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1953 Austin Champ https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100011942 Wednesday 27th November 2019. 11am, at Brightwells Head Office in Leominster (HR6 0DE)

My mistake, I must have got the lots confused, well it is Monday morning 😔

Looking at the auction results, it didn't sell:- https://machinerysales.cheffins.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/714/?page=10

Sold for £21,375

Radial tyres grip better than cross ply tyres which affacts the handling, either side to side or front to rear.

Unless Bob is just for off road use, it is illegal to fit cross ply and radial tyres on the same axle or to fit cross ply tyres on the rear axle with radial tyres on the front axle.

Richard, if you are interested in the bike I will PM you the seller's phone number but without asking him I don't think I should post here.

Hopefully Snort is a member.

Have you seen this one on the MVT Facebook page? https://www.facebook.com/groups/2023327377915573/permalink/2427968060784834/

The suit contains a heavy insulation of kapok to provide buoyancy in case of a water alight. Copied from:- https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/suit-flying1941-pattern-royal-air-force

How close is this paint? http://acecoatingssouth.co.uk/en/home/34-two-pack-zinc-tertroxy-chromate-etch-base.html Making green zinc chromate:- Mixing with black gave greener tones, which, depending on the amount of black added could run from apple greens to medium olive greens. Full article here:- http://federalstandard595.com/history-zinc-chromate/

Ian, From the Runway Edge Lighting Regulation 3515 (9) there appears to be a maximum but no minimum spacing, so I wonder if the WW2 spacing was the same, especially as the decoy airfield spacing was 100 metres, although in WW2, I would have expected measurements to be in yards not metres. Part of the Runway Edge Lighting Regulation 3515 (9) Be uniformly spaced in rows at intervals of not more than 60 metres for an instrument runway, and not more than 100 metres for a non-instrument runway.

On a decoy airfield:- The flare path was almost 1km long made up of lights spaced approx. 100m apart. To prevent friendly aircraft attempting to land on the non-existent runway, each end had a bar of hooded red lights, only visible at low level. There are links to some very interesting sites at the bottom of the page:- https://www.moors-valley.co.uk/learning/decoy-bunker/

Ian, I thought that the "50 or more" would mean that the spacing was always the same regardless of the length of the airfield.

From chapter 11:- The quantity of cans varied according to the length of runway required - it could be fifty or more. https://books.google.com/books/about/Fighter_Pilots_in_World_War_II.html?id=fuao0PzEo_0C

Also, have a look at this forum:- https://www.mtridersclub.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=63

An "Airman of the day" using them:- https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/99/a2909199.shtml The Gooseneck Flare was so called because of the long-necked spout on the container that resembled a large watering can. The main body contained paraffin, or other flammable liquid with a wick travelling up the spout and extending by a small amount. The Gooseneck Flare would be positioned with the spout pointing downwind to prevent flaring when it was alight. It produced a bright light that was extremely difficult to extinguish in the event of enemy aircraft approaching the airfield. The Gooseneck Flares were positioned at intervals along both edges of the runway being used at night to assist the pilots in taking off and landing their aeroplane. On the end of the spout there was a metal hinged flap that could be used to cover the wick to extinguish the flame when no longer requird. When not in use the Gooseneck Flare would be stored in the Night Flying Equipment Building. Copied from:- https://www.rafharrowbeer-dartmoor.org.uk/fp.php?id=1173

Ian, what information e.g. use or maker(s)?

Hillman Tilly. Converted from saloon in 2016 https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100011744 Ceremonial Wolf TUL HS GS https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100011761 Willys MB Jeep was imported from the Philippines in 2015 https://www.brightwells.com/lot-details/100011771

1943 Willys MB Jeep Estimate: £18,000 - £22,000 https://online.handh.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/118/lot/45947/?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F118%2F%3Fpage%3D2 Imperial War Museum, Duxford 16/10/2019 1:00 PM BST

This site maybe useful:- http://www.volvosugga.org/Site/Volvo-Sugga-Restoration.html Restoration blog from above site:- http://www.volvosugga.org/Site/Volvo-Sugga-Restoration-Blog/Volvo-Sugga-Restoration-Blog.html

Images of war: Special forces vehicles: 1940 to the present day.

All the results are now available, military from lot 186 unless I have missed any:- https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25824/#/aa0=16&MR0_length=12&w0=list&m0=0

This site has some information on the connectors:- https://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163408

More information on the crash:- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vintage-b-17-plane-crashes-erupts-flames-bradley-international-airport-n1061161