dark light
Airliner World
Combat Aircraft
AeroPlane
Flypast
Airforces
Aviation
Pcpilot
Air

ericmunk

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 571 through 585 (of 1,519 total)
1 2 3 … 38 39 40 … 100 101 102
  • Author
    Posts
  • October 29, 2014 at 2:31 pm in reply to: North Weald Diary 2014 #916325
    ericmunk
    Participant

    1: for private reasons would be a good bet.
    2: not that I am aware of.

    October 29, 2014 at 1:22 pm in reply to: The Even Newer (2014) Wot Plane? Quiz Thread. Rules In Post #1 #916349
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Blind guess: Schleicher K 8!

    Thomas

    It is, with a different nose/canopy put in. This was bought as a kit and finished by Alfons Schmorenz who clearly had a very different opinion to what a K8 should look like than Alexander Schleicher.

    October 29, 2014 at 9:17 am in reply to: Lancaster recovery in The Netherlands #916717
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Actually, seven bailed out in this case, one of whom subsequently died. This Lanc carried a crew of eight as it was an ABC-aircraft.

    A video (not mine) showing the highlights of what has been found so far. Shot last Saturday. Basically the remains of a whole Lancaster have been pulled out of the ground. The rear turret is very poignant as this was Sgt. Keogh’s station.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRd1AIbd9wo

    October 29, 2014 at 8:05 am in reply to: The Even Newer (2014) Wot Plane? Quiz Thread. Rules In Post #1 #916878
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Yes Eric, it is the Richardson monoplane. The engine was initially designed by Archibold Richardson, who was joined by his brother Mervyn Victor. To manufacture the engine, Harold “Curly” Eagle came on board and later a fourth partner, Ted Sparks. Construction of both the engine and airframe was completed by 1916 and given the name “Swift”. Taxi trials were carried out by Capt Billy Stutt at Ham Common (which later became Richmond AFB) in June 1917 and he recommended modification to overcome tail heaviness. Further delays to testing made Archibold impatient and during a high speed taxi, unintentionally became airborne and crashed. The engine was packed away in boxes and the airframe hung up in the roof of the workshop where it had been built. The airframe survived until 1935 before being burned.
    Archibold died during WWII and his brother Mervyn went on to invent the Victa lawnmower in 1953.
    “Curly’s” son Norman decided to restore the unique engine in 1974 and had it running by 1984. It was subsequently donated to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney in 1993.
    Over to you Eric! ?

    I saw that engine some years ago. Marvellous piece of engineering.

    Another glider it is, then.[ATTACH=CONFIG]232795[/ATTACH]

    October 28, 2014 at 10:37 am in reply to: The Even Newer (2014) Wot Plane? Quiz Thread. Rules In Post #1 #917971
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Would that be the Richardson 1914 monoplane which met its demise at Mascot?

    October 27, 2014 at 10:45 am in reply to: Me 262 wreck excavated in Holland #919003
    ericmunk
    Participant

    130026? not 130126?

    http://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/zoek-serial.php

    130126. Number in picture is 1300261, not WNr.

    October 26, 2014 at 8:48 am in reply to: Me 262 wreck excavated in Holland #919875
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Herbert Schauder is buried at Ysselsteyn, at the German war cemetery. I would guess that due to its sensitive nature the wreck was recovered at the time and transported to Deelen AFB which at the time was a major Luftwaffe base in the area. Aircraft was shot down by German AA battery by accident.

    October 25, 2014 at 6:18 pm in reply to: Halifax found at 180m in Trondhjemsfjorden, Norway #920476
    ericmunk
    Participant

    From the location given, I think its this one.

    http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/7656tlp.html#april287656tlp

    If it is, there are more important things to consider than ‘just’ the airframe here. There could be two crew members down there as well…

    October 22, 2014 at 8:01 pm in reply to: How Low Can You Go? (2014) #923059
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Hi All,
    Today was the day that Q-Queenie flew under the Sydney bridge.
    During a 1943 tour of Sydney, Lancaster ED930 (A66-1) “Q” for Queenie VI, piloted by Flt. Lt. Peter Isaacson, “beat up” the city of Sydney and flew under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, on 22 October 1943 to raise funds for the War Loan. The media claimed “He did it for the £iberty £oan!”

    Geoff.

    And he was not the first. 2nd Lt. Frank Stierz flew a USAAF P-40 under it in February 1942. Two Dutch 18th Squadron P-40 pilots did so in May 1942. To top it off on May 14th, 1942 KNILM-pilots flew under the bridge in a protest against the impounding of their airplanes. They flew a DC-2, DC-3 and DC-5 IN FORMATION astern under it, with around 50 ‘crew’ aboard, then turned around and for good measures did it again in a single line formation.

    October 22, 2014 at 9:25 am in reply to: Lancaster recovery in The Netherlands #923544
    ericmunk
    Participant

    This will be a particularly worthwhile dig especially for any surviving relatives of Sgt Keogh. Well done so far to those involved.

    It indeed is. An earlier newspaper article highlights this: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Second-World-War-Hull-airman-laid-rest-70-years/story-20618762-detail/story.html

    October 22, 2014 at 9:13 am in reply to: Lancaster recovery in The Netherlands #923550
    ericmunk
    Participant

    After having spent a very sobering half hour in the BBMF Lancaster (on the ground unfortunately) it seems miraculous that six of the crew got out successfully. All the Bomber Command aircrew were absolute heroes.

    And as ever, thank you to the Dutch for the lengths they are willing to go to search for the remains of the missing.

    Actually, seven bailed out in this case, one of whom subsequently died. This Lanc carried a crew of eight as it was an ABC-aircraft.

    October 22, 2014 at 9:10 am in reply to: Ex RAFG Glider in evilbay #923556
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Made a list and tried to collect information about the gliders of Two Rivers Gliding Club at Laarbruch.
    Please take a look. Should you find any mistakes, wrong photos etc don’t hesitate to inform me.
    There are some questionmarks in the list, Some photos are missing.

    Two Rivers GC – The Silent Squadron

    557: the photo is not of Ventus RAFGSA.557, but of a Standard Libelle 201B.

    October 22, 2014 at 9:07 am in reply to: Ex RAFG Glider in evilbay #923561
    ericmunk
    Participant

    What type of glider is the Laarbruch Listener title showing? Is it an Astir?

    No. It’s a Ventus c. Trigraph 210 should be relatively easy to tie to BGA or RAFGSA registration.

    October 21, 2014 at 4:51 pm in reply to: Unknown lancaster parts ? #923894
    ericmunk
    Participant

    Part 1
    Width: 8cm
    Stamps: 5R2103, R3 707, K M, R3 13?, ???/103
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]232582[/ATTACH]

    I think that is part of the chain drive that attached the dual controls. I’m sure somebody will be along shortly to confirm, or point out my mistake.

    October 21, 2014 at 10:10 am in reply to: Lancaster recovery in The Netherlands #924173
    ericmunk
    Participant

    And the good news is that human remains of one person have been recovered from the site. Although his ID is of course unconfirmed, there is only one crew member unaccounted for (he was also the only one known to go down with the aircraft), as the other fatality (F/S T.S Duff) died of his injuries some distance away from the impact point after bailing out by parachute, and is buried at Werkendam cemetery. The BIDKL will be working towards identifying the remains and provide the airman with a decent burial.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 15 posts - 571 through 585 (of 1,519 total)
1 2 3 … 38 39 40 … 100 101 102