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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Sunday, May 9, 2010 3:44 PM

Wow, that was wickedly obscure. Who gets the question?

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Sunday, May 9, 2010 4:59 AM

Sorry guys;

Due to the poor success of the RAF night bombing campaign, in 1942 the RAF introduced the Pathfinder Force to make use of the new Oboe radar system. It relied on two transmitters stations on the English coast, one in Dover, the other in Cromer, where operators could direct aircraft by radio to the target. The system could only direct one aircraft at a time, which is why Mossie Pathfinder aircraft were used.

Prior to the introduction of Oboe, night raid accuracy was gauged successful if they fell within 3 miles of the target - when Oboe was introduced accuracy in the order of 200 yards became the norm.

An Oboe control room;

Yamaha, as a manufacturer of musical instruments make the other type of Oboe.

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Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, May 8, 2010 11:15 PM

We are past the five day limit at getting an answer. I think either more clues are in order or a new question please.

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Saturday, May 8, 2010 11:05 PM

Scorpiomikey

Sorry i dont mean to steal the limelight but this threads been dead a bit too long

Ditto It's gotten stale, please can we move it along guys? These cryptic questions are clever and a challenge, however, they take up alot of time. Even simple multi-part questions with straight-forward answers keep the thread moving.2 cents

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Saturday, May 8, 2010 8:44 PM

Ok im just gonna take a stab and say a nissan pathfinder was used to tow it out? Sorry i dont mean to steal the limelight but this threads been dead a bit too long

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Monday, May 3, 2010 6:44 PM

Mosisie Pathfinder & two locations on the English coast!

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Monday, May 3, 2010 6:09 PM

Yescheerfull bump Yes

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Saturday, May 1, 2010 5:04 AM

Someone is rebuilding a Mossie in coastal Britain using one nissan engine and one Yamaya?Dunce

No, only RR could make an engine good enough to grace the Mossie.

Yamaha upright pianos are built in Milton Keyes, an NF Mk.II was dug up recently in Milton Keyes, the aircraft flew from Cranston, but I don't think it's a coastal town. Nissan makes a pathfinder. I know that I'm probably on the wrong track.

Your Nissan answer is probably getting you about 75% of the way!

& the connection to Yamaha in regards to musical instruments is correct!

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Posted by gmat on Saturday, May 1, 2010 12:06 AM

Yamaha upright pianos are built in Milton Keyes, an NF Mk.II was dug up recently in Milton Keyes, the aircraft flew from Cranston, but I don't think it's a coastal town. Nissan makes a pathfinder. I know that I'm probably on the wrong track.

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Posted by Konigwolf13 on Friday, April 30, 2010 6:53 PM

Someone is rebuilding a Mossie in coastal Britain using one nissan engine and one Yamaya?Dunce

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, April 30, 2010 10:50 AM

Cheers.

How are DH Mosquito, some British costal towns, & a product of Nissan connected to a a product of Yamaha.

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Posted by Julez72 on Friday, April 30, 2010 9:10 AM

Thats the one MilairjunkieYes over to you.....

 

 

 

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Posted by Milairjunkie on Friday, April 30, 2010 8:45 AM

Lydia Litvyak, First & one of only two female aces?

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Posted by Julez72 on Friday, April 30, 2010 8:06 AM

Sorry Jon but no...head east a bit more....

 

 

 

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Posted by acmodeler01 on Friday, April 30, 2010 7:55 AM

It wouldn't be Ilmari Juutilainen, the top Finnish Ace, would it?

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Posted by Julez72 on Friday, April 30, 2010 7:50 AM

You need to think way outside the box buddy......

Not an US pilot either...

 

 

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Friday, April 30, 2010 6:12 AM

Chuck Yeager?

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Posted by Julez72 on Friday, April 30, 2010 5:42 AM

Sim, no mate not a luftwaffe pilot....

 

 

 

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Posted by simpilot34 on Friday, April 30, 2010 5:37 AM

Adolf Galland? Was the youngest General Officer of any nation.

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Posted by Julez72 on Friday, April 30, 2010 4:57 AM

I did a google image search for RNZAF hueys and found that pic[

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did a google image search for RNZAF hueys and found the same pic....Yes

OK so this is a Who am I....

I'm an ace of the second world war flying in the ETO and i made history.......

not HartmanYes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:57 PM

perfect, your turn, how did you know btw?

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Posted by Julez72 on Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:42 PM

Sorry i forgot to add that bit, the photo was taken at the Wanaka Air show, Wanaka airport....

 

 

 

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:06 PM

unfortunatly yes. thats the sqn. but where was the photo taken?

 

in case your interested, heres a news article on the crash

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/anzac-day-crash-rocks-defence-community-3487977

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Posted by Julez72 on Thursday, April 29, 2010 6:59 PM

Sadly this one was all over the news, The chopper is from 3 Sqd based at Ohakea AFB near Wellington, crashed in rugged terrain on Anzac day.....

 

 

 

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:30 PM

ill give you a hint which should give away location and sqn. one of the birds from this sqn crashed in fog on april 25th 2010 killing 3 crew members. the sole survivor is doing well in hospital but cant remember the crash

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:25 PM

OK then, I'll shift fire left, halfway across the world and say Bagram air base, Afghanistan. No idea whose Hueys they are though.

 

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:13 PM

wrong country

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:05 PM

The location looks to me like Ft Irwin Army Airfield, Ft Irwin CA. Which should theoretically make the Hueys belong to the OPFOR unit there. I don't know what Squadron, but last I knew they were part of the 11th ACR.

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Thursday, April 29, 2010 4:14 PM

right, fairly easy one. Not so much about an aircraft. but an airport. can anyone tell me which airport this photo was taken at?

Bonus points if you can tell me what sqn the helos belong to too (but thats not what this is about, its about the airfield)

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Posted by davros on Thursday, April 29, 2010 1:39 AM

You got it.

 Interestingly; I found that Concorde had logged more hours in supercruise than all other aircraft put together.

Anyway, over to you.

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