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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 23, 2020 16:49:39 GMT 12
It is the old Supermarine Works on the River Itchen. The sole remaining section that survived the bombing is immediately to the north where there is the remains of a flying boat slipway almost under the Itchen bridge. Have been all around that area and the remains are visible as a warehouse but still with some magnificent Art Deco corner features, glazing, the remains of a 'watch house' and saw tooth roof. This should have been the site of the "Solent Sky" museum rather that its current location buried, difficult to find and with no parking. There is a Spitfire mural in pavers under the bridge. Very nostalgic indeed. Magnificent pics....
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 23, 2020 17:04:18 GMT 12
It is the old Supermarine Works on the River Itchen. The sole remaining section that survived the bombing is immediately to the north where there is the remains of a flying boat slipway almost under the Itchen bridge. Have been all around that area and the remains are visible as a warehouse but still with some magnificent Art Deco corner features, glazing, the remains of a 'watch house' and saw tooth roof. This should have been the site of the "Solent Sky" museum rather that its current location buried, difficult to find and with no parking. There is a Spitfire mural in pavers under the bridge. Very nostalgic indeed. Magnificent pics.... I listened to a good podcast recently about the dispersal of Spitfire production to small workshops (as opposed to shadow factories) before and after the raid. Can I find it to share? Of course not. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 23, 2020 18:08:49 GMT 12
That would be the BBC podcast series, Spitfire: The People's Plane. Excellent series.
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Post by baz62 on Sept 23, 2020 19:27:34 GMT 12
It is the old Supermarine Works on the River Itchen. The sole remaining section that survived the bombing is immediately to the north where there is the remains of a flying boat slipway almost under the Itchen bridge. Have been all around that area and the remains are visible as a warehouse but still with some magnificent Art Deco corner features, glazing, the remains of a 'watch house' and saw tooth roof. This should have been the site of the "Solent Sky" museum rather that its current location buried, difficult to find and with no parking. There is a Spitfire mural in pavers under the bridge. Very nostalgic indeed. Magnificent pics.... I listened to a good podcast recently about the dispersal of Spitfire production to small workshops (as opposed to shadow factories) before and after the raid. Can I find it to share? Of course not. That would be fascinating to hear. Hope you find it.  |
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Post by baz62 on Sept 23, 2020 19:30:46 GMT 12
Ah just saw Dave's post.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 23, 2020 20:41:30 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 25, 2020 13:14:59 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 13:37:03 GMT 12
They are! Thank you, Matthew!
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Post by mit on Sept 25, 2020 13:55:44 GMT 12
Interesting 2411 doesn't have a roundel,  Territorial Air Force Mustangs taxiing away from the flight line at RNZAF Station Ohakea.In the front is NZ2411. |
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 25, 2020 14:41:42 GMT 12
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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 25, 2020 16:10:07 GMT 12
Some really great stuff in there. Wish I had access to that when I did the Mustang book 1,000 years ago
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 25, 2020 16:49:07 GMT 12
I feel an updated and expanded edition coming on for you Ando?
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Post by nuuumannn on Sept 25, 2020 17:56:44 GMT 12
Brilliant! Have requested Mustang images for an article I'm writing. Matthew has posted great ones of NZ2423 recently.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 25, 2020 18:25:11 GMT 12
A message from Matthew O'Sullivan: |
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 26, 2020 6:44:27 GMT 12
A message from Matthew O'Sullivan: Thanks for the education! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 26, 2020 7:53:34 GMT 12
Yeah, interesting to learn about the training aid.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Sept 26, 2020 19:01:43 GMT 12
still looks like a mug stain to me, or perhaps a misplaced contraband bottle of DB Bitter...
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 11, 2020 17:44:59 GMT 12
I think this is interesting and pretty neat. Airman painting a scorpion on the fin of No. 41 Squadron Bristol Freighter NZ5903. Korat airfield, Thailand. Circa 1961 From HERE |
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Post by fwx on Oct 13, 2020 8:38:57 GMT 12
Two legends in the making:  MUS9410110a Group. Pilots course 3a, No. 1 Service Flying Training School, RNZAF Station Wigram. Original negative number WgF1003. L-R: Back; JG Grant, BDJ Kennedy, P Souter, JH Register, MJ Rowland, BRH Sharpe, GK Williams. Middle; JF Barron, AE Lyttle, KCM Miller, JB Starky, LT Weston, JE Wall, JA Ward, PL Stokes. Front; PP O'Brien, AKE MacEwan, WWW Burgess, WG McCullough, RF Watson, RW Taylor. James Fraser Barron, RNZAF NZ401749 (later pathfinder, Wing Commander, DSO & Bar, DFC, DFM) James Allen Ward, RNZAF NZ401793 (later Sgt-pilot and VC) |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 12, 2020 10:14:00 GMT 12
Holy smokes! This happened while I was in the RNZAF but I have no recollection of hearing about it happening, which is odd as any crash was big news. Was anybody badly injured? It looks rather horrific. From HEREPhoto Ak4424-92 - dated 20/11/1992 "View of the wreckage of No. 3 Squadron Wasp NZ3904 at Taupo airfield, after a nearby tarpaulin was taken into the main rotor."  |
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