Afternoon guys…
Whilst having a sort through some old boxes of photos, I would be grateful for any thoughts as to the ID’s of these three Buchon’s and their subsequent fate/status:
The first was taken at Biggin Hill in the late 1980’s
The next two were taken at Duxford in the early 1990’s
I have a sneaky suspicion that the last two could have been used in the Hans Dittes hybrid Bf109-10, but this is only a hunch and I’m probably completely wrong, so any help/pointer greatly appreciated… 🙂
cheers
Peter D Evans
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By: Peter D Evans - 29th May 2009 at 21:18
🙂 Thanks for those David… I had a photo similar to the first but can’t lay my hands on it at the mo. I always thought that the nose was a replica too…
cheers
Peter D Evans
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By: Falcon109 - 29th May 2009 at 20:26
Hello Peter,
I have found two shots of the last fuselage on my harddisk. Its the same fuselage with the rusty gear legs and the checked camo.
The cowling looks like a DB engine. Possible the plane was build up as static replica with Buchon parts?
David
Source of the photos: Somewhere found in the world wide web.
By: Peter D Evans - 8th February 2009 at 16:12
Thanks for the confirmation & dates 92fis 🙂 The photo was indeed taken between 1993 & 1995 when I was aircrew on Plane Sailings PBY-5A….
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Peter D Evans
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By: 92fis - 8th February 2009 at 16:09
Looks like G-BWUE as Daz said, it was stripped down and being worked on when i was in the hangar in 94.
By: Peter D Evans - 8th February 2009 at 15:37
Thanks for the prompt reply Daz… the tie in with G-BOML makes sense as I also have a series of photos of it undergoing maintenance (mid-late 1990’s) at Duxford marked as “Red 3” with the red/blue fuselage bands before its repaint as part of the Breitling Fighter Collection…
You are indeed correct about the D-FEHD… it was daft of me to even consider image three being associated with the project!
Cheers
Peter D Evans
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By: DazDaMan - 8th February 2009 at 15:00
First one is the OFMC Buchon, G-BOML.
The second, going by the pattern of camouflage spots on the lower cowl, looks to be G-BOML during its rebuild in the mid-90s, after a landing accident (wheels up?).
Not sure, but the last one could be the current G-BWUE (Tom Blair’s Buchon). That was held at DX by the OFMC for a number of years.
I think D-FEHD was rebuilt in Germany, using parts from various European sources.
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February 8, 2009 at 2:41 pm