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  • December 17, 2012 at 10:31 am in reply to: B-29 Superfortress in Zeeland, Holland?? #1005752
    ericmunk
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    I would suggest that for the exact location the following paths coudl yield accurate and reliable information:
    – The official accident report of the USAF. Maybe via the USAF Museum in Dayton OH?
    – Any reports from the KNRM (Dutch rescue service) if involved.
    – An enquiry with the MLM at Soesterberg for any possible Dutch reports KLu or MLD reports on the incident wouldn’t hurt.
    – Eyewitness accounts, locate them through an ad in the local papers or an appeal through organisations for the elderly in the area (ANBO, PCOB)

    Papers are notoriously unreliable as a source of information. I know because I used to write them. 😉

    December 17, 2012 at 9:06 am in reply to: B-29 Superfortress in Zeeland, Holland?? #1005837
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    The area is also subject to decades of intensive dredging to keep the entry to Vlissingen and Antwerp harbours accessible. But I’m sure you would have thought of this.

    December 12, 2012 at 9:08 pm in reply to: Dear Santa … What I *Really* Want Is #1013311
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    A T.21 port wing without major spar damage, good D-box and proper drag spar would be nice.

    December 10, 2012 at 11:07 am in reply to: A26 accident in 1993 (no one hurt) #1016395
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    http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X12546&ntsbno=CHI93DEE02&akey=1

    December 6, 2012 at 11:37 am in reply to: Wanted: Spitfire / Hurricane wheels #943667
    ericmunk
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    I think I have a tail wheel and maybe even a tyre for that kicking around. If you have the AH-number and tyre size I can check for sure.

    December 5, 2012 at 9:12 am in reply to: Wanted: Spitfire / Hurricane wheels #945277
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    Main wheels or tail wheel?

    Airworthy or static?

    December 4, 2012 at 11:39 am in reply to: B18 wreck on Hawaii #946595
    ericmunk
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    Well worth a look. how on earth did it end up there??

    Flying: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-18/36-446.html

    November 29, 2012 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Help to locate and date incident. #953309
    ericmunk
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    Impressive damage, but the aircraft was later apparently repaired and later sold for civil use. It met its end in Peru in an accident.

    Having this sort of damage repaired, can only mean that the incident was very early, in the 40s or early 50s?

    November 27, 2012 at 4:40 pm in reply to: Unknown wheels / tyres #956357
    ericmunk
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    Not sure why they made me think stirling..?

    Easy: Stirlings also used big black round rubbery things to land on 😀

    November 20, 2012 at 3:00 pm in reply to: Museum storage #964535
    ericmunk
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    Hidden gems is actually the title of a series a national newspaper in The Netherlands has every Saturday, devoting a spread to an unknown object in storage with a Dutch museum. A very popular series.

    November 19, 2012 at 1:21 pm in reply to: Help identify Italian and German instrument placards #965768
    ericmunk
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    first one relates to a fuel switch. It says:

    ” Fuel Switch. When machine hangs to the left, move lever to the left”

    November 19, 2012 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Help identify Italian and German instrument placards #965772
    ericmunk
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    The second one relates to an air intake lever in the cockpit I would say, probably the carberettor heating?

    It says:
    (left) I) normal take off, II) normal flight, III) emergency
    (right) I) flight over 3000 metres, II) take off in icing conditions, III) emergency

    Lower line: with extra air intake

    November 16, 2012 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Whilst discussing the RAF's Mk XVI Spitfires.. #968965
    ericmunk
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    No. I think he is trying to say that the missing card indicates the aircraft in question was crated and buried (along with 159 others) in Turkey.

    November 13, 2012 at 10:50 am in reply to: Colombian DC-3 Operations #973939
    ericmunk
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    cannot locate it in Columbia at the moment.

    That’s normal. It’s in Colombia, not Columbia 😉

    On a more serious note, yes it had a mishap (gear collapse at an airstrip in November 2010), and yes it has been repaired. It’s now operating as HK-4700 out of Villavicencio.

    November 13, 2012 at 9:20 am in reply to: Instrument question #974009
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    Thanks for that. It was last serviced by Fokker, so a Hunter or Sea Hawk would be a suitable candidate.

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