tonyot Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 This should be of interest to a lot of people,.... the Hampden looks brilliant too; 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Link dunner work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thanks for posting this Tony as I won’t be making it this year for the first time in years to view this and I have a particular interest as one of my uncles was a pilot in 144 but was killed in January 1942. It looks fantastic but not sure about those codes...the K was grey last year but guess they know otherwise now. mick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 51 minutes ago, cocky05d said: Link dunner work. Click `SEE MORE' in blue,..... works for me anyway! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 A visit to Cosford on Monday has become part of the SMW weekend for me - and many others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Sorry but those links do not work. I've clicked on a few others, but nothing. Not doing Cosford this year, going to see my son in Worcester instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, mick b said: Thanks for posting this Tony as I won’t be making it this year for the first time in years to view this and I have a particular interest as one of my uncles was a pilot in 144 but was killed in January 1942. It looks fantastic but not sure about those codes...the K was grey last year but guess they know otherwise now. mick No worries Mick,..... I know what you mean, I dare say that the codes were grey and then changed to red when the roundels were changed to C1 Type. The camo demarcation looks a bit odd to me, but hey what do I know!! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Perhaps the links don’t work but it’s easy enough to Google the Cosford museum then wend one’s way to the shots of the Hampden. And what shots they are too! An almost fully complete cockpit (short only of one instrument that I can see), side field showing the whole fuselage, a straight-at-the nose shot, and another showing bullet holes from when the aeroplane was shot down over Russia. Thank you LOTS, Tony, for alerting us to them. I’m only sorry I can’t get to Cosford (or SMW). Jonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Nice to see something positive connected with the RAF museum. Keith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The link worked for me and it was looooovely to see the Hampden take shape. Thanks for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 If you right click on the link and open in a new window, you get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The links work for me too, I have to agree with Gorby, it's great to see the Hampden taking shape and I think they've done a great job with it so far. Thanks Tony for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Hi ,right clicked and got the RAF Cosford facebook page ,very interesting .Where will it be on show ,Cosford or Hendon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Wow they have really pushed on with her. I hope she stays at Cosford otherwise they saw lumps out of her at Hendon to fit in a drinks machine. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Thank you for posting, she is looking great, now we just need a Whitley, Halifax, and Stirling. Chjeers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 15 hours ago, spitfire said: Thank you for posting, she is looking great, now we just need a Whitley, Halifax, and Stirling. Chjeers Dennis Well, the good folks at Yorkshire Air Museum have a Halifax Mk. III - albeit a composite including a fair amount of new build. There’s a group in Cambs. constructing a Stirling nose (and from pics I’ve seen making an incredibly good job of it). I haven’t heard of anyone attempting to do anything (yet) about a Whitley, more’s the shame. It would be nice if someone found a recoverable & restorable Whitley in a deep fresh water fjord, like the Halifax example in Canada, wouldn’t it? Just dreaming and wishing ... Jonny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Jonny said: Well, the good folks at Yorkshire Air Museum have a Halifax Mk. III - albeit a composite including a fair amount of new build. There’s a group in Cambs. constructing a Stirling nose (and from pics I’ve seen making an incredibly good job of it. I haven’t heard of anyone attempting to do anything (yet) about a Whitley, more’s the shame. It would be nice if someone found a r3coverable & restorable Whitley in a deep fresh water fjord, like the Halifax example in Canada, wouldn’t it? Judt dreaming and wishing ... Jonny @12jaguar is part of the team working on the Stirling, they are doing a great job. Agree, a Whitley would be nice. Thanks for posting tony, hopefully will get over to see the hampden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Bit far to come for the weekend, I'd be there in a heart beat otherwise. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12jaguar Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Elliot Smock is working towards recreating a Whitley. Unfortunately, the Flypast Forum is down yet again (since it's revamp) so I can't link to his progress John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Anybody notice the Airfix LIDAR gear about? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 A reliable source tells me a certain aircraft collector and operator has bought some land in Russia, which contains assorted aircraft remains. Apparently a lake is involved which is supposed to contain a Stirling. Negotiations are ongoing to get the airframes out of Russia. A certain lack of co-operation is hampering matters. It's a wonderful job on the Hampden. It was just a pile of twisted metal on a flatbed trailer when I first saw it leaving the port 30 years ago. Watch this space. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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