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  • in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1132292
    John Aeroclub
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    Berlin? They made a small twin prone pilot type.

    John

    in reply to: Colour spitfire photo 1941 (?) #1134830
    John Aeroclub
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    Anyone notice the missing wing tip of the taxying Blenheim?

    John

    in reply to: Unusual French type captured by the Germans #1134929
    John Aeroclub
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    Well if it had a cockpit, how the hell did one get into it? That apparent Townend ring does not appear to contain an engine. The twin in the far right corner looks like a Caudron Goeland. The Potez is a 63.11.

    John

    in reply to: Unknown RAF bomber base #1135410
    John Aeroclub
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    Halifax’s. The small a/c is not a Proctor but more probably a Hurricane (fighter afiliation?)

    John

    in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1137837
    John Aeroclub
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    It looks very Klemm.

    John

    in reply to: Post Your Sea Fury Pic's #1138146
    John Aeroclub
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    Well it is a sea Fury… Sorry couldn’t resist it.:)

    John

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Aeroclub/FlyingLegends2007056.jpg

    in reply to: Tornado F.3 – ZE728 – Public Artwork #1139811
    John Aeroclub
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    I noticed she was a Turner prize contender…. now you know she’s an idiot!

    John

    in reply to: Mesopotamian Snipes #1140444
    John Aeroclub
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    Handley Page 0/400s were at Heliopolis (58 renumbered 70 Sqn) and Kantara or Qantara (216).

    John

    in reply to: Mesopotamian Snipes #1140459
    John Aeroclub
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    In reference to the grave marker prop rotation, could the print be from a reversed negative? I can’t see anything in the photo that disprove my theory, and that’s all it is, a theory.

    True. but are there two vague clues in the picture? If the picture is normal, both men are using their right hands in body language ways. Assuming that the majority of men are right handed the one on our left appears to be smoking and has a normal hair parting and the other is standing with his right hand articulated in a normal stance.. It’s difficult to see the shirts which way they button but the trouser flys appear to follow normal tailoring. Well thats my theory :diablo:

    John

    in reply to: Mesopotamian Snipes #1140707
    John Aeroclub
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    I assume that it is the angle of that indicates it is a pusher.

    Yes! the blade angle is biting into the air in an anti-clockwise manner. Most continental (and Rolls-Royce ) engines rotated this way. Most british engines rotated clockwise, ie Beardmore, BHP and RAFactory. So it’s either a Rolls engine or off a pusher type ,but I’d opt for a RR type either Falcon or Eagle. (and of interest both of these engines could rotate either way depending on the prop gear box.
    The RAFM Brisfit has one of the rarer clockwise propellers fitted.

    John

    in reply to: Overprinted 5c/545 – what is this off? #1141199
    John Aeroclub
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    I suggest B/D might be bomb door master.

    John

    in reply to: Mesopotamian Snipes #1141203
    John Aeroclub
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    Are my eyes going a bit funny or does that 504 have a slightly unusual power plant?

    Anne

    It’s an Avro 504 J (the 504 A was similar) and these have the Monosoupape engine with the front support mounting, hence the square “look” to the cowl.

    The 504 K ala Shuttleworth has the more common Le Rhone open front and bottom cowl. The rotation of the propeller in the stripped Snipe picture by the way suggests it’s off a RR engined type (or a pusher) Not an RE.8.

    John

    in reply to: Mesopotamian Snipes #1141877
    John Aeroclub
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    The Avro 504J is probably at Aboukir. The DH.9 is an a/c that was at Kantara in 1919 and then part of “Z” Sqn for the Arabian expedition, also 16 TDS and at Aboukir in 1920.

    The RE.8 is probably at Aboukir c late 1919/early20.
    The propeller in front of the Snipe is being prepared as a grave marker.

    The HP 0400’s are most probably 216 Sqn, again at Aboukir or Kantara (Egypt)

    John

    in reply to: Mesopotamian Snipes #1142921
    John Aeroclub
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    Snipe E7514 was with No 1 Sqn (possibly at Hinadi) but all the others were with 56 Sqn at Air depot Aboukir from around1920. E7538 was later with 43 Sqn 1925/26. I am interested in the DH. 9s as I have photos of them in the theatre at this time. 56 were also at San Stephano from Sept 1922 to Nov 23 which I think was to do with the Chanak crisis.

    John

    in reply to: The Tirpity! #1152807
    John Aeroclub
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    78 squadron did, in fact attack the Tirpitz, but not from North Africa. Nothing to hand at the moment but google should bring up something.

    She is writing to someone in N Africa, about the cook/ Tirpitz connection.
    🙂

    John

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