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July 19, 2020 at 6:06 pm in reply to: The WIBAULT 283 T , a Croydon Airport's regular visitor #769454

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The Dewoitine D.338 is a favourite of mine https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/8662773609

July 17, 2020 at 8:35 pm in reply to: French flying boat Lioré et Olivier H-242 #769742

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I didn’t realize the Leo 242s had red wings

July 10, 2020 at 6:08 pm in reply to: Northrop Gamma 2L G-AFBT #770616

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Northrop Gamma G-AFBT https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WoUAAOSwMhRfCDPH/s-l1600.jpg

January 26, 2020 at 3:15 pm in reply to: Comet XK655 arrival Strathallan 1974 #786971

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Landing on grass and the starboard right leg dug in??

December 18, 2019 at 5:24 pm in reply to: BOAC Liberator II Landing At Prestwick #790558

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I would guess that the Liberator which ‘saw off’ the Condors was flown by Terry Bulloch?

December 15, 2019 at 1:24 am in reply to: LGW movements record #790733

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Air Pictorial logged first-time aircraft visitors at Gatwick from 1958, I believe. There are records from about 1970 at http://www.lhr-lgw.co.uk/ I believe there are some Gatwick records at the Surrey History Centre (Guildford?)

December 11, 2019 at 2:27 pm in reply to: Checking out old topic on London Airport #791057

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I’m not sure which runway and direction the Lancastrian is using but I think the tower-like cluster on the left is the concrete mixing plant , as for the shed on the left again not sure…possibly the old Fairey building?

December 7, 2019 at 3:02 pm in reply to: Checking out old topic on London Airport #791441

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It wasn’t the waving, more that the PIA flight is taxying Westwards (away from the terminal/parking area)

December 6, 2019 at 10:52 pm in reply to: Farman floatplanes (hydravions) #791461

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Thanks, Mothminor……I think you were on the right trail from the start :-)…doubt if we’ll ever find a clearer photo of the ‘raid’ configuration,though.

December 6, 2019 at 6:50 pm in reply to: Checking out old topic on London Airport #791465

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Your PIA Super Constellation ids departing, Laurence. Here’s a 1954/1955ish view from the passenger friends enclosure entrance (BEA operating off the closed runway 28R)

December 6, 2019 at 2:02 pm in reply to: Farman floatplanes (hydravions) #791610

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I think avions anciens’ translation of the Liron book nails it…the description matches what we see in the back of the hangar. In the comparison double photo I posted I had flipped the hangar photo L-R to make comparison of the struts easier…it was then I noticed that the 2-blade propeller of the ‘raid’ Jabiru turned the opposite way to the 4-blade job on the windowed passenger F-AIGE.

December 6, 2019 at 2:22 am in reply to: Farman floatplanes (hydravions) #791646

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Deletion of windows was common on long distance special versions (e.g. the Atlantic Empire boats, Howard Hughes DC-1 and Lockheed 14). Note also that the single prop on the Jabiru in the hangar turns the opposite way to the ‘4-blade’ arrangement on F-AIGE…could be explained by a change of engine type. At least the unique? strut and wire bracing on F-AIGE bears some relation to those on the Jabiru in the hangar.There are contemporary French Aviation magazines archived online which might help but my French is too poor to search effectively

December 4, 2019 at 10:08 pm in reply to: Farman floatplanes (hydravions) #791911

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Yes , I was comparing the photo of F-AIGE with the hangar shot, too. The struts on F-AIGE are different from all the other F.170 Jabirus on that useful Russian site, and are closer to the pattern of the hangar example as are the crossed bracing wires (absent on the other F.170s). http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/cw1/f170/

In the attached join-up image I’ve reversed the hangar picture for easier comparison (thus it’s prop goes the wrong way 🙂 )

December 4, 2019 at 2:20 pm in reply to: Farman floatplanes (hydravions) #791936

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Mothminor….I do believe you’ve got it!! The F.171 seems to have been the single engine Farman Jabiru (which looked a bit more ‘normal’ than the 2- and particularly the 3- engine version). Now the search is on for a clearer photo of this floatplane version.

December 4, 2019 at 12:03 am in reply to: Spotters, who are they? #791950

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FAO L Garey et al….This is what John WR Taylor said on ‘Military Registrations’ in the back of the 1954 Civil Aircraft Markings………

.” Finally, a word of warning…Collections of military serial numbers…except for those listed in the next three pages*…could be of immense value to enemies of this country, as they give a clue to the number of each type that we have in service, where they are based and so on. For that reason we ask our readers to be careful. Collections of civil markings can hurt nobody, current military markings might. So remember that the safety of our country is more important than merely satisfying your collector’s urge! *There was a supplement including prototype/development military serials and temporary ‘trooping’ serials
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