Tangmere Museum's Newest Exhibit

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Tangmere Museum's Newest Exhibit

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You may remember Mike (Airspeed) posting photos of his 3-D printing work on here a while ago. He very kindly sent me a copy of a Film Footage Indicator as used in RAF PR aircraft during the 1940s as a thank you for a (very) small service I had rendered.

I was wondering how to make best use of it and then the penny dropped. In a quiet corner of the Battle of Britain Hall we have a small exhibition on photo reconnaissance and, after having a suitable display case made for it, there it now resides.

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Thanks, Mike and apologies for the rather poor photography not doing it justice.

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Excellent. Well done Mike, and you too, Pete. :thumbsup:

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I was at the Tangmere museum last week. It was my first visit, and strangely enough, I found it to be very claustrophobic. Many small areas absolutely crammed with objects. Even the halls where the aircraft were, felt too small. Especially the one that housed the Lightning.

Lots of knowledgeable volunteers all willing to spend time talking to you. In fact, there seemed to be more of them than visitors when we were there.

I enjoyed my visit and could have spent longer there, but I just felt that I had to get back out into the fresh air. It was really weird.

We had coffee and cake in the garden before we left.

We actually stayed about three miles from Tangmere, and on the following day, two Spitfires flew directly over the lakeside lodge that we were staying in. It may have been the same aircraft both times, but it was great to see and hear it.

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Very nice! Congrats Mike! :thumbsup:

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Lovely work Mike, a very fitting location 👍
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Great work there, Mike!
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Pete, what a surprise for me.

Pete helped me with no desire for reward, and I made the gift in the same spirit.
Can you feel proud and humble at the same time? I think I do right now.
Thanks for the kind comments, all.
Another reminder that magic happens when we give.

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What a wonderful donation by both Mike and Pete! I think Pete should also have his name on the note describing the equipment, as he also contributed to the exhibit.

Well done guys :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Ah, you're too kind but the credit is all Mike's. Our Engineering Special Projects Team do a lot of 3-D printing at the museum and when I showed the film indicator to the head of the team he was genuinely impressed by what Mike had achieved. Coming from him hat's praise indeed I can assure you - you can see some of the team's work in a short film I made here https://youtu.be/cbvOLDuRxgA and the the 3-D printer appears at about 2:45 in.

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Kevin Farnell wrote:
27 May 2022, 06:32
.....Pete should also have his name on the note describing the equipment, as he also contributed to the exhibit.
........

Kevin
I agree, Kevin; his item, and his decision to donate.

Pete: You made that interesting video, did you also do the voice-over?

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