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Old 17th Aug 2016, 15:10
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Danny's excursions into the wonders of Stanley Park Aerodrome recalls Clive James, who in his 'Unreliable Memoirs' tells of his early fascination with the aircraft of the Second World War. He and his mate Gary had unrestricted access to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, known simply as Mascot.

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We wandered in, closely inspected the Gypsy, Puss and all sorts of other Moths and various things in the open hangars
Danny,(sorry to carp and cavil), it was a Gipsy. I lost a spell-check bet once, when I also got it wrong.
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