[QUOTE=DOUGHNUT;1184521]Does the RAF museum still store stuff at RAF Stafford?. I remember an artical in Flypast several years ago about racks of preserved aircraft parts, engines, propellors ect , plus at least two dismantled Spitfires and maybe others ?QUOTE]

Last time I popped my head in it was looking very much as it did in the article which was in the ‘other’ magazine a couple of years ago. The only difference was that Spitfire XVI RW393 (painted as TB675) had arrived from Hendon.

Anne

Sounds like a huge model – do tell more!

http://www.heritageaviationmodelsltd.com/

1/32 Vulcan or 1/24 Lightning anyone?

Anne.

Ooh a prop question…time to crawl out of my cave and blink in the sunlight.

Mark 12 is quite right, it’s for a 5 bladed prop with this blades serial number being 283675.

I’ve no idea what the last digit in the drawing number is so here are our choices from 5 bladed props the RA1023* range.

RA10230 Spitfire Mark not recorded.
RA10231 Spitfire 21. Probably not this as it should be a Hydulignum blade and the one on E-Bay is a Jablo blade.
RA10238 Fairey Spearfish.
RA10239 Spitfire Mark not recorded.

Pick your Choose!

Anne

Thank you for putting up with us for all this time (goes for you as well Moggy). You know where to find me if you need any help with anything.

Anne.

The patches were supplied in rolls and were adhesive backed, un-pinked, pre doped six inch squares of Irish linen.

Anne.

Also if the gunner was operating the machine gun how did he rotate the turret? Was it by feet pedals or pressure pads next to his knees?

The ‘Lobster Back’ FN1 turret fitted to some Demons had control handles, a bit like bicycle handles, which controlled the movement of the turret and firing of the gun.

Anne

The answer to Melv’s hypothetical scenario is quite simple. For the length of it’s stay, the Redwing is temporally declared a Controlled Area with access to named personnel only…Jobs a good’un.

Anne