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June 14, 2015 at 9:19 pm in reply to: Found in a loft #888017

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Queen Edith’s Way.

June 14, 2015 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Found in a loft #888431

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Heading for the Essex Aviation Group Museum at Duxford, pop in and see it, without a clock, when you come for Flying Legends.

May 29, 2015 at 11:13 pm in reply to: TFC Sea Fury #900731

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I believe both have since joined the recent exodus of aircraft from Precision

I was at Wangaratta on Friday and touched them both! Follow TFC Newsletters not the rumours.

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May 5, 2015 at 9:26 am in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #918563

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Recently located CR-42 stick. Only need id of an Avro 504 to get it![ATTACH=CONFIG]237266[/ATTACH]

April 29, 2015 at 5:18 pm in reply to: Aeroplane Monthly – Cracking Gladiator article #923843

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Look forward to reading the article. Long time ago when a few of the early crowd occupied the old IWM shop next to hangar three, Stephen came in one day and gave me a cut away drawing out of Flight Magazine which I pinned on the office wall. He had written on it, “Dream Machine”. Some time later the dream came true and we picked up N5903.

March 9, 2015 at 7:54 am in reply to: Spitfire VIII MT719 First Flight Footage, Italy, 1982 #883968

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Not the first flight at Vergiate, possibly the first “official flight”. Younger versions of Franco Actis, Paul Mercer and yours truly also noted. Thanks for posting.

February 26, 2015 at 8:40 am in reply to: There is a Rivet Joint doing a few practice approaches at East Mids at the moment #891080

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Haddon Cave identified the cause as a failure of a fuel line. Underlying causes were using old technology seals, AVIMO’s, as used in Spitfire, Hurricane etc. This was exacerbated by a design change which had not been picked up. As the original material used in the AVIMO’c was carcinogenic the manufacturer changed the material without notification and testing whether it was suitable for use with jet fuels. The production then passed to another manufacturer who again did not pick up the design change.

February 23, 2015 at 8:44 am in reply to: Mosquito On RAF Halton Fire Dump In 1970's #894155

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84th Bill, 1956 -1959.
The Beaufighter classroom was located on the track where you “trogged” in at the back of the airfield, the first thing you saw on the right hand side. The Canberra and Comet shot must have been taken in 1959 during the final airfield phase. John Cunningham flew the Comet in.

The boost gauge dial was given to me by Tim Moore of Skysport who purchased the remains of the classroom which I believe are now in Australia.

February 22, 2015 at 9:37 am in reply to: Mosquito On RAF Halton Fire Dump In 1970's #894687

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From previous posts sounds like we all “skived” down to the airfield. Pictures taken 1956 – 1959.

February 22, 2015 at 9:22 am in reply to: Mosquito On RAF Halton Fire Dump In 1970's #894756

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A couple more Buckmaster shots plus a boost gauge dial from the cockpit classroom. The engines/propellers were changed on the classroom pre 1956.

February 20, 2015 at 10:33 am in reply to: Mosquito On RAF Halton Fire Dump In 1970's #896192

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Beau classroom with original props.

February 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm in reply to: CDR Alex Vraciu, US Navy #904518

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CDR Alex Vraciu’s Hellcat, ex-TFC, sailed this morning out of Southampton, ironically on board a Japaneses registered ship!

February 10, 2015 at 4:39 pm in reply to: Dick Melton Walrus #904524

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CAA show they have been here before!
1 00147 Supermarine Walrus Mk1 Designed to AP970 Requirements not complying wholly with ARBs but deviations investigated and accepted by the Board. Deviations from Standard Military Walrus in accordance with Drg… 06/07/1946
2 00177 Supermarine Walrus Mk1 Design approval for the instalaltion of overload fuel system & IFF. Receiver Type R.3121 (as an alternative to Horning Radio ZXP) in accordance with drawings quoted. 11/09/1946
3 00193 Supermarine Walrus Mk1 Installation of Overload Fuel Tanks (68gal) & Fuel System in acordance with Drg.No. 50765/Sheets 1 to 11 & 50736/Sheets 1 to 4 inc. Smoking prohibited in aircraft by virtue of this… 16/10/1946
4 00310 Supermarine Walrus II Design approval of the civil conversion of standard wooden hull Military Walrus II but with all military equipment removed and various deviations from the military type. 29/09/1947
5 00323 Supermarine Walrus II Subsequent to G-AIWU but with various mods qualifying aircraft for C of A in the Normal Category with sub-divisions a,b,c,d & e incorporated. 14/11/1947
6 00370 Supermarine Walrus I Provision of 4 passenger or freight. 25/05/1948
7 00393 Supermarine Walrus Mk1 Provision for carrying 5 passengers. 23/07/1948

February 8, 2015 at 11:11 pm in reply to: Modification? #906208

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Mark

Over to the Forum for what T.I. is the abbreviation of.

Trial Installation.

February 8, 2015 at 1:12 pm in reply to: TFC Fiat CR.42 Updates #906915

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I’m sure I speak for everybody when I say I cannot wait to see a gladiator and cr42 formation.

Help make it happen guys! Put out the word to your friends in Europe. Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Germany, Africa, Iraq and of course Italy, all were touched by the “Falco”. In some dark and dinghy shed there might be the spares we need.

The pace is hotting up make it happen!
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