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  • May 24, 2009 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Suggestions, Northern France? #1162195
    austernj673
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    Menin gate, 8pm every night in Ypres (45 mins from Calais) Take plenty of tissues..

    Passendale museum at Zonnebke, best museum in the area.

    Cross channel guns at Cap Grez Nez, (Take a torch) Some excellant German paintings on the wall in some of the disused bunkers.

    1939-45 museum just outside Calais.

    May 16, 2009 at 3:59 pm in reply to: British WW2 Full Size Replicas, Where Are They? #1169338
    austernj673
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    Supermarine Walrus, great looking aircraft in it’s own way and multi crew.

    May 2, 2009 at 11:38 am in reply to: Red Tails filming #1187167
    austernj673
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    Mustang anyone????

    http://www.milweb.net/redtails/

    April 15, 2009 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Frazer Nash Mid Upper Turret for sale? #1204824
    austernj673
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    So whats the going rate for a turret?

    March 22, 2009 at 6:01 pm in reply to: Camera mount #1233650
    austernj673
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    What a great website for getting things done…. A big thankyou to all those that have been extremly helpful with my search for a camera mount.

    Much appreciated,

    Tim.

    March 18, 2009 at 9:46 am in reply to: Wartime Ground Crews #1160635
    austernj673
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    There are plenty of pictures of Jeeps in Normandy operating with the 2nd TAF, as Moggy says, i’d also imagine that they would have been used for liason duties and running aircrew out to their machines. Some aerial pictures show aircraft dispersed over about 1/2- 1 mile away from the main operations site.

    February 23, 2009 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Auster AOP5 NJ703 #1193591
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    Without in depth research i doubt that NJ703 is a D-Day veteran as i dont think any austers made it over to Normandy until a few days after the invasion Training was held in Scotland for operating from aircraft carriers so that they could direct navel gun fire on the day but it never happened. My aircraft NJ673 is frame 1060 which is a few before NJ703 (serial 1088) and first flew on 16 June 44 and went to Normandy on the 21st of June so i’d imagine that you would be looking around that date also for NJ703 to arrive in France. Can you confirm who owns her now as i’m sure a friend of mine has her in his barn in a very sorry state.

    Cheers,

    Tim.

    February 8, 2009 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Lancaster part ? #1213053
    austernj673
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    Will try and get a picture of mine up tomorrow, they are surprisingly small considering…..

    February 8, 2009 at 8:09 pm in reply to: Lancaster part ? #1213204
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    Its the top of an ‘Essex type’ fire extinguisher.

    February 8, 2009 at 10:16 am in reply to: Powder coating airframe??? #1213863
    austernj673
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    Thanks for the info, i had a hunch that it wasn’t suitable but having read all the write ups it seemed like the ideal covering for an auster airframe….

    Any tips on what the best finish/ paint would be, it seems like a massive subject with better alternatives avalible straight after you’ve watched the paint dry……..

    Thanks again,

    Tim.

    January 29, 2009 at 8:13 pm in reply to: A.M Compass Paint #1223832
    austernj673
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    Cheers Bruce, i’ve sent them a message regarding a couple of P12’s….. Sounds expensive.

    January 29, 2009 at 7:38 pm in reply to: A.M Compass Paint #1223839
    austernj673
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    Thanks again for the tips, do you know anyone that can service these compasses?

    Thanks,

    Tim.

    January 29, 2009 at 5:56 pm in reply to: A.M Compass Paint #1223956
    austernj673
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    Next question would be…… The manual mentions they are filled with alochol, would that be 100% or some other solution for it’s specific damping properties?

    January 29, 2009 at 5:54 pm in reply to: A.M Compass Paint #1223961
    austernj673
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    Hi Terry,

    Thanks for the pages, it is very much appreciated.

    January 12, 2009 at 11:20 am in reply to: Film on Channel 5, last saturday afternoon, 'Paratrooper'. #1164567
    austernj673
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    Was nice to see the flying Wellingtons in colour too during their raid on Bruneval.

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