ATA – I cannot be much help except to confirm that my fathers logbook for Thame in 1944 showed that he flew Proctors, but just recorded the Pool number.
I wish you all sucess in your rebuild – it is looking very good.
He bought a Mk I Proctor G-AHNA in 1949 from Brooklands Aviation in Sywell.
This aircraft was Hills No 2 built in Manchester 1940 & carried serial R7486.
Originally a 3 seater he modified her to have the bench seat in the rear.
He flew her in many UK air races in the 50’s & 60’s & sold her in July 67. Unfortunately she was written off in 69 following a precautionary landing due to oil pressure fluctuations.
I am in the process of doing a major rework of my first Flight Sim model (currently available at http://www.classicbritishfiles.com & Avsim). This rework is necessary because I have learnt a lot in the last couple of years, & I would like to know if you can supply me with information on the cockpit limitation placards – Vne/flaps, engine etc, as I wish to incorporate them into the virtual cockpit. I do have a copy of the civil repair manual & the pilots notes (RAF & civil typewritten ones).
I hope to release this update in 4 to 6 weeks time – it takes longer to rebuild/repair than create from scratch it would seem.
I hope you can help.
Keith

Certainly some very nice riveting, inside & out……

3+ years ago I visited Old Warden for their first of the year display & the commentator remarked on the different sounds of the Merlins in the different aircraft that day. Now I have’nt heard a Merlin for donkeys years, but his comment explained why I thought some of the pilots were not using full power. He said that the different exhaust stubs were to blame!
I cannot remember exactly the aircraft that day, possibly the Spit , Hurricane & a Mustang.

Typical, when one wants to find a reference…….from my memory David Gearings book ‘On the wings of a Gull’ stated that Percivals were one of the earliest to use CIBA Aerolite & did so with Luton produced aircraft before WWII.
My fathers Proctor I (‘HNA) was the second Proctor produced by Hills & I think did not suffer badly from glue problems & was probably built using Aerolite, mind you as a licensed engineer he kept it well for 18 years!
HTE I think was partially restored before Tango Charlie acquired her ( at one time she was used by Derby Airways & flown by my Uncle). I saw HTE about 3 years ago alongside ‘KEX/LZ791, but that was only the fuselage, with ‘KEX almost finished rebuild.

Curiosity I suppose, but what if any are the merits of using PVA adhesives? They seem to be good for domestic use.

Not heard anything recently about the Proctor rebuilds

How about a Hunter & a Jindivik? (Jindivik being Aborigine for ‘The Hunted one’)…..going off at a slight tangent……

My guess is that Key Publishing own the rights seeing as they are reprinting some stories from yesteryear in current issues. Probably do not have the resources to scan & publish old issues – would be quite an expensive task methinks.
Keith