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March 15, 2010 at 2:28 pm in reply to: The Pacific miniseries #1148601

RMAllnutt
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Aviation-wise, it got off to a bad start…
One of the first shots of the series showed Mitsubishi G3M bombers when the narrator was discussing the Pearl Harbor attack.

Of course, land-based Nells weren’t used in the attack…

A very minor point, but still one enough easily avoided since you really don’t have to be a recognition expert to tell a twin engine bomber form a Kate, Val or Zeke.

The old stock footage error strikes again.

Oh… it wasn’t so bad as that… If you think of the almost simultaneous attacks on European colonies in the Pacific, which did use some land-based aircraft… it wasn’t such a huge faux pas.

And at least they were Japanese aircraft being shown, and not American… how many times have we seen shots of Douglas Dauntless’s on a dive-bombing run purported to be Japanese aircraft attacking Pearl Harbor? Too often to count.

Overall I thought the first episode didn’t meet the very high bar reached by Band of Brothers, but then again, the characters haven’t really settled in yet. There were some incredibly powerful moments though, and it will probably turn out to be the best tribute to the American side of the Pacific war ever made.

Cheers,
Richard

March 12, 2010 at 5:36 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1151466

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It did exist when I took the photo in January 1985. It was avery long walk to get there.

That’s not so long ago that it couldn’t still be there… anyone know what happened to this corsair?

Cheers,
Richard

March 12, 2010 at 5:34 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1151471

RMAllnutt
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Hi,

I’ve had this .50 cal. ammunition box for over 20 years and have wondered what it was from. A few months back I found a photo of a WW2 Corsair being re-armed aboard a carrier showing the ammo boxes…….. when closed, the top of the ammo boxes are part of the wings skin.

cheers,

-John

Wow… what a fascinating find. I have a few of these too, from RNZAF corsairs. They all have the service serial number written on in pencil on the sides… I wonder if yours does too. Looks like some number/letters on the top. Judging by the coloring, and your location… it’s quite possible this is from a Royal Navy Corsair, which would make it very rare indeed… any details on how you acquired it?

Cheers,
Richard

March 7, 2010 at 3:12 pm in reply to: 24th April XS458 High Speed Runs #1157139

RMAllnutt
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Lovely website, and a simply gorgeous aircraft. Many congratulations on keeping her in such beautiful, operating condition.

Cheers,
Richard

PS. One gentle criticism of the website… there is no “about” page, talking about your organization and the history of your aircraft, nor is there a location page, showing where you are. I’d love to know more details.

March 6, 2010 at 2:19 am in reply to: LAAHS – sad end #1157978

RMAllnutt
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Woww…. that’s really sad indeed. It seems a great shame that all the hard work is going to disappear into the ether…

Richard

March 5, 2010 at 5:18 pm in reply to: Austrian lake Fw190 canopies, what's the story? #1158352

RMAllnutt
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Very interesting! Any other components resurface? Any photos?

Cheers,
Richard

December 25, 2009 at 4:46 am in reply to: Spitfire RM689 #1100628

RMAllnutt
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Richard ,RM689 is a MKXIV not a MKIX.

Steve

Actually I know that… that was my confusion, as I hadn’t remembered there being more than one spitfire at Farnborough in ’86. I suppose it could have been on a different day of course, but I seem to remember there was only one public day that season.

Cheers,
Richard

December 24, 2009 at 2:20 am in reply to: Supermarine Walrus L2255 Recovery Photo's Circa 1938 #1101326

RMAllnutt
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Hi James,

Thankyou for your very interesting reply.

I just searched for your book… i’ll track down a copy.

Here are two other similar images from the recovery:

Photo 1:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/4197742965_03f8983a1b_b.jpg

Photo 2:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4192408467_a90392fce7_b.jpg

In addition to these and the photo’s on HMS Stalker in my initial post I also have photographs of two other Walrus’, again purchased from EBAY which i have included below.

Photo 3:
Supermarine Walrus III – Eastliegh 9th Sept 1947

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4197742957_0efba5a066_b.jpg

Photo 4:
Supermarine Walrus X9467 ( G-AIIB ) – 01/03/49 – ‘ WESTON ‘ dont know what happened here…

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4198523252_33c305697c_b.jpg

Thankyou again for your interest and comments

Regards

DesertBlooms

Fascinating photos! Thanks very much for posting. I am amazed anyone survived that first accident… it looks like it would have drowned any possible survivors… very lucky chap indeed.

With respect to the final shot, I am imagining that this is from a disposal area, judging by the other rather dishevelled looking Walrus in the background, and the massed lot of equally rough looking lorries. Perhaps a storm blew her over, but my guess is that she’s about to be scrapped.

Post as many shots as you like… these are fantastic!

Cheers,
Richard

December 24, 2009 at 2:13 am in reply to: Spitfire RM689 #1101329

RMAllnutt
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hi,

I have some photos of RM689 from the Farnborough Airshow 1986 you may find interesting to see.

Photo 1

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/3717491403_909aaa24fc_b.jpg

Photo 2

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3641516321_5640ed0dc4_b.jpg

Photo 3

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/3718316898_bfb6338e7e_b.jpg

Photo 4

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/3718314272_1ab97d9cc8_b.jpg

Photo 5

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/3756211416_e9cc1b51d8_b.jpg

Hope they were of interest…

Regards

DesertBlooms

Thanks very much for those… I was at Farnborough in ’86 and remember seeing a spit perform… the only vintage aircraft flying I think. I had remembered it being one with invasions stripes though, a Mk.IX if I remember correctly. Were two spits present, or am I chanelling memories from another show into those I have for Farnborough? Lovely to see these photos though… wonderful aircraft… so sad what happened to her and her pilot.

Cheers,
Richard

December 23, 2009 at 12:23 am in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1102195

RMAllnutt
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I always said aviation memorbilla especially instrument panels were a good investment, I see the starting starting prices are rising faster than gold and cotton on the stock market.

Ebay item 400089032762

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FAIRCHILD-C123-PROVIDER-PILOT-COCKPIT-INSTRUMENT-PANEL_W0QQitemZ400089032762QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Collectables_Aeronautica_MJ?hash=item5d272a283a

An initial listing price of 10k UK pounds seems just a wee bit on the ridiculous side 😮 considering a complete C-123 is for sale on Barnstormers for $30kUS. I can’t even imagine a fully filled out, original Mustang or Spitfire instrument panel would reach those sorts of prices… owner must be smoking something!

Cheers,
Richard

December 21, 2009 at 1:55 am in reply to: New warbird flying in Russia #1103921

RMAllnutt
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Richard, thank you.
BTW, what happened to the Yak-3 which was damaged sometimes ago?
(Mark, sorry to hijack the thread!).

You’re very welcome. I am not sure about the Yak. I think it has probably been fixed by now though, as when I was at the Fighter Factory maintenance hanger, the MiG-3 was the only fighter inside being worked on. It is always possible that the work was being done elsewhere, but I honestly don’t think so. Straight answer is that I don’t know though.

Cheers,
Richard

December 20, 2009 at 8:03 pm in reply to: Hurricane Z5207 and Gladiator N5719 #1104006

RMAllnutt
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Gladiator mkII N5719 was part of the second coming of 263 Squadron in Norway, 1940.
The following information is gleaned from something I copied a while ago – for research purposes – from a website devoted to biplanes in WWII, which now seems to have gone walkabout.
23/5/40
The remaining Gladiators arrived from HMS Furious. The number of Gladiators at Bardufoss now stood at fourteen. During the afternoon Sgt Whall, in N5719, engaged and shot down a Do17 after a dogfight lasting some twenty-five minutes. He then ran out of fuel and had to take to his parachute, arriving back at Bardufoss some time later.

Air Britain N serials has the w/o date as 22/5/40.

The Hurricane is one of those taken to Russia by HMS Argus as part of 151 Wing in 1941, but you have probably already seen –
http://www.retroair.co.uk/projecthurryz.htm

As to how they got to where they are now… (Was there not a group rebuilding another ex-Norway Gladiator wreck in Gloucestershire, and another being rebuilt from wreckage actually in Norway – being different from N5641 in the RNorAF Museum? Or am I dreaming it all? Probably.)

Flood.

There seems to be a slight conflict with the demise of N5719… and pilot. The link below seems to tie the date in with the Air Britain records as well… sadly, the pilot on this occasion, Michael Alexander Craig-Williams, perished with his aircraft. http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/hogfjellet.html

I do recall though that there was a multi-country Gadiator restoration deal that had one aircraft being donated to, and rebuilt by RetroTrack, N5719 I presume, in return for work carried out on another machine for the Norwegians. Something also rings a bell that the National War Museum in Malta was involved too…. getting a set of wings for “Faith”.

Cheers,
Richard

December 20, 2009 at 7:29 pm in reply to: New warbird flying in Russia #1104043

RMAllnutt
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It looks like things are moving in the right direction with Gerald Yagen’s MiG-3.
1st flight in US should take place this coming spring.
There is even a photo taken this past Friday on ASB forum: http://www.asb.tv/forums/index.php?showtopic=7481&hl=

Does anyone knows if the Polikarpov fighters have flown in the US since their arrival?

The ones at the fighter factory are most likely going to remain ground-bound. One of their maintenance officers told me that they were pretty squirly to fly, and he didn’t think it was worth the risk. That’s not to say that they won’t change their minds of course.

Cheers,
Richard

December 20, 2009 at 4:05 pm in reply to: New warbird flying in Russia #1104185

RMAllnutt
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Yaegens was groundlooped (i believe they are prone to that) but don’t know if it was repaired or if they are waiting for parts

Yes, it was ground looped. This is not the reason she hasn’t flown in the States though. They are systematically going through the aircraft and replacing hydraulic and other systems which were, um… well…. lets just say, they needed work.

Richard

December 15, 2009 at 5:06 pm in reply to: Which Plane Would You Like To See Restored To Flying Condition #1108846

RMAllnutt
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If wishful thinking… then a Saro Princess … seeing (and hearing) something that enormous, and seemingly impossible to fly doing its thing would be simply astonishing.

If based on an existing airframe, then I’d have to say Concorde, as there truly was no more graceful shape or throaty roar ever in the sky.

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