UStik,
ORIGINAL: UStik
Cees, it's heart-warming how you're taking care of us.
At least for me, it seems wasted, though. I wish I had such a clear picture as you obviously have. Besides, I think this was Duane's discussion in the first place and we somehow hijacked the thread. Yet I mean no harm by blurting out some ideas coming just from my point of view. Anyway, I like to leave questions open as long as there's no real evidence and no need for a theory. And we are far from that, but that's not bad. I enjoy turning the puzzle pieces testing their fit. Of course I'm acting on basic assumptions, for example that Ed himself had only few models, that they were all different, that wing and fuse were modified separately, that old models were butchered to try things with minimum work, that features were tried by different members of the gang, and so on. But I'm not waiting just for that last missing piece of the puzzle.
A question: I think Duane posted this picture with its maybe somewhat incorrect caption. I think I know what a pit man is, but a F&N man?
I repeat your phrase from your last message:
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Good grief! Cees, for me you're jumping to conclusions. I would fully agree with Duane and not doubt anything without having an afterthought.
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but remember your phrase in the message above!
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But I'm not waiting just for that last missing piece of the puzzle.
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I was waiting for that last missing piece of the puzzle and that was this:
Our American friends did forget the MAN Magazine/TOP FLITE first Taurus was not made by Ed Kazmirski, but by Dennis Hunt.
And thats the answer of every question from me.
The characters of the wing, the scratch built "other" fuse, the mixed plane in Belgium, The different Taurus of Les Fruh, The 3 sewings on wings Ed did use, the both different Taurusses in the crate of Africa, the labels on the wings and fuses, the carrier Taurus, why we see not back the wings from Dennis Hunt, etc, etc,
Most important, Seeing al the pictures also from the auctions I did learn the style, The style of the way Ed Kazmirski did built his Taurus.
And knowing his style I can say now it is not the Taurus from Ed I fly with these days, that is the Taurus from Dennis Hunt.
And that has nothing to do with Duane, he also did his very best to get it all clear.
But I think nobody expected such a simple answer!!!!
Cees
While I was writing this message I saw Duane also did react so I will read the messages again!