Anybody id the Gulfstream(GV?)/two Spitfire formation over Duxford this afternoon? Could this have been the arrival of the new owner of the Buchon and Hurricane? The Gulfstream seemed to beetle off at low level after two passes with the Spits, heading for Cambridge no doubt.
By: bizeops - 4th October 2006 at 22:34
There is a half decent picture of the Blair Force Global’s underside on Airliners.net in which you can see the Spit outline bit more clearly – link below.
Personnally I think it looks a bit naff!
By: FMS - 4th October 2006 at 12:35
Will the new owner be taking the Buchon to the USA d’ya think ? :<(
By: Roobarb - 3rd October 2006 at 07:34
Have you yet politely pointed out to the gentleman that the real PL344 needs its strange ‘reversed grey’ paintwork correcting? If so, I believe the weather is quite pleasant in Florida in the winter.
Believe me he is well aware of this error, and the roundel police have issued a summons for corrective action 😉
By: Mark V - 2nd October 2006 at 00:52
There is indeed a planform painting of a full size MkIX Spitfire on the centre lower surfaces based on PL344.
Have you yet politely pointed out to the gentleman that the real PL344 needs its strange ‘reversed grey’ paintwork correcting? If so, I believe the weather is quite pleasant in Florida in the winter.
By: Roobarb - 1st October 2006 at 21:46
There was hardly anybody at Duxford yesterday so i’m wondering if I was the only person there taking any pictures. I was certainly the only person standing by the Area 51 corner when all this was happening.
That’s because I was on top of the tower for the first run and then out on the airfield as the target for the formation for the second run 🙂
The pilot of IAC161 was indeed Cliff Spink and his passenger was the owner of the Global Express (he is also the owner of a number of more interesting aeroplanes 😉 ). There is indeed a planform painting of a full size MkIX Spitfire on the centre lower surfaces based on PL344. The object of the excercise was to get some pictures of the Global and “Three” Spitfire formation.
Lets hope my pictures (on film) come out 😮
By: Squawkinhawk - 29th September 2006 at 21:00
Many thanks for clarifying that for me chaps. His name and flying has been known to me for a number of years, but i’ve not known him by sight until now.
Cheers
By: 92fis - 29th September 2006 at 20:34
Looks like Cliff Spink to me.
Certainly is.
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th September 2006 at 18:29
If somebody could tell me who the pilot of the TR 9 is i’d much appreciate it. Both he and John Romain gave me a smile and a wave as they passed me.
Looks like Cliff Spink to me.
By: Squawkinhawk - 29th September 2006 at 17:46
Here we go. Here’s a small selection of what I took yesterday. Hope you find them ok. If somebody could tell me who the pilot of the TR 9 is i’d much appreciate it. Both he and John Romain gave me a smile and a wave as they passed me.
There was hardly anybody at Duxford yesterday so i’m wondering if I was the only person there taking any pictures. I was certainly the only person standing by the Area 51 corner when all this was happening.
By: Squawkinhawk - 29th September 2006 at 17:04
Aha! Infact i’ve just figured it out myself. 🙂
I’ll just scale them down and post them later
By: Squawkinhawk - 29th September 2006 at 16:51
Afternoon all.
I just thought i’d join this thread as I was at Duxford yesterday and watched the whole event from takeoff to landing. A short 30 minute hop for the Spits which incidentally were Cliff Spink’s Spitfire Mk XVI (TD248) with John Romain at the controls and the Irish twin Mk 9 (PV202). Alas the pilot of the latter was unknown to me by sight. It was a lovely fly by and yes an invasion striped Spitfire was painted on the underside of the Global Express.
I took some pictures. If anyone can suggest a good way of posting them on here, i’ll be happy to oblige. 🙂
By: schanche - 29th September 2006 at 16:30
A certain gentleman in Canada has two more aircraft in the pipeline too join his collection could they be theses? (negotiations are said to be underway)
According to a certain Magazine
I wonder are we to loose these 🙁
By: Auster Fan - 29th September 2006 at 14:01
A Global Express is not as good as a Gulfstream 550!
But the RAF are using a version as the Sentinel R1 very soon.
By: bizeops - 29th September 2006 at 13:40
A Global Express is not as good as a Gulfstream 550!
By: David Burke - 29th September 2006 at 10:40
Yak -if you don’t know you cannot afford one!
By: Yak 11 Fan - 29th September 2006 at 09:54
What on earth is a Global Express? It sounds like an air freight company.
By: David Burke - 29th September 2006 at 09:44
If you look at the bio of Tom Blair he has an extended family which he met with a Falcon 900 – maybe he has had an upgrade !
By: Bruce - 29th September 2006 at 09:41
I wonder – perhaps we should look for a first flight in the next few days now as well…
By: Cambridge Flyer - 29th September 2006 at 09:19
A little research on “aviation international news online” dated july 2006,has a paragraph on painting and finishing,and refers to the owner of a Global Express requesting the image of the spitfire IX he had flown to be applied to the underside.
So i take it it is this one,and the new owner of the hurri, and buchon(?).
By: AgCat - 29th September 2006 at 08:52
Ah – so it was a Global Express. At least I did realise that it was not a VC 10! It was certainly an interesting formation. Someone did tell me that the biz jet’s owner has had the silhouette of a Spitfire in plan form painted across the underside of the jet – I was not close enough to see if that was the case.
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