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  • in reply to: Heads up, Sheffield the Forgotten Blitz #1111780
    austernj673
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    I’ve got a couple of these maps and i think your right, they don’t seem to be marked as targets but more like points of interest. Most likely to be used for the planning process and not the actual target maps issued to the aircrew.

    in reply to: Heads up, Sheffield the Forgotten Blitz #1112609
    austernj673
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    Well worth watching. The ‘then and now’ images being merged really is a great technique to help visualise the history. I’ve started doing it with target photographs on google earth, sad i know but very satisfying to find the target area…….

    The Luftwaffe maps that the library holds are dated 1942 so my only picky point is that the targets probably weren’t the churches and hospitals as depicted.

    in reply to: Identity of nose section? #1112927
    austernj673
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    Looks very much like Newarks General Aircraft Monospar, my guess would be something French.

    in reply to: Remembrance Weekend at RFC Stow Maries #1119226
    austernj673
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    Looks like it’s coming along a treat, must visit one day soon. The video on the ‘About us’ page on the GWS website nearly brought a tear to the eye. Very well done.

    in reply to: Fenland Aircraft Museum #1119825
    austernj673
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    Do we know if the museum is still up and running? I visited in the summer and found a right hidden gem.

    in reply to: F24 camera #1129756
    austernj673
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    Just after one final piece, can anyone help me find a set of mounting rails or even parts of the frame? Looks like scafolding poles to me.

    Thanks,

    Tim.

    in reply to: Downed Polish WWII pilot killed by civilians? #1130397
    austernj673
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    A similar question that i asked a few months back……

    http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=90685

    in reply to: Best Lancaster/Bomber Command DVD #1139386
    austernj673
    Participant

    ‘Night bombers’ or ‘An appointment in London’

    in reply to: Stirling Project Update #1142709
    austernj673
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    The cream coloured box for the beam approach equipment always seem to be missing the rotary switch at the bottom left hand corner. Were they modified like this or has the scrap man butchered them for something shiny?

    in reply to: Metheringham Watch Office #1148591
    austernj673
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    Gents, The restoration project is a private venture by myself and independent of the visitor’s centre. It’s taken a lot of time, money and dedication to get this far and finally launch the project but with 55,000 reasons why the project should succeed I intend to get the tower standing proud again.

    in reply to: Swordfish compass #1153884
    austernj673
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    Its a P12 up side down compass with mirror like the auster. Certainly looks like it should be there.

    in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects #1090728
    austernj673
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    It’s good to see it progressing, do you have anymore pics of the cockpit area?

    in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects #1091333
    austernj673
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    It came from a local aerojumble, wasn’t cheap but i figured that there wasn’t much point in begining the project if i wasn’t prepared to go the full hog….. It was deffo worth a month of ginger biscuits and baked beans for tea as it finishes off the panel a treat.

    Still looking for a H2s switch unit if anyone can help????

    in reply to: Colditz TV series #1092195
    austernj673
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    I hope they follow it up with ‘Secret Army’ I’m starting to miss Ludwig Kessler.

    in reply to: Cockpit/Panel Light to ID #1097839
    austernj673
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    Are they wartime? All the snippets i can find tend to indicate towards the metal version in wartime aircraft.

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