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March 7, 2005 at 6:45 pm in reply to: The Last Flight of Glenn Miller ! #1416934

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Details of the After The Battle Glenn Miller book can be found here http://www.afterthebattle.com/miller.html

Geoff

March 7, 2005 at 6:38 pm in reply to: Von Perthes #1416951

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Thank you one and all for your kind wishes!

I’ve very much enjoyed my time on this forum, so much so that I don’t miss FlyPast at all, now that I’ve stopped buying it.

Being part of the combined forum ‘brain’ that has solved quite a few queries posted here, is very rewarding, whether its just been a case of merely checking something in ‘Bomber Command Losses’ for someone, supplying a photo from my eighties & nineties airshow/museum albums, or being part of the daily RAF Battle of Britain losses tribute etc.

Of course it hasn’t all been one way, and many of you have helped me (or the museum) with information, images, or advice, for which I once again thank you.

Some of you will know that I am a full time carer to Mum, which doesn’t allow me to get out as much as I would like at weekends, but I have managed to get to a few forum meets (thanks again Rob). All too often the locations are just too far, unreachable without a car, or I can’t get a ‘mother sitter’. This I think is the only downside to the forum for me, reading of the visits to HFL, BBMF, ‘Just Jane’ etc. and not being able to be there.

And so as the cleaning lady grabs the toilet brush of fate, and the startled Bush-baby of destiny realises it can’t swim, I ask……..will I be at Legends???

Geoff.

March 4, 2005 at 9:39 am in reply to: General Discussion #371868

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It’s snowing quite heavily here at the moment, but coverage is still in mm rather than cm. Going by previous experience here this year, it’ll be gone by tea-time.

Most of the snow we’ve had this year has melted almost as soon as its settled, too warm on the ground, but that’s down to being just inside Greater London I expect.

We’ve got a work day planned at the museum for Sunday, and yes – we’ll be outside! Just hope it isn’t too cold.

Geoff.

March 3, 2005 at 5:11 pm in reply to: Historic helicopter in ASDA car-park shock! #1423183

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Yes I live in Bexleyheath. Small world isn’t it!!

Geoff.

March 3, 2005 at 11:42 am in reply to: Historic helicopter in ASDA car-park shock! #1424153

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In October 2001 & June 2002, a Wasp (XT788 – but marked as XT78? – G-BMIR) was displayed in the main shopping area at Bexleyheath, owned by Xray Tango Helicopter Club, its home is at Dunkeswell, if this is the same aircraft.

Geoff.

February 28, 2005 at 9:23 pm in reply to: A few of London's aviation memorials and monuments #1429194

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Rob,

The unveiling is planned for September, but I don’t know the date. It may be the 15th, the nearest weekend, or up to Her Majesty’s diary.

The following is from a recent editorial in ‘Scramble’, the BoBHS newsletter.

‘It is still not definite that Her Majesty the Queen will carry out the unveiling as her diary for the year is not finalised till February. The unveiling, which in the early days of fund-raising seemed a distant detail, is now in the early planning stages and it is apparent that the area available for spectators is very restricted, the river preventing a full 360 degree viewing area.

The surviving veterans will of course have highest priority and once the Metropolitan Police advise how many persons can be accommodated the remaining spaces will be allocated, perhaps by a lottery if necessary. The Battle of Britain Fighter Association will play a vital role in assessing veteran numbers.’

I’d dearly love to be there, but as it says above, with space restricted, the veterans, their families, and next-of-kin will have quite rightly have priority.

Geoff.

February 28, 2005 at 5:00 pm in reply to: Image Attachments Now Avaliable #1429575

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If you let your cursor hover over a thumbnail image, you can see how many people have viewed it.

Geoff.

February 28, 2005 at 12:46 pm in reply to: A few of London's aviation memorials and monuments #1429881

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The other monuments/memorials

February 25, 2005 at 5:29 pm in reply to: General Discussion #373419

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Plastic macs for cucumbers!!

February 24, 2005 at 7:33 pm in reply to: W/C Wight-Boycott & 29 Sqn RAF – Help needed. #1434485

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Is there a 29 Sqn or Beau website? There used to be a really good Beau website at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.myring/beau/ but it seems to have ‘gone’. Has it just moved to another web address, or does anyone have contact details for Pete Myring???

Geoff.

I’ve answered my own question here! The Pete Myring website is now at http://www.myring.org.uk/beau/

Well worth checking out.

Geoff

February 24, 2005 at 10:21 am in reply to: W/C Wight-Boycott & 29 Sqn RAF – Help needed. #1434852

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bump??

February 23, 2005 at 7:30 pm in reply to: W/C Wight-Boycott & 29 Sqn RAF – Help needed. #1344777

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Thanks for that Alex

Geoff

February 23, 2005 at 6:45 pm in reply to: W/C Wight-Boycott & 29 Sqn RAF – Help needed. #1344966

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Thanks Steve, PM on its way in a jiffy.

V8270 is indeed listed as being with 29 sqn in the relevant Air -Britain s/n volume, though as always no dates. Now does anyone know the code latter carried by V8270 on 29 sqn?

Don’t bother about the other 29 sqn nose art, its only (V)’8270′ that we’re interested in, and if it carried any.

What would really help are images of 29 sqn Beaus around the January 1943 period.

Is there a 29 Sqn or Beau website? There used to be a really good Beau website at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.myring/beau/ but it seems to have ‘gone’. Has it just moved to another web address, or does anyone have contact details for Pete Myring???

I wonder if FlyPast or Aeroplane Monthly have done articles on Wight-Boycott or his ‘three in one night’ feat?

Geoff.

February 23, 2005 at 1:24 pm in reply to: Steveyoug-vonperthes-seafuryfan RAFM Feb05 #1345453

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I like the last photo – in front of Black 6. Whoever took it?

February 22, 2005 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Steveyoug-vonperthes-seafuryfan RAFM Feb05 #1347021

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Sychro Bear??
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