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  • August 8, 2015 at 10:26 am in reply to: Flight Lieutenant John Booth Stephens #921216
    l.garey
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    Thanks Tony. Yes, we were just too late to meet Stevie again after 60 years! But the memories are just as bright. It is so good to know that we are finally in touch with his family.

    August 8, 2015 at 8:33 am in reply to: Flight Lieutenant John Booth Stephens #921334
    l.garey
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    Further to my post above, here is a portrait of Flt Lt Stephens by Pat Rooney. The aircraft in the background look more like Hastings.
    He was on Lincolns at Upwood in 1956. Most of the Rooney cartoons I have seen show the correct aircraft, although they tend to be rather fanciful.

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    August 7, 2015 at 4:27 pm in reply to: French Mosquito replica/tribute act down. Non-fatal. #921556
    l.garey
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    That’s what it says, Avion. Literally “tipped forward”. A clean ship like that on a tail-wheel undercarriage: always a critical moment. Very sad for its devoted constructors, but at least one of the crew seems to have walked away. I hope the other, in hospital, is not too badly injured.

    July 20, 2015 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Jean Délémontez – Mr Jodel #855279
    l.garey
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    Une page est tournée! Thanks for posting this news, AA.

    June 30, 2015 at 7:42 am in reply to: Ian Allan has Died #875081
    l.garey
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    Sad news. I went back to my very first ABC of Civil Aircraft Markings of 1952 (cover below). In his introduction John Taylor mentions that the first edition was 1950, but this was the first with large pages.

    June 14, 2015 at 7:28 am in reply to: Crash of Anson VP-KHT East Africa 1951 #888996
    l.garey
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    I see that both the Anson and the Auster had no fatalities. So I wonder in what crash did John de Winton Tharp die?

    I got more information from his relative who say he was an ATA pilot who was asked to fly “someone of importance”. The weather was bad and he crashed. He died and the passenger survived, So are we looking for a military aircraft?

    June 13, 2015 at 7:57 am in reply to: Crash of Anson VP-KHT East Africa 1951 #890006
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    Flyer: I checked with the relative and she thinks the Auster mst be the one. Maybe Auster and Anson got mixed up. Do you have anything else about the circumstances?

    June 13, 2015 at 5:41 am in reply to: Crash of Anson VP-KHT East Africa 1951 #890019
    l.garey
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    Thanks Flyer. The date looks good.

    June 11, 2015 at 10:06 am in reply to: Crash of Anson VP-KHT East Africa 1951 #891598
    l.garey
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    I am in touch with a relative of John de Winton Tharp, who says his death certificate states that he died on 20.7.1951. So perhaps VP-KHT crashed on 1.8.51 without loss of life, and another aircraft (maybe another Anson) crashed fatally on 20.7.51. Any clues anyone?

    June 10, 2015 at 6:33 pm in reply to: Crash of Anson VP-KHT East Africa 1951 #892051
    l.garey
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    Thanks Martin. So, it looks as if the pilot was not killed. Anyone know whether this was John DeWinton Tharp?

    May 29, 2015 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Meteor at Kirkham or Weeton? #900892
    l.garey
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    Thanks scotavia. That could be the one. I presume they may have had several old Meteors, one of which they stuck up on those blocks a bit later. They had doped it overall silver by then too.

    May 14, 2015 at 5:22 pm in reply to: Strathallan Magister auctioned and restored #911892
    l.garey
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    I understood that old violins are regularly taken apart and re-glued. I don’t think there are many Stradivarius with their original glue.

    April 9, 2015 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Avro Anson Passenger Seat Design #856094
    l.garey
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    Hello Martin. See posts 7 and 9! Best wishes

    April 8, 2015 at 5:27 pm in reply to: Avro Anson Passenger Seat Design #857038
    l.garey
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    Wulfie: Here is another photo of the C19 at Sharjah I mentioned in my post 2, above, to show the backs of the crew seats. This happens to be a dual control Anson, as you can see. Is your seat like these? They seem to have a lower back that the passengers’, but no arm rests.

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    April 8, 2015 at 12:54 pm in reply to: Avro Anson Passenger Seat Design #857366
    l.garey
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    Yes, I noticed that, but as my photo does not show the bases that well I was not sure. I suppose it depends when the last mods (ie seat changes) were done in each aircraft.

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