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  • September 6, 2004 at 10:43 am in reply to: Strange aircraft #1562019
    John C
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    A Herc with wing tanks would look as if it had an extra pair of engines I suppose..

    JC

    September 6, 2004 at 10:41 am in reply to: COLD WAR JETS 5TH SEPT BRUNTERS #1562023
    John C
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    Ah very sensible 😀

    So what were Discovery Wings filming? Poor bloke doing the PA was badly let down by his sound gear, couldn’t quite make out what was going on!

    JC

    September 6, 2004 at 10:06 am in reply to: COLD WAR JETS 5TH SEPT BRUNTERS #1562091
    John C
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    Got there in the end

    I got there about 2pm (just as the first lightning started), due to home issues and quite annoyed that I’d missed the 11am meet. Next time I’ll get mobile numbers!!

    Wonderful. Loved it. Stopped by the Beech but Phil wasn’t there.

    Highlight for me was standing so close to the Victor when it was at high power, although the Buccaneer “wet” start was quite spectacular! Although the fella on the GPU looked a bit too close for comfort 😮

    Also spent a fair amount of time looking over 558 – she looks even bigger in bits!

    JC

    September 4, 2004 at 1:52 pm in reply to: Battle of Britain DVD #1563514
    John C
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    I haven’t quite got to finishing off the bonus disc yet, but the commentry over the film had me swearing at the telly! Don’t who the voice belonged to but he had no idea whatsoever what aircraft he was talking about at any point. Spitfires were Hurricanes, Ju52 was a Stuka etc…

    The rest is wonderful, but that one pillock really wound me up!!!

    JC

    September 3, 2004 at 1:22 pm in reply to: COLD WAR JETS 5TH SEPT BRUNTERS #1564496
    John C
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    Ok, I’ll lurk around the Beech then. I’ve only ever been to Bruntingthorpe for driving stuff before now so it’ll be nice to see some interesting stuff for a change!

    JC

    September 3, 2004 at 12:49 pm in reply to: COLD WAR JETS 5TH SEPT BRUNTERS #1564561
    John C
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    Any idea what the traffic exit routes are like? I need to be out in time to make Birmingham airport by six…

    Are you flying or driving Steve? I’ve got a great X country route that will take you to the A45 or to the M6 (from when I was a biker).

    Looking at the schedule, I’ll go home about 3pm I reckon. Is there an arranged time and place for forum bods to meet up?

    JC

    September 3, 2004 at 10:12 am in reply to: Canberra crash last night #1564691
    John C
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    As well as passing condolences on to family and friends, I’d also like to spare a thought for the guys on the Squadron carrying out the board of enquiry. A friend (who’s now backseat on Tornado’s at Marham) was involved with the Wyton crash inquiry about 12 years ago while he was on Canberras. Not a nice task.

    🙁

    September 3, 2004 at 9:24 am in reply to: COLD WAR JETS 5TH SEPT BRUNTERS #1564743
    John C
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    So what’s the time/cost etc for Sunday. For once I actually know where it is 😀 Have also liberated some earplugs from the workshop!

    JC

    September 3, 2004 at 9:18 am in reply to: Some Hispano Buchon/Bf109 images #1564746
    John C
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    Hmmmm… I’ve got a spark plug spanner. Who’s with me?

    JC

    September 2, 2004 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Some Hispano Buchon/Bf109 images #1565521
    John C
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    There was a lot more airframe damage than I realised. Weird circumstances too – see:

    http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_avsafety/documents/page/dft_avsafety_501760.hcsp

    JC

    September 2, 2004 at 8:56 am in reply to: Some Hispano Buchon/Bf109 images #1566142
    John C
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    Ooh ‘eck, don’t go there…! Can? Worms? Open?

    I’ll try and summarise while upsetting as few people as possible – not an easy thing to do when talking about Black Six. Restored over 19 years by Russ Snadden and many others, flown for a few years always on the understanding that she would eventually be retired to the RAF Museum

    I followed the story up to about 1995 and then drifted away from the warbird scene due to career and marital issues. Personally I considered her one of the most important flying warbirds in the country… Would someone care to let me have a look at the can of worms (via PM if it’s that contentious)?

    JC

    September 1, 2004 at 8:52 pm in reply to: Some Hispano Buchon/Bf109 images #1566641
    John C
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    So why was Black 6 finally grounded? I know she was in at least one accident (ending up inverted at Duxford) and there was always a limited agreed flying time after which the MoD reclaimed her for an ornament. What were her final days as a living machine?

    August 27, 2004 at 11:56 am in reply to: Midland air museum photos (26/08/04) #1603137
    John C
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    My eyes aren’t the greatest after 18 hours of work…Is that a Whitley fuselage I see!?!

    Cheers,

    Todd

    It is – about six feet of it if I recall correctly, along with some other bits and pieces. Armstrong Whitworth were about half a mile away at Whitley (it’s now the Jaguar Engineering Centre, which is where I’m writing this!).

    John C

    August 27, 2004 at 11:24 am in reply to: Anyone know of this Mustang? #1603180
    John C
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    With regards to the blade bending, the angle of the excavator in the earlier photo suggest (in technical terms) “quite a bit of welly” being applied to move the aircraft.

    Now, although the slinging isn’t on the prop in that pic, the odds are that the prop may have been the first thing they attached ropes to in order to move her. Given that the stiction of wet sand is quite considerable the amount of effort applied by the nutter in the digger would be more than enough to bend the blades forwards.

    And I should think there were a few choice phrases not taught in GCSE French when those ropes slipped off the prop under considerable tension…

    John C
    How do you say “Duck!” en Francais? “Canard!”? Doesn’t work really…

    August 26, 2004 at 11:25 am in reply to: Spitfire Projects on EBAY? #1604459
    John C
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    That’s quite surreal – have a look at what he’s sold before. Cow milk jug, Butterfly brooch (20p!), Epson ink cartridges, 2 Spitfires…

    John C
    Where’s that lottery ticket?

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