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May 17, 2005 at 3:47 pm in reply to: Aircraft Instrument Panel Projects #1392739

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AS57 Ambassador Panel Pic

Enclosed are a few more pictures of some panels in my collection, the first two are front and rear Meteor T7 instrument panels. Since taking this photo the missing rate of climb instrument has now been attached to the front panel. The latter panel is the switch strip fitted across the main instrument panel to an Airspeed Ambassador. Incidentally does anyone out there have a cockpit photo of the Ambassador?

A bit slow, but here’s the only pic I could find right now. It’s most likely of one of the prototypes, perhaps G-ALFR the production prototype. The photo is an Airspeed publicity shot, from page 170 of DH Middleton’s Airpseed (1982).

There is film of Capt Gilmore in the cockpit of a BEA AS57 circa 1952 in the ITN / Pathe archive (also his Avian). A still is attached – it costs £25 + VAT to get the nice oranage stuff of the pic.

The last shot is totally off-topic and is a still from a 1951? colour film in the same archive… couldn’t resist posting it

May 16, 2005 at 1:43 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1396083

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Hi Neil,
“somewhere in France’ in the late 70’s…” brings a lot of good memories…
The Breguet was at Toussus le Noble Airfield, registered F-BASX, it was rotting along the Constellation L749, 6V-AAR, ex. F-BAZL.
I regret that I never took any pictures of those planes, anyway, I still have a propeller tip and an engine data plate of the constellation.
You will find more pictures of these very particular planes on “airliners.net”
Best regards,
Olivier

I’m pretty sure I saw these as a kid on holiday (’71 or ’75). My Dad wouldn’t stop the car…

September 17, 2004 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Picture quiz 457c MkII #1438172

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Early model Qualcast leaf collector?

September 14, 2004 at 3:50 pm in reply to: Bruntingthorpe photo's (at blimmin last…) #1553525

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Lovely. Ta for posting

September 12, 2004 at 7:19 am in reply to: Ok Gents GDL has put me some up, So here 2 lucky 7s together,Have FUN #1556214

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Still think number 4 is number 5 is a Martin Handyside…:)

September 12, 2004 at 7:03 am in reply to: OW Sunset Display 9-11 #1556224

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Very nice. Thanks

September 11, 2004 at 9:50 am in reply to: Pics from 1952 – where to post? #1556724

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69 Comper Swift G-ACTF

Caption “Shoreham 2nd August 1952”.

Once owned by Airspeed test pilots George Errington and Ron Clear amongst many others.

Second shot is at Old Warden on 27th June 2004.

By pure flook, Air Britain Archive has just landed on my doormat. Front cover G-ACTF. Article suggests that the aircraft was owned by Ron Clear in 1952. Is he perhaps in the photo?

September 11, 2004 at 9:34 am in reply to: Boeing Washington B1 #1556745

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WW354 Hurn 1952

Rather than wait, heres one of my Dad’s pics of WW354 at Hurn on 20th October 1952.

I assume it was either doing something with the Navigation school or being modified (Vickers??) prior to its trip o Austrailia in December (iirc).

The other photo is a B29, probably taxing, in the background of shot taken at Hurn in the Autumn of 1952. It might be RAF or USAF and it might have black undersides (you decide).

This is unlikely to be WW353 from the date 3rd Nov 1952; it might be WW354 but if it is its marking have been changed.

BTW, there’s a pic in the AJ Jackson collection of WW354 as A76-2 in flight (airshow in Austrailia) with the same overall pattern as the first shot. Not black under.

September 10, 2004 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Ok Gents GDL has put me some up, So here 2 lucky 7s together,Have FUN #1557033

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Block 2 number 1 (picture 5?) is a Martin Handyside Monoplane of around 1911.

September 10, 2004 at 9:56 am in reply to: Pics from 1952 – where to post? #1557416

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68 Miles Hawk Speed Six G-ADGP

Caption “DGP Shoreham 2nd August 1952”.

Quite well known, this one…

September 10, 2004 at 9:50 am in reply to: Boeing Washington B1 #1557427

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Lots of Washington stuff on Chris Howlett’s newsletters: http://www.rafwatton.info/subjs/wash/wash1.html.

iirc, natural was the normal finish, but some had ex-USAF black. Check it in the above.

I’ve got a couple of pics I’ll add to the ‘1952’ thread in due course.

August 7, 2004 at 12:54 pm in reply to: I think to fly the Natter, You had to be a the Mad Hatter, #1807030

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IIRC, the Natter and various other projects were not Luftwaffe ‘owned’ but sponsered by some of the more dubious organisations of the 3rd Reich. They usually seemed to involve words like Sturm, Jaeger and Volks (aggresive cardies etc :rolleyes: ).

Whether they had any real intention of getting the pubescent pilots back is questionable but they did plan to reuse the engine…

Not nice, war

July 28, 2004 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Sea Plane Quiz #1821441

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I think it’s a Supermarine Southampton – check against these pictures:

http://www.seawings.co.uk/sotongal.htm

I thnk some were based in Malta, which may explain the background

Certainly the same aircraft type. The relative concerned did have south coast connections so maybe taken in the Bournemouth to Southampton areas.

Anybody guess a unit and date?

July 28, 2004 at 4:41 pm in reply to: Sea Plane Quiz #1821443

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Are you sure it’s not 1041?

My mistake, it is S-1041. The print I was using was reversed and somehow the grey matter didn’t bite. I’ll correct my post.

Ta

July 28, 2004 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Aircraft damaged in yesterdays storm. 2004 thread; not related to current weather! #1821504

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I saw the silver “Auster” again the other evening – was that you Hairyplane?

Is Barry Clay involved with these aircraft?

Whatever, rather sad but lets hope they fly again.
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