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December 19, 2004 at 10:40 am in reply to: Col Pays P40 – The photos are here!!!!!! #1378281

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Hi all

Seeing as how you are all such nice people I scanned the prints I borrowed from Scott Bridge who was in the chase plane and he is happy for me to post them. Please remember Scott didn’t have access to professional equipment so the pics he took are great in that context. There are no other images of the first flight so these are very special and depict the P40 and Spit – both in Bobby Gibbs colors.

Regards
John P

PS just blew out the sensor with a clean can of air and all is well.Thanks for the advice.

Mike J – off next month with 60 containers in tow – weird experiance buying them – even if it was someone elses money!!

December 19, 2004 at 8:28 am in reply to: Col Pays P40 – The photos are here!!!!!! #1378337

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Hi

Coments

1) Yep the codes look a little thin to me and they are supposed to be light blue I think

2) There are no serials painted on yet and these are on the photos I have seen. None of this is hard to correct as the codes are in the correct place just too thin

3) The art work is very accurate from what I can see.

4) the blue still worries me it seems way too dark?

5) Yes my sensor is dirty – after I had it cleaned – bugger. Is it just the spot near the top to the right of centre or can you see more? – my eyes are shot.

6) The Boomerang of Matt Denning is in a nice matt/satin finish so it will be interesting to see how this wears – I am not a fan of gloss but it is practicle for a warbird here in Aus.

Regards
John P

December 19, 2004 at 8:02 am in reply to: Lincoln to Australia Assistance needed #1378461

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Hi Oscar

I think this sounds like a job for you – Is Archerfield long enough?

I could spend my retirement putting the damn thing together – sounds a bit like painting the Habour Bridge though.

Ron here are the photos a friend of mine, Tony Andrews took of Harold Thoma’s standard Mk30 nose a couple of weeks ago at Camden so at least it looks reasonable.

I believe the Maritime nose is up here near Brisbane now – it was being converted into a caravan but never made it. Apparently it isn’t too cut about but will require a fair bit of work.

There is also supposed to be one buried at Point Cook – anybody know about that one?

Regards
John Parker

December 19, 2004 at 6:09 am in reply to: Lincoln to Australia Assistance needed #1378517

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Hi Ron

How about this as a compromise.

Restore it as a “short nose” and restore the “big nose” and display it along side – Best result all round.

Whilst rebuilding the Beaufort up here a few nose/cockpits have been restored so all is possible.

A Turret(top) for a Lincoln has also been restored – I thingk I know where it could go now……..

Regards
John P

December 19, 2004 at 4:20 am in reply to: Lincoln to Australia Assistance needed #1378650

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Hi Dave

Yes Specialised equipment …………People Mk1 Eyeball for the use of ………..

And yes there was some specialised Maritime reccon stuff there as well. The long nose was used for this work. 73 Lincs were built here and 20 were converted to this long nose version. A 6ft 6in plug was inserted to provide more room in the nose.

Regards
John P

December 19, 2004 at 3:27 am in reply to: Lincoln to Australia Assistance needed #1378659

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Well

It all seems to be gathering pace – I hope all of this is true – now how do we get a Lanc for the Point Cook guys – Canada maybe ? – I once missed the Wallace Island one by a few months when the French got it Damn !

C5A seems a bit of an overkill – great but an overkill

So I suppose it is going to Point Cook – sounds like it

Mark12 Nice shot – which one were you flying at the time and how did the court marshall go!

Ron I believe there is a maratime nose somewhere but I have no idea who could have it – a bit hard to hide- anyway not the prettiest thing – I hope they use the standard nose.

Don’t forget the Aussie aircraft were used in anger in Malaya so it is a proper warbird.

Boy it sure is all happening here in Aus at present !!!

Regards
John P

December 15, 2004 at 10:22 pm in reply to: Buried Lancasters in Lincolnshire #1383204

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Hi

Apparently there are about 20 machines that were buried wrapped in plastic bubblewrap after being coated in waxol and tissue paper
once wrapped they were fitted into Gigantic Doc Martins boxes created for the purpose. Upon discovery, Mel Gibson – the well known New Zealand Pacifist/ Atheist /thespian bought up all the aircraft and swore all parties to secrecy which is why nothing has been heard of the Dambusters movie remake lately as it is being filmed as we speak at a secret location in Botswana and will star Robert Magabee as Guy Gibson.

JDK is I believe the project co ordinator which further explains why he is leaving the UK.

Regards and Merry Christmas
John P

December 15, 2004 at 2:08 pm in reply to: Lincoln to Australia Assistance needed #1384063

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Hi Yes well I’m betting that it it is a plot to unite those parts as described into a representation of an Aussie Linc –

I am now creating an “Offical rumor” that this is in fact the case and it will be going to Point Cook. The only way to sink my new rumor is for someone to come uop with the truth or a better rumor.

Regards
John P

I also believe that there is another rumor circulating in Victoria about a chap who is going to turn around that states textile and garment industry by investing heavily in Tweed mills – sounds like John Mills long lost son but he looks nothing like him – must have been the milkman?

Regards again
John P

December 14, 2004 at 5:09 am in reply to: Turkish Fw190 #1386699

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Hi Mark 12

I couldn’t help but notice your astute identification of the Fw 190 with the Vokes Filter

Would that make it one of the ultra rare Fw Vokeswaggens then? I had one once great mileage but the armament wasn’t up to much and had very bad stall characteristics.

kindest regards
John P

December 13, 2004 at 1:27 am in reply to: How many airworthy Polikarpovs? #1388209

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Hi TNZ

I am no engineer but as I understand it this configuration is not a radical departure from the original and all the proper sums were done before they flew. I also don’t believe that apart from a small incident when they first arrived in NZ there have been any issues at all with any of the aircraft anywhere in the world so I guess all is well there ……………

Regards
John P

December 12, 2004 at 11:27 pm in reply to: How many airworthy Polikarpovs? #1388247

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Hi

I think this engine and prop set up is prettey much standard on all of the restored/rebuilt aircraft as the NZ rebuilds had the same arrangement.

On some aircraft there is a spinner which hides the An2 prop hub and on others it is exposed so you can see the absent blades on the hub. I wonder how it would go with 4 blades !!!! It would certainly look different

Regards
John P

December 12, 2004 at 2:31 pm in reply to: New toys for TFC? (Old thread updated 2016) #1388802

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Hi Folks

I have been trying to track down the source of a Bearcat apparently purchased by a resident of Queensland Australia recently – apparently airworthy – nobody seems to know or be willing to coment until now………………

With a lot of conclusion jumping etc could this be a thread coming together here?

I wonder

Regards
John P

December 11, 2004 at 12:14 am in reply to: How many airworthy Polikarpovs? #1390959

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Hi Mike and Archer

I am led to believe that there are /could be more on the way from Russia if sales can be had for the Duxford example. This is I imagine why it is still at Duxford – to drum up business ? I might add that these things are hard to sell given the difficulty the Kiwis have had in selling their other Polikarpovs and I believe that the Duxford one is a fair bit more than one of the Kiwi ones.

Regards
John P

December 11, 2004 at 12:08 am in reply to: for anyone who takes digital pics… #1390969

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Hi

There is a new range of Canon printers out at present and the model numbers vary from country to country but I would reccomend them. I know you are worried about price but make sure you get one with seperate ink tanks for each color and preferably 7 or more tanks as the color quality is better – also check out the price of fresh tanks as often the companies sell the printers cheaply knowing they can recover it in the high cost of the printer cartridges. Also not a bad idea if you do your own Cds and DVDs to check out if the printer will print direct to the CD/DVD as some of the Canons do now – very handy.

Regards
John P

December 8, 2004 at 7:05 am in reply to: Col Pay P40 flies -New P40 flies in Australia #1397442

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Hi Dave

I think what I mean is I was saying as tactfully as I could manage – I don’t think a P40 was EVER worth the same as a Spit or a P51 – the price as I understand the market was always lower for a P40- This is reflected on the US comercial sales list prices and from what I understand they trade owners for in the UK. I am sure the guy you were talking to thought that way but the actual market reality was different.

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John p
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