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October 31, 2023 at 9:59 am in reply to: Surviving ADC Cirrus Engines in the UK #748222

Terry Parker
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The Hermes IV from G-ADFV was sold to a collector around 15 years ago. He sold it on to a collector in Spain.

The engine noted as being at Solway is TAC’s example c/n 892, now back from loan at Solway where it had been for about 20 years.

October 30, 2023 at 8:48 pm in reply to: Surviving ADC Cirrus Engines in the UK #748271

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I could not attend Hooton this last weekend but I was there the month before. The south side of the first hangar, Bldg 16, was open and it is hoped to open the north side next season. Bldg 27 is not open to the public but its aviation content has mostly migrated to the Bldg 16 anyway.

Below is a link which hopefully will show photos taken last month of the hangar.

https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hooton%20park%20hangars

Not known to me personally but I understand;-

In 1977 Blackburn B2 G-ADFV c/n 5920/8 built 1935 at Hooton was cockpit only plus an incomplete Cirrus Hermes IVA engine only, both held in store. By 1984 it had moved on to Tattershall, then East Kirby in Dec 85 and Breighton in Oct 93, going to St Ives, Cambs,in mid 94.

An incomplete ADC Cirrus II was held in store, presumably that one now displayed and shown in photos above.

Avro Avian G-EBZM is fitted with an ADC Cirrus ‘C’ c/n 276c, (Canadian built).

October 30, 2023 at 2:51 pm in reply to: Surviving ADC Cirrus Engines in the UK #748280

Terry Parker
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This is the engine on display at Hooton Park:

Which looks like a ADC/Blackburn Cirrus II to me, not an inverted Hermes Cirrus IV. Though of course I could be wrong. NB Identity Plate missing!

Maybe “C/N 892 Donated by Shuttleworth in 1965” is the possibly missing Hermes Cirrus IV not this Cirrus II. Does anybody know if Solway have one – possibly on loan from The Aeroplane Collection (who are based at Hooton Park?)

October 27, 2023 at 11:53 am in reply to: Surviving ADC Cirrus Engines in the UK #748389

Terry Parker
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Hooton Park are having an open day this Sunday 29th Oct 2023 10am-4pm, perhaps somebody could go and confirm its presence, type and C/N please. It is down the end of hangar building 16 on the left between the Supermunk and the Avro Triplane Replica. There is plenty else to see too, a good day trip.

It is recorded apparently as a Cirrus 2, C/N 892, donated via the Shuttleworth Collection in April 1965.

October 26, 2023 at 1:01 pm in reply to: Surviving ADC Cirrus Engines in the UK #748455

Terry Parker
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Hooton Park’s address is

The Hangars, Airfield Way, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 1BQ

(not Wales!)

October 16, 2023 at 11:29 am in reply to: Help with finding an aviation thread #748855

Terry Parker
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Try:

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/530550-shepherd-3.html

September 15, 2023 at 2:50 pm in reply to: Vampire T11 Trainer drawings. #749920

Terry Parker
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“Pilot Checklist, Flight Instructors Handbook, T11 Repair and Maintenance Manual, T11 Full Manual” are not likely to contain dimension-ed drawings as hoped for by Kevin H. Perhaps the Salisbury Hall museum have copies of the manufacturing drawings. Not that their website gives any hint of an accessible archive.

August 27, 2023 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Beaufighter Restoration #750635

Terry Parker
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I have the following if required:

Course Notes for the Hercules VI and XVI, Operating Instructions for the 130, Course Notes for the 264, and Maintenance manuals for the 630 and the 763.

April 13, 2023 at 9:07 pm in reply to: Where and when was your first flight? #753901

Terry Parker
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Dragon Rapide from London (LAP as we knew it then) Heathrow in about 1955.

April 10, 2023 at 8:42 pm in reply to: Probably bomber periscope, looking for any information #753963

Terry Parker
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E10 appears to be ‘looking’ down rather than “on top”.

March 28, 2023 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Elusive 1970s RAF recruitment advert – any other collectors and can you help? #754260

Terry Parker
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Leon,

After years in Suffolk Robert Parker, my brother, is now living near Oxford.

Terry

(was TerryP)

March 26, 2023 at 10:29 am in reply to: To Equip a Home for Wealthy People in the 30s – but With What? #754324

Terry Parker
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Apparently with a removable tailplane, its at the extreme left of the image.

March 26, 2023 at 10:26 am in reply to: Probably bomber periscope, looking for any information #754327

Terry Parker
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The Vulcans and I believe Victors had Rear View Periscopes with windows above and below the fuselage but note that this one says on the box “On Top Drift Sight” 6B/2208155. Most drift sights looked below and backwards. The Canberra PR9 had a Reconnaissance Viewfinder (6B/3124) too, which was another sort of periscope arrangement.

March 25, 2023 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Halton Beaufighter Engine classroom #754349

Terry Parker
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Many thanks for finding and posting it. Your searching skills are better than mine!

Terry

March 25, 2023 at 10:18 am in reply to: Halton Beaufighter Engine classroom #754377

Terry Parker
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Does anyone know why the three bladed props were replaced with four bladed ones?
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