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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Aug 2015, 17:47
Replies: 24
Views: 8,039
Posted By mmatthej1

Shocking video of crash - it does seem to me that...

Shocking video of crash - it does seem to me that there is common thread of mis-calculated altitude in this and previous airshow crashes ( Mosquito, RR Spitfire, P-38 Lightning).

I am not a pilot...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2015, 10:21
Replies: 13
Views: 8,043
Posted By mmatthej1

I share your interest, dghob! This is one of...

I share your interest, dghob!

This is one of 'those stories' that pop up in the press, then are never updated! I do recall the articles appearing a while ago but no further news following - quiet...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th May 2015, 09:11
Replies: 7
Views: 3,459
Posted By mmatthej1

Apologies, just viewed your attachment, with very...

Apologies, just viewed your attachment, with very helpful list of all types in the movie.

I certainly needed the list, as I'm rather hazy on those inter-war Navy types, some of which I'm more used...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th May 2015, 09:06
Replies: 7
Views: 3,459
Posted By mmatthej1

Yes, "RAF fighter" indeed! What the heck is it? I...

Yes, "RAF fighter" indeed! What the heck is it? I was thinking a Ryan of some type but guess it resembles a fairly common American style of the time.

Now finished my watching - all great in-flight...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2015, 18:33
Replies: 7
Views: 3,459
Posted By mmatthej1

"Dive Bomber" movie (1941)

I'm enjoying a slow watch of this film,, over a few evenings, from a TV showing a few weeks ago - plot is ok, as is acting but the colour film of US Navy planes of the day, in pre-war livery is just...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Apr 2015, 17:55
Replies: 2
Views: 2,429
Posted By mmatthej1

Some nice old pics - from Liverpool & Wirral

Reflections Archive, Transport, Air, p.1 (http://www.20thcenturyimages.co.uk/trolleyed/9/37/transport-aircraft(1).html)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Feb 2015, 15:52
Replies: 2
Views: 2,624
Posted By mmatthej1

F-8 Crusader considered for Royal Navy?

I don't think that I've ever heard of the F-8 being considered, back in the day, as an alternative to the later-selected F-4 Phantom but I just read such in an old magazine.

Does anyone know the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2015, 18:58
Replies: 8
Views: 2,026
Posted By mmatthej1

Many thanks for the CR-42 info - interesting!

Many thanks for the CR-42 info - interesting!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2015, 13:07
Replies: 8
Views: 2,026
Posted By mmatthej1

Thanks for fotos - btw, was there a flyable CR42...

Thanks for fotos - btw, was there a flyable CR42 project somewhere? Wonder if that is still progressing?

Be nice to see that flying, alongside Gladiators!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2015, 14:16
Replies: 8
Views: 2,026
Posted By mmatthej1

Nice video of museum exhibits, for interest: ...

Nice video of museum exhibits, for interest:

Museo del Aire, Cuatro Vientos Airport, Madrid, Spain on Vimeo
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2015, 12:56
Replies: 8
Views: 2,026
Posted By mmatthej1

Thanks for that pointer; yes, the museum website...

Thanks for that pointer; yes, the museum website does confirm existance of that second survivor and (I think), from foto, that is presented in colours of plane flown by Joaquín García Morato.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2015, 11:18
Replies: 8
Views: 2,026
Posted By mmatthej1

Fiat CR32 - survivor(s)?

I see that Wikepedia records a single survivor, held in an Italian museum, but a 1977 magazine refers to another example then residing at an airfield in Torreion, Spain - does this still exist, I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Sep 2014, 12:59
Replies: 6
Views: 3,058
Posted By mmatthej1

"Brink of Hell" movie

Wonder if anyone else watched this film, on tv last week?

Some great Technicolor shots, paricularly of Dayglo-painted B-29 mother ship, dropping X-2, plus XB-51 (albeit renamed for film).

The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jun 2014, 17:48
Replies: 32
Views: 9,744
Posted By mmatthej1

Smile Don't call me Shirley.................

Don't call me Shirley.................
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jun 2014, 16:43
Replies: 32
Views: 9,744
Posted By mmatthej1

Is there still a Liberator at Cosford? I...

Is there still a Liberator at Cosford?

I made my first (most belated) visit there last weekend - unfortunately it had to be fairly brief, however I thought I saw all but no B-24 !
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2014, 16:38
Replies: 22
Views: 4,231
Posted By mmatthej1

Thanks for posting - particularly like the Comet...

Thanks for posting - particularly like the Comet fues negotiating The Cross in Chester - unbelievable!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Oct 2013, 16:16
Replies: 16
Views: 6,094
Posted By mmatthej1

Presume that the Viscount had only recently come...

Presume that the Viscount had only recently come to Starways, as it would surely have needed UK registration to operate?

(Btw, I have a Starways schedule out of Speke in 1961 - any idea how I can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Oct 2013, 15:25
Replies: 16
Views: 6,094
Posted By mmatthej1

Oh, move the page down, then click 'view...

Oh, move the page down, then click 'view gallery', Viscount is a few pix along...........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Oct 2013, 15:24
Replies: 16
Views: 6,094
Posted By mmatthej1

Nice pic of Starways Viscount - why the french...

Nice pic of Starways Viscount - why the french reg., I wonder?

Weekend read: Looking back at Liverpool as a city on the move - Liverpool Echo...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2013, 16:11
Replies: 0
Views: 1,368
Posted By mmatthej1

Old Photos

Worth a look:


Photographs, Photos - 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s & 1980s. Classic car & vintage clothing photos. (http://www.stilltimecollection.co.uk)


(Type in: 'aircraft' to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2013, 11:17
Replies: 5
Views: 3,326
Posted By mmatthej1

Where next, to find old warbirds?

It rather seems that 'underground' Burma is a failure, as a place for finding warbirds, so I just wonder where the 'next' best area for new discovies might be?

A lot of interesting finds have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jan 2013, 14:03
Replies: 16
Views: 6,094
Posted By mmatthej1

More old fotos...............

Some Old Pictures of Speke Airport - Old Wirral Forums (http://oldwirral.activeboard.com/t32141137/some-old-pictures-of-speke-airport/)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2012, 13:06
Replies: 19
Views: 3,731
Posted By mmatthej1

Thanks for summary in last posting - the...

Thanks for summary in last posting - the rationale of the time all makes perfect sense, so I'm happy that the decision point is identified!

Thanks for all inputs on the subject (plus my sundry...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2012, 10:27
Replies: 19
Views: 3,731
Posted By mmatthej1

Why no Merlin for Lightning (P-38)

Yes, fair point about the turbosuperchargers in the booms - I have never read of any performance issue at height on the P-38, whereas it is always cited wrt the Allison-engined Mustang.

(Did the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2012, 10:21
Replies: 19
Views: 3,731
Posted By mmatthej1

I see what you mean, about there needing to be a...

I see what you mean, about there needing to be a POSITIVE decision but, as per my first message indicated, there seems to have been that decision made but then overturned, at a relatively early...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2012, 18:18
Replies: 16
Views: 6,094
Posted By mmatthej1

Liverpool - Speke airport

Just found this interesting website, lots of nice old pix etc:

Speke Airport in former days (http://www.chesterwalls.info/gallery/airport.html)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2012, 16:08
Replies: 26
Views: 7,609
Posted By mmatthej1

Thanks - some great pix here! I...

Thanks - some great pix here!

I particularly liked the 'Cambrian' Dakota - long time no see.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2012, 15:49
Replies: 19
Views: 3,731
Posted By mmatthej1

All good stuff, thanks but - still I ask - can...

All good stuff, thanks but - still I ask - can the actual decision against ETO deployment be pinpointed?

There must have been a moment when someone (who?) took the decision, so also (when?) and -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2012, 15:21
Replies: 19
Views: 3,731
Posted By mmatthej1

B-29 Deployment : Pacific, not Europe

I wonder if any one can point to the moment when the decision was taken to deploy only to the Pacific theatre, by whom & why?

The nearest reference I've seen is to the Quadrant meeting in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jul 2012, 11:58
Replies: 0
Views: 548
Posted By mmatthej1

Free - "Aviation Monthly" magazines

I have about 30+ years worth of the above mags, in good condition, in month order, boxed and available free to any enthusiast who is able to pick them up soon, from my home in Calne, Wiltshire.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Dec 2011, 18:18
Replies: 0
Views: 831
Posted By mmatthej1

Hawker Hind crash K6758 (04/03/1940)

I would like to find out more about this loss, understood to have happened in bad weather, when a pilot from 5FTS lost control and crashed with fatal results onto the beach at Hoylake, on the Wirral....
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