Is that possible or likely if needed ?

All is possible. The first relatively straight forward, the second time and money.

Not a favourite, give me a clue where it is from?

Hmmm…the prospect of 2 Gladiators….and one day a CR42 perhaps….mouthwatering.

………….. over Malta’s Grand Harbour.

Whilst working on 34 Sqdn. Beverley’s at RAF Seletar in the 60’s we carried out a trial with 100U. Some a/c were replenished with 100U the others with OMD370. No idea of the results of the trial but I do know we reverted back to using OMD370.

DA940 fitted to propeller type RS5/6, Weybridge construction with Acetate covering, 11′ 9″ diameter, fitted to Defiant II with Merlin XX.

Photo showing positioning of Harrier.

Interesting read Peter, how we’ll travelled you are. Eagerly awaiting the next chapter of the story……..

It’s a one day job, one day I’ll get round to it. Plane Sailing Catalina back from South Africa, multi trips to Russia looking for warbirds, vodka drinking with Russians, supporting I-SPIT in Italy, Spifire in South Africa, near mid air taking Spit & Hurricane to Czech, Gathering of Mustangs, Reno, loss of friends, La Ferte, etc etc also need to fill the gaps in Part 1, escapees from Vietnam, scams & rip offs, meeting wartime pilots from both sides, flying with “Jacko” in the Lanc., restoration of I-SPIT with Paul Mercer in Italy, and on and on.

Been interesting but don’t want to bore anybody, did it for the family really.

I was there and worked with the Swiss police & British Air Attache. Also provided a whole series of photographs and detailed measurements of the incident site to the RAF Board of Enquiry.
Ground control was provided by a mobile worker with a radio and flags. Spitfire was cleared for takeoff, taxied to holding/take off point and carried out pre take off power checks lined up in direction of take off.
Harvard was given permission to taxy from aircraft parking area to take off point. The parking area was two thirds of the way down the air strip.
After start of Spitfire two BBMF ground crew made their way to Devon, who’s engines were running in the parking area. The intention being for the Devon to formate with the Spitfire after take of and mini display.
Nobody took into account the overnight Harrier which had been parked by the hangar where the Spifire had stayed overnight.
To pass by the Harrier the Harvard infringed the runway. The rest is history.
Bex is/was a very narrow grass strip.
Will see if I can find the negs. of the shots I took. Mark 12 has already published one.

You might know some of these guys who adorned the aircraft in the aforesaid hangar.