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  • February 20, 2013 at 6:42 pm in reply to: B-26 Marauder part? #989294
    Denis
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    Im now convinced German. Dornier or one of the 88 variants.

    Thanks T A

    February 20, 2013 at 6:32 am in reply to: B-26 Marauder part? #989915
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    Measurement across the panel is exactly 110mm Andy.

    February 19, 2013 at 6:23 am in reply to: B-26 Marauder part? #991157
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    No ‘Z’, i cleaned off the paint at the other end to clarify, I’m a bit loath to remove any more paint!

    The line across the panel is not two shades Andy. there are actually two slight lines to make the panel convex, and it is one of these that shows up as a paint line with the light making the colour appear darker on that portion.

    A new clue maybe?

    February 18, 2013 at 5:43 pm in reply to: B-26 Marauder part? #992214
    Denis
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    My money is on Dornier 17.

    Or something Luftwaffe of that ilk.

    But I still haven’t eaten my ‘Burma’ hat…..

    Have you any half decent images of that type of inspection access panel visible on a Dornier available, Andy?

    Or do I have to wait for the one we do know about, to surface from the sand? 🙂

    February 17, 2013 at 7:50 pm in reply to: B-26 Marauder part? #993511
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    Andy. is this like four inch diameter ?

    About that!

    February 17, 2013 at 7:45 pm in reply to: B-26 Marauder part? #993520
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    Blimey, this is getting interesting.
    I didnt want to take the paint off to find a part number, But I will have to examine it more closely to see if a trace shows through the quite thick paint.
    Thanks so far everyone!

    February 16, 2013 at 5:19 pm in reply to: If the Flypast Forum folded, where would you go to? #994780
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    I dont think it would bother me too much, after all, just a thousand posts in 9 years…and most of them are rubbish! I treat forums like newspapers and only read the bits that interest me.

    If I have something relevant to add, I can do so, I do belong to a few other varied forums, one regarding work related topics, one for my very amateur photography, one regarding militaria and another regarding airfields, although I dont post there anymore, just read.

    February 13, 2013 at 6:08 am in reply to: Growing Anderson shelters #999210
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    Romney huts were designed by The Directorate of Fortifications and Works who were housed at Romney House in London. The huts took their name from this.

    February 12, 2013 at 10:54 pm in reply to: Squadron Leader Tom Bennett #999252
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    So sorry to hear of the passing of Tom.
    He unveiled the Hunsdon airfield memorial back in 2005, he helped us raise funds for the memorial by giving a talk at the village hall about his exploits with Bomber Command and 617 Squadron .

    His association with Hunsdon? He and a few others borrowed a Lancaster for a jolly into London. He said North Weald wouldnt let them land, so they lobbed in at Hunsdon, a nightfighter airfield just a few miles north and borrowed transport from there!

    A character indeed as anyone who has had the pleasure of hearing him speak about life on the squadron can vouch.

    Salute to you Tom.

    February 10, 2013 at 10:57 pm in reply to: The lovely guppy! (2004 thread – now Beluga) #520008
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    Thanks for that Derek.

    February 7, 2013 at 6:27 am in reply to: The lovely guppy! (2004 thread – now Beluga) #520475
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    I did try the search, but only found this old post from 2004. Anyone have any info on a Beluga landing at Birmingham in the last day or so? A very grainy image has appeared on a photo site of one landing. Just wondered what it was doing there…

    February 5, 2013 at 9:57 pm in reply to: 1521 Beam Approach Training Flight #1008111
    Denis
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    I have the information that 1521 flight were a Radio Aid Training Flight (RAT) and not BAT (Beam Approach).
    The codes listed were J6 in 1946, cant find any info on them prior to that at the moment. Yellow triangles on the fuselage with trainer yellow undersides and standard(?) camoflage

    February 4, 2013 at 6:25 am in reply to: P-51 bits? #1010668
    Denis
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    Me too,
    Its in the shed, mine is attached through corresponding holes to a short angled section of stainless steel channel about an inch and a half wide, from a P-47 crash site we dug. Must dig it out, excuse the pun!

    January 26, 2013 at 4:23 pm in reply to: Potential Former RAF sites worth saving? #944855
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    I propose the former RAF Bicester , an expansion period, grass surface airfield typical of early war RAF bomber airfields that is a practically complete and largely unaltered location.

    ’nuff said!

    January 25, 2013 at 9:26 pm in reply to: Thai Spitfire– Where & When? #945834
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    Thank you Mark, I now consider myself to be edumacated:D

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