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June 9, 2010 at 1:26 pm in reply to: Speyer Technik Museum -photos #1122442

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Does anybody know the story behind the WW2 Japanese aircraft cockpit (post #6 under the Ju52) with ‘SEA’ written on it; it was a post-war evaluation airframe and there is (was) a similar (or the same) one in the IWM London.

Rather strangely, it’s an exact replica of the IWM’s Zero cockpit, built just a few years ago. I’ve no idea what it’s made of, but it’s certainly very convincing!

April 1, 2009 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Avro 504 LV-X373 #1222523

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I’ve managed to find out a little bit more about this replica thanks to a PM from one of the guys involved, and a bit of online digging. She’s the work of the Pur Sang Historic Aircraft Team at Parana city airport, and she first flew in January. Aside from the Kinner, she’s a highly accurate replica.

I’ve also found some footage of her on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/carlosdebortoli

She seems to fly beautifully, and that Kinner actually sounds rather good!

April 1, 2009 at 1:54 pm in reply to: Worst British aircraft of W.W.II #1222535

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Are we talking about the worst aircraft to fly, or the worst to go into action in? If the latter, then the Hawker Hector deserves a mention. A number were used in the Battle of France, particularly around Calais.

Comments about heavy losses amended in the light of JDK’s information below.

March 31, 2009 at 11:07 pm in reply to: Another airworthy Lanc on the cards?!! Maybe. Possibly #1223183

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Wonder what sort of state the main spar is in.

The centre-section main spar is in an awful state, it had a big chunk chopped out of it when the aircraft was mounted on its concrete pedestal back in the 60’s, and the porous concrete then transferred a lot of moisture onto the structure causing extensive corrosion. The aircraft would need a replacement centre-section main spar, which don’t grow on trees.

March 16, 2009 at 10:48 pm in reply to: RAAF Vultee A-35 Vengeance Colour Information #1161982

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If I remember right, EZ999 at the Camden Aviation Museum in NSW is displayed in its original paint. This is the only pic I could find, perhaps other forumites have better shots they could post.

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1003660/

Very nice model by the way!

March 15, 2009 at 11:01 pm in reply to: Prince G-AMLZ Restoration Progress #1162919

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Oh dont thank me – all I did was decided to intervene a bit over a year ago and acquire her for the Jetstream club. After that just helped wherever I could. If you want to thank anyone for todays sterling efforts aim it at the guys that did the lions share of the work – Mike, Simon, Dave M, Dave L, Gerry, Roy, Ian, Pete and Tommy with his flatbed and hiab.

The rear end is attached now using fish plates – picture attached for proof 😀 Once we rivet a band round the cut to tidy it all up (strength, weatherproofing etc) then fin, rudder and tailplane can go back on.

Jon

In that case, additional thanks and huge congratulations to Mike, Simon, Dave M, Dave L, Gerry, Roy, Ian, Pete and Tommy! 😀

Thanks for the second re-assembly shot, it’s good to see the fuselage back to its proper proportions. Do please keep us posted on the tail feather re-attachment if you can. 🙂

March 15, 2009 at 10:33 pm in reply to: Prince G-AMLZ Restoration Progress #1162978

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Absolutely brilliant John, huge congratulations to you and the team on all that’s been done so far. She looks great!

Out of interest, what are the plans for re-attaching the tail unit?

March 15, 2009 at 1:07 pm in reply to: Dive on the Graf Zeppelin #1163361

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Interesting to read that they’ll be using a ‘U-Boat’ on the expedition!

She was captured by the Soviets at war’s end, and was sunk during bombing tests in August ’47.

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/2833/kriegsmarine/carrier/grafzeppelin/grafzeppelin.html

March 6, 2009 at 12:05 pm in reply to: Machine gun Identification #1174351

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Looks like a British .303 Browning to me, as far as I’m aware it was only the British examples that had the long cooling slots around the barrel, US ones always being circular.

March 5, 2009 at 12:35 am in reply to: Coloured pilots – in the RAF? #1177011

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Flt Lt Htin Yain Lao was a Burmese RAFVR pilot on 257 (Burma) sqn. According to Roger A Freeman’s “The Royal Air Force of World War Two in Colour”, he was the only Burmese airman in Europe. He was killed when his aircraft crashed in a snowstorm returning from an Op on 20 Jan ’45.

Picture below shows him standing on the stbd wheel.

March 4, 2009 at 12:06 pm in reply to: The Most Graceful Super 'Lady' #1177862

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I was lucky to see N494TW at Fairford in the late 90’s, can anyone tell me why she is now static?

She was put up for sale and eventually bought by a museum in South Korea, where she’s now kept. Saw her up close and personal at Biggin when she was over for the Berlin Airlift 50th anniversary, and I have to agree it’s a great shame she no longer flies.

February 17, 2009 at 12:16 am in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1202327

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Yep Bellanca was correct, sorry for my belated response! 🙂

February 16, 2009 at 3:15 pm in reply to: The "Wot Plane" Thread. (Game rules in Post #1) #1202991

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Great thread! I hope nobody minds if I put another one up.

February 14, 2009 at 1:44 pm in reply to: Interesting addition to FAA Register #1205470

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‘Only’ a replica, but it looks to be a wonderful job, sounds great too! Great to see another racing replica out of Flabob. Found a whole bunch of clips of it on youtube, including a more recent local news item that suggests it’ll be shipped over for the Paris airshow this year.

http://www.youtube.com/user/spankypeajones

January 28, 2009 at 5:28 pm in reply to: Frozen Frightener #1225514

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Ant’ , your 1st-Link comes up with ‘Forbidden’ (404).

Like Bri’ I was just channel-surfing & was amazed to see it (bearing in mind it was on for less than a second ; but any a/c enthusiast could clearly see it was a Bristol Superfreighter.

IIRC, the ‘Livery’ was Black & Orange ! (yuk)

Can still remember sitting on my back door-step, in Essex, watching the ol’ “Instone” job trundling by in the sky, low-down, only weeks/months before the catastrophic ‘swing’

Sorry, hopefully this one will work. Looks like it might not be this one after all if the one on telly was black and orange…

http://www.avcanada.ca/albums/albums/userpics/10403/bristol_freighter1.jpg
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