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  1. One would say Sky Neil. Research many years ago seemed dictate that .
  2. And if one may make so bold,a brutally accurate fuselage from Aeroclub,as,if one remembers correctly,are all their Spitfire fuselage conversions. It could also be used in conjunction with an Airfix Vb wing suitably rescribed too one would imagine. In the above picture,one trusts that that are the exit holes of the rounds? Dave.
  3. How do you do Sir. You sound like oneself,tentatively dipping one's toes into the vastly improved pool than the old one that one was in before. Verging on retirement too,the son and daughter appear to be garnering one with odd kits here and there("it'll give the old boy something to do"), so welcome indeed. Dave.
  4. Ahhh,a Bucc as one remembers them back in the Halcyon days of British naval aviation,a deck park resplendent in Extra Dark Sea Grey and White adorning the Buccaneers and Sea Vixens with their colourful unit emblems. Delightful Sir,most delightful. One must go and search out the other gentleman named above.
  5. Sirs,might one ask,if this aeroplane is actually a Spitfire Vc? If that is indeed the case,how did the aircraft stop once having landed back on the Wasp's deck? If one remembers correctly,the Spitfires were loaded aboard the ship at Glasgow docks. EDIT: Please belay your answers gentlemen,having read the attached article,one sees that young Smith was a very competent and lucky aviator.
  6. An excellent read through Sir,.and a jolly worthwhile venture one might add. Like one's self,modelling took a back seat many years ago,of late though,one's wife and now grown up daughter seem rather hell bent on garnering the aging self with kits(of flying machines naturally)to give "the old boy something to do"in the impending retirement. So far in one's meagre stash is the lovely Airfix Spitfire XIVe in 1/48th plus the starter set Hurricane,Spitfire,Kittyhawk and the rather natty but tiny Jeep kits. The Boxart den reference material is indeed excellent(remembered in print all those may moons back). Pray continue Sir,the Hurricane will be watched with interest.
  7. Quite delightful Sir,quite delightful. One has long harboured ideas of finding the Matchbox kit and doing a 6FTS machine from Ternhill,one can remember being taken to one of their open days as a child(every RAF Station had an open day years ago)and seeing a 6 FTS Provost parked up plus a Vampire T.11 from Shawbury amongst others. One also vaguely remembers four yellow Folland Gnats displaying formation aerobatics and trailing smoke, whatever became of them one wonders?🧒
  8. Delightful Sir,every inch a "service"jet. If one remembers correctly,the resin model one refers to,was out in the early nineties and made by a company called "Resitech". It was (allegedly)very accurate and had etched brass cockpits and undercarriage details,plus main undercarriage components done as white metal castings with white metal ejection seats. One believes that all the etched brass work was done by Tim Perry of the then highly regarded "P.P Aeroparts"range of etched accessories. Having seen the kit built up at a show some years back,it certainly made a very impressive looking model. Whether the kit is still available is a question to be asked,as to it's price,one would imagine it to be quite expensive nowadays.
  9. Wasn't the Attacker originally to be named the "Jet Spiteful"?
  10. Sir,these British military training films of one's model subject in action may well be of great interest. Part 2 also demonstrates the uses of American recovery tractors and trailers in addition to the Scammell. Part 1,a Pioneer in action Part 2 Recovery of a Sherman derivative and the procedure to uncouple the trailer and use of the tractor unit to recover a tank. Please note the "lightweight" tractor and trailer at 21.05. Part 3 Recovery and track repair of a Churchill by a Pioneer and crew. Also of interest is the very full explanation of the various cable/pulley/winching block layouts required to haul the various loads.
  11. Sir,looking at current photographs of MK356 in the present colour scheme worn,the "e" wings are indeed still fitted. When at Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association Day,the aircraft was flown on an excellent solo display by the retiring Squadron Leader Clive Rowley(it was his last BBMF flight at an Association Day). After landing and parking MK356,he came over and spoke the the assembly of Association members,thanking them for their support during his time on the Flight. One was fortunate enough to have him autograph a photograph in one's Association magazine of him flying MK356.
  12. One also believes,going on information given at a Lincolnshire's Lancaster Association Day at Coningsby some years ago, that although MK356 was originally built as a IXc,she is or was ten years ago,re-classed as a standard fuselage XVIe. Her wings were swapped with those of an XVIe when she was restored to flight in 1992,the larger chord rudder fitted because it gives the aircraft a better range of crosswind handling from(IORC)the same aircraft. She was fitted originally with a Mk.66 Merlin at the factory,though in 2007 had a "civilian"Merlin(500 series, IORC)fitted. By 2009(again IORC)a Packard 266 had been restored and fitted,hence the re-classification. Of course,this may all have changed and the aircraft is now indeed a IXc once more.
  13. Sir,what of the three PR.XIX's airworthy in UK?
  14. One thinks not quite Sir: https://www.mooney.com/aircraft And one's idea of 3D printing the various types and models of light aircraft would,one is sure,turn a real profit.
  15. Sir,one is not sure that this will be of any use? https://boxartden.com/reference/gallery/index.php/Modeling-References/Aircraft-Profiles/Germany/World-War-Two/Focke-Wulf-Fw190D-Ta152-94
  16. A very,very nice model of that particular Spitfire Sir. One remembers the unfortunate demise of this beautiful aeroplane and it's pilot/restorer,Mr Malloch. If one remembers correctly,it was alluded that the Rhodesian Airforce never actually sold the aircraft,but Mr Malloch "persuaded" them that it would be good to get it flying again and that he was the man to do the job. He never received any financial support for the restoration from the Airforce,funding came from Mr Malloch himself and his aviation company. It was rumoured that the Rhodesian Airforce decided that they wanted it back and to fly it themselves and had communicated their intentions to Mr Malloch as such. The belief at the time was that Mr Malloch knew about the storm and had deliberately flown the aircraft into it to stop the Airforce taking it back. Whether that is the truth or not,of course,will never be known. What is known is that Mr Malloch was certainly most unhappy about the situation with the Spitfire and the Airforce. One remembers the documentary,"Pursuit of a Dream". The air to air footage,again,if one remembers correctly,was shot from a two seat De Havilland Vampire trainer, the pilot followed the Spitfire into the storm and was very lucky to recover back to base,the aircraft had been badly damaged. David.
  17. What a very interesting thread,Dakota's were a very large part of one's youth,there were so many smaller airlines still operating them in the mid '60-early 70's. One remembers a Sunday drive with mother and father out past the old Derby aerodrome,father pulled in to have a look and there on the tarmac was a Derby Airways aircraft just finishing loading up,a few moments later accompanied by spits,bangs and clouds of smoke,the engines roared into life. The aircraft waddled off around the perimeter track and took off from the grass runway. When in the eighties one worked shifts,it was common to hear the DC-6 come climbing up out of Manchester at 5am as one was getting into the car to set off for a 6am day shift. It sounded wonderful and seemed to have reached cruising altitude as it passed over our house because there was a distinct reduction in power and propeller revs.
  18. Sir,during the late 1970's,the BBC aired a very good series entitled "The Secret War" covering most of the aspects of the developments of various devices by both sides in the European Theatre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_War_(TV_series) One would imagine that it can be found on some of the upload sites such as YouTube. David.
  19. Very possibly so. One's first ever flight was in a Rapide,there were seven adults and three minors aboard(self included)plus the pilot. One remembers it was pretty cramped,as a young boy,one was more interested in watching the pilot going about his business (one sat at right front and could see right into the cockpit)than the cabin or exterior scenery!!!. David.
  20. It seems Sir,that many Rapide/Dominie aircraft built to this contract: Contract No B.104592/40 passed through No.9 M.U at Cosford,X7349 certainly was and did. Quite a number of these machines were built at the Brush Coach Works in Loughborough. One wonders whether they went from there to Phillips and Powis at Desford for final assembly/flight test and then onto Cosford for fitting out before being taken on charge?. Wartime RAF Cosford was a far,far busier place than the quiet West Midland airfield it is today.
  21. An absolute beauty Sir,Bravo. One can just remember,as a small boy,these elegant machines doing evening take offs at the then Ringway Airport,now of course, Manchester International. On late summer twilight evenings,it was possible to see the flames from the engine exhausts as the machine raced along the runway. David.
  22. A most interesting read and project Sir,this type of historical research is something that one enjoys so very much. To that end,if one will permit Sir,a little more grist for one's mill so to speak. If however one has already viewed and appraised these links,please accept one's sincere apologies: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/140533 http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/lakes/x7394.html Decals are available: http://decals.kitreview.com/decals/dragonrapidedecalreviewgp_1.htm *Addition* Might one also aim you here Sir?,after a little more research this has shown up,but one cannot say whether this is an RAF or RN example,second post down: David.
  23. Sir,might one suggest this?: https://paintman.co.uk/shop/land-rover-pastel-green-lrc005/
  24. If one remembers correctly Sir, that WG655 involved in the Duxford crash is the data plate replica of the real "WG655" that John Beattie crashed in 1990. That aeroplane was in a very,very badly damaged state,many agreed that it would never fly again,the damage being so bad, and a testament to the airframe's strength that Lt.Com.Beattie and his passenger were able to walk away from it. If one looks carefully,there are many differences between the replica and the "real" WG655(apart from the engine and propeller) that distinguish the two.
  25. How about this for different markings Sir,the DD Sea Harriers at Culdrose used to teach deck handling:
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