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August 28, 2012 at 8:39 pm in reply to: T.21 Restoration #1074867

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Eric

I’ve looked around Feshie and asked people who would know, but there’s no sign of any residual T21 parts, sorry!

I remember about 12 years ago a hangar packing spoon made of two T21 wheels and tyres (sob!)

Dave

August 22, 2012 at 10:23 pm in reply to: T.21 Restoration #1080458

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She’ll be lovely when you’ve finished! I’ll ask around at Feshie, they seem to have crashed several T21’s in the past>

Dave

July 24, 2012 at 12:40 pm in reply to: Help needed – Abbott-Baynes Scud I replica #945222

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I’ve seen Chris Zahn do his display half a dozen times and both smokes always worked.

(p.s. he crawls along the wings and lights a blue touchpaper!) :D:D

July 23, 2012 at 2:52 am in reply to: Help needed – Abbott-Baynes Scud I replica #946430

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How’s the event been going at the Mynd? I’m stuck in Indonesia. Always a pity to miss Chris Zahn’s aerobatics in the Habicht.

July 13, 2012 at 9:36 pm in reply to: Soggy – Your Swallow flies again! #955984

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Phil C

B*****, just had 4 Wills stickers made in gold! Thanks very much for the information though.

P.S. I didn’t find any signs of your damage during the CofA , so the repair must have been good.

cheers
Dave

July 9, 2012 at 8:06 am in reply to: Beaufighter question – why six guns? #962530

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I could never work out the reasoning for the weird mix of 20 mm cannon and .303 machine guns in the Beaufighter, Spitfire etc. I think I remember hearing somwhere that the ballistic charcteristics were pretty different (which would make sense). If so was it

a) Lack of confidence in the cannon (true enough about the early cannon Spits)
b) The “old guard” saying that cannon are unnecessary and 303’s worked fine for me etc etc.
c) We’ve got the space so let’s stick a few 303’s in for good measure (or in the case of the Spit leave them where they are?

d) All of the above?

Didn’t the early night fighter Beaus have the 303’s removed because of the radar array in any case?

July 4, 2012 at 8:55 am in reply to: Skins on BBMF Fighters Query #969503

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Check the Bluebird (Campbell’s boat) rebuild project

http://www.bluebirdproject.com

they are moving heaven and earth to preserve original material but often stress how easy it would be to fabricate new parts rather than refurbish the old bits

June 20, 2012 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Soggy – Your Swallow flies again! #988482

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Soggy – thanks for that – there’s a B&W photo at Feshie showing what turn out to be the hi-vis triangles but they must have been lost during the 1980’s re-fabric.

Think I’d prefer the logo in gold! But were the under-wing Wills logos original?

Boguing – No it’s the other WD & HO Wills Swallow which was won by the Cornish Gliding Club at Perranporth (see my earlier thread titled “Mr Soggy – Cornish Gliding Club”)

June 18, 2012 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Soggy – Your Swallow flies again! #991593

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Soggy – many thanks for the photo. Googling WD & HO Wills produces a “History of WD & HO Wills” apparently by Dave Napier if the URL is correct. That shows a logo comprising a stylised diamond shaped tobacco leaf superimposed on a large W, all in gold. It certainly resembles the logo on the fin in the photo. If you have the time can you have a look at that website & let me know if it jogs a memory or two?

If it’s the one, then your photo gives the size and position, which is great. And the rudder needs to be blue?

Dave

May 22, 2012 at 8:04 am in reply to: Slingsby Swallow Pilot's Notes #1017693

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Al – I thought you might. Any chance of a copy? Can’t help with the canopy, sorry

Facebook – I seem to have heard of it!

Dave

May 18, 2012 at 7:47 am in reply to: Best prop fighter? #1019398

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Who was it who said…….

The Spitfire was great, but the Mustang could do it over Berlin.

Circumstances vary

May 18, 2012 at 7:47 am in reply to: Best prop fighter? #1028408

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Who was it who said…….

The Spitfire was great, but the Mustang could do it over Berlin.

Circumstances vary

May 15, 2012 at 6:15 pm in reply to: PNG Wrecks #1021300

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Unfortunately there’s been a lot of collecting of aluminium for scrap in the last few years in PNG

May 15, 2012 at 6:15 pm in reply to: PNG Wrecks #1030612

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Unfortunately there’s been a lot of collecting of aluminium for scrap in the last few years in PNG

May 15, 2012 at 2:38 pm in reply to: Mr Soggy – Cornish Gliding Club #1021519

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Eric

you’re correct as ever. I guess the original canopy was a victim of one of the “arrivals” which resulted in repairs.

Dave
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