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  • September 19, 2013 at 10:24 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #945539
    Gin Ye Daur
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    Ian,

    That is a lovely little piece, well found! Just wish we still had hoards of festering aeroplane hulks scattered across our fair Isle to plunder!

    GYD

    September 17, 2013 at 11:02 pm in reply to: Seen on eBay – 2013! #948227
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    French? Mystere/Ouragan, perhaps??

    GYD

    August 30, 2013 at 12:52 am in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #966866
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    Tony, are you thinking of perhaps combining this with the ‘previously advertised aeronautical themed commerce endeavor at an historical aeronautical museum located somewhere in the south of England later this Autumn‘ or a separate party altogether? In any case, I’m all in favour of bringing some more of my ‘sock collection’ too!

    By the way, Miclittle, lovely, lovely examples of rarely seen items, thank you for posting.

    Martyn

    GYD

    July 17, 2013 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Canberra engine instrument panel I.D. #1012471
    Gin Ye Daur
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    Rather stupidly, I forgot to add the following!

    Part numbers: EC2.80.559 iss 2
    MCE/12/73//185 (MFS513)
    WON S7463
    S7478
    S7462

    Mart

    June 25, 2013 at 9:19 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #949116
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    Ian,

    By the way, lovely Harrier display!

    I echo your choice of the F106 yoke as ‘yummy’ and desirable but, I’ve yet to see any Swedish grips come up and the Draken is one I’m after as I had so much contact with them during my time at Geutersloh. (Sorry, can’t find the umlaut button). Mind you, an F14 is also high on the acquisition list too!

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 25, 2013 at 7:42 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #949270
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    What an amazing (and very French) collection! Thanks for sharing. I’m guessing the top four are Mirage and the second three Mystere? Late Hunter and Lightning, a Russian one for Gin ye Daur to identify. A4 Skyhawk, F8 Crusader, F14 Tomcat, Vigilante, F106 (that really is special!), F4, B8 B7, early B8 and an exotic radar controller? I’m very impressed and very jealous!

    Hi Mira,

    Lovely collection and welcome to the fold! Just to echo Ian’s comments, some (very) envious items! Although my ‘O’ level ‘French Grips’ is not particularly up to A* grade standard, I would agree with Ian to their application and his identification of the remaining, the Russian grip looks to be a MiG 25 variant but, the ‘Gem’ for me is the penultimate picture, a grip on my ‘most wanted list’ J35 SAAB Draken.

    How we doing so far?

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 12, 2013 at 11:19 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #962755
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    Ian,

    That’s a splendid looking B1 panel, a sure feature for next years fest perhaps?? 😎
    I have tomorrow and Friday off to try and fashion a ‘display’ board for the ‘side show’ before the trundle up the A1 for this years weekend of aeronautical indulgence!

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 10, 2013 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #966186
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    Indeed Tony,

    It was just an idea to see how such a display goes before perhaps a larger theme based on your idea earlier on a ‘forum’ supported display, either next years fest or as you suggested another venue/event. I am planning on bringing a few U.S. columns (F86E/F F86D/K, F101, AH64) a couple of more interesting U.S. grips and perhaps a few Soviet sticks too.

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 9, 2013 at 9:31 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #967210
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    Thanks for looking, Martyn, no worries. Sailors have stronger arms thus can apply more force with a shorter stick. I’ve seen Popeye! Different angles and bends as well. Tomorrows game is a three holed base to fit a GR1 column in with them.

    Hmmm….. that should be impressive! I’m thinking of taking some of the ‘collection’ to the fest, just to pad out my 4’x6′ cockpit display!

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 9, 2013 at 9:03 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #967339
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    Hi Ian,

    It’s nice to see a GR stick next to the SHar for comparison, there are some subtle leverage/mechanical advantage issues to be noted between the two, don’t you think? I have just had a look but, unfortunately only have a trim switch for the earlier Harrier grip. :apologetic:

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 8, 2013 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Crash near Leuchars 22nd June 1951 #968915
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    Last Take Off My Cummings confirms Anderson in Meteot T7 VW438 of 602 Sqn on June 23rd 1951

    ‘The Greatest Squadron of them all’ the definitive history of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RauxAF, (Ross/Blanche/Simpson), Vol 2, page 310, indeed states Meteor T7, VW438 and the incident described above. The aircraft may have been a or indeed was a 602 machine but, P/O Anderson is one of Edinburgh’s sons. He was buried with full military honours on 26th June 1951 in his home town of Currie, Fife. The Squadron (603) provided escort and firing party. His name appears both in the afore mentioned tome and on the 603 Roll of Honour in the Canongate Kirk Edinburgh.

    As a postscript, the name above P/O Anderson on the roll of honour, is that of F/O J Mears who, tragically died in similar flying incident in March 1949.

    Regards,

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 8, 2013 at 12:22 pm in reply to: Crash near Leuchars 22nd June 1951 #969079
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    Just had a deeper delve into the Archive!

    P/O Anderson was a teacher by profession and had served as a pilot during WW2 and this tragedy happened on his first solo flight in a jet. He took of in perfect weather but, failed to reply to a recall to base as the fog appeared and covered the airfield in a layer of low stratus cloud. When he did return, he attempted a ground controlled approach but, was unsuccessful and eventually ran out of fuel. The aircraft came down among the trees at Inverdovat Farm near Newport.

    Hope that’s of some help?

    Regards,

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 8, 2013 at 11:52 am in reply to: Crash near Leuchars 22nd June 1951 #969104
    Gin Ye Daur
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    ‘Broken Wings’ by J J Halley has this, which looks like your chap:

    Meteor T.7 VW438, 602 Sqn, ran out of fuel and hit trees in forced landing in sea fog, Newport, Fife, 23rd June 1951.

    Regards

    Simon

    Hi Simon, Robert,

    Not wishing to nit-pick but, P/O Anderson was a member of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAuxAF, not 602 (City of Glasgow). There is a ‘gentlemanly’ rivalry between the two squadrons, goes back a long way, possibly due to an incident on the 16 October 1939 but, that’s another story……..

    Regards,

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 6, 2013 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Repro Lancaster Instrument Panel #970562
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    Hi Tony,

    I remember Malcolm Goosey had some on offer at a Newark ‘Table-Top’ about 18 months ago, he had to have several made to keep the cost down as I recall!

    Martyn

    GYD

    June 3, 2013 at 11:09 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #973558
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    It’s 10 days (ish) to the ‘Fest’ What do you think, can it be done?? Ian, if you have a tent, its a cracking weekend!!!

    Martyn

    GYD

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