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  • in reply to: Unknown Hurricane Pilot #1144256
    ian_
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    I’ll take it off your hands the moment the ink’s dry. Do I get a certificate of authenticity?

    in reply to: Battle of Britain stamp postcards? #1144123
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    You have it Graham. Although Mrs H was sufficiently impressed with an ejector seat to help carry it up to our old top floor flat. It had taken three air cadets just to get it in my Fiesta. Based on your excellent example, Tony, I had tried to persuede Her into a Seafire cockpit shaped sofa arrangement but it was not to be. Panels on the wall and a blade at the bottom of the stairs is as far as it goes.

    in reply to: Battle of Britain stamp postcards? #1144018
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    Good plan archieraf, I’ll try it in the daylight. Have nearly wasted a pack of printer photo paper so far.

    in reply to: Battle of Britain stamp postcards? #1143790
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    It’s been a while since my walls were fully covered with pictures Andy, including a full eight feet of Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James back in the day (be still my beating trousers). The scan’s are a bit pale so might go the photo route but looking acceptable so far. thanks for the offer Peter but the originals are what gave me the idea.

    in reply to: BBC4 tonight 9 'Shooting the War" #1140255
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    Some interesting Stuka footage from a Luftwaffe groundcrewman but made inconsequential by the concentration camp footage. however many times you see it.

    in reply to: Losses of the 8th & 9th AAF WWII #1138059
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    Volume two arrived yesterday, Thanks Trevor. (Ian Hodgkiss)

    in reply to: The Last Dambuster DVD…A Copy ??? #1137192
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    Hello Bluenoser. The dig part of the programme was organised by Simon Parry, an author and publisher. His contact details and photos from the dig are on his website here:
    http://www.redkitebooks.co.uk/aa/ex08_Lancaster_Doulens.html
    He might be able to point you in the right direction. The book ‘Dambusters’ ISBN 978-0-9554735-3-1 also has a lot of extra information on the aircraft and is recommended.

    in reply to: Spitfire Deicer Tank Dimensions/Drawings #1130305
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    Lovely work Tony, looking forward to seeing it fitted!

    in reply to: Possible Whitley Item To Identify #1126550
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    You can say it’s an RAF aircraft though, which narrows it down a bit.

    in reply to: Swedish P51 crash restoration #1123940
    ian_
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    Wrong in every direction!

    in reply to: Swedish P51 crash restoration #1123955
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    The link is all I have unfortunately. Very cold climates seem to preserve aircraft alloys much better than our dismal weather. It looks like it was picked up off a hillside, and probably a rocky one judging by the state of the sump.

    in reply to: Swedish P51 crash restoration #1123859
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    Thanks for the links, much more detail!

    in reply to: Typhoon Spade Grip #1123875
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    Here’s a corner of my study. 10 points to anyone who can identify the set list.

    in reply to: Lightning XG332 Crash escape photo #1118756
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    You beat me to it David! I don’t suppose you have a good quality scanner in that study, or a digital camera?

    in reply to: Lightning XG332 Crash escape photo #1118761
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    “George Aird, DeHavilland test pilot ejects from Lightning PB1 XG332 on 13th September1962.” carrying out demonstration flight when there was a fire in the aircraft’s reheat zone. This weakened the tailplane control system which failed with the aircraft at 100ft on final approach. Fortunately the nose pitched up, giving Aird time to eject. He came down through a greenhouse roof, breaking both legs and right thigh. He recovered to resume his flying career. I believe the photograph was for a farming magazine, with only the tractor planned to be in shot!

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