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- Tue 02 Apr 2024, 9:50 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Canadian Warplane Heritage, 27th March 2024
- Replies: 3
- Views: 966
Re: Canadian Warplane Heritage, 27th March 2024
That looks like a place I should visit... too bad it's on the other side of the Atlantic! Lovely photos, thanks!
- Sat 30 Mar 2024, 11:51 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Up close with the Mosquito
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1774
Re: Up close with the Mosquito
Their weekly newsletter can keep you up to date.... https://www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk/
- Wed 27 Mar 2024, 9:02 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Up close with the Mosquito
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1774
Re: Up close with the Mosquito
Stunning! Both the airframe and the photos!
- Wed 20 Mar 2024, 11:50 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: DH Mosquito T.43 NZ2308 Test Flight
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1171
Re: DH Mosquito T.43 NZ2308 Test Flight
Lovely photos, thanks!
- Mon 18 Mar 2024, 4:24 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Interesting Internet (Historic Aviation)
- Replies: 327
- Views: 149672
Re: Interesting Internet (Historic Aviation)
Some photos here as well: https://vintageaviationnews.com/warbird ... flies.html
- Mon 18 Mar 2024, 9:27 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
- Mon 18 Mar 2024, 9:25 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
- Mon 18 Mar 2024, 9:16 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: P-51D Mustang "Jersey Jerk"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1655
Re: P-51D Mustang "Jersey Jerk"
All depends on how they marketed the event. If they promised the photographers a 'first look' at this P-51, it would be odd to have it parked out on the airfield all day for others to photograph it first. If you had paid for that privileged 'first look', you would no doubt be a bit peeved to see var...
- Wed 13 Mar 2024, 12:20 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
- Replies: 1383
- Views: 623479
Re: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
True, but did you spot the not-quite-fully-closed lid on the port ammo bay? I reckon there are loads of them in there and they couldn't shut it properly!
- Mon 11 Mar 2024, 2:33 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Last of the Wild Horses - for P-51 fans
- Replies: 1
- Views: 469
Last of the Wild Horses - for P-51 fans
I haven't seen the book myself, but I hear it's pretty good: https://www.thelastofthewildhorses.com/
- Mon 11 Mar 2024, 2:30 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
Re: Duxford Diary 2024
Stamps to be applied to top wing surface.
Some lovely photos again! Thanks all!
Some lovely photos again! Thanks all!
- Tue 27 Feb 2024, 3:29 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
Re: Duxford Diary 2024
Thanks! Didn't recognise it as a Maule from this angle.
- Sun 25 Feb 2024, 8:17 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
- Fri 16 Feb 2024, 9:28 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
- Replies: 1383
- Views: 623479
Re: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
- Thu 01 Feb 2024, 9:36 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Blackburn Beverley anyone?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 26764
Re: Blackburn Beverley anyone?
Now that the cat's out of the bag... I get the impression that this is a serious attempt to save the airframe and I wish them well! It will be an interesting move to Carlisle, but hopefully it will enjoy many more years there.
- Mon 29 Jan 2024, 10:51 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
- Replies: 1383
- Views: 623479
Re: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
Good choice! Hope you had a good weekend!
- Wed 17 Jan 2024, 3:09 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
Re: Duxford Diary 2024
They are actually the same blisters and were present on the aircraft long before 1976 (a photo in 'Spitfire In Blue' by Hugh Smallwood shows them fitted in 1960/61). We have no reason to believe they are anything other than original wartime fitment. Thanks for that Mark V. I thought I had found a p...
- Tue 16 Jan 2024, 9:11 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
Re: Duxford Diary 2024
Hi all, Did anyone get any photos of Harvard T6G G-BGHU on Sunday 7th Jan? It was my first few trips in the front seat and it would be great to have a picture for my logbook if anyone has one. Thanks in advance! Congrats on graduating to the front seat of a T-6/Harvard! It's an impressive beast fro...
- Mon 15 Jan 2024, 10:02 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: New CAA registrations G-RNTB / RNFA
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12709
Re: New CAA registrations G-RNTB / RNFA
Having it fly conventionally is at least a foot in the door. Who knows, it may lead to further extensions of its flight envelope when the operator can show that the type can be operated safely and successfully for a number of years.
- Mon 15 Jan 2024, 9:59 am
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
Re: Duxford Diary 2024
These appear to be more elongated though, not the round ones shown in the photos above. The blisters are teardrop shaped... https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHYdmb9Qo-2nOGg15E58SxqOpLGZdjPQopJhFHbfha8JPbQY9T9m-Bs8rVUGY_Ijg_s06fxss2Seyu60hQNVY-Ci28KHbQaEkKS0cKy4yfrvk98hyph...
- Tue 09 Jan 2024, 2:43 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2024
- Replies: 148
- Views: 53397
Re: Duxford Diary 2024
There are pictures online of PL965 in the museum at Overloon which show that it had the blisters fitted then, so that would make sense. Photos suggest that the underwing blisters were fitted during a refurbishment at RAF Brüggen in 1976, here is a photo that shows them (or one of them): https://www...
- Mon 18 Dec 2023, 12:43 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
- Replies: 1383
- Views: 623479
Re: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Project
Camo for me, not only because I like the looks of it but also because you can pay homage to two different phases of the airframe's life that way.
Also.... it's (partially) green and it's pretty close to Christmas.... and I cannot think of another reason but there is a tenuous link there... right?
Also.... it's (partially) green and it's pretty close to Christmas.... and I cannot think of another reason but there is a tenuous link there... right?
- Thu 14 Dec 2023, 1:29 pm
- Forum: Warbird & Classic Jet Photos
- Topic: Duxford Diary 2023
- Replies: 468
- Views: 245547
Re: Duxford Diary 2023
Was there ever any efforts to restore P-51D Mustang 'Big Beautiful Doll' after its 2011 crash or was it too destroyed? Photo from Mustangsmustangs.com , copyright Simon Steel: https://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/p51survivors/pages/picfiles/A68-192/A68-192_8557_ss3.jpg Not a lot left to restore......
- Thu 07 Dec 2023, 3:15 pm
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Cornwall aviation heritage centre
- Replies: 152
- Views: 49415
Re: Cornwall aviation heritage centre
Dismantling sounds a positive development... keeping my fingers crossed for that particular Vickers product!
- Wed 29 Nov 2023, 10:01 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Cornwall aviation heritage centre
- Replies: 152
- Views: 49415
Re: Cornwall aviation heritage centre
Nice photos, thanks for sharing them! ZA148 was 'abandoned' twice if you ask me. The short-lived 'Classic Air Force' at Newquay started out with big promises but pulled out of the plans after only two years. The Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre was set up to rescue what was left, built up a nice co...