Tom

Again thank you for checking. I am interested in any dimensional variance as a set of drawings I have from a very respected draughtsman show a longer length. Having said that the drawings (preliminary) are very difficult to interpret as they are overlaid to show different Mk differences and I appear to be seeing two spinner lengths for the two stage Merlins, one of which is nearer 25″ and the other at 28.5″ (including tip plug).
I appreciate that this all might seem a little anal but Spitfires always raise anti when it comes to kit dimensions and there are several threads on the subject running elsewhere.

Either Stuart or Tom, are either of these spinners on a bench? So that a piece of wood could be placed parallel to the bench to give a more accurate measurement. 😀

Regards

John

With respect how accurate were you with the length and did you include the backplate width in this measurement.? I would have expected it to be nearer 28″ from tip to gap.

Regards

John

That would have been Skyblazers, the period USAFE team.
Sure they were Thunderjets (straight wing F-84s) and not F-86s or F-100s?

Yes they were the straight wing F84. I can remember quite a few of the display a/c quite vividly and one is certainly the Dart Kitten in it’s Red and Silver scheme and the Hunter in it’s Pale Green paintwork.

If I do remember there was a TT 35 Mosquito in the static park as well as a Fairchild Argus (civil). Also there was the Spit 16 which appeared at Syerston the following year and then remained there. Now I am a little puzzled, because my first B of B airshow was at Newton which I believe was 1954 or 55 and the following year the B of B venue moved to Wymswold and the Dart Kitten was there. Is it possible that there were two consecative shows at Wymswold? I certainly remember the hangars were full of Hunters and there was a huge display of “solid” models (the Farrah collection?)

John

Your’e absolutely right, one of the lesser know Push-pulls.

Yours

John

I couldn’t resist this “clunker”.

John

With out wishing to bend the thread too much, does anyone know the fate of my old L Spatz 55 which I last heard of stored in the hangar roof at Rufford, it having been bent. Also to Lawrence (l.garey) Do you have any more photos from that show at Wymswold?

John

A very easy one this time.

John