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June 29, 2010 at 6:41 pm in reply to: Recovery of bodies in WW2 (possibly not for the sqeamish?) #1098996

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a link to another forum detailing the recovery of a hurricane and its pilot from a bog in russia, not for the sqeamish or faint of heart

http://warrelics.eu/forum/armour-weapons-aircraft/hurricane-wreck-pilot-recovery-northern-russia-514/

i hope this doesnt offened anyone or break any forum rules its not ment to

Rip all who died

regards Sam

June 29, 2010 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Aircraft Control Wheels #1099171

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nice piece i bet they are hard to come by!
i can only claim what i guess to be pritty common – and old dc-3/c-47 control yoke supposedly ex ww2
regards Sam

June 28, 2010 at 6:06 pm in reply to: Private Wellington project? #1100664

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any pics?
regards Sam

June 23, 2010 at 1:49 pm in reply to: ID these v12 exhaust stubs #1105233

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my bad, they just look very simular, i new someone more experenced would put me right! 😀
regards Sam

June 22, 2010 at 8:35 pm in reply to: ID these v12 exhaust stubs #1105936

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i may be wrong hear but they look awfully like they could also fit a de hav hornet
regards Sam

June 22, 2010 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Need help with Ridel starter motor for ME262 Jumo engine #1105940

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i know that the Pima air and space museum are restoring or have nearley finished restoring a b-36 they might be interested
regards Sam

June 11, 2010 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Spitfire EN179 Resurrected #1119696

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food for thought here guys,
im only a trainee aircraft merchanic but with the work it do i see lots of parts being replace on a fairly regular bassis for example undercarrage legs – number of landings, engines – rebuilt after x number of hours, if an aircraft is damaged in an accident and so the list goes on,
therefore surely some of the spits that have been flying the longest (not nessacerly the older) have had so many different components that they are no more ‘orginal’ than some of the dataplate rebuild?
just something worth thinking about 😀
regards Sam

June 9, 2010 at 7:18 pm in reply to: Seen On Ebay Thread #1121926

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this im sure will look very familur to some one on the forum!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rolls-Royce-Merlin-Packard-Warbird-Rocker-Cover-/300434958933?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item45f351aa55

May 6, 2010 at 12:35 pm in reply to: Elgin scrapyard revisited #1092123

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WOW,
lucky devil to find out about this place!!
crazy thought i may sound i would love to get hold of even the hunter cockpit section from there, im desperate for ANY sort of project i can get hold of
great post
regards Sam

May 6, 2010 at 12:20 pm in reply to: No need to restore this one #1092148

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WOW, how much did you pay if you dont mind me asking?
you luck devil :diablo:
regards Sam

May 6, 2010 at 12:13 pm in reply to: RAF Mustang? #1092204

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well i know of a p-51c on a hill side that is reasonable amount of wreckage, im planning to visit it to look into if its worth recovering or not, however i have no idea who the land belongs to (its not private i dont think) and even if by some mirical i found out who it belongs to and got permission to recover it i have little idea on how to ask the mod for permission to recover it, oh well it will be fun just having a look anyway! and we are all intiled to our dreams!!
regards Sam

April 29, 2010 at 1:05 pm in reply to: 'warplanes to alaska' #1098966

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hi,
the ones i know about 3 b-26’s for milion dollar valey, at least on more b-26 from a lake recently a p-38, and the remains of a p-39 where recoved, there are rumours of a substantally complete p-38 near whitehorse or watson lake but it believed the locals who might know of its location (assuming it exists) want to save it from being recovered and removed, it would be nice to get some details of rought areas where each individual aircraft crashed but i have know idea where to start on something like that,
hope what little info i know is of some interest
regards Sam

March 25, 2010 at 11:45 am in reply to: Help wanted on some Spitfire parts #1137775

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thanks for all the info guys its a great help 🙂
regards Sam

March 24, 2010 at 5:31 pm in reply to: Help wanted on some Spitfire parts #1138533

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my guess on the stiffeners was that they where either added later on after the a/c had been de-milled or that by looking at photos it fitted over only part of the cannon an there for the rest of the “bubble” was just for aerodynamics, as for the access panel, radio hatch was only a guess of mine however it is curved not flate as it appears in the picture only the back is photographed, thanks all for you comments and usefull info i would be lost without you all!
regards Sam

March 24, 2010 at 4:57 pm in reply to: Help wanted on some Spitfire parts #1138559

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hi bruce,
i understand the ammo bit being un-useable as even a traniee aircraft merchanic i can see is past its best!!! the access panel i beleve the person who i brought it off (bearing in mind i brought each peice seperatly) it has worn numbering on one side and the frount (not pictured due to techinal difficultly) has no paint on this make me inclinded to believe it was not just fitted to a staic a/c as a tempory measure, i find it hart to believe the cannon fairing is u/s (obviously would require apropriate checks and all) do correct me if im wrong on any of the points i have raised being only 18 i have not as many years experence as many other people on this forum
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