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Thanks for the news Elliott
Posted by Richard Allnutt on Sun May 12, 2002 09:53:48 PM
In reply top Re: Question for Elliott posted by Elliott on Fri May 10, 2002 06:10:16 AM
Thanks for the news Elliott, I am looking forwards to reading your write-up on the Whitley, and am happy to hear that someone... maybe two groups by the sounds of things...
are going for another Wellington. I've always liked the Wellington, I guess since I saw "One of our Aircraft is Missing" when I was a kid.... and of course the Dambusters (even if it wasn't the main event, so to speak). Good luck in your endeavours.
Cheers,
Richard
: Thanks guys
:
: That's very kind of you! I can't say i'd recommend trying
: to rebuild an extinct twin engine bomber with next to no
: drawings, but it does keep the old gray cells busy. I'll
: be doing a full write-up in the next few months and it wil
: l hopefully be plastered all over the aviation press.
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: I'm on the lookout for a historian so if anyone out there
: feels up to it, please let me know. I'm very interested i
: n the historical aspects of the Whitley but don't have tim
: e to dwell on these - this is a great pity as I get letter
: s from veterans all the time, many of these containing lit
: tle historical gems which should really be followed up mor
: e thoroughly.
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: Richard - the Wellington bits are for a possible trade for
: someone who has been collecting Wimpy parts for some time
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: Elliott
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: : : Sorry to bother you Elliott, but I just noticed you ha
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: : : sted an ad on Barnstormers looking for Wellington part
: s.
: : I
: : : s there a new Wellington restoration/re-creation in th
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: : : fing, or is this to further the restoration work at We
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: : ri
: : : dge? I remember seeing a lot of Geodetic structure at
: th
: : e
: : : Tangmere museum in the late 80's, though I am sure you
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: : : been through all of that by now, and perhaps it was no
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: : : r a Wellington either. In any event, I wanted to congr
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: : : ate you on the remarkable strides you and your team ha
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: : : een making with regards to the Whitely, it is great to
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: : : this aircraft finally getting some much needed attent
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: : : Cheers,
: : : Richard
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: : I, too, applaud your initiative, Elliot. Ref the Whitley
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: : its - I sincerely hope you don't get into the same scena
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: : o as did the Halifax group (who put together a complete
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: : lifax, but didn't have a nose) vs IWM (who had a nose, b
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: : b----- all else, and wouldn't donate it).
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