I have found split/broken WW.1 303 British (cordite strands) cartridges on the Somme and German Black powder rounds with loose heads, both having been exposed to the weather for nearly 70 years, and set fire to the emptied contents (singly) with a satisfying woomph. All ammunition is dangerous and anything bigger, just tiptoe away. I once persuaded a young chap and his mother that the “exhaust pipes” he’d found and were rattling around in the car boot were in fact unfired Stokes Mortar rounds (which do look like small exhaust silencers) with very corroded pins still just in place.. As for any rescuers recovering the ammo originally I don’t think they would have bothered, The radio possibly.

John

Another elderly shot at Hucknall. I understood that this machine crashed fatally on the tour? Right or wrong?

John

While I’m as fascinated as anyone by this and the possible ID I think we should perhaps be aware of the consequences of this being spattered all over the internet. For all we know (and I hope) some offical body and some of our well connected members is trying to identify the pilot and the outcome of his forced landing. Lets hope he made it but it’s a long way out in the ‘Blue’.

It would be nice if the Egyptian Goverment were to gift this to the RAF Museum or any resonsible authority so that no one will make any money out of what may well turn out to be a grave marker.

John

I was in Libya in 1960/61 and there was a strong rumour that an italian aircraft had been found and nearby was an ‘American fighter bomber’ which had damaged each other.
The Italian later was found to be a SM79 in quite intact condition( I believe the one in the photos shown by Massimo on Hyperscale) but I recall hearing no other info ref the ‘fighter bomber’.
When the P40 crashed, the area could have been totally sandy and the wreck covered and revealed many times over the years. As a modeller I think this is real but I would have expected this to be top news if the RAF have been asked for an ID and if the photos are recent and not digital copies.

John

I havent seen this particular one and it’s tail feathers are slightly different. and the other I was thinking of was Goldcrest not finch.

John

LC 13A. Will do nicely.

John

The early Stampe programme. The autograph is one of the Belgian Slivers (F 104) team.
The inside pages had several explanatory drawings of the manouvers. This is May 1971.
John

Fleetwings model 33?

John