Duxford, Again….

Hi Moggy C, To prevent more postings could the thread here now be locked ?

Hi Moggy C, To prevent more postings could the thread here now be locked ?

Gentlemen (and ladies).

As there is now a 2012 Duxford thread available, would you please place further discussion there?

Thanks.

Moggy
Moderator

Gentlemen (and ladies).

As there is now a 2012 Duxford thread available, would you please place further discussion there?

Thanks.

Moggy
Moderator

Thank you gentlemen.

Beaufighter VI

Apologies, I seem to have got my Fiats crossed, as it were.

DD

Thank you gentlemen.

Beaufighter VI

Apologies, I seem to have got my Fiats crossed, as it were.

DD

Different aircraft:
MM6976:

MM5701 is the aircraft at Hendon. The photos in question are in this article: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/racamo1940se_1.htm

Different aircraft:
MM6976:

MM5701 is the aircraft at Hendon. The photos in question are in this article: http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/racamo1940se_1.htm

Fiat CR42

Nosing over on shingle at Orfordness is description in a/c history on RAFM website.

Alan

Fiat CR42

Nosing over on shingle at Orfordness is description in a/c history on RAFM website.

Alan

Further to the attack by the ITAF the inteligence report reveals that 85/16 MM6976 still carried 800 rounds of 7.7mm & 200 to 300 rounds of 12.7mm. No armour plate was fitted to the aircraft and it suffered 3 strikes on the port tail plane, three in the rudder and five in the stbd. side of the fuselage.
It hit the top of the railway embankment wiping off the u/c, skidded into ploughed field. Taken to Farnborough.

Are you sure it wiped its undercarriage off?

Somewhere I recall, possibly in an old RAF Flying Review, seeing a CR42 standing on its nose on a shingle bank with its tail in the air, but otherwise looking pretty much undamaged. I always thought that that was the Hendon machine. I do also remember seeing a photo of another Fiat as you describe, on its belly and badly damaged, but never associated this example with the one the RAF restored to flight.

DD

Further to the attack by the ITAF the inteligence report reveals that 85/16 MM6976 still carried 800 rounds of 7.7mm & 200 to 300 rounds of 12.7mm. No armour plate was fitted to the aircraft and it suffered 3 strikes on the port tail plane, three in the rudder and five in the stbd. side of the fuselage.
It hit the top of the railway embankment wiping off the u/c, skidded into ploughed field. Taken to Farnborough.

Are you sure it wiped its undercarriage off?

Somewhere I recall, possibly in an old RAF Flying Review, seeing a CR42 standing on its nose on a shingle bank with its tail in the air, but otherwise looking pretty much undamaged. I always thought that that was the Hendon machine. I do also remember seeing a photo of another Fiat as you describe, on its belly and badly damaged, but never associated this example with the one the RAF restored to flight.

DD

re;

I’m surprised they fixed her. If that had been something more common such as a 109, they would not have done so. they must have really needed an example for evaluation.

Are bullet holes/repairs visible still?

re;

I’m surprised they fixed her. If that had been something more common such as a 109, they would not have done so. they must have really needed an example for evaluation.

Are bullet holes/repairs visible still?

I understood the Hendon Falco participated in the only attempt by the Italians to mount a mass attack on England.
The entire attack force is alleged to have turned tail when some Spitfires appeared and the Fiat now at Hendon force landed on the shingle bank at Orfordness with a broken oil pipe. I suppose it could have been broken as a result of a bullet hit but I thought it was simply a case of mechanical failure. Whatever the reason I don’t think it could be described as the most glorious day in the history of the Italian Air Force.

Further to the attack by the ITAF the inteligence report reveals that 85/16 MM6976 still carried 800 rounds of 7.7mm & 200 to 300 rounds of 12.7mm. No armour plate was fitted to the aircraft and it suffered 3 strikes on the port tail plane, three in the rudder and five in the stbd. side of the fuselage.
It hit the top of the railway embankment wiping off the u/c, skidded into ploughed field. Taken to Farnborough.

I understood the Hendon Falco participated in the only attempt by the Italians to mount a mass attack on England.
The entire attack force is alleged to have turned tail when some Spitfires appeared and the Fiat now at Hendon force landed on the shingle bank at Orfordness with a broken oil pipe. I suppose it could have been broken as a result of a bullet hit but I thought it was simply a case of mechanical failure. Whatever the reason I don’t think it could be described as the most glorious day in the history of the Italian Air Force.

Further to the attack by the ITAF the inteligence report reveals that 85/16 MM6976 still carried 800 rounds of 7.7mm & 200 to 300 rounds of 12.7mm. No armour plate was fitted to the aircraft and it suffered 3 strikes on the port tail plane, three in the rudder and five in the stbd. side of the fuselage.
It hit the top of the railway embankment wiping off the u/c, skidded into ploughed field. Taken to Farnborough.

Agree thanks to DCW and all contributors keeping us posted on Duxford. It is a roundtrip of 100 miles for me and with admission costs one has to balance the books. Thank you.

Happy New Year All!

A big thank you to DCW and all the others who have posted on this thread. Without your collective generosity in posting a pile of very fine photos, a lot of us far flung forumites wouldn’t get to see or hear of the outstanding work that occurs at Duxford.

Happy New Year and I look forward to viewing the new thread.

Best regards,

Paul

Splendid Work..DCW
I always enjoy your contributions.
Kind Regards Mike

Thanks to DCW and all of you who posted here. I look foward to 2012 and what DX can offer…..