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November 13, 2012 at 10:27 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #973952

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I think it might be interesting to see if the cut piece can be seen on other photos taken earlier. I cannot spot it (in this or any place) on pictures taken during April when the canopy had already been vandalized. Currently I have no access to pictures taken when the canopy had not been smashed in, possibly they show the state of the harness inside the cockpit when the aircraft was originally found by the Polish team?

Anyway, IIRC the was some speculation about battery and / or radio parts (?) having been removed from the wreckage. In case of #94 that wouldn’t really make sense for me …

October 14, 2012 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Sunday live NOW: Felix Baumgartner supersonic freefall jump… #1011679

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And by chance it’s exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1.

October 14, 2012 at 7:52 pm in reply to: B-25 fuse at Grimbergen Airfield,Brussels #1011843

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Indeed: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b25registry/b25-4430925.html

October 12, 2012 at 10:48 am in reply to: Burma Spitfires #1014967

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Well, those three submarines had never really been “lost”. They could be seen at low tide inside the remains of the bunker (Elbe 2) they were/are resting in. Finally during redevelopment work of the harbour in the 1990s that submarine bunker was filled with sand and than flattened with explosives. Nowadays there is a container park above the area. BTW: Remains of pocket battle ship Admiral Scheer and of WWI monitor HMS Glatton suffered a same fate, their wrecks beeing buried in Kiel and Dover harbour respectively during landfill work.
Sorry if I have been drifting off topic too much …

October 10, 2012 at 10:29 am in reply to: Is this a Blenheim Mk V? #1016405

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Interesting challenge! I rotated and resized the original picture. Due to the long and apparently underslung nacelles my money, too, is on a Ju (1)88. However, I am torn between a Ju 188 and probably a hard-nosed Ju 88 C, although in my opinoin the outline of the “chin” doesn’t match either the egg-shaped “Kampfkopf” or the “Bodenlafette” properly…

October 6, 2012 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Boulton Paul Defiant restoration #1017489

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Ah, thanks for clarifying. For me “inhibiting” sounded a bit more … terminally.

October 6, 2012 at 4:50 pm in reply to: Boulton Paul Defiant restoration #1017530

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I am curious, how do you inhibit an engine? Do you pour concrete into the cylinders (silly suggestion, I know) or what?

September 27, 2012 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Dambusters (R) 70th anniversary #1023968

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Möhne, Eder and Sorpe? :diablo:

(Sorry, couldn’t resist. :o)

At least I’d appreciate that. Certainly much more convenient than the Derwent Reservoir for me… :diablo:

September 27, 2012 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Dambusters (R) 70th anniversary #1037166

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Möhne, Eder and Sorpe? :diablo:

(Sorry, couldn’t resist. :o)

At least I’d appreciate that. Certainly much more convenient than the Derwent Reservoir for me… :diablo:

May 23, 2012 at 7:11 am in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1017466

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This time it is me who asks for stills from the video – it is blocked over here due to alleged copyright reservations (regarding music) … 😮

May 17, 2012 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Heinkel 111 Werk no 9370- ?? BofB Veteran? #1019801

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For the sake of all search engines: It’s called Heinkel He 111 not He(inkel) III …

May 17, 2012 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Heinkel 111 Werk no 9370- ?? BofB Veteran? #1028951

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For the sake of all search engines: It’s called Heinkel He 111 not He(inkel) III …

May 14, 2012 at 7:48 pm in reply to: Internet Modeler review of new Airfix Bf-109 #220190

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Interestingly magazines and books are sold in Germany which have the swastika on aircraft profiles and show historical accuracy.

Basically it is legal to reproduce historical pictures featuring swastikas for educational purposes. A model kit on the other hand is considered a TOY, so swastikas are a no-go there.

By the way: In a case of “over political correctness” German magazine “Flugzeug Classic” used (or maybe still uses) to edit even the swastikas from historic pictures on their front page. :rolleyes:

Personally I don’t care whether my Luftwaffe models carry swastikas or not.

May 13, 2012 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Internet Modeler review of new Airfix Bf-109 #220240

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That’s correct (at least for Germany) and also refers to swastikas on Finnish or Latvian national markings as well things like as “swastika score boards” on a Hurricane, P-51, etc. . I know a guy who ordered a Wingnut Wings WWI kit featuring a big swastika on the fuselage and got into trouble with the customs and even the prosecutors’ office … although in the end all charges against him were dismissed.

Some brands like Tamiya (or the importing company) therefore cut the swastikas from the decal sheet and overpaint them on the box art. Academy on the other hand supplies with their 1/72nd Stuka “by chance” a swastika puzzle on the decal sheet which “strangely” is not mentioned in the instructions at all…

May 13, 2012 at 10:07 pm in reply to: Internet Modeler review of new Airfix Bf-109 #220242

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One point: We expect the box art to not show the swastika.
But unlike many kits that don’t show them on the box, the decal sheet does not include them.

From my experience, that’s the norm for an Airfix (as well as Revell or Italeri) mainstream kit.
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