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  1. robinbird

    What's Mustard Plaster?

    'Mustard Plasters' are mentioned in my wartime notes of trials carried out by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Helensburgh. More information appreciated.
    • robinbird
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    • air ministry early 1940s great britain marine aircraft experimental establishment ministry of aircraft production raf coastal command royal air force world war ii
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    • Forum: Secret Missile, Bomb and Gun Projects
  2. H

    British AEW projects: Nimrod and Britannia

    Bristol Britannia BEWARE: as pictured in Chris Gibson's books 'The Air Staff and AEW' and 'Battle Flight'. I followed the drawing, with one exception: after Chris mentioned the limitations of Britannia's electrical system, I added a large APU under the left wing root. Hawker Siddeley...
    • Hobbes
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    • cold war great britain raf coastal command raf strike command royal air force
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: User Artwork and Models
  3. H

    Bristol Britannia AEW: BEWARE

    In the 1960s, the RAF started to examine options for land-based AEW aircraft. NASR.6166 was a joint RAF/RN requirement issued in 1962, for a carrier-borne AEW aircraft that would also be used from land bases. This requirement specified an FMICW radar. That didn't stop companies from offering...
    • Hobbes
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    • 1960s air ministry cold war great britain ministry of defence raf coastal command royal air force royal navy
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Secret Postwar Aircraft Projects
  4. Schneiderman

    Air Ministry specification R.2/33 - Short Sunderland

    I'm on the scrounge. Does anyone have a copy , or just the key text, of specification R.2/33 that they would be willing to share? Failing that does anyone know whether the text of the specification has been included in any article or book, most likely one about the Sunderland. Thanks
  5. A

    Ford B-24H RAF/Coastal Command??

    I'm trying to find any record of RAF/Coastal Command of the Ford-built B-24H. Thus far I've found small references to B-24H-15-FO 42-52776 going to the RAF as VB904. Also, B-24H-20-FO 42-94797 being drawn from USAAF stocks in the UK to the RAF as Liberator B.IV TT340. Any info on either of...
  6. Grey Havoc

    Avro Shackleton

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Shackleton
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    • airborne early warning cold war maritime patrol aircraft raf coastal command royal air force south african air force type 696 type 716
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Military
  7. P

    Spec R.1/36

    Has anyone seen what the early Saro S.36 with gull wings looked like and what was Saro's reason for changing to the design they finally did? What did the Supermarine 314 look like?
    • PMN1
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    • 1930s air ministry or.32 raf coastal command royal air force small general purpose flying boat small reconnaissance flying boat united kingdom
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Secret Early Aircraft Projects
  8. Triton

    de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito

    Movietone News "The Mosquito" http://youtu.be/-cb6SmK_c2g
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    • allies british commonwealth great britain light night striking force raf bomber command raf coastal command raf fighter command royal air force second tactical air force world war ii
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  9. redstar72

    Short Seamew question

    Does anybody know which colour was the Seamew XE175 painted?
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    • cold war raf coastal command royal air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  10. saturncanuck

    Blackburn B.20

    Hey all, remember the Blackburn B.20 with the retractable hull? Anyone seen any good pics of her?
  11. saturncanuck

    Saunders-Roe (Saro) A.33

    Does anyone have any good pics of the Saro A.33 flying boat to the same R.2/33 Specification as the Short Sunderland?
  12. hesham

    Blackburn B-40

    Hi, the Blackburn B-40 was improved version of the B-20 with Bristol Centaurus Radial engines,and twin tail fins. http://freespace.virgin.net/john.dell/blackburn_b40.htm
  13. hesham

    Blackburn « Sydney » and « Nile » flying boats

    Hi, the Blackburn Nile was three engined recce bomber flying boat,it was designed for R5/27 Spec.,but never completed. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1929/1929-1%20-%200125.html
  14. Jemiba

    Boeing YB-40 variations

    In RAF Flying Review 6/60, there was a letter to the editor, mentioning 2 variants of the unsuccesful YB-40 escorts, with an armament different to th one I knew before. According to the description the attched profiles were shown. One version is said to have had twin gun Emerson turrets in nose...
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