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March 30, 2004 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Merlin exhaust stubs #1819804

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Thanks a lot Daz – sounds like a good start 😀

March 29, 2004 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Oscar – Oscar #1822553

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Re: Group response

Originally posted by Mark12
Mike J, W-P, Ant H,

These are are further recoveries by Kevin and Dan Hunt from the Kuril Islands, which are technically Russian territory.

Fuselage material from the Oscars is pretty thin on the ground but that is the easy bit in reconstruction terms. There is a fantastic museum static lurking here for the right customer

As yet no hint of an ID on the Oscars but it is being worked on. The Zero is close to revealing its tail number.

Yes that is a B-25 section but see a further post for something even more exciting.

Mark

Mark, if your pals are feeling brave they might try removing a few skin panels. These aircraft were not mass produced like Mustangs and in the past serials have been found even under humble Oscar skin panels.

March 29, 2004 at 3:02 pm in reply to: A-20 in the UK #1822555

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Originally posted by chuck yeager
cheers mark

Are they genuine ww2 bullet holes or has someone been taking pot shots?

I would plumb for the ruskie with a shotgun 😉

March 29, 2004 at 3:00 pm in reply to: On the subject of sonar images… #1822569

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Originally posted by Jagan
Can we ‘Un-Emboss’ the Sunderland pic?

Very good idea Jagan… 😎

March 28, 2004 at 11:15 pm in reply to: On the subject of sonar images… #1823453

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Wow – there’s a great opportunity there for someone 😉

March 28, 2004 at 11:08 pm in reply to: Oscar – Oscar #1823471

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Re: Oscar – Oscar

Originally posted by Mark12
…taken but a stone’s throw from the Shoreham Aerojumble yesterday.

Mark

Nice, very nice Mark.

A good basis for a project. Is there any hint of an ID or unit.

March 28, 2004 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Unknown WW2 wreckage #1827511

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Nice one Cees!

March 28, 2004 at 3:02 pm in reply to: Shoreham 27-3-04 #1827518

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I got there at 10 – only a few stalls fo note for me really which was a shame although there were a few nice surprises. Someone turned up with a mounting for a H2S radar – the same item I saw in the GH Flowers yard several years before!

I picked up a universal bomb rack, some nice instruments (cheap too), a 1920s primer pump and some Whitley bits which i’m very pleased with, despite their looking like scrap.

It was well worth it but I do wonder what the future holds for aerojumbles….

March 27, 2004 at 11:27 pm in reply to: Unknown WW2 wreckage #1827710

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Originally posted by srpatterson
I can’t imagine that this was ever fitted to an aircraft (especially if it is made of steel). Must weight a ton!

It looks like something you would launch a torpedo from. My vote would be ship, not aircraft.

Don’t you just love a mystery!

PS I’ve got a whole pile of scrap iron out back. How much tax credit did you give to the guy who donated it? 🙂

Hmm I would say it’s almost certainly from an aircraft but the bomb steady doesn’t look like a typical British one to me.

March 27, 2004 at 10:56 pm in reply to: On the subject of sonar images… #1827728

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Originally posted by Hatton
add a few touches, broken port fin, engine ripped from mounting and hey presto 🙂

Very impressive Hatton – seriously impressive work. You obviously know your way around photoshop!

Wasn’t you who posted that Sunderland image was it 😀

March 27, 2004 at 10:54 pm in reply to: Unknown WW2 wreckage #1827736

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Re: Unknown WW2 wreckage

Originally posted by Roger S
This strange device was donated to our museum this week. It is some 4 meters long, and is hollow metal tube with on one side some grips from/on which a bomb/mine can be hung. In all it is unusual strong made. As we can not identify it, maybe someone here knows what it is, and from which type it came. It is so big that some don’t even belief it came from an aircraft wreck, but more probably from a ship. BW Roger

Interesting picture Roger

Any close ups or part numbers?

March 27, 2004 at 9:24 pm in reply to: US Navy Trying to steal another one #1827784

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Re: US Navy Trying to steal another one

Originally posted by dj51d
Shamelessly borrowed from the other Dan Johnson at the WIX.

The US Navy is continuing their policy of absolute stupidity when it comes to historic aircraft. Currently, they are trying to steal the only known complete Brewster F3A from the Minnesota man who recovered her in 1990.

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/8288736.htm

Poor guy

Hope he stands up to the USN – this nonsense really needs to be stopped.

March 27, 2004 at 9:18 pm in reply to: Savoia-Marchetti SM-79 lying in the desert #1827787

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Thanks Papa Lima!

Amazing………… 400 km is a fair way out in that great desert…

Ahhhh Libya……… 😀

March 27, 2004 at 9:10 pm in reply to: How to recognize a Spitfire spade grip? #1827795

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Originally posted by Der
Would the numbers on it give any clue?

Possibly, but i’m not sure who made these early grips – a pic wouldbe nice if you can get one 😉

Please let us have the numbers

March 27, 2004 at 8:38 pm in reply to: Operating a Warbird #1827816

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Originally posted by kittyhawk
not obbsessed just angry at the hide of these people, they take take take.

the opinion comment was directed at jdk, i know where hes comming from and i dont care, i have my own opnion from experiance and i stated it , simple

I think it’s a bit harsh to label most operators as ********s, but there certainly are some of those out there – greedy, sneaky and selfish too.

The problem is that since aviation is such an expensive pastime it is very tempting for some people to wring every last penny out of a deal.

The only consolation is people tend to know who they are pretty early on.
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