Hi Folks, An identification task for all you good folks out there. Firstly, can anybody tell me whether the propeller is from a Hastings, if not what aircraft is it from? Secondly, is this a tailplane from a Hastings? Both were recently taken from Christmas Island by a friend of mine and he would like to know.

The prop looks a good candidate for a Hastings ( despite two blades being the wrong way round) but the wing structure insn’t.

John

It looks to be “Merlin” rotation and Rotol type and would appear to have a final diameter in the range 10′ 3″ to 11′ ish and the profile looks good for something like a Hurricane / Halifax type of blade. If must be more familiar to some of our other posters.

John

Edit, in fact looking at more photos I think you have a Hurricane blade.

Last week, l_garey posted a pretty comprehensive list of aeroplanes at Bicester in the early 1960s on the thread I started regarding 71MU.
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=78785

I extracted the following from his lists:

06 November 1961 235 Eagle 3 RAFGSA235 “74” (w/n 1136)
13 May 1962 G-APEW EoN 403 RAFGSA 306 (=EON/4/001, BGA278)
17 April 1961 144 EoN 460 Red. EON/S/002. 144 on fin
10 December 1961 G-ARTE EoN 460/1B Silver
17 April 1961 220 Grunau Baby RAFGSA
17 April 1961 159 Grunau Baby RAFGSA
17 April 1961 281 Grunau Baby II RAFGSA
06 November 1961 D-3222 Ka6 “175” (-RAFGSA322)
17 April 1961 B-1 Kranich II w/no 635. Damaged
17 April 1961 206 Olympia 1 “26” RAFGSA206. Silver.
17 April 1961 228 Olympia 2B “112” RAFGSA
17 April 1961 246 Olympia 2B “117” RAFGSA. Silver
23 May 1969 G-AVHY RF4
17 April 1961 234 Skylark 3B RAFGSA234. BGA844, wn 1134
17 April 1961 212 T21B RAFGSA. (presumably cn588 WB925 RAFGSA212 BGA2964)
17 April 1961 238 T21B RAFGSA238. BGA846, w/no 1131
13 May 1962 242 T21B
17 April 1961 XN152 T21B Sedburgh TX1 Wreck. “AIR CADETS”

There are also some fine pictures of the RAFGSA contingent on the Air Britain photo website http://www.abpic.co.uk

To add to your list Kirby Kite (240) (Red and Silver) was at Netheravon and Oly 419 (249)was also with Moonrakers RAFGSA.

Hi,
im new to the whole restoration thing and was wondering where you purchase the fabic to cover a/c from?

thanks

Try Laura Ashley :diablo:

Grunau baby 220 was at Bicester in 1961, and ASK18 236 was with Four Counties at Syerston in 76 as was T.21 212 and Blanik R12. I will try to find others.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Aeroclub/Bicester61.jpg

How about
The Spitfire of the South ?

http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirenews/display.var.2052067.0.time_to_find_design_for_spitfire_memorial.php

Looks more like a monument to Keilkraft (small rubber powered balsa planes)

John

Thanks for that TT.

I suspect that we’re looking at the remains of a 47 Squadron machine here as they were based in Khartoum while flying IIIFs.

Anne.

I would agree with 47 Sqn.

John

Snargasher, Desford, Gemini, Barkley-Grow, KZ IV, Langley 29-90, Shcherbakov SHCHE 2, Secan Coulis and Lockheeds galore :0) The Coulis qualifies for your twin booms.

John