DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Yes, the aeronautical equivalent of Trigger's broom.
Even the RAF at one point had Hawk trainers that had had both a new fuselage and new wings.
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Even the RAF at one point had Hawk trainers that had had both a new fuselage and new wings.
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
That’s our answer then
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Yes, I saw that, very good news, my pessimism was unjustified.
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
- Location
- Craggy Island
FYFY!
Meh... Now a De Haviland Comet airliner, THAT I'd LOVE to see!!
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
The designation DH88 and DH98 for the Mosquito made me think, was there a consecutive system of numbering..and yes there was.
No big deal, just something I hadn't thought of.
Not sure if somewhere in there was effectively a four engine Mosquito type aircraft. I only skimmed through but imagine that beast !!!
No big deal, just something I hadn't thought of.
Not sure if somewhere in there was effectively a four engine Mosquito type aircraft. I only skimmed through but imagine that beast !!!
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Theres a Coment on display at Duxford, among several other British built airliners.
One slight negative you couldn't climb inside them, now that would have been even better.
My son just texted me, the Duxford Flying Fortress (B17) just flew over the houses...I was out
Seen it at Duxford, lovely aircraft...photo was from 2023
Gutted, I dont think they normally fly it more than locally to Duxford, missed opportunity
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I have been inside the one at East Fortune (Near to Edinburgh). Dan Air's G - BDIX (snigger), I think it is.
Acht well, you win some, to lose some. 🤷♂️My son just texted me, the Duxford Flying Fortress (B17) just flew over the houses...I was out
Seen it at Duxford, lovely aircraft...photo was from 2023
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Gutted, I dont think they normally fly it more than locally to Duxford, missed opportunity
As for the Comet, I know the one called 'Canopus' is still in taxiing condition at Bruntingrhorpe, or at least it was.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
It probably is still taxiable, but sadly a change of ownership at Bruntingthorpe a few years ago put an end to any taxy runs.
Mad Doug Biker
Mediocrity Manifest.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Bugger, I'd always intended to go along to one of the events some time.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Widnes
Theres a Coment on display at Duxford, among several other British built airliners.
One slight negative you couldn't climb inside them, now that would have been even better.
My son just texted me, the Duxford Flying Fortress (B17) just flew over the houses...I was out
Seen it at Duxford, lovely aircraft...photo was from 2023
View attachment 818975
Gutted, I dont think they normally fly it more than locally to Duxford, missed opportunity
Reminds me of a conversation in a pub after the Fairford air show one year
I was with my Dad who was an armourer in WW2 - working on Stirling and (I think) Halifax
Apparently some time there ws an American ground crew readying a Fort for a mission while Dad's crew was doing the same for a Halifax
Naturally there was interest in each other's aircraft - and inevitable competition and banter (which I presume the Yanks lost!)
Dad's crew asked the Yanks what they could loads onto the Fort
they were shown x000 pounds of bombs lined up ready to load
Dad's lot pointed at their bomb and commented about how it was about 3x the American load
probably in different language!!
Weird think is that I found his squadron and found that they were always at Fairford and always on Stirling’s
but I clearly remember him talking about being in Norfolk and working on Halifax
must try tracing all that again
mistyoptic
Vintage
- Location
- A parallel reality
Theres a Coment on display at Duxford, among several other British built airliners.
One slight negative you couldn't climb inside them, now that would have been even better.
My son just texted me, the Duxford Flying Fortress (B17) just flew over the houses...I was out
Seen it at Duxford, lovely aircraft...photo was from 2023
View attachment 818975
Gutted, I dont think they normally fly it more than locally to Duxford, missed opportunity
Sally B was at Shuttleworth in June but I guess that still classes as local to Duxford
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
TBF, I assumed, like the DH88 Comet, the B17 was actually based at Duxford.
With hindsight, both and maybe more actually belong to other collections and museums.
Elybazza61
Legendary Member
Saw (and heard!) what I think was this today;
https://cosfordairshow.co.uk/p-47-thunderbolt-nellie-joins-the-line-up/
Knew it was something WW2 but obviously not a Merlin engine ,could only make out the silhouette and a flash of silver in the sunlight before it was gone.
https://cosfordairshow.co.uk/p-47-thunderbolt-nellie-joins-the-line-up/
Knew it was something WW2 but obviously not a Merlin engine ,could only make out the silhouette and a flash of silver in the sunlight before it was gone.
