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  • June 14, 2009 at 9:34 pm in reply to: Would you buy a secondhand Spitfire from this man? #1213646
    ian_
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    Looking very dapper yourself Peter. Spitfires, beer and and a chippie. The perfect evening. This morning was less attractive.

    June 12, 2009 at 5:31 pm in reply to: Replica MkVIII Spitfire and a Meteor engine #1215473
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    Impressive bit of welding Graham! Look forward to seeing the Spit fire up soon. Didn’t realise it had been for a summer break in Cardiff. It was just round the corner from my flat.

    June 4, 2009 at 11:20 pm in reply to: Aircraft trench art piece #1223381
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    Can’t quite make out the title, but she’s wearing a rather lovely gingham dress. Thanks for the confirmation Elliott, couldn’t find a clear enough photo.

    June 4, 2009 at 8:54 pm in reply to: Aircraft trench art piece #1223545
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    I did take the photo out, looking for a name but unfortunately nothing. The photo is contemporary, quite a good one as it is colour tinted. She must be in her eighties now. The fitter (?) spent some time on it as the perspex cover has been slightly domed. Presumably there were a lot of these going as scrap when the push button selectors came in. I wonder who she is?

    June 1, 2009 at 6:22 pm in reply to: Is this a Scimitar stick? #1227826
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    There was another one on ebay in the States a couple of years ago. I didn’t like spending money and I think it went for forty quid! The wiring has been neatly but terminally cut from the end of mine. It seems to go right up to the buttons with no plug connector.

    May 31, 2009 at 7:05 pm in reply to: Is this a Scimitar stick? #1229989
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    Interesting stuff Tony, it is quite a handful. The same trigger mechanism was used on Strikemasters as well. Would love to your Spit at Cockpitfest but going to a party instead. soon though!

    May 31, 2009 at 1:11 pm in reply to: Is this a Scimitar stick? #1230423
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    Thanks Mr Ministry. I’ll knock up a base for it and label accordingly.

    May 27, 2009 at 11:58 pm in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1160101
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    Good point. I’ll get my wallet.

    May 27, 2009 at 11:40 pm in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1160115
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    Unlikely this is from Ufer’s aircraft. I was fortunate to attend the dig and it was the most comprehensively burned aircraft I have seen. There was almost no aluminium left and the armoured windscreen had been melted to a blob in the heat. The tail wheel yoke was also badly burned (and too big to fit in my rucksack for a national express bus trip back to Salford). Unless this was picked up by a local at the time it seems another one of those ‘interesting’ histories. I could of course be wrong.

    May 18, 2009 at 9:12 pm in reply to: Lancaster Wreckage ID Requested #1166891
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    Hello Dieter, interesting pictures. The second photo stainless steel section is the bar the rudder pedals hang from rather than undercarriage. No idea on the other bits. Do you have details of the crew? Thanks for posting.

    May 17, 2009 at 11:15 pm in reply to: Spitfire crowbar & secondary markings #1167756
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    An immaculate crowbar came out of a wartime MkVII pressurised Spit excavation a good while ago. It was in natural bare metal as I remember.

    May 15, 2009 at 7:28 pm in reply to: To excavate or not to excavate……. #1170333
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    Hello Neil, I’ve had quite a few dealings with county archaeologists and so far they have all been very reasonable. They want to know what is going on in ‘their’ area and would like to be informed of what is discovered. A couple have been keen to attend digs or to send a represesentative. If you have been granted a licence the MoD will already have contacted the archaeologist to ensure the site does not interfere with historic remains. A Spit near St Athan came down in the same field as a Bronze age burial site. A watching brief was carried out to ensure the JCB did no extra damage than the crash had caused. If you have a problem with your statement of intent there should be an address on your licence for the Defence estates archaeologist. He is happy to help with this.
    I hope there is some Tempest there to find!

    May 9, 2009 at 7:40 pm in reply to: Replica MkVIII Spitfire and a Meteor engine #1178012
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    Looking good Graham. Are you about tomorrow evening?

    April 30, 2009 at 9:48 pm in reply to: Halifax engine numbers #1188482
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    Hello Nick, there is a small amount of info in Air Britain’s LA-LZ serial log: LK635. one of 96 Halifax Vs delivered between August 1943 and January 1944 by Faireys, Stockport. Missing (Hannover). Chorley’s Bomber Command Losses will have crew details. Good luck with your search.

    April 26, 2009 at 11:08 pm in reply to: Aircraft Control Column #1193028
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    half a point?

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