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Look at the date, almost 2 years old.

Dyson 32 wheel 50 ton FV 3601, rear one is a M9 Rogers (no d!) 45 ton, similar to the British Cranes 40 ton mk1/2.

D16 also used on the Meadows 6PC630 as fitted to Scammell Explorer and Constructor.

Agreed, he was one of the few that would happily talk about his exploits during the war. Are you still at the museum, I believe they have Tait's logbook?

Just came across a photo of 'Willie' Tait and 'Tony' Iveson standing next to a Grand Slam on a Type H bomb trolley at Hendon circa 1995. They were great friends from their days with 617 Squadron although they had left 617 by the time Grand Slam was introduced. Iveson originally flew Spitfires in the Battle of Britain before becoming a flight instructor in Rhodesia then converting to Lancasters. On leaving the RAF he became chairman of the Bomber Command Association and campaigned for the Bomber Command Memorial in London. Tait made it to 90 and passed in 2007 while Iveson made it to 94 and passed in 2013.

Mk1 and 2 used Merlins while the mk3 onward used the Hercules which although 11 litres larger was a better fit in the Halifax wing. The sleeve valve arrangement of a Hercules was more tolerant of low octane fuel than a Merlin.

Unlikely, it is dated 1981 so most probably a golfball typewriter. Leslie White ran White's Office Equipment in Northampton so would have access to the latest typing aids.

Hi Pat, I'm sure many of us would like to see your photos, if you have them in 'pictures' on your computer simply hit 'reply to this topic' and at the bottom click on 'choose files' click on 'pictures' then double click on the picture you want to send.

Engine looks like a Lister JP4 but were they not usually coupled directly to the generator rather than using belts?

Just going through some of father in law's documents and came across a letter from Leslie White who looked after the engines on father's Halifax at 35 Squadron, Linton. Read the 3rd paragraph down, it claims they changed a cylinder block in about 5 hours including R/R the cowlings.

Nice photo of a formation of all three V bombers in anti-flash white, circa 1960 location unknown.

I think Jeremy was after a Dodge WC57??

Why have you left it 20 weeks before deciding the work was so poor, a quick walk round would have identified most of the problems on the day it was collected/delivered?

Somehow I'm not convinced that LGOC clippies were issued with mobile phones??

The full body suits suggests that it was a Blue Steel missile fueled with hydrogen peroxide although they were not officially in use until 1963.

I have always understood that a monkey wrench has the jaws at right angles to the handle.

Was there a reason for converting the gudgeon pins to fully floating, were the small ends prone to seizing?

Like this?

Dinky Explorer.

The later grill was fitted from 1957 IIRC, 01EL35 in the last picture dates from 1963/4. At least two of the RL support vehicles for the Goddesses that we sold had the later grill and dated from 1966.

Not quite the size you need but they are out there if you search. https://www.bresco.com/acatalog/Weld-Cage-for-5-8-AF-Square-Nut.-General-application.-ARBXX031P.html#SID=156

I don't think the Scammell SV1S had slinging flanges on the front hubs and most were lost by the BEF, so most likely an SV2S available from 1938.

Having the body swinging from a crane will make lining the bolts up a lot easier than having to get it in exactly the right place with a forklift or telehandler. The crane we used to remove the Explorer body had a weight indicator that showed just over 2 tons, the Pioneer one should be slightly lighter due to the manual lifting winch.

How would this apply to the unlikely scenario of someone wanting to carry a load on a vehicle with solid tyres as no date on the tyre would mean no MOT? Also, is there a dispensation for solids not having any tread?