Thought you guys might be interested in these picces of Black6

Thanks, that’s interesting to see. I never knew where Black 6 had been in the intervening years. Did any particular unit/group/station claim ownership like 1 Squadron and “their” Spitfire 21?

[OT I do remember seeing the 109E that is now at Hendon on display at Biggin Hill in 1965 inside a (big) tent. It was painted an unappetising shade of green I think but I was a mere nipper at the time.]

Also check out what appears to be the Hillman Husky in RAF Blue next to the Landy (and the Lightnings) in Pic 1 on the left. Now there’s a forgotten classic. Have you seen what people are selling them for on ebay, especially the American spec LHD versions? (oh yes).

Rob / Kansan

OT – Walmart may not be the answer

When “you all” come over to Texas, or the rest of the US, check the Walmart’s as I brought mine for $9.99 and have seen them there since then.

Cheers.

Lynn

LSM, It’s a Region thing, unless an individual has modified his/her DVD player. (Which isn’t difficult – it’s just a code modification, no chips – but getting the information “how* to do it is tricky) USA has Region 1 – they have Region 2. We have NTSC color standards, they have PAL, so the Walmart Region 1 products don’t tend to play in Region 2 Europe on unmodified equipment.

Goes the same way – I would like to get the Region 2 version of “Battle of Britain” (Collective groan by forumites) but haven’t modidifed my cheap Walmart DVD player.

Rob

PS Did I just type “color”? Resistance is futile. I’ve been assimilated.

Terrific stuff. As someone else said – thanks for sharing.
Rob

Soemone in a Chevrolet Tahoe (middling-large size SUV) tried to force me into the oncoming traffic coming back to work at lunchtime. – filtering down drom two lanes to one and she wasn’t going to apply a filter, oh no. I never used to believe what they said about Kansas drivers (the people who said it were all from Missouri) but I am starting to believe it’s true. Fortunately there’s no sexual bias – they’re all crap.

It’s a lovely day here, I’ve got two fantastic dogs and a fantastic wife, Godley and Creme on the PC CD drive and a job with a very fast internet connection and not a whole lot to do right now. (!)

Just got to do something about the standards of driving in the Midewestern states. 😀

Rob

Admittedly it was a year ot two back, (alright, 20-odd) but Kermit Weeks only paid £100,000 for an airworthy RS712.

I said I knew nothing!!

Quick curency calculation.
According to XE.com
100,000 Canadian Dollars = 46,174.82 Quid. (Pounds Sterling)
100,000 US Dollars = 57,125.87 Quid

100,000 US Dollars = 123,677.46 Canada Dollars
100,000 Canada Dollars = 80,859.38 US Dollars

I still think it’s cheap. You can see some pics at http://www.mossie.org/RS700.htm
I’m sure some of the forum photographers could pawn a couple of lenses for that. 😀

R/K

Aircraft Type yes. Specific example? Hmmmm. I think getting rid of it because it isn’t a Canadian-built example is a fairly weak justification. However there is a lot of filthy lucre, (moolah, geetus, bread, arm and a leg, dosh, folding….) which no doubt is a motivating factor. A hundred big ones (even UK Big Ones) sounds to my untutored ear a little on the low side but what do I know? Not much.

If you had it in a museum and wanted it to look like a Canadian built example it wouldn’t be impossible to achieve. Uneconomical probably. Is the NMUSAF example something like a B.35 retro-fitted to look like a B.XVI? I haven’t looked. I suppose I’d better go and do that – in a virtual sense.

Rob / Kansan

I never met Steve, but always enjoying reading what he had to say. He spoke to people around the world – in some cases without realising he was doing it.

I’d like to add my condolences to all his family and friends.

Rob / Kansan

Spurred on by the comments by the beloved Asley in the “Look at the t!ts on this” thread, what is your favourite line or character name from a Carry On film?

From “Carry On Screaming”

Harry H. Corbett and Fenella Fielding discuss a body part:

Det Sgt. Bung: This ear was found in Slocombe woods.
Valeria: What. This ear?
Det Sgt. Bung: Yes, that there

This one was odd because a lot of the carry-on regulars seemed to be missing.

I also liked Peter Gilmore (later of the Onedin Line) as the lecherous ambulance driver in one of the B+W medical ones, I forget which.

R/K