Jessie The Jeep Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Here's a selection of pics from my trip to Eden Camp. The weather was kind, considering how early in the season it is. Images deleted from Photobucket account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeeEnfield Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Great Photo's, Steve. Cheers for sharing,..................certainly looks to be more there, than when I last visited, early in the '90's. Return visit required, me thinks.................... :-) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 I was just thinking the same thing . Long time since I was last there . Is the mock up of the submarine still there ? Having just watched Das Boot before my visit I found it just a little creepy ! :shake: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Aye,.............My respects to all those guys who served in Sub's/U boats........... Das Boot guy died recently, I heard. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Nice pictures Steve, weather wise you were lucky, it was lovely here too yesterday but today.... its really is YECUK. Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Thanks for posting Steve, looks like you had fun. The picture of the Spitfire made me look twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlinwolf Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Come on Jack, you got to try harder, its not a spitfire its a ....???? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Come on Jack, you got to try harder, its not a spitfire its a ....???? :-D Doh! .......B-17? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whistlinwolf Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 H-U_R_R_I_C_A_N_E_ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 "Jack, we gotta do some serious training here !" "Give him 500 lines Jack......'I must learn differentiate ..........etc'" "Nah, give him a 1000 and make him push both vehicles, he'll never forget......" Sound familiar?? Jack - could see me after school please :evil: I will have to set up some aircraft recognition tests if you're gonna remain on our side!! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Come on Jack, you got to try harder, its not a spitfire its a ....???? :-D Depends which photo our fearless leader was referring to !!! First one in the first post is indeed a Hurricane - but a Spitfire, GE - P, is indeed there a bit further on.... (5th post IIRC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thanks for posting Steve, looks like you had fun. The picture of the Spitfire made me look twice! I was guessing Jack was referring to the 'flying' shot that made him look twice, and that is indeed a Hurricane, even though a fibreglass one! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Depends which photo our fearless leader was referring to !!! First one in the first post is indeed a Hurricane - but a Spitfire, GE - P, is indeed there a bit further on.... (5th post IIRC) I would like to congratulate my soon to be Intelligence officer as it was indeed the Spit that I was referring to futher down the list! Many thanks Neil picking those guys up on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 So why did that make you look twice?? It's only a Spitfire, and a plastic one at that! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 I was guessing Jack was referring to the 'flying' shot that made him look twice, and that is indeed a Hurricane, even though a fibreglass one! Steve Cos, I thought that the Supermarine has four props where as this one only has three.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 The very early Mk1 Spits had two blade wooden props. These were later changed to the three blade Rotol ( ? ) prop. As engine power increased, more blades were added to absorbe the power being produced, ie 4 blade. On the very late Spits with Griffon engines, they had massive 5 blade props to absorb the 2000+HP the engines produced. The GRP replica is a Mk9 or slightly later version, and has a 4 blade prop fitted, and probably came from the moulds that were made for the "Piece of Cake" LWT Television series, though more recently, some were made for the Pearl Harbor film. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 The very early Mk1 Spits had two blade wooden props. These were later changed to the three blade Rotol ( ? ) prop. As engine power increased, more blades were added to absorbe the power being produced, ie 4 blade. On the very late Spits with Griffon engines, they had massive 5 blade props to absorb the 2000+HP the engines produced. The GRP replica is a Mk9 or slightly later version, and probably came from the moulds that were made for the "Piece of Cake" LWT Television series, though more recently, some were made for the Pearl Harbor film. Steve ......knew that :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 Of course you knew, just like you can tell us all the differences between the OD and red finished GMC's! ;-) Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 The red ones are French fire engines. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Funnily enough - I got dragged over to North Weald market by the wife on Sat and - whilst sitting in the car wondering why women love shopping - got jerked into reality by the sound of a Merlin. Seconds later a PR - Mk 9 I think - Spitfire (blue all over) roared low overhead, turned into the circuit and landed. A lovely reminder of what life must have been like back in the late Thities and Forties when North Weald was an active fighter station and a great comparison to the sounds of the Yak and pair of Jet Provosts that had been operating all day. It has to be said - Rolls Royce engines, be they in aircraft or MV's are a joy to hear!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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