Just managed to finish reading the official BBMF yearbook 2012 which again was a very good read and congrats to all involved. A question I would like to ask and maybe someone will know the answer on here.
The pilots are checked out on tail wheeled aircraft which is 25hrs on the Chippies and then they are assessed on the Harvard before strapping on the Spitfire and Hurricane.
How many hours do they do on the Harvard and whose aircraft do they use? Thanks.”
Brian.
By: pimpernel - 28th August 2012 at 08:07
Thank you all for your comments and help, much appreciated.
Brian.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th August 2012 at 00:10
Found these on the BBMF website, they seem to point to two trips in the Harvard, one in the front and one in the back before flying the Hurricane.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=E26544FC-5056-A318-A8EC8CE0B6AC9DCE
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=A9D83FEE-5056-A318-A8BFE063D8B86628
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=814EEFCB-5056-A318-A88CF93B235B4867
By: WP840 - 27th August 2012 at 22:17
Very naive of me to automatically assume you must have been a pilot 😮
By: CIRCUS 6 - 27th August 2012 at 22:16
None. Worked at BBMF as an engineer.
By: WP840 - 27th August 2012 at 21:33
I speak from experience at BBMF but things get a bit foggy.
Which of the three aircraft did you fly?
By: CIRCUS 6 - 27th August 2012 at 21:30
I speak from experience at BBMF but things get a bit foggy.
By: 8674planes - 27th August 2012 at 21:01
That would make sense as ARCo do maintenance, restoration and inspection tasks on the BBMF fleet.
By: CIRCUS 6 - 27th August 2012 at 20:57
They use Arco’s Harvard (the Portugese marked one) and do 10 hours (IF I remember correctly).
C6
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