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December 13, 2017 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Hinkler Ibis G-AAIS #792695

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I always wondered how it reappeared in the 50’s as Hinkler died in 1933? All I can assume the house stayed in the family until c1952? I believe it was kept at Lee-on-Solent in the 50’s so may have had a naval owner??

December 11, 2017 at 9:16 am in reply to: RAFM Hendon ~ 09Dec17 #793995

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Good to see a update, may go up just after Christmas. Surprised they didn’t put the DH9A in the GW hangar? When is the work scheduled to finish? Anybody know what the final aircraft composition will be in the former Milestones and BofB halls? How long are aircraft going to remain at Hendon in a dismantled state?

December 7, 2017 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Is the Twin Pioneer G-APRS at Coventry being scrapped? #795659

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Thats a terrible end to a lovely aircraft. Was there anything (except money and the will) preventing it being restored to flight? Shame it couldn’t atleast have made the hop over the fence to MAM? Assume the offer was too good to refuse?

November 26, 2017 at 7:49 pm in reply to: Why Does No One Want B25 Bed Sheet Bomber? #801875

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I have often wondered about this aircraft. I guess the spar issue makes it expensive to restore to flight when it is not a rare type anyway. It is not really required by the national museums and maybe too a high a price for the voluntary museums? Shame as it is a genuine, good looking, WW2 type that spares must be quite plentiful for?

November 9, 2017 at 9:25 pm in reply to: 7th Nov 17 VIDEO: Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter is flying again! Off to new US base #810711

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Im very happy to see a C-97 flying again, better tan 10 spitfires IMHO. Saw a pair operating out of Miami in 1990. They departed at dawn each day and remember getting up very early to see them, priceless experience.

November 9, 2017 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Lysander agent dropping 1943-44 #810798

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This doesn’t surprise me, Marwell was used by Supermarine I believe? On a similar subject the in-laws live in the village of Wickham, a few miles from Marwell. There is a area that locally is called ‘Lysander field’ after the operations that were supposedly carried out there.

November 9, 2017 at 8:47 am in reply to: Lysander agent dropping 1943-44 #811088

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Maybe insertion would be a better word? Deffinetly not talking about parachuting from a Lysander,

November 8, 2017 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Lysander agent dropping 1943-44 #811242

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Thanks Denis, I was wondering how much of the clandestine ops was actually documented? Anybody know of a Lysander aircraft by aircraft history with unit details??

November 4, 2017 at 6:37 pm in reply to: B-36 Peacemakers in the UK #813202

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As promised B-36 at Greenham Common
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November 3, 2017 at 8:57 am in reply to: B-36 Peacemakers in the UK #813917

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I do have a couple of photos of what is believed to be the last B-36 to visit the UK at Greenham Common in September 58. They were taken by my dad, who was awaiting his national service call up, so was working as a drivers mate for a laundry company. His route included the USAF at Greenham. Have a couple of nice B-47 shots too. Am between PC’s and have some scanned copies on the old one, somewhere! Will try and dig them out over the weekend.

October 29, 2017 at 5:39 pm in reply to: Aerospace Bristol merged with Bristol Freighter for UK #815871

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Looks great, I am aiming for after Christmas once the 170 is there. Talking of which I understand a container of spares has already arrived and the aircraft its self is not too far away.

October 16, 2017 at 5:10 pm in reply to: Aerospace Bristol merged with Bristol Freighter for UK #821075

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Can’t wait to see this in the UK! Finally somebody imports a proper aeroplane, not more of those nasty Spitfires lol!:highly_amused::highly_amused:

October 10, 2017 at 9:50 am in reply to: RAF Predannack – wartime plan of the airfield? #824005

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Hi get in contact with the RAF Museum at Hendon. They are no quick but provide such plans at a very reasonable price https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/research-enquiries/contact-collections-division.aspx
Rob

October 5, 2017 at 9:36 pm in reply to: Aerospace Bristol merged with Bristol Freighter for UK #825816

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It it just concorde at the moment, no mention of other aircraft on the site that I can see except Sea Harrier and B.170?

September 11, 2017 at 6:22 pm in reply to: RAFM Hendon ~ 09Sep17 #835282

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So it seems the current RAFM management idea is to use the building they have to actually display less aircraft? So the new modern conflicts will, i guess display, Tornado GR1, Tornado f3, Buccaneer, Harrier GR3, Chinook,Victor nose that are already there. They could bring in Jaguar, Sea King, VC-10/C-130 nose(if there are any about?) and a Harrier GR9? IMHO I would have also done this to milestones but have kept a revamped BofB hall but retained all the aircraft in it.
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