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February 18, 2016 at 4:58 pm in reply to: Yeovilton secrets #845347

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Deck trials certainly took place but the 510 was never put into service, in fact went on to be the Swift. Later development became the Scimitar.

February 10, 2016 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Hispano Buchon "Red 14" #848369

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Lest we forget

The late, great, Nick Grace, forerunner of the ‘Buchon era’ with G-BOML and his mechanic John in pre start up mode at Goodwood, in those heady days 1987/89.
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January 11, 2016 at 3:50 pm in reply to: 'World War II- Battlefield Recovery'…UK Channel 5 TV #869171

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I too watched this program and concur Howard Tuck’s evaluation.
This program was made by non genuine people who were on camera to pretend to be involved and concerned with WW11 history on the Eastern front. The presentation was puerile, amateurish to almost childish on several occasions. Had it been tried in UK, France/Belgium or Germany, the whole team would probably still be in jail.
A disgrace and dishonor to the dead on all sides.
Tangmere 1940’s comments of aviation archaeology over the past decades is spot on, and most of the television series shown on the subject have been worthy of viewing. As for parts recovered, a few people on this forum have been pleased to own some of them for restoration projects.

August 18, 2015 at 11:43 pm in reply to: Biggin Hill 75 #909550

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Perhaps you should have been at Capel le Ferne Andy and asked for some opinions from 800 to 1000 very wet and disappointed devotees !

August 18, 2015 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Biggin Hill 75 #910054

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Just returned from a 200mile round trip to Capel le Ferne, where there was an expectant crowd of 1000 + people….all they got was an eyefull of small dots about 3 miles north of Capel and at about 1500/2000ft. When the formation turned back to Biggin, it turned north and never came anywhere near the waiting crowd that had stood in drizzly rain for about one and a half hours. The weather was poor, but not that bad. We could see them clearly with binoculars, 5 Hurricanes & 3 Spits, but they were too far away to be seen by those without bins.
Their was palpable disappointment and some ‘why did we bother’ comments from a wet and soggy crowd.
Was their no co-ordination from the ground at all ? This was the largest crowd of spectators in the one important place for the B of B, the one place that someone should have made an effort to recognise. Just one aircraft for a low pass and a wing waggle would have been very much appreciated.
Surely there was one display pilot in that 8 who could have done what seems normal at any other air show.

August 15, 2015 at 8:56 am in reply to: Possible Griffon/Merlin fuel ? #913032

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Here is a puzzle item.!!
Merlin Pete has ruled out any form of Merlin/Griffin connection, but did offer his opinion that it was a fuel control part an rearly Jet engine. After a fair bit of research, I am inclined to agree with him.
Here are some part numbers

Serial : L1981LR
Type: BPC 10- 170
A.M. DIS P43 1SS 114
SU 3531 & SU 064

Brass makers plate reads LUCAS.

The AM one is very interesting:
DIS reads Defence Intelligent Staff
ISS reads Internal Security Service
Both of these abbreviations were/are used by MOD

Is it possible that this is an experimental piece, designed by Lucas for an early jet i.e a later Whittle engine (W2), Dart, Short, Nene and so on.

The one engine that appears to have a similarity is the Viper, but I don’t have enough reference books to find out.

August 9, 2015 at 9:52 pm in reply to: Storch accident in France 08 Aug #920081

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Real shame…engine out, go for anything flat and green…heavy arrival on somewhat flimsy U/c, and wing tip taking the weight of a semi ground loop.
Good to hear no real harm to pilot. Aircraft repairable in todays world.
The French are not having a happy week, what with the Mossie and now this.

July 22, 2015 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Drought makes Lake Mead B29 accessible #853442

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnAqQyIeaQw

January 16, 2015 at 11:23 pm in reply to: Seen On Ebay (2015) #926156

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]234628[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]234629[/ATTACH]Mmmmm….I got one of them….not for sale though

November 12, 2014 at 12:11 pm in reply to: Operation Dervish '91 – Hurricane i/d puzzle #902812

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Dervish 91

I am surprised to read that Mk 12 was in Murmansk (not Arkhangelsk ) taking pics., in 1991. I was there (in Murmansk) and met most of the guys celebrating the Arctic convoy reunion with the Russians. HMS London was moored off shore and I was lucky enough to get inside the naval base to find a hanger full of wartime aeroplanes locked away in darkness. Right next to the hanger was a small house painted with stars, moons and space objects originally gifted to Uri Gagarin after his famous first space flight.(see pics). The Hurricane shown is definitely not the one on a plinth outside a Russian airbase. That was still a memorial when I was there, but was removed a couple of years later as far as I know.
I was there too early to have any success with the Russian mafia. Everything was priced at a million dollars, and those that came later were able to calm the market into sensible dealings. There were many would be buyers who lost all their money to mafia scams and false bank accounts. The main problem in those early days, was proof of ownership. Everything ostensibly belonged to the state, and many a deposit was paid and those Russians involved were never seen again.
Russia did however eventually produce some amazing aircraft from the bundi & fresh water lakes etc. Whether they proved profitable recoveries we will probably never know.
I have many more pics of 87’s,109’s. Hurricanes, 110’s, American wrecks…..too many for for here I think.
Here are some. B-GO was in Obninsk in 1993.

September 6, 2014 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Revamp at the RAF Museum, Hendon #886840

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Nobody seems to have noticed that Wilkinson Eyre, the architects for the project, were the architects who designed the now abandoned and discredited ‘Battle of Britain Beacon’.

Well, I suppose now that the ‘taller than the Eiffel Tower and be seen all over London’ edifice that looked like an upside down 1970s stainless steel flower vase has bitten the dust, Wilkinson Eyre will need something to do…..!! 😉

September 5, 2014 at 11:21 pm in reply to: Revamp at the RAF Museum, Hendon #887972

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Can anyone confirm or deny a circulating rumour that the Battle of Britain display is to be dismantled from Hendon and moved to ‘another’ site , maybe Cosford.
Also another rumour that the white Vulcan is to be ‘removed’ i.e. scrapped.

August 16, 2014 at 9:15 am in reply to: I saw a few Lancasters today #906146

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efer_GCo-Ag

August 6, 2014 at 12:20 pm in reply to: Senior RAF officer captured in Sicily, 1940? #916936

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In the ‘Malta story’ film, it was a Hudson carrying Peter (Alec Guinness) on his way to the Middle East.

August 6, 2014 at 12:12 pm in reply to: Museum pieces destroyed through war #916951

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Cracow 1989

These are two of many pics of Cracow, Poland during a trip .n 1989. Can someone identify the aircraft and its history please.

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