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October 31, 2008 at 10:05 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1236850

John Aeroclub
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Something about the dress says “No” not Shaibah, but most Wellesleys in that batch were bound for the Mid-East. Perhaps it’s Aircraft acceptance in the UK.

John

October 31, 2008 at 9:35 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1236870

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On the nail, except for the Leonides. This one had a Pratt and Witney which replaced the Cheetah, It’s general layout followed that found in the G.55 (DB) and G.59 Merlin while it’s younger sibling the G.46 started with a Gipsy Queen but later production used an Alfa engine. Really just clues as to the Fiat family.

Your go…..

John

October 31, 2008 at 9:27 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1236925

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Hi Keith
There is nothing(IMO) unusual about the windsock. As for the rest, certain little niggles have all added up. The mix of Furies and Harts (Audax’s) with no specific sqn markings in the background suggested from the “off” some training unit. 11 FTS was at Wittering. Also those dark panelled hangars were unusual. I for some reason thought that the missing shed at Wittering had been a single GS type, I was mistaken. I,m sure that visible in the distance is the roof of the Sgts Mess (I’ll bet the SWO is still trying to catch up with the long haired Sgt from 1 Sqn with the red sportscar :o) .

So whats next?……

John

October 31, 2008 at 8:57 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1236932

John Aeroclub
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I told you it was easy, now….

John

October 31, 2008 at 6:30 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237064

John Aeroclub
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The watch tower on the hangar. Just visible here. The Gauntlet was on the right of this pic at the corner of the “C” type. Note the dark panels on the GS facia.

John

October 31, 2008 at 11:45 am in reply to: British pre WW2 engines #1237202

John Aeroclub
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I would hazard that the answer to your first question was “little acorns” and cost for proof of concept engineering and it could probably use Pegasus/ Mercury 9 cyl ancilliaries

John

October 31, 2008 at 11:06 am in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1237210

John Aeroclub
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No takers on this one, It might take a Pratt or a Cheetah.

It comes from a long line of Warriors, it’s older sibling had an affair with a german but later married a wizard bloke and it’s younger sibling fancied a Gipsy Queen but ended up with an Alfa Romeo.

John

October 31, 2008 at 10:41 am in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237217

John Aeroclub
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Game ,Set ,Match

YES, Wittering did have a double GS Hangar. Proof in Aeroplane Monthly May 1984 (aerial shot) page 274 and on page 276 just to the left of the wheel on the overturned Fury is the little watch tower. Game, Set, Match.

John:D

October 31, 2008 at 10:24 am in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237226

John Aeroclub
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Hi Pagen01

You’re right! Back to square one. Waddo didn’t have double GS’s and so the caption in K files is wrong. So where is it? One clue the K files photo gives is the existance of another “C” type in the distance. So we have a double GS sandwiched between two “C “types. Given the angles and juxaposition of the buildings I am falling heavily towards Wittering again. My reasoning is the ground layout is the same and I feel the hangar visible behind the Hendon in the “K” pic is what was our 1 Sqn shed and the one to the right of the Gauntlet is(was) ASF, with the double GS being now the MT vehicle park. So, if Wittering had a double GS in the late 30’s it’s the most likley candidate. In my opinion.

There were some pics in Aeroplane Monthly of pre-war training at Wittering, it will take me some time to find unless anyone can come up with the double GS answer..

John (bit firmly between teeth)

October 31, 2008 at 9:06 am in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237311

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I am wondering if this is related to the incident when Horsa forced landed, due to lack of fuel and was rescued by 84 Sqn. A passenger, american authoress Jane Smith autographed her cami-knickers and presented them to the Sqn. Another piece of splendidly useless information. I’m interested by the machine near the wheel which is either a portable drill or a pump.

John

October 30, 2008 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237457

John Aeroclub
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84 of course didn’t serve in UK from 1920 on.

John

October 30, 2008 at 10:19 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237506

John Aeroclub
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Keith, if I might possit something. It’s highly possible of course that he wasn’t stationed at Waddington but on detachment for the “boys toys day” I’d passed over Waddo because the aerial photo I had looked at was before the “C” sheds had been built but the GS hangars had the dark tops. Nil illegitmi carborundum….

John

October 30, 2008 at 10:11 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237510

John Aeroclub
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I like being a defective (sic) :o)

John

October 30, 2008 at 10:08 pm in reply to: Harrier items…….. #1237517

John Aeroclub
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Snap, and raise you one RAF GSA badge.

John

October 30, 2008 at 9:55 pm in reply to: Photo's of an RAF career 1930's to 1960's ! #1237522

John Aeroclub
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****** I thought I had.

Now thats a clever little programme, it edited out my “bother”.

John
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