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April 25, 2016 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Solar Impulse Round the World Flight #380558

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For those that are interested Solar Impulse is now in California, landing safely early yesterday morning (24th April 2016)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36122618

April 23, 2016 at 9:28 pm in reply to: Solar Impulse Round the World Flight #380565

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Finny/Topspeed, enough of your thread drift. Take your bickering to your own thread. If not I will ask the moderators to close this thread.

For those that are interested in the progress of Solar Impulse 2, they are 500km from California, a photo shoot is programmed over San Francisco and a landing at Moffett Field sometime tonight hopefully.

Yet another milestone.

http://www.schindler.com/rtw/internet/en/around-the-world/follow-the-flight.html

April 22, 2016 at 7:16 pm in reply to: Solar Impulse Round the World Flight #380579

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We’ve all taken our eye off the ball. Solar impulse 2 is airborne headed for California (Moffet Airfield). Due to land Saturday night!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36068059

April 10, 2016 at 10:44 pm in reply to: Spitfire TP364 #890645

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A dumpster is a rubbish truck on wheels. A skip is a container for rubbish without wheels.
Who needs to speek de English properly?
OK back to de thread quickly before de trolls decend.:applause:

March 10, 2016 at 7:14 pm in reply to: George Martin (Beatles Producer) FAA World War 2 #912053

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Saving the Swordfish

In 2001, George Martin wrote a piece of music to raise funds to save the last two Swordfish aircraft.

Audio Interview on Classic FM, halfway down the page.

http://www.classicfm.com/music-news/george-martin-dies/#G5A2byZSwUCcR7tR.97

March 3, 2016 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Provost T1 WW388 (7616M) #917659

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Thank you AgCat for putting my mind at rest after more than 35 years. I only typed that last paragraph as an afterthought. Another mystery solved by this illustrious forum. I personally have never heard of GI airframe flying under that serial. Perhaps someone else can enlighten us.

If anyone is in the area of the Lincolnshire Film Archive, Boston, ( http://www.lincsfilm.co.uk/listings/listing541560.html ), they have the following film available for viewing:

543 THE QUEEN AT CRANWELL
Cranwell (RAF) 1970
1.25 min Colour 16mm Silent
H.M. The Queen visits the RAF College at Cranwell (12 June 1970) to mark its 50th Anniversary.

March 2, 2016 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Provost T1 WW388 (7616M) #918582

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For those who were wondering why WW397 was mentioned above, it was the last Piston Provost to fly officially in Royal Air Force service. This final flight was from 27MU RAF Shawbury, landing at RAF Halton 30 Oct 1969. The aircraft was given the Ground Instructional number of 8060M.

What remains a mystery is that between landing at Halton in 69 and arriving at Lyneham in 1979 is that the aircraft had logged an extra 4hrs 40mins flying time!

March 1, 2016 at 9:40 pm in reply to: Provost T1 WW388 (7616M) #919561

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Bill, – I too remember them arriving, WW397 (which we rebuilt to fly at Lyneham 1979 – 83) arrived at Halton after I had left. Basic airframes – Piston Provost; advanced – Hunters; Airfields – Hunter, Canberra & a couple of Piston Provosts for ground running & Marshalling.

I believe WW397 is still languishing in New Zealand awaiting USA authorisation to import it.

George, thanks for that, good luck.

Bob

March 1, 2016 at 8:20 pm in reply to: Provost T1 WW388 (7616M) #919720

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The latest history info I have (2011) is:

d/d 27/08/1954, 07/09/54 – 2 FTS “O-W”, “Q-F”, “4”, “O-F” – 1 SoTT Halton 59 – 7616M allocated 05/10/59 – 248 MU, Headley Court, Chessington 01/72 – to Cuxwold, Lincs 08/08/75 – to Thorpe Water Park, Chertsey, Surrey 13/05/79 – to Chinnor, Oxon 81 – to Llanelli by 05/84 – to WAM 12/84 in exchange for Proctor G-AHTE – sometime coded “O-F” – to Stratford Aircraft Collection, Long Marston, Warks by late 92 – South Yorkshire Air Museum, Firbeck, S Yorks by 04/95 – to Bomber County Aviation Museum, Hemswell, Lincs by 08/96 – to Vaughn Meers and displayed at the Wartime Aircraft Recovery Group Aviation Museum, Sleap, Shropshire by 09/05 – currently stored, Sleap Airfield, Shropshire 07/2011,

I await the holes to be picked:D

February 4, 2016 at 9:09 pm in reply to: Lancaster testbeds #852110

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From my limited resources it appears that BT308 (originally a Manchester) was struck off charge (SOC) in May 44.

LL735 took its place for the Metro-Vick jet engine trials including the Beryl. S.O.C. – Mar 50.

SW342 looks to be favourite as it was S.O.C. – 30 Jun 56 and as previously said had a Mamba in the nose. There are pictures around of it in this configuration at Bitterswell in 1953. (Unable to locate at this time).

As to yellow undersides, this was standard colour scheme for prototypes.

My two pennyworth is only here to confuse!

January 23, 2016 at 9:15 pm in reply to: General Discussion #228709

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I seem to remember, way back in the fifties/sixties, the ‘Brighton Run’ along the sea front, a chassis with a merlin on it that went like stink. Put my Panther 600 sloper to shame!!

January 23, 2016 at 9:15 pm in reply to: What happens when you put a 'Merlin' in a car? #1797094

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I seem to remember, way back in the fifties/sixties, the ‘Brighton Run’ along the sea front, a chassis with a merlin on it that went like stink. Put my Panther 600 sloper to shame!!

January 19, 2016 at 7:58 pm in reply to: General Discussion #228866

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Also Founder member of ‘Mott the Hopple’ Terrance Dale Griffin, Drummer, record producer, 1948-2016. http://mottthehoople.com/main/?p=1148

January 19, 2016 at 7:58 pm in reply to: Another Rock icon passes – Glen Frey #1797201

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Also Founder member of ‘Mott the Hopple’ Terrance Dale Griffin, Drummer, record producer, 1948-2016. http://mottthehoople.com/main/?p=1148

January 17, 2016 at 8:22 pm in reply to: General Discussion #228966

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Excuse my ignorance, but why have a deterrent that isn’t a deterrent other than to keep your mates (sorry voters) in work?

The deterrent (as far as we know) has worked for the past many years. Now we are telling peoples to vote Labour and all adversaries are welcome to our shores.

Have I got this wrong?
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