BBMF Spitfire MK356's new scheme
BBMF Spitfire MK356's new scheme
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Desert Air Force ?
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A bit more info from the BBMF site.
MK356 is now painted in a desert colour scheme to represent 92 Sqn's EN152/QJ-3 which operated in Tunisia during April and May 1943. One of the pilots who flew her was Flt Lt Neville Duke (later Sqn Ldr Duke DSO OBE DFC** AFC). A famous fighter pilot and later test pilot, Duke was the highest-scoring Allied fighter ace of the Mediterranean theatre, with 27 confirmed victories.
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Thumbs up from me, looks good.
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jalfrezi wrote:A bit more info from the BBMF site., Duke was the highest-scoring Allied fighter ace of the Mediterranean theatre, with 27 confirmed victories.
Really, what about Pat Pattle?
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I wish they'd finish TE311 first before starting others, that was embarrassing this season
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Berf wrote:jalfrezi wrote:A bit more info from the BBMF site., Duke was the highest-scoring Allied fighter ace of the Mediterranean theatre, with 27 confirmed victories.
Really, what about Pat Pattle?
I think they missed out Western Allied fighter ace of the Mediterranean theatre....
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Looks awfully familiar to me - this is my 'local' Spit!
Spitfire Tr.9 MH367 ready for the day by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
Spitfire Tr.9 MH367 ready for the day by Errol Cavit, on Flickr
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It looks absolutely stunning and I look forward to photographing it in blazing sunshine.....
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Pringles wrote:I wish they'd finish TE311 first before starting others, that was embarrassing this season
I personally think Te311 looked good this season in Primer...
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Is it scheduled to display abroad then...?FarnboroJohn wrote:It looks absolutely stunning and I look forward to photographing it in blazing sunshine.....
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chrisward123 wrote:Pringles wrote:I wish they'd finish TE311 first before starting others, that was embarrassing this season
I personally think Te311 looked good this season in Primer...
You think wrong!!
It looks great and can't wait to see a million shots of it silhouetted as a dot with Tattershall castle behind it on Twitter!
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chrisward123 wrote:Pringles wrote:I wish they'd finish TE311 first before starting others, that was embarrassing this season
I personally think Te311 looked good this season in Primer...
It was shoddy. Have the BBMF presented an explanation/excuse as to why it hasn't been finished? TE311 looked like it was making up the numbers in the Thompson formation.
MK356 does look nice though.
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Tropical land scheme. Looks good to me!
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It's smart for sure. Not my favourite scheme but only right the desert war is represented. Would rather see a MkV with a Volkes filter but That's not a simple request. Will be interesting to see 311's scheme I must admit to being astonished how many appearances it made, I thought sending it out looking like that would be a last ditch job when serviceability necessitated it?
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Nice to see them representing one of the almost-forgotten theatres of war....SEAC/FEAF next ?
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PZ865 is currently in a SEAC livery...
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Better get used to those blue undersides...
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Craig wrote:It's smart for sure. Not my favourite scheme but only right the desert war is represented. Would rather see a MkV with a Volkes filter but That's not a simple request.
Does anyone know what happened to G-LFVC? It had the Vokes filter but it was de-registered in 2007.
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jalfrezi wrote:Craig wrote:It's smart for sure. Not my favourite scheme but only right the desert war is represented. Would rather see a MkV with a Volkes filter but That's not a simple request.
Does anyone know what happened to G-LFVC? It had the Vokes filter but it was de-registered in 2007.
Relocated to the United States. It suffered a landing accident earlier this year.
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LN Strike Eagle wrote:PZ865 is currently in a SEAC livery...
Hasn't been at RIAT recently, has it ?
Don't think it's done Swansea either.
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No idea, I've not been to RIAT for several years now.
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jalfrezi wrote:Does anyone know what happened to G-LFVC? It had the Vokes filter but it was de-registered in 2007.
Funnily enough, I've just read it's had it's old UK registration reinstated so must be returning to the UK soon...
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No longer has the Vokes filter fitted though, and wears a grey/green camo scheme of Robert Stanford Tuck's aircraft coded RS-T.
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Thanks for the info.