Stuart Bentine and his pilot.
I live in Petersfield, and had just qualified as a new PPL pilot at the time of their disappearance.
The area around Ditcham woods is known as the Queen Elizabeth Forest, and is densely populated with large fir trees. The main London to Portsmouth railway line passes through a tunnel at Buriton, adjacent to Ditcham woods and is sided by a large embankment creating a small valley, which in turn can cause a wind shear effect, generally from West to East.
It is thought that the pilot was following the railway line VFR towards Portsmouth at a lowish height, and lost his bearings at the tunnel, where the railway line runs for about a mile, out of sight. It seems the aircraft made a tight turn on a reciprocal course to refind the railway line, and lost control in the turn, diving vertically into the ground between the tall fir trees. The trees closed up over the aircraft and it could not be seen from the air. The loss of control could have been the result of wind shear at that point, combined with a slow, ever tightening turn whilst all eyes were looking at the ground.
Searchers were distracted by the finding of a light aircraft main wheel found floating in the sea off Portsmouth. It was not however from a Piper Cub.
Eventually the Cub was found by a local dog walker, eight weeks later. The aircraft was severely damaged but still intact. Both occupants were still in the cockpit and had died of multiple injuries.

Russian travels

Hi Me-109E,

I was in Russia in 1991 and 1992 up in the Kola peninsuler.

I came : I saw: but I could not deal with anyone who was trustworthy. I have many pictures of Hurricanes, 109’s, Tomahawks, Ju 88. Aircraft I could touch and see for myself. In those early days everything was 1m dollars and in many respects I was too early do do sensible business.
Since then Jim Pierce and others have manged to work out a business relationship whereby some good and not so good deals have been accomplished. Many other people have failed.
The Hurricane B-GO was sold to three different buyers who, I believe, lost thousands of GBP’s in the process.
You have to find the contact you can trust in Russia (very difficult). Words are cheap over there. Life is cheap over there, and there are more worthless paper contracts than Tesco’s wrappings worldwide, over there.
Take good advise from anyone who will give it to you. Keep your money in an escrow type account and good luck.
He who dares ect………

(Hey, the girls are pretty)

[QUOTE=Mark12;1166219]XTM

I am pretty sure “War in the Air” was first televised in the UK in the mid 1950’s. ‘Victory at Sea’ was in a similar style.

Try Google: – “War in the Air” BBC

Hi Mark, Thanks a lot. ’50’s or’60’s, what’s ten tears to a senior citizen!! Can’t wait for Chrissy, ordering now.