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March 31, 2025 at 10:27 am in reply to: Which Avro Lancaster Windows Were Painted Over? #1097319

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LM739 did not have fuselage windows.

Hi all, I’m new here.

Grogs the Shot was (after D-Day) the personal aircraft of Sqn Ldr Scott DFC, whose flight engineer was my great uncle, Plt Off James McQuaid DFC. I don’t have any photos with me but off the top of my head, ‘739 did have windows but were painted over. If that was what you meant then I’m sorry 🙂

August 12, 2013 at 3:49 pm in reply to: Buried Merlins #986604

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Many years ago there was an item on the local news about an expedition to find a cache of Merlins that Rolls Royce had burried in a public park in Hucknall after the war. Never heard anything since. Perhaps they are still digging.

They did find 2 out of an anticipated 3. They were dug up from titchfield park, in Hucknall in about 1996. I was about 5 years old at the time but I remember the excitement around the town (I’m a Hucknall boy). I believe the rumours t the time was that they’d be restored and donated/sold to a deserving party, possibly BBMF but I’m not sure.

January 26, 2013 at 12:42 am in reply to: P7350 Photos #945536

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In that case, I’ll call it a day on that one!!

January 25, 2013 at 12:54 am in reply to: P7350 Photos #947029

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Thank you all for your replies. The black and white ones from the filming of the Battle of Britain were just the sort we were after. The Internet is a wonderful thing but I can’t find any of her from c.1940!

July 10, 2012 at 7:10 pm in reply to: Aerial photo of Lincolnshire #960062

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I was going to print screen and paste an image of the site, as the thread title would suggest. But I’m using a iPad, and I haven’t a clue what I’m doing. Perhaps someone might be able to tell me how, or post their own print screen? Thanks.

July 7, 2012 at 12:21 am in reply to: Which BBMF(?) Spitfire #965147

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Ta :p

July 5, 2012 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Mosquito KA114 Roll Out Today #967785

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To my untrained eye, this looks like metal, not fabric skin?

June 16, 2012 at 3:34 pm in reply to: BBMF not in Trooping Flypast 12/6/12 #994054

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Saw a Hurricane fly over Hucknall at about 13.30 this afternoon. At first glance I thought it was LF363? And what I believe was a P40 has just finished an excellent display over Hucknall airfield.

October 9, 2010 at 12:20 pm in reply to: Duxford Visit ~ 08Oct10 #1113831

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Great photo’s, thank you for sharing 🙂

Quick question: Which Spitfire is that in the first photo with the Buchon? Is it ‘631 from BBMF? Or has she already returned to Coningsby? I did initially think it was the Rolls Royce Spit PS853 but I assume she’s still grounded.

May 3, 2010 at 10:48 pm in reply to: Coningsby approvals day 29.4.10. #457175

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Doesn’t the baby Spitfire look beautiful 😀

March 29, 2010 at 8:25 pm in reply to: Spitfire RM689 #1132616

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It’s always useful to try the search function first: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=96561

I tried, I thought the posts were a little dated.

Has ‘853 still got it’s wing problems? Lack of spares, is that right?

March 25, 2010 at 5:27 pm in reply to: East Kirkby Runway #1137271

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The other option is to reinstate the length and direction of the original main runway (from 1943-1945) as a grass strip.

Would this mean the runway would be split into half grass and half concrete? It looks like the main runway would need to be extended by about 400-500 metres. So could the concrete be repaired where necessary and then extended to the West with grass? Or would it have to be concreted?
A lot of questions all in one there, sorry about that!!
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