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By: 22nd May 2005 at 12:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Would a tie-down be too obvious?
Moggy
By: 22nd May 2005 at 12:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Wing proof loading weight.
Mark
By: 22nd May 2005 at 13:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Chock? :D
By: 22nd May 2005 at 13:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-It's gotta be one of those things they use to hold aircraft wings down so in a storm or heavy winds the wing doesn't fly off, they do it at aviation museums e.t.c
By: 22nd May 2005 at 13:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Acme Air Force collectible? :D
Alex
By: 22nd May 2005 at 14:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Mooring weight, for an amphibian or flying boat.
By: 22nd May 2005 at 14:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Perhaps a ballast weight from a flying boat?
Or a tie down, maybe for an airship?
By: 22nd May 2005 at 14:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Barrage balloon tie down?
By: 22nd May 2005 at 16:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I think it's a paperweight off the adjutant's desk.
Roger Smith.
By: 23rd May 2005 at 01:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Dear oh dear.
One correct guess, no attempt at location by that person.
Many amusing replies. Have a cigar.
Thought there were some clever people here? :D
By: 23rd May 2005 at 05:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Cardington?
By: 23rd May 2005 at 06:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Cardington? No.
THINK. 2 tons. Too light for some tasks, wayyy to heavy for others...
I'm waitingggg.
Hey, MikeJ - too tough for you?
By: 23rd May 2005 at 14:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-No takers?
Gosh!
Clue. It was found, and 'retreved' in a drought...
Recently.
Cheers!
By: 23rd May 2005 at 14:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Flying boat moring anchor or ballast as suggested by Dave?
By: 23rd May 2005 at 15:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Lake Windermere?
By: 23rd May 2005 at 22:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Sunderland's, RAF Calshot :D
By: 24th May 2005 at 03:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-EN830 was right first, as to what it is.
It's from a Lake, a Looooong way from Windermere, and it had Cats, and I think, some more interesting types too.
It's a Looong way from Wintermere and about 3hr from that lake, but close to 'the bay' and in the middle of a very old airfield, with a jetty and with a Museum.
Go...
By: 24th May 2005 at 12:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Lake Boga
I speculate that it is a mooring weight from Lake Boga, a Seaplane base in NW Victoria near Swan Hill. Now located at Pt Cook where JDK took the photo.
Chris
By: 24th May 2005 at 13:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-And the winner is...
It's one of those things you know must exist, but of course normally never see. Two tons seems a bit light to me, given the weight of a fuelled up Catalina, but I guess they worked!
I'll have to find another teaser now. :D
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By: JDK - 22nd May 2005 at 12:42
Time for another quiz!
I dug this one up from my photo files.
You know the weight that lands on the cartoon character with 'TWO TONS' written on it? Well, here's a real one. Trick is, it's got an aviation connection.
The usual rules, what, where, where from etc...
The text on it says "2 ton. 6/10/42"
Answer in due course. Enjoy.