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Brian Kelly
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 Posted - 16/12/2012 : 21:45:08
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Originally posted by JMH
Peter,
If I recall, your car was discussed on here about 18 months ago when it was advertised for sale on the web. There was slight suggestion that the body was macevoy (discounted I think). More than one of us wondered about that petrol tank & how it was attached, thank's for revealing all!
JH
Peter,
Here's the link to the earlier posting that Jeremy referred to.
http://www.triple-mregister.org/forums/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=4817&SearchTerms=brian
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PeterN
United Kingdom
240 Posts |
Posted - 17/12/2012 : 21:55:29
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Thanks for that Brian.
Allan, are you going to upload the picture of your father in his car for us?
Peter
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Allan Bentley
United Kingdom
257 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2012 : 10:09:12
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Peter.
Here is the photo of my father in his new M Type. I believe this was taken in 1931 after he had completed an apprenticeship in the drawing office of Hawker Aircraft under Sydney Camm. The M type was transport to De Havillands where he worked with Halford on aero engine design. In parallel he also worked for his uncle HM Bentley, W O's elder brother, delivering second hand Bentleys around London. He had a photo of the Walter Hassan Bentley on his desk for years which he also worked on.
Later photos show his Ford and Alvis cars so I don't think the MG lasted long.
He formed his own company in 1935 making aircraft controls and developed with De Havilland the control system for the constant speed propellers for the Merlin engines. Although developed and flight tested in 1938, the ministry did not formally order them until the beginning of the Battle of Britain. The Hurricaines flown in France had two pitch props and were out performed by the ME 109 with constant speed so it was a necessity but the ministry were blind to innovation!
Luck was that DH and Teleflex had already made all the key parts for 1000 sets by 1938 and they were in store. When the call came at the beginning of the Battle, industry as if by magic produced the conversion kit overnight. The two speed props were converted
'between sorties' to variable pitch by teams from both companies.
Geoffrey De Havilland stated later that they were never paid for these kits, so disorganised were the MAP at the time!
Allan
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Allan Bentley
United Kingdom
257 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2012 : 10:11:03
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Yes I did have trouble with attaching the the photo. Why 3 times?
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PeterL
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/12/2012 : 10:49:19
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Interesting bit of history Allan. I think this was mentioned in First Light recently published and written by the youngest pilot in the Battle of Britain (forgotten his name but a superb read...). This conversion was essential for the spitfires flown into Malta from HMS Furious... during Operation Pedestal?
Thanks for that.
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Nick Feakes
USA
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Posted - 18/12/2012 : 13:03:45
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Allan
Tidied up your post. Please email me off-line and tell me what happened. I am working on the image posting software and want to make sure this is not a glitch.
Nick
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graham4233
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18/12/2012 : 13:39:20
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| First Light was written by Geoffrey Wellum and I confirm that it is a cracking read. |
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PeterN
United Kingdom
240 Posts |
Posted - 18/12/2012 : 18:50:33
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Allan, great picture, thanks for that.As you mentioned, Father does look as though he's wearing it rather than sitting in it. Chromed sidelights and paint/chrome headlamps. Useful for me as my headlamps are unpainted and unchromed, as is the radiator. Sidelights are painted black.
Peter
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