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  • in reply to: Wellsbourne Mountford Vulcan #997879
    TwinOtter23
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    XM655 is still going strong and the group that look after her have a display stand at this event in May. I believe that they have an event in June 2014 that will feature XM655. 🙂

    in reply to: Bletchley Park Volunteers 'Dismissed' #1874982
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    in reply to: Newark Air Museum Briefing – 2014 #998111
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    The passes for the March Aeroboot / Aerojumble are now being sent out, along with a small quantity of event flyers for the sale – the museum hopes that people will be able to distribute these and thereby hopefully encourage more buyers to the event on Saturday 1st March.

    As of this morning – 35 tables have been allocated for the event. The next round of adverts will be appearing in the magazines at the end of the week and as before flyers are still available and if anyone would like some to give out / distribute, then please send me a PM or email me a postal address and I will send some out to you.

    in reply to: Avro Ashton Assistance Sought #999035
    TwinOtter23
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    I’m not sure about any being found in the Atlantic, but while at the museum today I was shown a couple of ‘new’ in-service photographs of WB491 at Rolls-Royce Hucknall, which provides a nice ‘local connection’.

    I’ll try to persuade them to post them in the website gallery.

    in reply to: Historic airframes preserved…then lost again #999233
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    It is my understanding that the cockpit from the A1 Lightning survives and is owned by a forumite! 😉

    in reply to: ANY restoration news? #999854
    TwinOtter23
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    I haven’t seen any here for ages!

    You can get a bit of a flavour of some of the on-going NAM restoration projects in the Restoration & Behind the Scenes album in the following gallery page http://www.newarkairmuseum.org/gallery.php

    If you PM me an email address I’ll send you some NAM newsletters with more details on the various projects. 🙂

    in reply to: Newark Air Museum Briefing – 2014 #1000593
    TwinOtter23
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    For anyone that might be interested the ‘Participant Listing Service’ has been started up on the NAM website for the March Aeroboot / Aerojumble. 🙂

    in reply to: Avro Ashton Assistance Sought #1000602
    TwinOtter23
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    The intrigue grows! :eagerness:

    Extra rations may be due on the March 1st!!

    in reply to: Avro Ashton Assistance Sought #1000844
    TwinOtter23
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    Some additional interesting ‘feedback’ (pardon the pun) there.

    I understand that good progress is being made over at Newark in getting the engineering aspects sorted out for the ‘nose-wheel’ assembly, so it shouldn’t be too long before the WB491 fuselage is moveable!

    in reply to: Cockpit glazings #1001205
    TwinOtter23
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    IIRC that question was raised via BAPC a few years ago – I’m not sure of the outcome, but figures were quoted and I thought orders were placed. :confused:

    in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #1001289
    TwinOtter23
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    Ah, dismantling a Mk3 Shackleton – happy memories!

    Nice pictures as ever!! 🙂

    in reply to: Tribute to the V-Force 2014 #1001315
    TwinOtter23
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    This is a long shot but here goes – is there anyone that posts on here; who was in the V-Force and who now lives in Derby / Derbyshire?

    If any such person exists I’d appreciate a PM!

    The Derby Telegraph awaits!! 😮

    in reply to: Tribute to the V-Force 2014 #1001453
    TwinOtter23
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    There’s a further update on the NAM website about the specific V-Force Squadron’s that the Reunion Team are trying to make contact with:

    “They would also like to issue a special appeal to the following Squadron Associations and/or their former squadron personnel:

    Valiant – 7 Sqn, 18 Sqn, 90 Sqn, 148 Sqn and 199 Sqn

    Valiant & Victor – 232 OCU

    Victor – 15 Sqn and 100 Sqn

    Vulcan – 83 Sqn”

    As ever any assistance would be appreciated! 🙂

    in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #1002218
    TwinOtter23
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    Unfortunately NAM has ‘history’ on such matters and from my own personal experiences that I encountered nearly 10 years ago with one aviation charity making a guest appearance at the museum, the suggested actions in #39 might have been an easier option! 🙁

    in reply to: Avro Ashton Assistance Sought #1002408
    TwinOtter23
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    Fly By – hopefully the yoke ‘eggperts’ (sorry I couldn’t resist!! :D) can provide a better answer than me – however the yokes in the AP drawing on the NAM website seem closer to your Tudor photo; than the Ashton photo provide by Air Ministry in #8.

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