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    WW2 Short Sterling survivors

    There is a 1/32 Stirling out there: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235114435-132-short-stirling/#comment-4483452 Cosford has a chunk of one recently put on display at Cosford.
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    Not The Fire Truck!

    Not the Atcherleys?
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    Is this a piece of Halifax?

    Anyone out there with the spares AP for Halifaxes please? A Halifax V to be precise. Excuse the new crack, it was made by a mini-digger widening a driveway. It is not at a crash site, but near to one involving a Halifax. Looks to be steel, rolled with a slight curve and a distinct lip. Could it...
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    Propeller ID Required

    Thank You to all contributors. I will pass on your findings.
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    Propeller ID Required

    We suspect that already. It came from the family of a R-RHT member. It would be nice to know if it belonged to say, a DH4 or FE2. Maybe a Vimy?
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    British Dive Bombers or lack thereof

    I imagine the Vengeance usage in the Far East gave the RAF a reason to be there and useful to the ground war without impossibly duplicating the heavy bomber strategy as used in Europe. Or was it because the aircraft was available already?
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    Propeller ID Required

    Only my second post, but asking for a friend. I'm guessing that the quadrant cut at the base suggests it started like as a four blader. Anyone know? Readable imprints are: D561 T HAND CLLS Royce D2309 P1350 1868. I know it's not WW2 but...
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    Armor protection on Striling and other bombers

    Special Order Only, not Operations. I left the mob a long time ago!
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    Armor protection on Striling and other bombers

    Special Operations Order I think. A mod was supposed to be carried out throughout the fleet, to keep to a common standard, hence the MU stage between manufacture and delivery to a squadron to allow a catch-up. A SOO was permission to only apply the mod to certain chosen aircraft, a bombing...
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