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  • January 12, 2014 at 10:48 am in reply to: French Curtiss prop blade #1011198
    ian_
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    Thanks Andy, that narrows it down a bit. At least it’s a distinctive shape.
    Yes Tony, an interesting aircraft. Curtiss went to great lengths to make it French, even down to the undercarriage and fire extinguisher labels. Always quite exciting to find bits in a different langauge.

    January 12, 2014 at 10:43 am in reply to: Iceland B17 wartime crash site photos #1011202
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    Are there any Whitleys lost at glacier height? I wonder what the rations tasted like? Didn’t look promising!

    January 12, 2014 at 12:19 am in reply to: French Curtiss prop blade #1011233
    ian_
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    Hello Andy, a long shot but do you recognise this 109/110 stub? Also ex Bill’s but not mine. You could save a long trawl through the Foote files!

    January 11, 2014 at 11:40 pm in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #1011250
    ian_
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    I’m with Bunsen.

    January 11, 2014 at 10:26 pm in reply to: French Curtiss prop blade #1011384
    ian_
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    Thanks for the confirmation Andy, that’s excellent. Glad to have got some of the bits back together. There is a cylinder head from the Mohawk at Hawkinge, wrongly labelled.
    Looking through the dig photos Tony,I wish I’d got more than one Browning. You live and learn!

    January 11, 2014 at 8:46 pm in reply to: French Curtiss prop blade #1011461
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    Thanks both, thought the same thing. It’s a strange coincidence having re dug the Hawk a few years ago. The original digger driver’s son drove the JCB for us. He remembered the Londoners only being interested in the engine and throwing most of what they found back. He wondered when someone would return to recover the rest. Andy, I don’t suppose you’ve got any photos of the Mohawk display at Tangmere? I remember seeing it but Philippa was only photographing Luftwaffe bits.

    January 9, 2014 at 11:16 pm in reply to: Cockpit-Fest 2014 – 14th & 15th June 2014 #1012761
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    A grip display indoors at the ‘fest sounds an excellent plan. Much impressed with your moistened selection last year Martyn. Would be keen to join in. It might also get me moving on a frame for my Vulcan panel and grips. Cricket sounds entertaining. I disgrace myself every year at a different fest with a cricket match attached. Always the last to get picked for teams at school and not improved with age.

    January 8, 2014 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Seen on ebay 2014 #1014066
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    Went for a fraction more than my budget! I saw a better one come out of a bog in Blaenavon. Must chase it up! That really is a lot of money, and a bit less decorative than the Luftwaffe equivalent:

    January 5, 2014 at 2:28 pm in reply to: WWII Air Raid Warden & ROC Reports #932142
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    If you try your local county records office they may have reports and notebooks. It is a matter of luck as to what was preserved.

    January 1, 2014 at 1:09 pm in reply to: Happy New Year. #934087
    ian_
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    Another Happy New Year. lets hope it’s a good one!

    December 31, 2013 at 9:33 am in reply to: FRS.1 Stick top #935087
    ian_
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    That was a nice gift! Jet Art have a button: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-Aircraft-Stick-Grip-Switch-NEW-Sea-Harrier-Hawk-ETC-/140938560787?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item20d097c513
    You’ll need four. They also have a trim switch mount which looks right for a Sea Harrier but might be too early: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-RN-Aircraft-Control-Column-Switch-AC62508-8-5CW-11647-Lightning-Javelin-/141122756832?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item20db9260e0
    There were some cheap Dowty made vehicle grips on ebay a year or so ago which had the flip cover and button for the back. Worth looking out for. If you find a trim switch supply I’m very keen for one! Photo is vehicle left, (similar) Hawk right.

    December 31, 2013 at 12:27 am in reply to: Seen on eBay – 2013! #935231
    ian_
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    And a good shade of desert pink, Fly.buy and puukka. There are some nice things on eBay at the moment.

    December 30, 2013 at 8:25 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #935359
    ian_
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    This is nice too, but the postage wouldn’t be..
    291042008024

    December 30, 2013 at 8:22 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #935363
    ian_
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    Early F16. At least I’ll get an early night now!

    December 30, 2013 at 7:23 pm in reply to: Aircraft parts in films #935378
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    Not quite aircraft parts but regularly seen hanging out the back of a ‘Neinkel etc, here’s a stormtrooper’s pimped MG15:

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