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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:14 am 
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Were red spinners a safety requirement on RAF aircraft? It seems a lot of them have them.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 8:41 pm 
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I don't believe so. Most seem to have had Sky, but I understand the different Banff Wing squadrons had different colours. I've seen wartime photos of a Mossie in similar camo to PZ474 but with yellow spinners.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:27 am 
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Photos here from her two flights yesterday.

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I managed to catch the last flight on Wednesday (the short one referred to earlier), it will now be dismantled and shipped. They put the rockets on for the final team photo.

https://www.facebook.com/Avspecs/photos ... =3&theater


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 5:14 pm 
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This team deserves all the credit and kudos coming to them.
Absolutely world class and first rate.
Well done to all involved and a tip of the hat to Mr. Powell.
Without his dream, none of this would have happened.

Cheers :drink3:

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:29 pm 
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And some photos of the final flight, including Mr Hinton and Mr Lewis posing for portraits: http://mrcaviation.blogspot.com/2019/01/its-wrap.html

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:10 pm 
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A few minutes from TVNZ, including some in-flight Go-Pro.

https://www.facebook.com/sevensharp/pos ... 7761547268


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 1:01 am 
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For those without Facebook, Avspecs has uploaded the story to YouTube:
https://youtu.be/5GHje78cXvQ

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KiwiZac wrote:
For those without Facebook, Avspecs has uploaded the story to YouTube:
https://youtu.be/5GHje78cXvQ

Thanks for posting this link. Glad to hear Rod is thinking about more restorations.


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 11:35 am 
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Nice video. Mr Lewis seems like a nice guy and dedicated enthusiast. My vote for his next project would be to acquire the Paul Allen collection’s FW-189” Uhu” . This air raft was unique, maneuverable, and way ahead of it’s time.
Second vote would be to require either the P-47N or prototype Skyraider from the Soplata collection. Does he have a Thunderbolt? It’s a complete fuselage and engine only. The prototype Skyaider was flying in 1945 before the end of WW II. It’s complete but will need a total rebuild.


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Nice video. Mr Lewis seems like a nice guy and dedicated enthusiast. My vote for his next project would be to acquire the Paul Allen collection’s FW-189” Uhu” . This air raft was unique, maneuverable, and way ahead of it’s time.
Second vote would be to require either the P-47N or prototype Skyraider from the Soplata collection. Does he have a Thunderbolt? It’s a complete fuselage and engine only. The prototype Skyaider was flying in 1945 before the end of WW II. It’s complete but will need a total rebuild.

He does have a P-47D. Skyraider would be awesome, but with Rod’s money and the way he’s been growing his collection, the next restorations are going to be very rare birds. There isn’t much he doesn’t have, a Typhoon or Tempest would complement the Mossie very well though. I still hope he gets some planes back at Reno!


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The Uhu project paired to Mr. Lewis would be great! A few years back someone posted a nice collection of quality Uhu photos in the field from, IIRC, the the forest area of Russian Front. As for Mr. Lewis and a Napier Typhoon or Tempest...Naw, a bit rich for his blood... :twisted:

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Nice FB video from Lewis Air Legends
https://www.facebook.com/LewisAirLegend ... 833525455/


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Nice FB video from Lewis Air Legends
https://www.facebook.com/LewisAirLegend ... 833525455/

They also listed it on their Vimeo channel, I prefer this option so I can chromecast to my TV 8)
https://vimeo.com/315480340


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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:18 am 
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Getting PZ474 ready to be boxed and shipped to it's owner in the US.:

At ~9:07 on Mikey's channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq7dHg0QwV8

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