The 'Introduce yourself' Thread

I don't really "get" Second Life... I have enough to do already in this life! But I do quite like the idea that it contains a "real" historic airfield in a virtual setting.
Oh, and welcome to AIX.

I've no experience with Second Life - is it possible to import SketchUp models into it?

I'm sorry YellowPinkie, I'm not sure, but I do know that people build 3D models of various sorts and import them into SL so I dare say it would be possible - that's just a little too technical for me

Thanks Peter,
Yes there's always wonderful stories of stuff buried on or around the airfield. Take it from me, all that was buried at Dunkeswell was junk and a lot of old medical stuff. I have spoken to some of the veterens that have come back and some old C/B's said they buried stuff but it was only the left over rubbish, and they were the last ones to leave. They told me of scrapping some P.B.4.Y.1's by passing a hawser over the fusalages and wings, attaching the ends to bulldozers and pulling them through a la cheese wire! the remains, engines etc went to a scrap dealer at Tiverton I think.
One of my fellow directors and airfield owner has lived there all his life and believe me he knows every inch of Dunkeswell and would know exactly where if anything of value was buried there! I would have been the first to dig it up!!
B.T.W. should anyone wish to go around the airfield they should visit the Devon and Somerset Flight Training school and ask for Mr Brendan Procter, the airfield owner first. (I'm no longer part of it) He will tell where you can and cannot go. He will appreciate being asked. There is'nt usualy a problem if people treat the place with a bit of respect. He is also very much into keeping the history of the place alive.
A visit to the Dunkeswell Memorial Museum is well worth while if you're in the area. They are situated just off the airfield, but the building can be seen from the road. They have a wealth of exhibits and information.

Jeff

jeff wrote:

Sadly, no. It's a Ford G.P.W. built May-June 1942.
when I got it from a shed in Dorset it was in a bit of a state! in fact most of it bar chassis and body parts had to be replaced. There were no markings on it at all except for some stars and Royal Artillary and Royal Signals markings on the windscreen. A plate on the dash panel states it was rebuilt by Royal Artillary workshops, Bremen, 1948.
Jeff

Many thanks for that Jeff,I considered buying one a few years ago but sadly have no storage space, and it was only £2000. Would have been a good investment... lovely photographs of yours.

Thanks airfields man. You should have bought it. That's what I paid about thirteen years ago for the pile of rubbish that was mine. Check out the prices they are making now!!

I think my comments relative to Dunkeswell (post # eleven) should be copied to the Dunkeswell thread. Maybe a moderator could do that?

Hi Jeff, welcome you made it across from Key then!
Love the Jeep, not the same thing, no way, but I used to have a Landrover airportable FFR, lovely wagon and when stripped down as near the British got to the GP I reckon.

Hi Tommy, Welcome aboard, would you have any photographs of the Airmens Plaque at Pforziem ?

Hi Tom
Another jeep fan here LOL...Hope you enjoy it here !