When I arrived, the HAC Nimrod was out on the airfield following an engine run and the Catalina was missing from its parking spot. It was back inside Hangar 2 having the paintwork touched up. The de-construction of ‘Mary Alice’ in the AAM is still continuing with the outer wing panels having been removed, and thanks to the IWM staff who let me over the barriers, and three of the four engines are now in Hangar 5. I managed to catch Buchon G-AWHE being wheeled around to the far side of the ARCo workshops for some ground engine runs but unfortunately it didn’t fly until after the museum had closed that evening. John Romain did take the BoB Buchon up for a very good display over the airfield. Didn’t manage to catch the Beech 18 landing, which had a bit of maintenance on it by some of the ARCo engineers before departing later in the afternoon. Cliff Spink flew out in the T9 at lunchtime to Sywell and returned later in the afternoon. Although it was warm and the sun shone, it was a bit hazy during the day and by the afternoon thin high cloud had rolled in diffusing the light. Many thanks to Greg for the lift home after an enjoyable day out at Duxford
Brian
By: Sky High - 11th May 2011 at 13:47
So it will wee on us instead!;) But I wonder if the AAM will be reorganised during Mary Alice’s longish absence.
By: Blue_2 - 11th May 2011 at 13:44
Nice pics as ever, love the ‘mask’ on the P47!
At least the poor B-17 won’t have the C47 weeing oil on it again for a while now 😮
By: philip turland - 11th May 2011 at 12:20
paint job
The Beech is nesting at White Waltham for a while.
that beech def needs a repaint
maybe i can help
sorry for the plug, gotta try to get some more work in
By: pagen01 - 11th May 2011 at 09:25
Excellent little piece there Tim!:)
By: cotteswold - 11th May 2011 at 09:16
What photographs. Almost too good to be true!
Thanks for the replies on the Fury – I should have read the first post more carefully!
I see from a recent quote that I’m not alone in my feelings for that aircraft – thought the last paras were spookily similar?
= Tim
By: Moggy C - 8th May 2011 at 09:12
Apologies, this was Saturday.
Moggy
By: Pen Pusher - 8th May 2011 at 08:55
Did you happen to see the close interface between the Buchon taking off on 06 and the Cessna landing on 24 (simultaneously!)?
Moggy
??
The BoB Buchon took off on Friday from 24L, hard runway, and landed on the grass 24R.
Brian
By: Moggy C - 8th May 2011 at 08:45
Did you happen to see the close interface between the Buchon taking off on 06 and the Cessna landing on 24 (simultaneously!)?
Moggy
By: Russ - 8th May 2011 at 01:12
Thanks for the Piccies! Great work!
I think the Nimrod had a bigger wingspan and a few other differences, Im not sure it was just a case of a hook? :confused:
By: Mark V - 8th May 2011 at 00:44
The only difference I’m aware of is the arrester hook and that the Nimrod is painted to prevent the salt water at sea corroding it.
The exposed alloy parts are anodized rather than ‘painted’.
By: DazDaMan - 7th May 2011 at 23:24
Fantastic shots, as always. Pity the Thunderbolt’s “nose art” won’t stay, though! 😉
Love the shot of BM597 – could almost be taken in wartime…
By: Oxcart - 7th May 2011 at 20:30
The only difference I’m aware of is the arrester hook and that the Nimrod is painted to prevent the salt water at sea corroding it. The Fury is due to fly (literally!) any day now!! -Around mid April it was being prepared to be taken to a “secret location” for assembly and flight test which was due at the beginning of May
By: Propstrike - 7th May 2011 at 20:25
The Beech is nesting at White Waltham for a while.
By: cotteswold - 7th May 2011 at 18:51
So how different?
And is the Fury forthcoming??
= Tim
By: Oxcart - 7th May 2011 at 18:48
Is that the Fury, just about to be airworthy?
= Tim
I wish!!- it’s a Nimrod, the naval version
By: cotteswold - 7th May 2011 at 18:29
Is that the Fury, just about to be airworthy?
= Tim
By: bms44 - 7th May 2011 at 16:33
Thanks for the update Brian: particularly like the ‘warts and all’ shots, they give those of us who can’t visit frequently a good sense of how things are progressing and changing. Brian S. 🙂
By: Peter D Evans - 7th May 2011 at 16:17
As fabulous as ever Brian… thanks for your regular visual updates 🙂
Cheers
Pete
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