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- Mon 05 Feb 2024, 5:22 am
- Forum: 'Golden Oldies' Photos
- Topic: Great Warbirds at West Malling 28 August 1989
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2861
Re: Great Warbirds at West Malling 28 August 1989
That’s Paul Warren Wilson in the first UK F7F Tigercat, operated by Plane Sailing!
- Mon 22 May 2023, 7:02 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Buccaneer XV168 Restoration Project
- Replies: 54
- Views: 19420
Re: Buccaneer XV168 Restoration Project
What an amazing transformation you guys have achieved. And to see three Buccaneers together again is amazing.
What with the epic restoration to the Meteor and now the Bucc, you hardy volunteers are certainly doing YAM proud.!
What with the epic restoration to the Meteor and now the Bucc, you hardy volunteers are certainly doing YAM proud.!
- Thu 16 Feb 2023, 2:51 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford in a Different Light: Hurricane Photography Evening
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2144
Re: Duxford in a Different Light: Hurricane Photography Evening
Not a fan either but that second Fury shot is a beaut!
- Tue 14 Feb 2023, 6:08 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: NavyWings - News and Updates
- Replies: 108
- Views: 38830
Re: NavyWings - News and Updates
Thanks for that link, Paulish, a fascinating read on handling and flying the big Vixen!
- Tue 07 Feb 2023, 7:22 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2023
- Replies: 468
- Views: 241029
Re: Duxford Diary 2023
Duxford Sunday 5th February: The magnificent (Sea) Fury G-CBEL / SR661, which featured in last night's photoshoot, remained outside Airspace in the sun today: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52671314510_988bb5a55e_h.jpg Magnificent indeed. I always think that in that RN colour scheme it is just...
- Fri 18 Nov 2022, 6:42 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: B-17G Texas Raider crash Dallas
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13009
Re: B-17G Texas Raider crash Dallas
Yet another multi fatality accident involving piston engine warbirds and their pilots! What are you getting at here? That they shouldn't fly them anymore? Well put it this way, going by the events of the last few years you won’t need to stop them flying - as there will be virtually nothing left too...
- Mon 14 Nov 2022, 4:36 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: B-17G Texas Raider crash Dallas
- Replies: 25
- Views: 13009
Re: B-17G Texas Raider crash Dallas
Shocking, absolutely shocking to see this. Yet another multi fatality accident involving piston engine warbirds and their pilots!
- Sat 22 Oct 2022, 2:23 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Your favourite mark of Spitfire
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3229
- Sat 03 Sep 2022, 6:09 am
- Forum: Airshow Photos
- Topic: Duxford Flying Evening ~ 27th August 2022 *UPDATED*
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2646
Re: Duxford Flying Evening ~ 27th August 2022
Part 2: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52325113304_7698dafe0a_h.jpg 24 De Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB52/WA123/R-A/(LN-DHY) - Hawker Fury Mk.II/SR611/(G-CBEL) Really nice. I think any late piston / early jet combo is very evocative. And I have to say that the Extra 300 pyros were quite spectacu...
- Thu 11 Aug 2022, 6:58 am
- Forum: IWM Duxford Events
- Topic: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
- Replies: 270
- Views: 146900
Re: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
The point, really, is that you are wrong - about aircraft content. I have very quickly cobbled together a list of aircraft from the last half-dozen editions of Flying Legends that have never been seen at any other Duxford show. In no particular order, badly formatted and likely containing errors, b...
- Wed 10 Aug 2022, 3:51 pm
- Forum: IWM Duxford Events
- Topic: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
- Replies: 270
- Views: 146900
Re: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
I guess you just never “got it” about what Legends was all about then. I suppose either you do, or just don’t. Put it another way. Friends used to come from all over the world for Legends. It was always about far more than just a bunch of Duxford-based aeroplanes flying up and down for an afternoon...
- Tue 09 Aug 2022, 8:12 pm
- Forum: IWM Duxford Events
- Topic: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
- Replies: 270
- Views: 146900
Re: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
Regardless of what else turned up the bulk of Legends was always made up of Duxfords resident aircraft, just as is advertised above.
As I said it’s a Flying Legends lineup but without the title!!
As I said it’s a Flying Legends lineup but without the title!!
- Tue 09 Aug 2022, 6:57 pm
- Forum: IWM Duxford Events
- Topic: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
- Replies: 270
- Views: 146900
Re: Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2022 - 10th & 11th September
That’s a ‘Flying Legends’ line up, albeit under another banner!
- Mon 01 Aug 2022, 5:22 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2022
- Replies: 452
- Views: 202500
- Tue 14 Jun 2022, 4:48 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Blackburn Beverley anyone?
- Replies: 117
- Views: 25100
Re: Blackburn Beverley anyone?
Does anyone have any updates / photos on the Beverley as things are now?
- Mon 13 Jun 2022, 9:50 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2022
- Replies: 452
- Views: 202500
Re: Duxford Diary 2022
Ah that explains the markings on the (MiG). They came over this way today and from a distance I couldn’t quite work them out. But seeing them both flying especially the Vampire made my day!
- Sat 11 Jun 2022, 11:16 am
- Forum: Airshow Photos
- Topic: La Ferté Alais 22, Sunday (updated)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2537
Re: La Ferté Alais 22, Sunday
Wonderful line up and photos.
It must be so refreshing to go to an airshow not dominated by soddin’ multiple Spitfires..!
It must be so refreshing to go to an airshow not dominated by soddin’ multiple Spitfires..!
- Sun 05 Jun 2022, 6:24 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2022
- Replies: 452
- Views: 202500
Re: Duxford Diary 2022
Any photos of the Sea Fury that was operating? First time I’ve seen it flying - albeit from a distance, this year!
- Sat 04 Jun 2022, 6:38 pm
- Forum: General Photography
- Topic: Swanage Diesel Gala 2022
- Replies: 3
- Views: 939
Re: Swanage Diesel Gala 2022
Great photos of some amazing diesel locos. No 111 is awesome!
- Fri 03 Jun 2022, 7:18 am
- Forum: General Photography
- Topic: Birds at the garden feeder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 805
Re: Birds at the garden feeder
Some lovely close up photos there.
Apart from Bull Finches we get pretty much all of the garden birds visit the garden at different times, although there has been a noticeable decline of Chaffinches coming and I haven’t seen a Coal Tit for months!
Apart from Bull Finches we get pretty much all of the garden birds visit the garden at different times, although there has been a noticeable decline of Chaffinches coming and I haven’t seen a Coal Tit for months!
- Thu 26 May 2022, 10:05 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Fokker D.XXI reproduction has flown
- Replies: 4
- Views: 963
Re: Fokker D.XXI reproduction has flown
What an amazing achievement and one of the aviation highlights of the year thus far. Superb!
- Wed 25 May 2022, 10:51 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: NavyWings - News and Updates
- Replies: 108
- Views: 38830
Re: NavyWings - News and Updates
I remember seeing her fly at a Duxford airshow many years ago. Would be a welcome addition to the scene after so many jets leaving. I’ll second that. After losing both the Sea Vixen and Sea Fury from the airshow scene, getting the Sea Hawk flying again really is the best way forward for Navy Wings ...
- Mon 30 Nov 2020, 8:02 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 History
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1885
Re: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 History
Many thanks for that Arno, that helps enormously. I have an engine panel from ‘484 which still shows the ‘Spade’ emblem from its time with 771 NAS, plus traces of the different paint colours used during its career. But my real confusion was the fact that the top coat is a hand painted dark green (po...
- Sat 21 Nov 2020, 7:05 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 History
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1885
Re: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 History
Thanks Eric. That was with 771 squadron, and I’m looking for it’s other operators if possible!
- Sat 21 Nov 2020, 7:03 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 History
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1885
Re: Westland Wessex HU.5 XS484 History
Thanks Pete. Any idea which squadron that was?