alan turner (RIP)
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- Birthday 04/04/1949
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bexleyheath
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retired bank official volunteer at Firepower and Royal Arsenal Historical Society archive
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question Looking for photos of the Bedford MJ with winter kit
alan turner (RIP) replied to o.g-palmer's topic in British Vehicles
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Might be something to do with AS90.
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future event One for August
alan turner (RIP) replied to plainmilitary's topic in Future events and meetings
Clogged arteries Mr Ives? too much good food consumed from the sound of it. Stay well! -
I concur with that.
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Aeroplane is a spitfire and the chassis to the left looks like a half track (m3) etc
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show report Damyns Hall.
alan turner (RIP) replied to Lord Burley's topic in The meetings log and photobook
Sadly Firepowers own M40, priest and M44 no longer run, sexton may do with a lot of work. But even if they did landlords wouldn't allow it and the bookkeeper would have a heart attack at fuel bill. -
Duxford Land Warfare Hall
alan turner (RIP) replied to mike65's topic in Battlefields, museums, monuments and memorials.
check the all important words of the Museums act in that they CANNOT SELL any item directly to anyone and that any item for disposal must firstly be offered to any other interested Museum,Once this criteria is follwed then and only then can it be allowed to be placed out to tender normally for scrap value. Happened at Firepower witrh forced closure of the Rotunda. -
question FH 70 Howitzer
alan turner (RIP) replied to boomboom's topic in Artillery & Anti-Tank Weapons
Its a VW 1800cc industrial engine so shouldn't be a spares problem. Its all teh O rings and grommets and widgets for the oil drive that cost. -
RAF ran a captured example in the desert for some time, IWM have film which is also on show at Firepower.
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Help, What gun ring mounting is this from ?
alan turner (RIP) replied to portugal's topic in Weapons/Accessories
is it a camera gun that needs film fitted at the butt end? dial gives light values and distances -
wasn't there only the one Chinook at falklands the others having gone down with the overloaded atlantic conveyor and spare harriers. Claimed record sinlge lift of 80+standing room only.
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question Possible truth in urban myth?
alan turner (RIP) replied to Willyslancs's topic in MV Chatter
sorry willysbeen dragged around there so often by my Mrs, whose mother was born in cherry tree blackburn, and had her holliers there most years, personnally I never took to the place, beer was watery but got its own back when your kidneys were in need of emptying.Gynn Sq is definately the place i Meantalan -
question Possible truth in urban myth?
alan turner (RIP) replied to Willyslancs's topic in MV Chatter
isnt that round the stargate/cabin area near the mini golf/pitch&putt? -
Tracing USN WW2 casualties
alan turner (RIP) replied to Tony B's question in I may be stupid, but......
tapped woodrow w anderson into google came up with a capt usaf 4.5 air kills +9 ground but no anderson for usn and Pycz comes up on a salvation army site giving mothers details, will keep nosing around There is a site accident report.com which lists a Woodrow w anderson KIA 1944 http://www.accident-report.com/crews/1944/NAME44A.html