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February 1, 2014 at 1:42 pm in reply to: Breaking News! #1873914

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Having seen him in his ‘real wheels’ this is more Jim’s style http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25951029 😀

February 1, 2014 at 11:33 am in reply to: Newark Air Museum Briefing – 2014 #991831

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Another ‘Object of the Week’ has been added to the NAM website – this time it relates to a crew ladder that is used on the Lightning T5 XS417 at the museum, and whether or not it incorporates a special servicing fitting for wing access.

As ever any assistance would be appreciated! 🙂

January 31, 2014 at 4:22 pm in reply to: Tribute to the V-Force 2014 #992496

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An updated version of the V-Force event information has just been added in here and this now lists the first set of visiting displays for the event.

January 30, 2014 at 6:38 pm in reply to: Three arrested for stealing… #1874253

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WADR the person I ‘encountered’ was down in the skip rummaging through what was already inside, where I didn’t see him and he was very lucky to escape injury!

This was an open top skip and I was levering in long pieces of heavy MDF structure from a distance away. If it had hit him he would have been badly injured.

After the incident the skip was changed to a design with self-closing lids, which you had to open before you could use it – hence giving you the chance to see inside.

Out of interest if you ever go to Newark Air Museum look in Lancaster Corner and you’ll see some of the similar panels that we donated to NAM by the company.

(Compiled as your post was being edited!)

January 30, 2014 at 6:21 pm in reply to: Three arrested for stealing… #1874264

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Just a thought – about twenty years ago I nearly killed someone when I threw some large pieces of exhibition stand framework into a skip at the company where I worked in Nottingham.

Someone was inside the skip illegally rummaging for scrap metal and I didn’t see them! The incident caused the company to request a different style of skip, to stop the chance of something similar happening again.

Frightened the life out of me and I bet it did the same to ‘skippy!’

January 30, 2014 at 3:45 pm in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #993625

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Wondering about it as an option for the stallholders on the ‘free refreshment round’, which I normally purchase – new soup cauldron in the cafe!! 🙂

January 30, 2014 at 1:28 pm in reply to: Airmens RAF Flight Log books Question – Can you Help? #993669

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Ian as an aircrew member your grandfather would have been allocated a Log Book, which he would have used through out his flying career.

The RAF Museum link above would be a good starting point, but as I understand things many Log Books were not kept by the RAF.

January 29, 2014 at 7:34 pm in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #994437

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Meet you by the Ashton on St David’s Day! Leek soup anyone? 😀

January 29, 2014 at 7:33 pm in reply to: Avro Ashton Assistance Sought #994439

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Still waiting for the Rolls-Royce Hucknall / Ashton photographs to appear but whilst on site today I noticed that the ‘nose wheel / towing arrangement’ has been fitted to WB491 and a photo has appeared in here!

A move could be imminent and I understand that the March 1st Aeroboot sellers may have to squeeze past this fuselage!!

January 29, 2014 at 7:14 pm in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #994456

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Ritch I have been able to secure the approval from the trustees for you to proceed as previously described 🙂 – we can chat it through next time we meet – Aeroboot March 1st??

January 29, 2014 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Runway caravan survivors. #994647

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There’s one at Newark as well.

There’s also another thread on here somewhere, with photos and discussions about axle numbers; configurations – but despite searching I cannot find it! 🙁

January 28, 2014 at 10:55 pm in reply to: So, what now for Cosford…? #995084

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Kestrel story via our hosts http://www.key.aero/view_article.asp?ID=7458&thisSection=home

January 28, 2014 at 7:48 pm in reply to: Newark Air Museum Briefing – 2014 #995279

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A new ‘Object of the Week’ has been added to the NAM website and the museum is looking for some assistance with identifying what are believed to be airfield signalling lamps of some form.

As it advises in the news item both are marked as follows:

M of Supply / Pattern
Prov Pat No 1420/41
CB
B

Any assistance would be appreciated! 🙂

January 28, 2014 at 7:14 pm in reply to: 619 Squadron Lancaster PB405 (PG-S) #995305

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Hello robsuth,

As so often happens with appeals of this type, you seeing the appeal from last year has by a strange quirk of fate come at the ’right time’!

After a spell of nearly ten months last weekend I received further communication from the Netherlands in relation to this request – and only yesterday I sent off a good old fashioned letter to the Association Secretary to repeat the appeal.

To best explain I will quote the main content of the email that I received last weekend from a lady in the Netherlands; I know that she will not mind:

“Now I have a question for you: do you know or can you tell me how to contact the family members of the men mentioned on the graves of the attached picture (the 8 names of the 4 graves on the left) This is the crew of PB 405 of 619 squadron that crashed on 19th or 20th September 1944 in Heythuysen-Roggel The Netherlands.

We are preparing a bicycle tour next to all the crash sites of our municipality and this is one of them. In 2014 (date not yet known) a plaque will be placed close to the crash site and we will have a booklet printed and will put information on a website. I would really love to get in touch with the family of these crew members to let them know this and if possible, to find out more about those brave men. I would very much appreciate your help. Could you please let me know if you can help me with this? Thanks in advance.”

If you send me your email address via Private Message (PM); with your permission I will forward it on to the Netherlands; I will also send you a photograph of the grave and headstones.

Thank you for joining the forum (welcome by the way) and good luck with your investigations into your cousin’s service career!

January 26, 2014 at 5:12 pm in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #997573

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Ritch, a special visitor to NAM yesterday really brought home to me the importance of the museum being able to engage with this type of external organisation / charity – rest assured that I will do my bit to get this request approved.

Even the ‘sentry’ was able to make a nice contribution to this special visitor’s time at the museum.
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