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October 2, 2015 at 1:26 pm in reply to: Fairey Battle N2188 question #863151

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Hi CADman

Wings are from P2183 I believe, according to Warbird resource group they were from a Canadian farm.

Nice job Waynne!:cool:

Simon

September 3, 2015 at 8:54 pm in reply to: News at MeierMotors GmbH / Bremgarten South Germany #893177

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I’ve just realised something – the canopies on the G-12 hinge at the top, rather than at the cockpit side like the single-seater. Don’t think I’ve ever noticed that before!

Same for the Fw190 trainer, although later ones had flat side panels for the instructor and a “crimped” middle section for supposed better vision. I’ll take the back seat ride if everyone else thinks it’s too ugly :D;)

Beautiful tin bashing gentlemen, and beautiful photography Matthias!

August 15, 2014 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Cosfords Me 410 plus Spitfire markings… #906605

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Hi Jack

The unit badge and clog represent ZG26 “Horst Wessel”, the white part is a combination of the H and W initials. The aircraft may have flown with this unit.

Someone from Medway APS should be able to help with the Spitfire.

Cheers

Simon

April 20, 2014 at 10:51 pm in reply to: ME-410 Engine Run St Athan's 1988 #931004

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CD,

The story goes that one or more of the blades were damaged and cut, the other blades were then cut to balance them out for engine runs. Could be urban myth, I don’t know…

Hampden,

Was the V1 engine run at Lasham?

I’d like to see the FW190 go to Cosford and for both aircraft restored to running condition, they were properly inhibited after their last runs from what I was told (didn’t see any hardware stuff being used, just standard RAF nuts and bolts and ally ;)).

Perhaps they could be added to the apprentice training program (already very good) and eventually run at the airshow, get the kids interested in becoming part of a museum just as I was *** years ago 😉

Si

April 20, 2014 at 12:47 pm in reply to: ME-410 Engine Run St Athan's 1988 #931185

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Hi Howard

😀

Not sure if this is the same year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oaJghobb1M

Courtesy Tony Andrews

The Ki-100 also ran but this happened before I joined the museum. There was also a Gnome rotary engine on a stand which ran as well.

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Si

October 10, 2013 at 1:00 pm in reply to: RAF Casualty Reports – Limited Public Consultation #1007365

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OK thanks Andy

Si

October 9, 2013 at 7:56 pm in reply to: RAF Casualty Reports – Limited Public Consultation #1008186

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Hi all

Good news indeed. Do you think that bomber training flights (1942) would be included, or would that fall into the FA category?

Thanks

Simon

December 3, 2012 at 9:46 pm in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #947533

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Thanks Mike J for the correction, duly amended.

Also thanks to pistonrob for starting this thread, it’s been nice looking back through all the photos, although a DSLR would have been handy at the time!

Cheers

Si

December 3, 2012 at 12:26 am in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #948559

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Thanks nuuumannn,

Of course, senior moment there! Getting my Battles mixed up, pretty sure the wings went to Australia though stand to be corrected. There is another in Lincolnshire which I haven’t heard about in some time as well….

Cheers

Si

December 2, 2012 at 11:40 pm in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #948584

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Hi James

That’s right, I believe Len Woodgate, ex Cosford curator was also involved. The wings of P2183 were in between the hangars, I think these are now with the Subritsky(?) Battle in Australia. Looking at these shots there were a hell of a lot of movements in the 4 years I was there!

Cheers

Si

December 2, 2012 at 11:25 pm in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #948687

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Thanks nuuumann, how could I forget LA198, I have one of her conrods!

Definitely RW393 from Turnhouse, post above amended.

Last couple…

Ki 46 – Cosford

Fairey Battle (with a young me in front :eek:) – Hendon

Overall view of main hangar – MK356, Vampire Me410, He162, 1, FW190, RW393, PK624, Blue Steel and Fairey Battle to left. Taken from on top of the fuel bowser

Cheers

Si

December 2, 2012 at 11:06 pm in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #948707

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…..
Percival Proctor III Z7197 – Stafford
Meteor EE549 – Tangmere
Meteor WS843 – Cosford
Mosquito TJ138 – Hendon
Me410 420430 – Cosford
Me262 112372 – Hendon
Me163 191904 – Gatow (Handing over ceremony)
Ki100 – Cosford
He162 120227 – Hendon
BMW 003 – RR Heritage Derby (Helped restore this one :D)

December 2, 2012 at 10:35 pm in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #948807

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…..

Provost WV499 – Weston Zoyland?
Watkins Monoplane – Swansea Maritime Museum
Messerschmitt TG500 – possibly Cosford
Flying Flea – not known
Whirlwind XR486 – Helicopter museum Weston Super Mare
Vulcan XM602 – Scrapped at Picketston 1993 with XH558 flying ovehead 🙁

December 2, 2012 at 10:06 pm in reply to: St Athan. Not open to public collection of the 1990s #948889

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Let’s see if I can get all these right….

Starting off with the Spitfires:

Thats definitely EP120 in the nude – TFC
MK356 – BBMF
SL542 – Canada, currently on sale?
SL674 – Stafford – Spent most Sundays lying prone in the back of this one scraping tar off the inner skins. 🙂
PK624 – TFC
RW393 – Stafford
PK664 – was at the Science Museum, back to Stafford or to TFC?
LA198 – no photo – Glasgow

Other aircraft to follow….

December 1, 2012 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Me 410 engine run? #950814

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Hi TonyA

Wow!! Thanks so much for posting that video! It’s a bit like the buses, wait 20 odd years and then 2 pop up together!

Very much appreciated, you and Ian have made my year 🙂

Wonder if there are any more St Athan delights out there 😎

Cheers

Si
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