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  • in reply to: No more dH Moth Rallies #885572
    Propstrike
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    What a shame, but an understandable decision, given the circumstances.

    However, Moths ‘a’ plenty, arrayed on a grass airfield has been a enduring pleasure for over 80 years, and there is too much affection for that all to just stop.

    I am certain a new event will emerge, run by new blood with new energy. This is a spectacle that must never be moth-balled!

    in reply to: Mixing the old and the new? #886285
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    ’tis the season to be jolly (grumpy) :rolleyes:

    Surely 633 Sqdn ‘Up the fiord’ attack scene was the sequence said to be part of the inspiration for Star Wars ?

    in reply to: Vintage Aircraft Fuel Tank on E-Bay #889340
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    This might go down better on Christmas morning ! (Dakota wingtip )[ATTACH=CONFIG]242548[/ATTACH]

    in reply to: Mosquito wheel tyre removal #889350
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    P and P, you make a complex subject both engaging and accessible . Thanks for taking the time.

    in reply to: Fans of BoB movie, could be of interest to you #894116
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    What a great concept, very interesting. The better the shots ‘match’ the more useful it is.

    The ‘einkel over Whitehall made me chuckle, as that was a painted city- scape, hung on scaffold at Bovingdon airfield.

    in reply to: Airworthy B26 Marauder in Ohio? #895577
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    Very sadly, two British enthusiasts on an air-experience flight lost their lives in the CAF owned Marauder crash in 1995

    ”Also killed were two volunteers – Colin Dunwell of Surrey, England, and Chris Gardner of Essex, England – who were taking their first flight on the B-26.
    Thorp and his crew were flying in preparation for AIRSHO 95 at the Midland International Airport. ”

    http://387bg.com/Aircraft/B-26%20Carolyn.htm

    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #901785
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    They love to put all that sort of crap on the walls in trendy bars.

    Personally, I think it looks a lot better on the side of the aeroplane :apologetic:

    in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #901970
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    One is intact, the other was broken up. Pity one couldn’t have gone to metheringham

    Still sort of together on Oct 24th 2015[ATTACH=CONFIG]242178[/ATTACH]

    in reply to: Edgar Brooks condolence thread. #905771
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    For those of us who enjoyed online dialogue with Edgar, but knew little of his broader interests and background , could someone who knew him well put up a short biography, just a couple of paragraphs would be fine.

    Many thanks – Andy Smith

    in reply to: Spitfire stops play – just not cricket! #907961
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    Hi BD 1954. Welcome to the Forum !

    Great to have another first-hand witness. Bringing history to life, and all that……

    in reply to: Battle of Britain Movie Remake?? #909411
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    We have no Spanish Air Force to conscript this time, which leaves only the dreaded CGI .

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6u4JxgE2S4 Not unlike this clip, I suspect.

    I struggle to see what a remake would achieve, other than employment within the industry.

    Will the undercarriage levers still be sticky ? Will they now be flying BETTER than monkeys ?

    Its unforgiveable. I lost my temper.

    in reply to: Silver Jubilee air show at White Waltham 1977 #909424
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    g-ALWC was in a scheme that was maybe derived from its RAF colours.

    Nice to see Brian Lecomber enlightening HRH in the ways of the replica Sopwith Camel .

    http://www.faireysurveys.co.uk/aircraft/whisky-charlie-returning-to-ww-over-woodlands-park-maidenhead-road-1966-ish/

    in reply to: Andover XS606 #913601
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    That is a damn shame. A fine aircraft, that just a short while ago was well cared-for.

    Propstrike
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    There would be scope to produce an enchanting production at Old Warden, for instance, floating in the sunlit twilight with the Boxkite and the other Edwardians as they drift past, really serene and atmospheric. I hope someone will be inspired :eagerness:

    in reply to: Welcoming a Beaufighter pilot with a surprise bonus! #914532
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    What a heart-warming story ! Whch one is the son ? :rolleyes:

    It is a shame that the RAF museum come up with such a stack of reasons why , inevitably, this would of course be impossible in their exhibits.

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