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  • December 27, 2007 at 4:19 pm in reply to: Even more early 1950s Box Brownie shots #1327228
    l.garey
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    N1101 No 74

    That Nord 1101 (which seems to be No 74) was hangared at Northolt in July 1959 where I also photographed it. Maybe it was a hack for the French Embassy or something?

    December 27, 2007 at 4:07 pm in reply to: RAF Norton Spitfire? #1327284
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    TB308

    Mark
    TB308 was still in the Bicester dump in March 1961.
    PK724 was resprayed at Bicester in April 1961.

    December 11, 2007 at 3:15 pm in reply to: Can you identify the place and date? #1251670
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    Thanks. Does he have an e-mail? The web page does not give anything. Send me a PM if you can.

    December 10, 2007 at 9:28 am in reply to: Can you identify the place and date? #1253509
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    Thanks. I am just looking up the story of Léo de Soomer. He became Belgian Military Attaché in London and died in England very young, in 1956. Jack Collins has a “family” web page, but there are no contact details. Although my photo is folded through him, I thought his family might like a copy.

    December 10, 2007 at 7:19 am in reply to: Can you identify the place and date? #1253551
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    Thanks Cranswick. I am really pleased to get that information. I know Dad was at Manston, but was not sure of the squadron. He died last Summer so I cannot ask him! He was an AC, instrument fitter. He is just below the propeller to the right of the photo. I shall now check out 3 Sqd history.

    December 9, 2007 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Can you identify the place and date? #1254094
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    Thanks Mark. I agree. I think it might be 609 Sqd at Manston, but cannot remember what Dad told me! Who is the Sqd Ldr at the front? His face looks familiar but I cannot place him.

    December 9, 2007 at 4:02 pm in reply to: G-ARIH & Auster 6A Tugmaster History #1254289
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    I saw G-ARIH at the Cottesmore (? Battle of Britain) show on 16/9/61.

    November 12, 2007 at 6:21 am in reply to: UK Bede BD-5 projects. #1283827
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    G-BALL

    Dear Ritch
    G-INFO gives G-BALL as registered from 1973 to 1985, manfactured by GA Ball, and registered to John Percy Turner of Ascot. How did you find Chetwood? Gary lived just off base at Upper Heyford.
    The next thing is that I shall try to find him again. I have his first US address, but whether I can follow on from there ……

    November 11, 2007 at 5:36 pm in reply to: UK Bede BD-5 projects. #1284199
    l.garey
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    G-BALL

    Not very helpful perhaps, but one more for the list. In 1971 I did an FAA instrument rating with a friend who was an F111 pilot at Upper Heyford, as well as being an FAA IR instructor. He planned to build a BD5 at Heyford. I suggested he register it as G-BALL (his name was Gary Ball!). I think he did register it, but I do not even know whether he obtained the kit before he went back stateside, and I have lost contact with him. Maybe it finished up in the hands of someone who completed the job. Any clues?

    PS: Just looked on
    http://www.airport-data.com/search/search2.html?field=model&search=Search&code=Bede+BD+4
    and it is there. cn is 206.
    And it is on
    http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&aircrafttype

    November 5, 2007 at 12:57 pm in reply to: Chipmunks #1293439
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    Ref. your edit… Could it have been from 130 AMB at RCAF Langar. That was only 5 – 10 miles from Newton and their married patch was at Radcliffe on Trent, basically over the fence!

    Dear Praesta
    Yes, you are right. Langar it was. Luffenham was a bit earlier. I used to drool over the Sabres when I was very young!

    October 21, 2007 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Chipmunks #1312361
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    RCAF Chipmunk T10??

    I only just found this Chipmunk thread. What joy!
    I flew with Nottingham and Oxford UAS from 1960 to 1963. I bet you have not seen an NUAS T10 in RCAF marks. This was in January 1960 when the Canadians from North Luffenham paid a midnight visit to us at Newton and remarked our WD345 with a maple leaf.

    http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc39/apollo-fox/160WD345Newton.jpg

    Edit by l.garey: it could not have been N Luffenham. Let me think again.

    September 27, 2007 at 4:29 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1248633
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    Benghazi 1943

    Some interesting Italian and German stuff abandoned in Benghazi and photographed in 1943 by Tony Tubbenhauer, a resident RAAF 203 Sqd Baltimore pilot.
    Especially noteworthy are two views of an interesting SM79. This is not the usual hunchbacked bomber version, but an SM79T “Atlantici” of which three were used on the famous flight from Rome to Rio in January 1938. The wording on the fuselage is: ALA LITTORIA S.A. LINEE ATLANTICHE
    This is probably I-ALAN, used for regular flights between Italy and Brazil, mostly for mail. In May-June 1940 it was impressed in military service, still in civil markings, for flights in the Mediterranean area and to Abyssinia. On July 16 1940, en route to Abyssinia, it aborted take off at Benghazi and the undercarriage collapsed. British troops found the wreck in February 1941.

    http://l.garey.googlepages.com/benghazigraveyard

    September 27, 2007 at 3:24 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1248647
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    I photographed these Belgian AF NF11s at Middelkerke on 3/8/59. The Belgian civil registration was painted crudely in yellow on the fins. The front one is OO-ARO. The whole batch was (civil reg, military serial, code, plus ex RAF serial):

    OO-ARO EN-18, ND-F. (WD661)
    OO-ARP EN-21, ND-J. (WD741)
    OO-ARQ EN-16, ND-D. (WD594)
    OO-ARR EN-2, KT-E. (WD775)
    OO-ARS EN-6, KT-W. (WD730)
    OO-ARW EN-5, KT-S. (WD729)
    OO-ARX EN-11, KT-T. (WD735)

    http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc39/apollo-fox/38.59NF11OOAROMiddelkerke.jpg

    September 27, 2007 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1248651
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    NF12 WS686 at Northolt 16/7/1959

    http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc39/apollo-fox/167.59NortholtNF12WS686.jpg

    September 27, 2007 at 2:55 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1248660
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    Karachi dump

    In the scrap dump next to the Pakistan AF Museum in Karachi are several interesting aircraft. See some pictures on my site http://l.garey.googlepages.com/pakistanairforcemuseum

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