Recent content by Steve Hnz

Many thanks for that info Col. :)

Any idea of the identity of the RNZAF chap Col?

I'm probably closest to @Crimea_River in my attitude to my colour finishes. I'm fortunate enough to have several reputable physical colour references but even with those, it is going to come back to what I think looks about right to my eyes, those terribly unreliable 70 year old relics of mine...

Great find, it tells a great tale, but omits a part that was pertinent to me. In 1958, when he had a Valiant in New Zealand for the RNZAF's 21st anniversary, he undertook a flyover his old home town of Nelson, which is also my home town, which included buzzing his old school Nelson College. I...

That was the bit that made me sit up & take notice. The actual avoidance manoeuvre didn't sound quite as dramatic as the news media would have us believe, which is not to underestimate the serious of the incident given it's potential outcome.

ADI??? Sorry got me on that one.

Although the AVG ceased to be in July 1942, it's identity & some of its pilots were absorbed into the 23rd FG USAAF. The below is from the Wikipedia article on the Flying Tigers & cites the Daniel Ford book, Flying Tigers, Claire Chennault & his American Volunteers 1942-1942, so I guess this...

Probably where my confusion has come from, it seems counter intuitive to flip flop the induction systems like this. :crazy: So, given the resources & seeing as this is an @Admiral Beez thread ;), with an updraft induction system & Merlin 60 type supercharging, what could have been expected...

Thanks for that, everyday a school day . Seeing as from what I understand, the Peregrine was based on the Kestrel, did the Kestrel have an updraft or downdraft carb?

Did the peregrine have a downdraft carburettor? I've long assumed it would be updraft like the Merlin.

I'd tend to make ebay my first port of call in this case, though I've never experienced any hassles buying on ebay that said.

Impressive graphics.

To my untutored eye it looks a bit oversized but otherwise not too bad, so can you please explain how it is wrong. Compared to this one, I'm not seeing it.

Everything I can find seems to confirm X2996 as a Hampden so it looks as though the clip has a bit of material spliced in.

I did wonder that, need a list of HP serial to check this one against.