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  • July 21, 2007 at 8:13 pm in reply to: Shuttleworth, Harvard? #1327601
    tyler
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    David, I wasn’t suggesting they base their collection around trainers. But Shuttleworth said they were wanting to base their collection around trainers, I think it was no more than 2 years ago the said that.

    July 20, 2007 at 8:17 am in reply to: RAF's first use of a guided weapon? #1328975
    tyler
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    Well I didn’t do too badly from memory.

    The homing torpedo in question was called (deliberately misleadingly) a ‘Mark 24 Mine’.

    First use was by a B-24 Liberator of 86 Squadron RAF against U-456 on 12th May 1943 (the u-boat was damaged, unable to dive, and was sunk next day by surface escorts).

    This was the first operational use of a guided weapon in history.

    Didn’t the Germans use HE111’s to launch a wire guided weapons against shipping?

    July 17, 2007 at 3:32 pm in reply to: Duxford collections #1242572
    tyler
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    That and rebuilding the hanger that was blown up during the filming of BoB, as you can never have too much undercover storage and its better than it just being used as a car park.

    January 8, 2007 at 9:21 am in reply to: Memphis Belle movie nose art #1249888
    tyler
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    Hi ollie, Ive got some pics of the aircraft at Dux during the filming (B17’s, P51’s, 109’s, Dax’s,) theres close ups of the 17’s nose arts, about 45 pics all together. I could scan them and post them up here or Email them if you’d like.

    December 30, 2006 at 4:07 pm in reply to: Mark Hanna "Champion" oil painting #1257480
    tyler
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    I took the pic this morning with a Sony DSC-H5, the pic isn’t great as I was a
    it too close to the painting and like most Oils you view them from a distance not up close.
    I bought it because it just reminds me why I’m into historic aircraft so much, also cos I was at the airshow
    where the original photo was shot, but the main reason was because I’d had the privalage to meet Mark (and later Ray)
    when I was young and that was what got me into historic aircraft.
    I’d rather not part with it but may eventually have to.

    DazDaMan, a friend who was lucky enough to win a trip in the Grace Spitfire in 1975 or 76 (I think),
    always comments on it when ever he visits.

    Thanks

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