Key Publishing

John Shipman

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 14 posts - 1 through 14 (of 14 total)

Author

Posts
June 6, 2013 at 10:50 pm in reply to: Spitfire Mk I and pilot – identification please #970549

John Shipman
Participant

Many thanks for the identification. Appreciate this. john

June 1, 2013 at 5:10 pm in reply to: Dambusters – theoretical question #975964

John Shipman
Participant

Would either of these two methods penetrate the water to the correct depth before exploding or would they be aimed at the dry side of the dam?

June 1, 2013 at 4:45 pm in reply to: Spitfire list #975970

John Shipman
Participant

I think I saved the list on an excel spread sheet some time ago.

January 17, 2013 at 9:49 am in reply to: 41 Squadron RAF history #959670

John Shipman
Participant

Steve’s book

Well done to Steve. Good book and and I am working my way through it now – about half way. Makes you think about all those sorties over the Channel and northern France day after day. Some stamina needed. Seems the malfunctioning drop tanks caused quite a few problems? There were quite a lot of aircraft put into the Channel some with good map references. Suppose they are still there? Steve’s work is first class with comprehensive references which have proved to be very interesting. I eagerly await the next volume……

November 21, 2012 at 4:45 pm in reply to: 41 Squadron RAF history #963313

John Shipman
Participant

41 Squadron

Steve Brew now has a website devoted to his book on 41 Squadron. Although the book does not yet appear on the publisher’s website, it will soon, but I am informed that the RRP will be GBP£35.00. At 992 pages, with a 5.5cm spine, it will be a big book! The website details are : http://brew.clients.ch/BSV.htm for those interested in a bit of the background to the work.

September 11, 2012 at 8:27 pm in reply to: Tomtit at Shuttleworth, Old Warden #1057983

John Shipman
Participant

Tomtit starting method

Most interested to see the comments re starting the Tomtit with the magneto. Father did ask Shuttleworth about trying his method but they were not interested. Are they more open minded or adventerous today I wonder? Or maybe there is a good reason why they don’t start it this way. We used to have to swing the metal props on the Cessna 150’s most of the time at the flying school where I got my PPL. We were shown the correct way but there is always an element of risk in any task like this one. John Shipman

July 20, 2012 at 10:57 am in reply to: Ploughshares and Propellers #948845

John Shipman
Participant

Hello Andy – it sure is a good book. Mine is signed by many of the individual contributors which makes it just a tad more interesting and personal. I think one can get it via one or two web sites too. Edgar Pickles (Chapter 71) was over here recently and met the Queen etc at the Bomber Command Memorial opening ceremony. A copy of the book was presented earlier this year to Newark Air Museum. See picture attached (hopefully).

February 27, 2012 at 5:15 pm in reply to: Prop stolen RAF Bourn #1047469

John Shipman
Participant

I had not heard of this theft. Dispicable! I learnt to fly and got my PPL at Bourn. All good memories of planes and interesting pilots. Some interesting/challenging/hairy flying moments though! – John

December 31, 2011 at 11:22 am in reply to: Avro Avian 625 Monoplane? #1040762

John Shipman
Participant

Mono Avain

Hello
Here is a picture of the landing light my father fitted to the underside of the Avro Avian. The plane had navigation lights and my father rigged up an old landing light under the port wing. The lamp was from a scrapped Vickers Virginia. The battery for it was strapped in the luggage compartment just behind the cockpit.

December 31, 2011 at 11:15 am in reply to: Avro Avian 625 Monoplane? #1040772

John Shipman
Participant

Model Avian Monoplane

That would be cool!

Do you have any pictures of your fathers model John? I’d be interested to see them or track it down at Newark…

Thanks
Jon

Hello Jon
Yes I do have some pictures. Not very good as the one called “Avian model by EAS” are scanned from prints. I might be able to find the negs. but I think they will be a small format. I am not sure if the other one called “green avian” is my fathers model or someone elses.

December 20, 2011 at 7:10 pm in reply to: Avro Avian 625 Monoplane? #1053190

John Shipman
Participant

Avro Avian Monoplane

I believe the airframe was used for ground instruction, fire practise and then it was pushed into a pond which was then probably filled in. Where this pond is/was I am not sure. Do you fancy trying to dig it up? Best of luck! John

December 3, 2011 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Little Rissington Crest #1074231

John Shipman
Participant

CFS Crest

Here is another one from 1987 reunion document together with cloth badge from the same era. Any good? John

November 29, 2011 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Avro Avian 625 Monoplane? #1079422

John Shipman
Participant

Avro Avian Sports monoplane, G-AAYW

My father knew Flt. Lt. R L R Atcherley (Batchy). He was a test pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment and kept his green, private Avro Avian Sports monoplane, G-AAYW, in the hangar and my father was asked to look after the engine. Batchy had recently returned with G-AAYW from a Middle East posting where he had gained some notoriety and also some disciplinary measures against him. The Avro Avian was specially built for air racing and the machine was given to Batchy for £200 which was his share of the 1929 King’s Cup Air Race prize money. The engine was handed over by the makers on “extended loan”. The aeroplane was kept for nine years until it had to be abandoned at the time of the Munich crisis. I have some pictures and some further notes. My father made a non flying model of this aircraft from plans kindly supplied by BAE. The model is now at Newark Air Museum – or it was the last time I saw it! John Shipman. E mail: j.m.shipmanATntlworld.com (replace “AT” with “@”)

November 29, 2011 at 12:05 pm in reply to: Avro Avian Rebuild #1079441

John Shipman
Participant

Avro Avian Sports monoplane, G-AAYW

My father knew Flt. Lt. R L R Atcherley (Batchy). He was a test pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment and kept his green, private Avro Avian Sports monoplane, G-AAYW, in our hangar and my father was asked to look after the engine. Batchy had recently returned with G-AAYW from a Middle East posting where he had gained some notoriety and also some disciplinary measures against him. The Avro Avian was specially built for air racing and the machine was given to Batchy for £200 which was his share of the 1929 King’s Cup Air Race prize money. The engine was handed over by the makers on “extended loan”. The aeroplane was kept for nine years until it had to be abandoned at the time of the Munich crisis. I have further notes and some pictures if you are intrested -please let me know. John Shipman. E mail:j.m.shipmanATntlworld.com (replace “AT” with “@”)
Author

Posts

Viewing 14 posts - 1 through 14 (of 14 total)