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  • May 26, 2005 at 8:17 am in reply to: Camping Holiday #1375473
    Mark V
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    You might need one for the RAF Museum, not too many camping areas in Hendon.

    May 25, 2005 at 11:17 pm in reply to: BBMF 2004 Brochures #1375697
    Mark V
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    :rolleyes: I think they are talking box loads chaps, rather than sending individual copies.

    May 25, 2005 at 5:12 pm in reply to: Spitfire Mk26 first flight #426418
    Mark V
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    I am talking about his two-seater that was really wierd non-standard colours for the camouflage, a blue and green. I always wondered why till I read on this forum he’d used Ford car paint for the colour rather than matching it accurately. I think it said he was somehow involved with a Ford dealership?

    It has also appeared in really light grey-green scheme too, looking a bit more like the WWII fighter scheme as well, but I’m talking about when it wore the blue scheme. the online is a really poor quality thumbnail that wouldn’t open for me, from here http://www.militaryairshows.net/ galld2.htm

    Dave, it was BMW paint actually. PT462 has only worn the Charles Church scheme and the current 253 Sqdn scheme – this being the ‘really light grey-green scheme’, but neither are authentic. The current scheme was applied in the USA and the new owner at that time was offered authentic paint chips but never took the offer up. The result is the current ‘guesstimation’ scheme, albeit with accurately proportioned roundels (as per the line drawing supplied to them).

    May 25, 2005 at 9:09 am in reply to: Peter Vacher's Hurricane #1377629
    Mark V
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    Having spoken to Peter Vacher about this matter, his own words are that she’s staying at Cambridge, at least for this season. May be moved to Kidlington next year but the thinking behind staying at Marshall’s for this season is that all the restoration team are there and are close to hand if any problems develope during the season.

    The restoration team are based in Suffolk.

    May 23, 2005 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Spitfire Mk26 first flight #426804
    Mark V
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    I agree with you Janie – the paint scheme looks as bad as Charles Church’s Spitfire did, or the CAF Wildcat

    Thats a bit harsh Dave (if we are talking about C-GMAH). The colours and roundel proportions are not bad at all. I think its really only let down by the hard edges to the camouflage demarcartion lines. Janie, I agree, a few W/T’s always improve a Spitfire scheme.

    May 23, 2005 at 4:25 pm in reply to: Vulcan News #1380927
    Mark V
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    Also no doubt some of the people on this forum will start to make comments on it, how many times have people here made comments about the colour scheme a private owner paints his aircraft in?

    I do not think I can give you an exact figure, but probably quite a lot of times, me included.

    May 23, 2005 at 3:40 pm in reply to: "ACME" Quiz #1380969
    Mark V
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    Lake Windermere?

    May 21, 2005 at 10:16 pm in reply to: USAAF Spitfire wing roundel/star #1383578
    Mark V
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    To put it bloody politely Snapper – the difficulty that people are having is that ‘309 Squadron’ implies RAF (no Group prefix) and 309 Sqdn, RAF did not operate Spitfires.

    May 20, 2005 at 5:02 pm in reply to: Hullavington anyone going? i know i am :D #1385689
    Mark V
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    Looks like OSH was not being so pessismistic after all.

    May 19, 2005 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Grace Spitfire Supporters day Pics (Sat 14tn May) #1387770
    Mark V
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    I rather like her black nose – got used to it! 🙂

    Mmm – very 2nd TAF.

    May 19, 2005 at 6:13 pm in reply to: RAF Museum Cosford Current State of Building #1387774
    Mark V
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    I am guessing the ‘T ‘shaped modern building is the visitors centre?

    May 19, 2005 at 1:49 pm in reply to: 339th Mustangs from Fowlmere ! #1388372
    Mark V
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    The invasion stripes on ‘The Comet’ are unusually neat, maybe even sprayed on with a mask?

    Great pics BTW.

    May 19, 2005 at 9:39 am in reply to: Control tower or Watch office thread #1388693
    Mark V
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    It was done as ‘carefully’ as it is possible to do so in the circumstances without putting undue risk on the workforce. The aims were to:

    1. Record the details of the structure in minute detail prior to work starting.

    2. Salvage all original fittings.

    3. Salvage as many sound bricks as possible.

    It was not possible to re-use any of the render,floors, footings, or roof construction as they are built ‘in-situ’. However around 75% of the bricks were salvaged. When the structure is re-built it will be exactly as it was in 1945.

    May 19, 2005 at 9:20 am in reply to: USAAF Spitfire wing roundel/star #1388697
    Mark V
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    Its difficult to believe that a RAF scheme modified in the field (did any Spitfires leave the factory with US markings?) would include any re-positioning of the insignia. The stars would have surely been applied over the existing RAF roundels and, as only one wing of each surface was marked – with one side probably crudely filled in with (almost matching) camouflage paint.

    The picture above seems to support this.

    May 18, 2005 at 9:39 am in reply to: Anyone have this Memphis Bell DVD ? #1390692
    Mark V
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    Just ordered a copy (Region 1) from UK Amazon. Just over £10 delivered! They still have a couple available.

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