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Re: RR232, EE606 and lineage
Posted by PeterA on Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:48:28 PM
In reply top Re: RR232, EE606 and lineage posted by Gregory on Mon Mar 22, 2004 12:10:22 PM
There are numerous firewalls and firewall top sections still extant from the scrap yards of Australia. I think I have seen about 15 in my travels and have a couple myself. Many still have the 'Frame 5' sub-contractors data plate attached. Westlands, Supermarine, Heston Aircraft Industries etc. Although by comparison with known tie ups it is possible to judge the region of the RAF serial, there is no master serial/construction number tie up document.
May I stop there please?
: Just out of curiosity, was the Westland data plate origina
: l and where did it come from? What would have constituted
: "lineage" to the original EE606?
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: Gregory
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: : 'EE606' - A new aircraft with a Westlands data plate wit
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: : no lineage to the original EE606.
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: : : The Spitfire Mr Church sadly died in was EE606, effect
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: : : y a new build aircraft constructed with some original
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: : rt
: : : s. RR232 (ex Peter Sledge) was owned by Mr Church but
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: : is
: : : organisation did not get round to carrying out any wo
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: : : n it and it did not fly in his ownership or since. It
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: : s
: : : currently being worked on and should see the light of
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: : y
: : : again in the fullness of time.