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  • July 22, 2015 at 11:20 pm in reply to: Hawker Hart/Audax Question #852998
    John Aeroclub
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    My thought that this was the jettison cable for a drogue.

    John

    July 21, 2015 at 11:32 pm in reply to: TV Heads Up #853940
    John Aeroclub
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    Cranwell it’s self has an eclectic collection of odd hangars.

    John

    July 20, 2015 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Spotted (2015) #855379
    John Aeroclub
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    Cessna Floatplane !!! 172 I think, heading south over Mansfield Nottingham-shire, am Saturday morning. Anyone know where from?

    John

    July 16, 2015 at 12:49 pm in reply to: TV Heads Up #858957
    John Aeroclub
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    No 1 Sqn spitfire 21 LA198 perhaps? Easy to use for setdressing at the time?
    Hope this gets solved.
    Cees

    The 1 Sqn Spitfire 21 was LA255. In the late 1950’s she was at Cardington in Silver and I seem to recall a Red spinner when I first saw her in Feb 1960 and of course later on 1 Sqn she was in standard late war scheme until someone painted the codes Black. I think LA198 was at Locking. Another with a Red spinner was PK624 a Mk.24 at Uxbridge in 1960.

    John

    June 25, 2015 at 6:16 pm in reply to: When did Folland Aircraft start? #878505
    John Aeroclub
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    Folland credits include the SE.2, SE.4 and SE.5, The British Nieuport designs and the Grebe and Gamecock and so on to the Gladiator and F5/34.

    John

    June 6, 2015 at 5:14 pm in reply to: Help to Identify this aircraft & if possible its Squadron #895126
    John Aeroclub
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    DH.9A 60 Sqn. When it was with 60 Sqn it was coded X and when with 27 Sqn it carried the letter E. So I think this photo was taken in early 1925. Probably at Lahore.

    John

    May 27, 2015 at 9:21 am in reply to: Avro Anson Prop #902541
    John Aeroclub
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    The early Cheetah Ansons had metal Fairey -Reed fixed pitch props. Later types such as the Mk.19 had a variable pitch Rotol prop and the above mentioned sounds to be one of these post war types. Canadian Jacobs engine’d Ansons had fixed pitch wooden props whilst the P&W Mk.V’s had Hamilton Standard metal variable pitch props. Oxfords with Cheetah’s had wooden props.

    John

    May 26, 2015 at 10:37 pm in reply to: Observer aircrew #902713
    John Aeroclub
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    I certainly remember there were a number of NCO aircrew on 9 and 12 Sqn’s in 1960. I particularly remember two Observers, one a Flt/Sgt Smith who gave me some photos of Brigands he had flown in Malaya (I still have them) and another, who sadly I can’t remember his name but he was killed in a crash on our detachment to Libya in Nov 1960.

    John

    May 26, 2015 at 3:27 pm in reply to: Observer aircrew #903134
    John Aeroclub
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    Thank you for the reply. I’m researching a deceased Avro Manchester Observer Sgt H.C. Redgrave (the father of an extended family lady member) who was lost in the first operational loss of that type on 13th March 1941. I have a good account of the drama including a photo of the German pilot. I know that Sgt Redgrave attended 1 Air Observer and Navigator School (Prestwick). I remember we had Observers and Navigators on our Canberra B.6’s in 1960 with the Observer just carrying out the non Radar Bomb aiming.

    John

    May 26, 2015 at 2:33 pm in reply to: Steve Hague #903148
    John Aeroclub
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    I’m very sad to hear of Steve’s untimely death. I knew him through the scale modelling world. He was always very helpful with that wonderful Yorkshire dour humor. One of the first times I introduced Clare to helping me behind my trade stand was at Aero Venture and the concrete hangar floor was freezing to stand in one place. Clare commented on this, unknowingly within ear shot of Steve. A short time later he turned up with a piece of carpet for her to stand on, saying “I’ve brought the carpet Madam ordered”. As someone else said “Grey skies” Steve, it’s a little more in keeping.

    John

    May 1, 2015 at 11:03 pm in reply to: STUNNED… there is an Airacobra sitting in a Russian Scrap yard #921148
    John Aeroclub
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    The other “piston” fuselage is a Yak 55.

    John

    April 15, 2015 at 10:09 pm in reply to: What aircraft is this? #850338
    John Aeroclub
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    Two gun troughs in the cowl top. Buffalo.

    John

    April 13, 2015 at 10:57 am in reply to: Buried aircraft #852752
    John Aeroclub
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    The fuel used in these aircraft was quite useful in ensuring abandoned aircraft were reduced to rubbish and having them buried during a hasty retreat is the stuff of fantasy. Just look at the many photos of abandoned RAF landing grounds in France.

    John

    April 2, 2015 at 11:12 pm in reply to: Aircraft ID #862128
    John Aeroclub
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    Wellington. No aircrew badges, so those guys are probably ground crew?

    John

    March 26, 2015 at 10:59 pm in reply to: Stranger Iin The Grapevine #868726
    John Aeroclub
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    Moth minor got it, I’ve been scratching around trying to think where I’d seen it.

    John

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