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May 4, 2016 at 2:21 pm in reply to: Spitfire Vb EP122 first flight #876476

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I believe it’s rebuilt from the wreck that was on display for some years in the armoury museum. Here’s a photo of its recovery: credit Spitfire survivors Facebook

May 3, 2016 at 5:33 pm in reply to: Spitfire roundel query #877020

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Here’s a pic I found on google images of a 131squadron Spit with an odd fin flash and Fuselage roundel. Probably the Americans trying to distinguish themselves from other RAF squadrons?

Precursor to the later Star markings?

May 3, 2016 at 5:21 pm in reply to: Malta Spits. Question for the experts. #877021

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Thanks for the replies chaps, all seem plausible explanations.

Here’s another picture showing them on both sides. Again a Vc in the BR serial range on Malta.

May 13, 2015 at 12:57 pm in reply to: RAF Harvard, Sutton Harness? Or American type? #912458

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Thanks for the replies chaps, big help. I’m intending to model the aircraft above which I found in this very forum.

February 23, 2014 at 9:12 am in reply to: The Arrow – Docudrama #970057

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I’m Half way through it as we speak, I saw a funny piece on a Canadian news channel where someone had proposed reinstating the arrow as an F35 alternative!

What sort of differences do you think a production Arrow would have had over the prototype? Bigger radome? Wing hard points? I keep imaging it in RAF markings

November 28, 2013 at 1:37 pm in reply to: Question about Spitfire Antennae ? #958154

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Yes the horizontal tailplane antennae, the aircraft I’m building (GN-H 249 Sqn) doesn’t have the post on top of the rudder so can’t see it having the wire from there to behind the cockpit, the lack of the IFF aerial makes sense as I suppose they didn’t want to risk it falling Into enemy hands.

Thanks.

August 26, 2013 at 8:00 pm in reply to: Tornado Gr1 on M62 this morning. #969893

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It was ZA399 on its way or leaving Jet Art aviation. Just found it in the August issue Of fly past

August 26, 2013 at 7:24 am in reply to: Tornado Gr1 on M62 this morning. #970396

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Cheers for the replies, all those look to be in the same markings I saw, but the Dk sea grey was faded so I’m guessing it was a gate guardian or had been out side.

January 21, 2013 at 1:59 pm in reply to: Raw Film Footage of the Finnish Air Force at War #953052

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Didn’t know the Finnish/Swedish Gladiators had those armoured seats! An area the gladiator was deficient in.

December 20, 2012 at 1:56 pm in reply to: Malta Sea Gladiators, propeller questions. #1000750

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Thanks for the responses chaps.

The pic with the two blade props may be before hostilities kicked off as I’ve read they had been operating the Gladiators for a while before war was declared and also a few were loaded back onto HMS eagle and used by keighly-Peach. A few of the eagle fighter flight had watts propellers.

Big fan of the Gladiator, I hope the Maltese government lets the Malta Aviation museum add some wings!

December 19, 2012 at 5:52 pm in reply to: Malta Sea Gladiators, propeller questions. #1002091

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Ben
I cannot help with your specific question other than I think the 3 bladed prop was a Hamilton Standard unit as used on the Blenheim. I have always wondered whether these were fixed when used on a Gladiator or still variable as they were on the Blenheim, if they were variable did it give an improved performance.

Richard

Yeah i believe they only used the prop, not the Blenheim Mercury engine as is usually quoted as i dont belive it would give any advantage over the Gladiators, (surely it would be geared differently?) But would the controls be inplace for the variable pitch mechanism?

December 19, 2012 at 4:59 pm in reply to: Info needed on Geoff Northcotts Spitfire XIV. #1002130

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cheers, Northcott flew several marks so could be any i suppose, likely they did a similar thing with this one too as i ended up putting the JEFF over the serial anyway.

December 19, 2012 at 4:28 pm in reply to: Info needed on Geoff Northcotts Spitfire XIV. #1002254

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Spitfire XIV finished

i forgot id posted this, here are some completed pictures for anyone interested. sods law dictates that now ive finished this model a new photo will surface showing ive got it completely wrong but hey ho .

this is the Pacific coast kit in 32nd

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