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Old 4th Aug 2015, 22:31
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BBadanov
 
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hi Danny

I have PM'd you and have some pics to send over to you.

However, you are still misinterpreting PC Smith's statement when you say:
"And Peter C. Smith's statement (that the airframe serial EZ999 doesn't belong - ie that we've got a "ringer" here) hangs in the air with no back-up."

He does not say the "serial EZ999 doesn't belong".

He says, as I stated in my post #7 - "The markings EZ999 now carries are fictitious and the code NH-Y represents the code carried by an aircraft of 12 Squadron RAAF, in late 1943". I explained in my post #6 how the erroneous 12 SQN NH-Y code was added in the 1960s.

The nose art "Dina_Might" is also fictitious, as is the nose art "Beau-guns-ville" on their displayed Beaufighter A8-186. All added - and I dare say was the addition of a 0.50cal - purely for the entertainment of the general public, with no deference to historical accuracy that we now expect from our museums.


cheers, BB
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