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  • October 15, 2005 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Luftwaffe arrival at Duxford #1348038
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    Duxford, 3rd August 1968

    Jumped over the fence by the “Chateau” and ran in to take a few pictures in the “dispersal” area.

    Nobody about … happy days!

    October 4, 2005 at 7:20 am in reply to: Racing and Civilian liveried Spitfires #1365048
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    G-AIDN, yellow scheme, Yeovilton Air Day c.1973

    http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/aero101/G-AIDNYeovilton800px.jpg
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    October 4, 2005 at 7:17 am in reply to: Welcome to a new Game – Hunt the Aeroplane with http://earth.google.com/ #1365057
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    RAF Fairford

    And there’s a U2 parked at Fairford (Lockheed not Malta Spitfire).

    October 4, 2005 at 7:13 am in reply to: Farnborough Comets #1365068
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    G-ALZK or G-ALYU?

    See posts 15 and 16 here.

    Flood

    Thanks DGH & Flood

    I note that Post 15 states that the Comet is “probably” G-ALYU. AJJ’s “British Civil Aircraft” states ‘ZK was dismantled at Hatfield, March 1957?

    Can anybody positively identify the other Farnborough Comet 1s that were there in 1970 and confirm their fates? I know that G-ALYW was converted into the travelling “Nimrod” display unit (is it still around?), G-AOJT/F-BGBX went to Redifon Flight Simulators at Crawley – presumably to be converted into a Nimrod simulator (?) and of courseMAM got the other Air France one. I think another may have gone to Lasham for aerial trials??? :confused:

    October 3, 2005 at 9:11 am in reply to: Racing and Civilian liveried Spitfires #1367059
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    G-AIDN

    That’ll be the second yellow scheme Mark – shot at Yeovilton if I remember correctly – when based at Baginton. (Wasn’t around for the first one!) 🙂

    I’ll scan when I get home.

    BTW – I have a lovely shot of the Elmdon apron for the 1947 or 48 air races which shows both ‘IDN and ‘ISU – I’ll see if I can dig it out.

    October 3, 2005 at 6:56 am in reply to: Racing and Civilian liveried Spitfires #1367291
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    G-AIDN

    An excuse to use my new 35mm scanner! (Not had time to sort out the dust spots yet but never mind)

    Staverton circa 1965:
    http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/aero101/G-AIDNStaverton800px.jpg

    Abingdon BofB display circa 1970:
    http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/aero101/G-AIDNAbingdon800px.jpg

    (I have the yellow scheme if anyone’s interested!)

    September 30, 2005 at 7:43 am in reply to: Time for another photo puzzle? #1370942
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    Geoffrey Wickner’s Wicko Wizard

    Wel Done Gentlemen – the Wicko Wizard it is. As Ron mentioned the Cabin Sports and James the Wicko Lion I’ve attached shots of each of them, together with Geoffrey Wickner’s hand-written caption to the back of the Wizard photograph. (I had a good deal of correspondence with him 20 years ago when I was publishing “Vintage Aircraft” magazine.

    September 29, 2005 at 1:10 pm in reply to: Time for another photo puzzle? #1372260
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    On the right track there James!

    September 29, 2005 at 12:42 pm in reply to: Time for another photo puzzle? #1372389
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    I’m afraid its not an Avian Monoplane – although I’ll agree it looks very like one. Maybe I made it a bit too difficult?

    Here’s a clue – “Harry Potter would approve”

    September 28, 2005 at 8:43 pm in reply to: Replica's made from Tiger moths #1373146
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    Could this be the answer?

    http://www.sirius-aviation.com/tmoth.html

    September 28, 2005 at 8:39 pm in reply to: Replica's made from Tiger moths #1373158
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    Just found another reference to it – its a “Replika” alright!

    http://lotnictwo.net/foto.php?id=116859

    September 28, 2005 at 8:24 pm in reply to: Replica's made from Tiger moths #1373165
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    Its been here before!

    http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31396

    September 28, 2005 at 8:17 pm in reply to: Airworthy DH88 Comet project in NZ? #1373177
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    The Great Air Race – DVD

    Thanks chaps. I remember that re-enactment of the air race now Was it a documentary, or was it a mini-series? Or were both made? I’m sure I saw a dramatised mini-series about it. May have wires crossed there, I might be thinking of A Thousand Skies about Kingsford Smith. I think the air race one had an Anson done up as a Boeing too, didn’t it?

    I just noticed that “The Great Air Race” is available as a DVD on amazon.com (US site) – is it worth ordering?

    September 28, 2005 at 10:56 am in reply to: Alex Henhaws Static Mew Gull Gift to RAF Museum #1374200
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    Confused

    The Science Museum is an ‘odd’ collection, and I dont think they would countenance having a replica!

    Strange – I thought that the Wright Flyer was in the NASM, Washington DC, not South Kensington!

    September 28, 2005 at 9:31 am in reply to: Alex Henhaws Static Mew Gull Gift to RAF Museum #1374444
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    I thought that the Science Museum held the “National Aviation Collection” – or did it lose that title?

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