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July 1, 2009 at 1:25 pm in reply to: How many Hurricane's are now flying! #1195135

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Just wondering how many Hurricane’s are now flying world wide ?

From my post on http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20861

1. LF363 – BBMF, RAF Coningsby, UK.
2. PZ865 – BBMF, RAF Coningsby, UK.
3. G-BKTH – Sea Hurricane – Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK.
4. G-HURI – HAC, Duxford UK.
5. G-HUPW/R4118 – Mk 1 – Peter Vacher, Didcot ,UK.
6. ZK-TPK/P3351 – Alpine Fighter Collection, Wanaka, NZ.
7. C-FDNL – (former G-ORGI), Ed Russell, Niagra, Canada.
8. C-FTPM – KZ321 (Mk IV) – Vintage Wings of Canada (Michael Potter), Canada.
9. N943HH/RCAF 5667 – Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
10. N33TF/AE977 – Tom Friedkin, Texas, USA.
11. N54FH – Flying Heritage Collection, Seattle, USA.
12. G-HHII/’BE505′ – Hangar 11 Collection, N Weald, Essex, UK.

July 1, 2009 at 11:48 am in reply to: Charles Church (old thread ex 2005) #1195282

Mark V
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Twenty years ago today saw Mr Church’s passing. I for one will spare a thought for him this evening. 1st July 1989, so long ago now, but was very much like today weather wise – a perfect summer’s evening – but one indelibly marred by that tragedy.

RIP Charles Church.

July 1, 2009 at 10:12 am in reply to: Hurricane First Flight at North Weald #1195422

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In no small part thanks to my amazing, possibly Oscar worthy, skill with the forklift at Van Nuys a couple of weeks ago

Can’t deny it helped – the prop might still be sitting there on the ramp at VN if you had not bothered to load it! 🙂

June 30, 2009 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Hurricane First Flight at North Weald #1196131

Mark V
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I was going to ask at the Hanger 11 stall at Biggin Hill but thought they may be sick of people asking!!

Hope she will be at Shoreham in August.

Peter

If we had charged a pound for each answer we would have been minted 😀
Seriously we were inundated with that question and it was nice (on the Saturday) to answer with ‘She flew last night’ 🙂 We are always happy to talk!

June 30, 2009 at 12:19 am in reply to: Hurricane First Flight at North Weald #1196771

Mark V
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The Hurri-bomber flew again last Friday – just fyi 🙂

June 29, 2009 at 10:49 pm in reply to: Spotted #1196803

Mark V
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Now, it was directly into the sun and quite a way away, but I think it was a P40 (which would probably be the PT P40).

Nope – safely tucked up in the hangar by then.

June 23, 2009 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Sally B technical problem? #1202927

Mark V
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‘People’ are always watching these threads 😉

June 23, 2009 at 8:30 pm in reply to: Sally B technical problem? #1202942

Mark V
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:confused: I wish they would update the web page then.No news is hopefully good news as they haven’t cancelled it on the webpage
http://www.sallyb.org.uk/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=16
http://www.sallyb.org.uk/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=15
BUT it is a funny way of keeping the supporters who help to fund her informed,especially if they will need more money .

It has now been updated.

June 23, 2009 at 5:48 pm in reply to: Spitfire identity at North Weald 1988/89 #1203102

Mark V
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Hi Arthur,

G-MKIX (NH238) was also painted up in a similar Camo scheme and appeared in ‘Piece of Cake’ alongside MH434 and they looked very similar.

And probably still is!

June 22, 2009 at 10:41 pm in reply to: RFC Aerodrome to be restored in the UK #1204043

Mark V
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And tomorrow a Sopwith Camel flies in!

June 21, 2009 at 2:15 pm in reply to: Biggin hill airshow 2009 this weekend. #1205730

Mark V
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Indeed – there is a particularly nice warbird line-up this year too.

June 21, 2009 at 11:29 am in reply to: Mystery hydraulic pump? #1205795

Mark V
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I have never seen a photo of the later ground fixed pump in operation but I can tell you the part number 109-580243 (complete assbly) and its very well illustrated in the IPC. Not sure about the 55 prefix as a NAA part/type number tho.

June 21, 2009 at 10:53 am in reply to: Mystery hydraulic pump? #1205868

Mark V
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Hello Mark, probably explains why I couldn’t find find a picture of one on a D! Earlier marks (certainly RAF Allison models) had a pump on the stbd side of the seat. I have one with ‘Hand Hyd Pump’ embossed on the knob on the end from AG634 which is what got me thinking in the first place. Perhaps it’s P47?

Its Steve actually 🙂 I should have said I was referring to the D model manual. Are there any part numbers on it?

June 21, 2009 at 10:35 am in reply to: Mystery hydraulic pump? #1205880

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This has been posted on another forum. It was dug up on an ex US airfield and was posted as a grease gun(!) looks similar to a P51 emergency hydraulic pump. I can’t find a picture of P47 one, if they had them at all. Surprising that a US aircraft would have a manually operated unit requiring exercise! Any ideas?

The P-51 did not have an on-board ‘Emergency Hyraulic Pump’. It did however have a hand pump that mounted on a plate on the starboard side engine frame (ground use only). This item seems to differ from the pictures of that pump I have in the manual so not sure thats what it is.

June 19, 2009 at 9:24 pm in reply to: Flying A Services & Doug Arnold #1207506

Mark V
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When you say “a few have emerged” does that mean there’s still a few that haven’t? 🙂

Yes, I am sure there are still a good few airframes in there, including the P-40 and Spitfire IX, NH238 I mentioned earlier. When I was there in 2004 there were a lot of containers, you could probably find out more by consulting the latest edition of ‘Wrecks & Relics’.
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