Hi jerry w.

Also have you been in touch with Alec Brew? – he wrote a book on Sunbeam aero engines and may well have details of preserved Arabs.

Roger Smith.

Alec is now on Facebook if you need contact details.

” and the Sea Balliol (always a surprise when I see it with it’s wings folded) “——–It would be nice to see it again, is it still hidden in the storage hangar ?

Might talcum powder (magnesium silicate) have been used to control or prolong the burn time of incendiary devices ?

This picture of a Bedford SB Special matches extremely well.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/26024754@N07/10017713953/in/photostream/lightbox/

A most entertaining, useful and welcome post.——Thank you

Will the Overstrand nose be there,or has it gone into storage at Cosford with the other BPA exhibits ?

I’m wondering if the letters “DBP” signify Dowty Boulton Paul and indicate the period when
the company was part of the Dowty Group.The company also produced many hydraulic devices which were for non-aviation equipment.
Rgds,Colin.