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November 3, 2013 at 8:54 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #982717

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Thanks for your enthusiasm, Tim. Must admit its a good feeling seeing them coming together !

Rob

November 3, 2013 at 4:15 pm in reply to: Bottisham Airfield Museum – Museum & P-51 Mustang Update #982904

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Hi Rob,
Over at Ollerton, Notts. Around 10 miles nth.West of Newark. At the eastern edge of the town is an Industrial set-up. called Bougham Ind. Estate. It’s on the A6057 road and is just full of WW2 Big Nissen Huts. A lot of them appear unused too. You can see that this place was an American or Brit Army Base at some point back then and nowadays the huts have modern businesses in them. Last time I went there, (Last year to Visit “Fat Boys” Market style business ) I couldn’t see much Modern development around.

My point about all this is maybe one or 2 of these nissen huts could be obtained. At least it is a place to start searching and who knows what might come out of it.

Over to you guys !!!

Bill T.

Cheers Bill, i’m sure Jason will look into every possibility regarding buildings and their availability.

Rob

November 3, 2013 at 4:10 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #982907

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Had chance to position and fit the instruments that i already have onto the BFP mock up today. So its just the turn and slip and gyro compass needed to complete it, the holes for which will be cut as and when.
The difference in cockpit instruments used and their positions between the RR Eagle powered TF.1 and AS Python S.4 can be appreciated in the two views.

Rob

November 3, 2013 at 1:40 pm in reply to: Bottisham Airfield Museum – Museum & P-51 Mustang Update #983050

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All the more reason for enthusiasts to become members and get involved. The museum has an excellent array of display material and a new venue would certainly help to get it all on display, but it also needs a new influx of members to help take the museum forward to the next stage.

Anyone wanting to get involved then please contact Jason. Thanks.

Rob

November 1, 2013 at 8:35 pm in reply to: More RAF Llandow scrap bits #984568

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I’m interested in anything Ian, not just navy stuff :eagerness:. I’m currently searching / detecting a B-50D Superfort crash site with the landowners blessing, with some of the bits eventually going into a display at the Bassingbourn Tower Museum together with what i found on the RAF Liberator GR.VIII crash site. Most of it is skinning but every now and then something intriguing turns up.

Keep searching mate.

Rob

November 1, 2013 at 8:26 pm in reply to: B36 low pass pic #984574

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Great photos Bill, thanks for sharing. As i’ve said to you before your national service memoirs should be put into writing, as they’d make a cracking good book 😎

Rob

November 1, 2013 at 9:08 am in reply to: More RAF Llandow scrap bits #985085

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Some nice little finds you’ve got there Ian, makes you wonder what else there is waiting to be found !

Rob

October 22, 2013 at 8:07 am in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #995263

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Please can we not turn this into a Tangmere museum bashing thread. Whats done is done, and opinions and grievances by individuals have already been aired on other threads.

Hello Rob,

How are both the Wyvern and Sturgeon coming along any recent progress?

Kind regards,

Tim

Hi Tim,

Thanks for asking. The BFP is coming along nicely although i’ll wait until i have a bit more in place before posting a pic. I’ve also made a start on a mock up of the starboard control panel that runs alongside the pilot, and items are being sourced to help this along. But as i’ve been busy with work and other aviation related commitments lately, together with an impending change in personal circumstances as discussed by email – possibly by the end of the year, i’m reluctant to start anything else at the moment.

The Sturgeon remains pretty much as you saw it in June.

Rob

October 21, 2013 at 9:02 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #995558

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I’m glad you got a good look at this flap section. When I saw it last year it looked in pretty good condition.

Thanks David. Despite its obvious crash / recovery damage the metalwork is still in excellent condition.

I also noticed that Flixton have another impressive Wyvern related exhibit, this being a bomb loading trolley of almost identical spec (apart from the rear wheel attachment points) to that used by Wyvern squadrons during the 1950’s.

Rob

October 20, 2013 at 6:22 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #996267

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Always interested to hear of other surviving Wyvern parts, and a return visit to the Norfolk And Suffolk Aviation Museum at Flixton meant i could take a closer look at the incomplete port main flap section that is held by the museum.

Many thanks to the chairman and museum volunteer for lifting it out and giving me access (Wyvern photo credit Andy Davey – Air Britain).

Rob

September 20, 2013 at 8:56 am in reply to: Liberator parts I.d needed #945215

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Thanks to enthusiast Mark Wilson i now have the names of the five man crew of RAF transport Liberator KN742 – sadly all of whom lost their lives in the ensuing crash. I’m also attempting to make contact with the co-pilots half brother, following a request he made on the internet for information about him.

It appears that the young RAF crew who were all aged between 21 – 23 yrs old were part of 102 (Ceylon) squadron, who at the time were engaged in helping re-patriate POW’s – and were killed shortly after take-off from Bassingbourn at night on a routine training flight.

Interesting that Bassingbourn had lost another B-24 on a training mission just two months previously, when KN736 crashed into Potton Wood not far from the airfield whilst taking part in a training flight involving shutting down one then two engines. On this occasion four of the crew were killed with three surviving – plus ‘Bitsa’ the dog who belonged to one of the crew and was also on board. There is a very nice memorial to the crew in the local church yard http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/CockayneHatley.html

Rob

September 18, 2013 at 10:10 am in reply to: Liberator parts I.d needed #948026

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Thanks for the reply Ian. The black cooling shroud makes sense as most parts turning up seem to originate from the engines, although a jack plug from a crew man’s headset was another poignant find, and quite a few bits of broken perspex of varying thickness’.

How would one go about finnding out about KN742, as I’m convinced thats the aircraft’s identity? All I have is that it crashed at night after take off from Bassingbourn (no mention of crew casualties) on the 8/11/45.
If the museum can find out more there is a chance we could erect a small memorial to the incident in the future!

Rob

September 16, 2013 at 8:30 pm in reply to: Liberator parts I.d needed #949512

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No-one?…. or has it beaten the forums experts?

Rob

September 15, 2013 at 6:50 pm in reply to: Liberator parts I.d needed #951005

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Another visit to the site today resulted in a few more finds, including this item marked GA-LOG COS CAM 806097. Any ideas?

Rob

September 15, 2013 at 5:26 pm in reply to: 2nd Aerobilia Aerojumble BDAC Old Sarum, Sat 14th September 2013 #951068

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Thats extremely nice Ian. What type is it from?

Edit.. just seen the other thread mentioning that its Beaufort :eagerness:

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