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The Warren twins were billeted in Swansea with my cousin Jean Armor and her family for a time during WW2. During our visit several years ago, Jean told us about her Canadian airmen. I think it was an exciting time for her. Jean died in December 2011 and her nephew, Gerrard, now lives in the house. He recently sent us your photo of Bruce and Douglas. We were working with Jean on a family genealogy so any other photos or information about Bruce and Douglas Warren during the time that they were posted in England would be of interest. Thank you.
In The Incredible Spitfire Twins »
The badge would have been worn by those who donated to a particular Spitfire fund
In Help Needed to Identify Old Spitfire Badges »
The towns stated on the badges undoubtedly had Spitfire funds (donantions by the public etc) to sponsor the building of one for presentation to the RAF. They were often named after towns etc and there was publicity.
In Help Needed to Identify Old Spitfire Badges »
My mother lived in East Finchley and also remembers this aeroplane opposite the station and I have discovered that the Spitfire (as she also recalls it) was in actual fact a Hawker Hurricane Mk1 P3835 that was used by the local ATC squadron in Finchley and I also belive it was scrapped in 1946
In Press review - Spitfire in your garden »
hi, are there any photos of Sailor Malan`s spitfire?
In Stories of the Battle of Britain 1940 – Spitfires Join the Fighting »
Tony from what I've seen, the clipped tips still had a clipped tip end fairing, which closed off close to the aileron outbord tip. So no difference in that gap with rounded or clipped tips. W.r.t the Mk IX, wing armament of 2X20mm cannon and 2X .5 Brownings was for the "e" wing as I recall. Some good info on wing types/armament is available on this web site.
In Concise Guide To Spitfire Wing Types »
hello once again;lets try once more...my query concerns the clipped wing version-where the wing tip was removed,was there a small or large gap between the aileron and the 'cut'? i have obtained an r/c mk 11 spit from hanger nine,which i feel is of very good scale and am intending to 'lop off' the tips of the wings to really make it stand out from the crowd! not sure of the mark or varient but this wing came with x2 x50 cal brownings and x2 20 mm hispano's. can you fill in these gaps of my knowledge? cheers, tony smith p.s. thanks for the assist with the site.
In Concise Guide To Spitfire Wing Types »
Well done Noel Barnes,a splendid example of Mk. V111 Spitfire, I was not aware that the rear landing wheel was retractable,
In Red Nose »
Hello to you all, i have inherited a part built flying ledgends spit with a 62 inch wing span and are looking to compleat it, i am missing some parts and the full drawing although i have the construction manual. can you help best regards Mark
In Flying Legends 1/4 RC Spitfire Kit »
Howdy, Does your Dad have any pix you guys would like to share with the world? My site flyingforyourlife.com is my attempt to gather as much info and pix about Canadian fighter pilots and air gunners as i can. You dad might just need a page up there too !! cheers, Joe
In Art Sager, 416 Squadron RCAF »
My father was a lighthouse keeper and we moved around the country from lighthouse to lighthouse. Between 1968 and 1973 he was stationed at Trevose Head Lighthouse in North Cornwall. The station is about three miles from the village of St Merryn where I attended the (very) small village school. At the school I had a friend called Paul (I can't remember his surname, but I think it began with B). Paul's father was a farmer and his farm was the old St Merryn Airfield. The airfield was opened in 1937 as a civil airport and in 1939 it was taken over by the Fleet Air Arm with the name HMS Vulture. After the war it was used by the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) and various training schools. Then in 1952 it was re-commissioned as HMS Curlew, flying stopped in 1953 and the airfield was sold off in 1959. When I knew it in the late 1960's Paul's parents lived in a small bungalow by the main gates. I often used to go over to see Paul and we had the run of the whole (deserted) camp. We would go into buildings and it was just as though people left to go home at the end of a working day and never came back. The offices had desks and chairs in them and the drawers and cupboards were
In Spitfire Mk. V Marion Flies Again »
i am a radio ham and interested in all kinds of radio communication. i was wondering what type of radio eqt was used on the Spitfire.. i knew at some stage H.F. was used, and wondered about the VHF sets..i think WW2 , control towers seem only to have used VHF,may be, later war days.......the Film 633 Squadron was filmed at the old RAF Bovingdon , the control tower still had VHF ants mounted there (two of them). i imagine the ants would have been left, as with everything else.........short wave (H.F.) radio com still used by some aircraft companies base to air, radio telephone , for use by engineers on way to a job.Any of your comments welcome ,please( i was born dec45)
In Spitfire Masts and Aerials »