LSP_K2 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Terrific, two on pre-order with Hannants. Hope my Dad stays on this planet long enough to see my rendition of 'hìs' Whirlwind. I hope so too, as I'd imagine he'd really appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Terrific, two on pre-order with Hannants. Hope my Dad stays on this planet long enough to see my rendition of 'hìs' Whirlwind. A bloke at my Air Cadets when I was young had a Dad who flew them too, I think maybe he was even CO of a squadron but it was 30 odd years ago and memory can be a wobbly thing at times. LSP_K2 and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmyDown Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) I must qualify this. My Dad never flew Whirlwinds, I refer to the one that nearly killed him! In 1941 he was a kid on a railway station near Bath in Somerset, England when one fell out of the sky and crashed about 50 yards away from him. He copped a piece of saiÄ Whirlwind in his leg, and the ensuing events left him with some pretty dark memories. He has talked frequently about this ever since I was a boy, so a couple of years ago I took him to visit the pilots grave near Salisbury in Wiltshire. A very magic moment for him, putting to rest a few demons. This aircraft was based at RAF Charmy Down (see the connection), north of Bath. Dad is 86 now and not in the greatest oh health, but loves talking about events of WW2 and his service in the Korean conflict. Edited June 30, 2018 by CharmyDown npb748r and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Small world, Charmydown, we already discussed my father seeing a similar, but different crash in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 (edited) Edited July 1, 2018 by mmaben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Hi Any news yet on a release date ? cheers jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 few days ago Mr. Riedel stated on the local forum that they are working slowly on it, but no specific release date So maybe they will try to prepare it for Telford or Plastic Winter in Bratislava jan Alburymodeler and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Why is there a Guest thread entry that was edited by Mike Maben?? Mike, do you have several acounts? Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 hour ago, alaninaustria said: Why is there a Guest thread entry that was edited by Mike Maben?? Mike, do you have several acounts? Cheers Alan It was a result of the software upgrade a while back, I think Mike may have had a problem logging into his original account. alaninaustria and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossington 1 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 That crash referred to earlier- was it P6999 of 263 Sqn, crashed Saltford Railway Yard on 9/10/41? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 On 6/30/2018 at 7:56 PM, Guest said: What an absolutely cool airplane. Me want! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmyDown Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ossington 1 said: That crash referred to earlier- was it P6999 of 263 Sqn, crashed Saltford Railway Yard on 9/10/41? No, P6968 piloted by P/O Ormonde Hoskins was the Whirlwind that fatally crashed in Saltford station yard. P6999 was the other aircraft involved in the mid-air collision, piloted by F/L Humphrey Coghlan who managed to bail out, landing in Weston village High Street. His Whirlwind impacted north side of Kelston Roundhill. On 28 October 1941 there was eerily a very similar incident when 137 squadron's CO, S/L Johnny Sample lost his life bailing out too low, following his Whirlwind into a barn at Manor Farm, Englishcombe, Bath. The other aircraft managed to recover back to Charmy Down. This, I believe was the crash Wunwinglow's dad witnessed. Hope that helps Rob Edited October 7, 2018 by CharmyDown Typo LSP_K2 and wunwinglow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 11 hours ago, alaninaustria said: Why is there a Guest thread entry that was edited by Mike Maben?? Mike, do you have several acounts? Nope , just one. Sometimes I wear my invisibility cloak 9 hours ago, Kagemusha said: It was a result of the software upgrade a while back, I think Mike may have had a problem logging into his original account. I'm not sure. I have posts from 2005 that are correct. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Are the SH 1:72 Whirlwind kits decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 1 hour ago, LSP_Typhoonattack said: Are the SH 1:72 Whirlwind kits decent? No, they are way too small. Sorry, couldn't resist. MikeC, LSP_Kevin, LSP_K2 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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