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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st May 2011, 12:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,637
Posted By zotbox

"Building the Bouncing Bomb"

Haven't seen this mentioned here yet, so heads up!

Channel Four (UK) Monday night 02 May at 8pm- Looks fantastic!

Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb - Channel 4...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2009, 09:01
Replies: 13
Views: 1,668
Posted By zotbox

Chavez won't play ball with the US, and has...

Chavez won't play ball with the US, and has aligned himself with the US's greatest thorn in the side in the Region, Cuba, as well as flirting with Russia.

He survived the 2002 Coup attempt (Which...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Nov 2009, 11:19
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Resin lamps

Delta Yankee- Unfortunately I could not afford the £400 odd that it would cost to get a digital copy of the entire file, and as I haven't seen the file I cannot select any specific pages to be copied...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2009, 20:57
Replies: 1
Views: 1,845
Posted By zotbox

My guess is that it would be the same time, as...

My guess is that it would be the same time, as the during WW2 UK clocks were set at GMT+1 during the winter and GMT+2 during Summer (British double summertime), this presumes that the continent was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2009, 14:46
Replies: 12
Views: 1,272
Posted By zotbox

As I understand it the alternative (plastic) seat...

As I understand it the alternative (plastic) seat was introduced to reduce dependance on Aluminium as a raw material and (possibly) to reduce weight.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2009, 10:07
Replies: 12
Views: 1,272
Posted By zotbox

dakkg651 "Early Spitfire seats were reddish...

dakkg651 "Early Spitfire seats were reddish bakelite."


Not quite, some were.

The plastic (bakelite) seat for the spitfire was introduced by Mod 189 (14-May-1940) and was available as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2009, 10:10
Replies: 13
Views: 7,254
Posted By zotbox

Fitter2, "Piece of Cake" was an ITV drama...

Fitter2,

"Piece of Cake" was an ITV drama series, based on the novel by Derek Robinson and recieved the same criticism as the source material for daring to portray the RAF as anything less than...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jun 2009, 13:48
Replies: 0
Views: 878
Posted By zotbox

Lightning Fly past, Swinderby May 1986..

This is a really long shot...but

Can anyone identify the aircraft that performed the fly past at my (and many others) passing out parade at Swinderby in May 1986?

I know this is a real test...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
28th Apr 2009, 10:43
Replies: 1
Views: 718
Posted By zotbox

Contractors on deployed operations

I am looking for information from anyone who has deployed under CONDO regulations with UK based companies regarding terms and conditions that their company agreed, reason being I want to try and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Mar 2009, 21:11
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Thank you very much for your kind offer Sooty, I...

Thank you very much for your kind offer Sooty, I will let you know if I can't get access to the files myself.

Cheers,

Zotbox
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2009, 19:58
Replies: 0
Views: 863
Posted By zotbox

Puma fly past

Just a word to say thanks very much to the Puma crew who overtook me in their lovely chopper as I was westbound on the A303 this afternoon, you looked excellent as you headed across the dual...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Mar 2009, 10:50
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

National Archives result?

Gents,

I have found the following tantalising reference in the National Archive catalogue:

AVIA 15/1436 "Aircraft; General- ID and Recognition (code 5/5); Air to air recognition lights, Resin...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2009, 22:12
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Thanks for all the replies Gents, I think that we...

Thanks for all the replies Gents, I think that we are actually getting somewhere close to the function of these lights, especially with your quote from the AP for the Varsity Mr Chugalug!

Thanks...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 11:43
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Cliffnemo: thank you for your quick response,...

Cliffnemo:
thank you for your quick response, it was your detailled drawing of the instrument panel on your thread that made me think that you would remember such a system if it existed.

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2009, 11:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,838,037
Posted By zotbox

Thank you for the quick response Regle, I had...

Thank you for the quick response Regle, I had hoped that you would hear my plea!

Here is a picture of the lights on the trailing edge of a mosquito in the De Havilland museum- they do look rather...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2009, 09:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,838,037
Posted By zotbox

I would like to start by saying what a wonderful...

I would like to start by saying what a wonderful thread this is and wonder how I could have missed it for so long! The first hand accounts of Cliffnemo, Regle et al are absolutely fascinating, and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2009, 21:22
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Thanks for all the replies! It is a rather...

Thanks for all the replies!
It is a rather interesting conundrum, and as Delta-Yankee mentions google will only get you so far with this type of "before internet" question.
Unless someone has...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Mar 2009, 18:48
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Thanks for all the responses, and thanks for the...

Thanks for all the responses, and thanks for the mentions of the Varsity and Anson, looks like these "Resin Lamps" where fairly commonplace.

I suspect that they are indeed some form of formation...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2009, 17:23
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

18 Wheeler- thanks for your response- there were...

18 Wheeler- thanks for your response- there were several IR detection and sighting systems in use by all sides during WW2, including the German "Kiel-Gerat" and "Spanner" systems, development of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2009, 13:31
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

"For what it's worth, the 2 formation lights I...

"For what it's worth, the 2 formation lights I have in one of my bits boxes have narrow angle blue lenses. "

That is of interest GBZ, Are those parts from a Mosquito?

I have seen a picture of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2009, 10:44
Replies: 53
Views: 10,329
Posted By zotbox

Mosquito "Resin Lamps"

I am trying establish the purpose and operation of the "Resin Lamps" seen on the trailing edge of the Mosquito wing tips, just outboard of the ailerons.
There is also a possibility that such...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2009, 14:06
Replies: 4
Views: 1,465
Posted By zotbox

Turn the sound down on your PC before you click...

Turn the sound down on your PC before you click the link though... the air raid siren doesn't go down very well in some offices (As I have just found out:\)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2009, 18:38
Replies: 82
Views: 47,938
Posted By zotbox

"8822 to N55720, then to G-BDCF May 5, 1975....

"8822 to N55720, then to G-BDCF May 5, 1975. Registration cancelled after aircraft failed to recover from spin and crashed at Barton Aerodrome, England
Jul 17, 1977, but one source says remains...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Mar 2009, 23:01
Replies: 82
Views: 47,938
Posted By zotbox

Thank you for your response Treadigraph, I had...

Thank you for your response Treadigraph, I had hoped that no fatalities had occured as a result of the accident.
I shall do some more digging on the subject.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Mar 2009, 12:38
Replies: 82
Views: 47,938
Posted By zotbox

Can anyone shed any light on one of my earliest...

Can anyone shed any light on one of my earliest aviation memories?

My father took me to the Airshow at Barton several times in the late 1970's and I remember on one occasion witnessing the crash...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2009, 08:28
Replies: 34
Views: 13,275
Posted By zotbox

I first encountered the phrase "cancel two late...

I first encountered the phrase "cancel two late lunches" in relation to the loss of an 43(F) FG-1 in the late eighties.( 1988 I believe, I was squadron groundcrew at the time.)

The Aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2008, 13:53
Replies: 27
Views: 9,778
Posted By zotbox

I'm sure Monty Panesar will be wearing his helmet...

I'm sure Monty Panesar will be wearing his helmet at some point this weekend!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2007, 11:41
Replies: 31
Views: 3,945
Posted By zotbox

The 2003 BBC Documentary series "Fighting the...

The 2003 BBC Documentary series "Fighting the War" had an episode dedicated to the Tornado GR4 wing during TELIC (The episode was called "Friendly Fire")

The program commented on the use of...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2007, 10:42
Replies: 25
Views: 11,334
Posted By zotbox

Thanks for the responses, 63 degrees it is then.

Thanks for the responses, 63 degrees it is then.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2007, 09:48
Replies: 25
Views: 11,334
Posted By zotbox

Question Tornado External Fuel tanks

After years of lurking, my first post on Pprune.

Is it possible to fully sweep (67 Degrees if I recall correctly) the wings on the F3 or Gr4 with the 2250 litre "hindenburger" tanks fitted or is...
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