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  • August 18, 2004 at 3:29 pm in reply to: Edinburgh Tattoo & Spitfire/Red Arrows #1615510
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    Oops … 😮

    It sounds as though she can tell her Spits from her Tucanos, but I know I’ve had a take a second look at them sometimes. They come shooting down the valley so quick that it can be hard to tell. I’ve not heard of a Spit performing – and I see there’s a photo of the Red Arrows flypast in today’s Evening News – so unless anyone can correct me, this is still my favoured option.

    August 18, 2004 at 1:25 pm in reply to: Edinburgh Tattoo & Spitfire/Red Arrows #1615857
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    Daz,

    Depending on what time of day it was, it could well have been a Shorts Tucano. We get them down here all the time – I think they use Peebles as a turning point – and to the lay person it would look like a Spitfire. Is your friend aviation-aware or would he be likely to think anything with a single propellor is a Spitfire?

    August 17, 2004 at 1:06 pm in reply to: Ugliest Aircraft. #1788328
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    There are plenty of other weird and wonderful types on the site and I heartily recommend it to anyone who hasn’t already visited it: http://www.luft46.com

    August 17, 2004 at 11:48 am in reply to: Ugliest Aircraft. #1788433
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    It’s not all that different from the proposed Heinkel Lerche II, details of which are available from here: http://www.luft46.com/heinkel/helerche.html

    I’ve attached a drawing from the Luft 46 website, by Mario Merino which shows this ‘aircraft’ in all its glory. :rolleyes:

    August 16, 2004 at 10:32 pm in reply to: Buck Rogers Harrier #1788831
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    I think it was very creditable for the museum to even display it when they obviously lacked the room to put the whole plane in there, and when it is so unattractive and is an insignificant aircraft on the scale of aviation development to the public at large who pay to enter the museum.

    Just a small, pedantic point. As a national museum, the Science Museum is one of several museums throughout the UK funded by central government and which are free at the point of entry, ie you don’t have to pay to get in. This list includes the Imperial War Museum and the RAF Museum (although the latter may charge for the new Milestones of Flight – I don’t know ‘cos I’ve not yet had the opportunity to visit).

    August 16, 2004 at 10:27 pm in reply to: HIGHLAND AVIATION MUSEUM NEARLY OPEN #1788833
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    I’m pleased to hear that you’ve made such excellent progress and I look forward to making a trip up to Inverness in the not too distant future to see your collection. Am I right in thinking that you’re located on part of the Longman estate, ie on the site of the aerodrome?

    Do you have displays of information about local aviation sites? I ask because as well as aerodromes such as Longman and also Lossiemouth and Kinloss (the latter two not being too far from Inverness) there was also the Fighter Group Headquarters at Raigmore and numerous other units in the Inverness area during the war. It would be good to tell their story. I have quite a bit of info on Raigmore and other places such as Bunchrew House if you’re interested.

    August 15, 2004 at 6:31 pm in reply to: My new Lancaster model #1789848
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    I may be daft, but I’m not that easily drawn in. Let’s just say that it was, after all, a black labrador!

    August 15, 2004 at 2:25 pm in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1789998
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    I’m glad you’ve been able to get it to work. I knew if I was able to run it, there was no great skill required. :rolleyes:

    August 15, 2004 at 12:58 pm in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1790006
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    Doesn’t on mine, unfortunately. I have WMP V9

    I too have WMP v9 and it plays OK on my machine.

    August 15, 2004 at 12:02 pm in reply to: My new Lancaster model #1790096
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    Sorry about that. I did misread it and genuinely thought you had got Gibson’s name wrong, which would, of course, be sacrilege! Looking at it now, it seems obvious what you meant. No deliberate sarcasm meant. It does, however, highlight how useful punctuation is, a lack of which most online forums suffer from.

    August 15, 2004 at 10:41 am in reply to: My new Lancaster model #1790251
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    looks like the upkeep conversion to me, and wasn’t G George Gibsons mount for the raid ?

    I presume you mean Guy Gibson? 😮 AJ-G was indeed Gibson’s mount for 16/17 May 1943.

    And would you seriously expect any manufacturer making a model Dambuster Lanc to make anything other than Gibson’s personal aircraft? :rolleyes:

    August 14, 2004 at 10:12 pm in reply to: Putnam Books #1790984
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    I’d agree with the previous comments. They are indeed great prices. On abebooks, the cheapest prices for the two books is £20 for the de Havilland one and £14 for the Gloster one. So you’ve done very well!

    August 10, 2004 at 9:08 pm in reply to: Aviation in the Shetland Islands #1800660
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    Steve,

    I’m glad you enjoyed the trip – it sounds like you had a lot of fun! I’ve spent a fortnight on Orkney, which was great, but I’ve never yet made it all the way up to Shetland, so I’m very envious :p

    I look forward to seeing all your photos in due course.

    August 10, 2004 at 6:12 pm in reply to: R.A.F Pilots who played Football ? #1801101
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    I know it’s not really answering your question (neither a footballer nor a pilot) but I know of an RAF Officer who was the CO of a large RAF radio station during the war. He had been captain of the England Rugby team pre-war. Would this be of any interest? His name was H B Toft.

    August 10, 2004 at 3:19 pm in reply to: R.A.F Pilots who played Football ? #1801451
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    The real stars/heros are those old gents who did so much (and are so modest about what they did) 60+ years ago.

    Couldn’t have put it better myself! Too many veterans are left to rot in old folks homes when they are national treasures and should be getting our respect.

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