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  • September 10, 2008 at 10:12 pm in reply to: Flying Flea plans wanted #1212709
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    Tom Campbell Black organised a British Empire Air Display at Marsh Leys Farm,Kempston,Bedford(now a huge Argos distribution warehouse) on 09.4.36. Admission was 1/- Flights from 3/6d. They used as part of the display, Flying Fleas G-ADPW,flown by Robert “Dotty” Doig,and G-AEEW.

    Chief pilot was Pauline Gower. I have no record of Campbell Black overturning in a Flea although he fronted/financed the British Empire displays.

    September 10, 2008 at 8:05 am in reply to: Flying Flea plans wanted #1213799
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    This might inspire you to build http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oiCuHpMEOCc

    September 10, 2008 at 7:58 am in reply to: Martlesham Heath Wartime footage? #1213808
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    Hello, You could try this forum for help, http://forum.armyairforces.com/f342.aspx or the Martlesham Heath Aviation Society here http://www.mhas.org.uk/

    September 10, 2008 at 7:52 am in reply to: Flying Flea plans wanted #1213815
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    The R.A.E Farnborough wind tunnel tests proved a design fault. By virtue of it’s layout,the Flea’s flight attitude was roughly parallel to the ground at all times. In so doing,the front wing incidence(angle of attack) was reduced towards a critical angle approx 15 degree’s where the vital slot-effect vanished and the elevator function became ineffective. The result was an out of control dive into the ground.

    September 9, 2008 at 8:34 pm in reply to: Cierva Air Horse–Forgotten helicopter #1214266
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    Thanks for the input. The cooling radiators were located at the bottom of an internal cooling air tunnel in front of the Rolls Royce Merlin 24 engine. Air was drawn in through grills on top of the fuselage and passed through a variable pitch fan which was ejected downwards to cool the radiators and transmission oil coolers. The crash of the Air horse was attributed to a fatigue fracture of the drive link to the front rotor.
    For it’s time this was an incredible machine . Although limited in payload3,755lb it had an absolute ceiling of 28,000 feet and an endurance of 4.3 hours. Had one of the prototypes not crashed I wonder if it would have had a future in the commercial field as well as the military.
    As NewForest states it was intended for crop-spraying, presumably by Fisons-Airwork for cotton spraying in Sudan. It would have been too unwielding to control amongst the English landscape ?

    September 9, 2008 at 4:49 am in reply to: B-17 Landing On One Wheel At Poddington #1215058
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    The B-17G is 43-37535 of the 92nd Bomb Group 326 Bomb Squadron, coded JW:F. It was named “Baby Button” and note the yellow Squadron spinners. The incident must have occurred late August/early September 1944 as it has the red tail band applied. The aircraft was delivered 4.6.44 and was Missing in Action 22.9.44 near Trier,Luxembourg. One crew killed and 8 prisoner of War.

    September 8, 2008 at 8:53 pm in reply to: B-17 Landing On One Wheel At Poddington #1215357
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    It’s spelt Podington and Santa Pod. 🙂

    September 7, 2008 at 1:01 pm in reply to: Duxford 2008 #499210
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    I’am working nightshifts so your lovely photo’s make up for not being there. Thank you lot’s !

    September 6, 2008 at 3:13 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1217680
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    Another forum friend advises XH558 has done an overhead circuit at RAF Lyneham about 15:00 hrs.

    September 6, 2008 at 2:43 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1217690
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    XH558 just passed over my village south of Santa Pod about 14:28 heading West ex Duxford ? She was at about 1,500 ft and quiet with some engine smoke visible. Good to see it considering the weather ,strong wind’s and heavy cloud here.

    September 5, 2008 at 8:14 pm in reply to: "Spitfire" crash info sought #1218280
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    Yes the batch W3109- 3970 are Supermarine Spitfire VA/VB.

    September 5, 2008 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Warplane leaves Biggin Hill 1992 #1218291
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    Its a Corsair ,thats all so far !

    September 3, 2008 at 8:55 pm in reply to: Rapide G-ALPK #1220963
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    There is a side colour view in Profile Publication No144 showing it wearing a overall pale blue with red trim of the Lancashire Aircraft Corporation. It was at Blackbushe in a red/white schemme awaiting scrapping in the sixties.

    This might help with colour schemes http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/dh89/dh89-en.htm

    September 3, 2008 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Avro Lincoln #1220966
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    Were you at RAF Upwood .If so the website would love to hear from you.

    September 3, 2008 at 2:58 pm in reply to: "Spitfire" crash info sought #1221455
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    Thanks Voytech

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