G-TOMC when at Baginton

Yep thats our baby –

heres a model of what she looked like in the film (I would post a screen shot but EOTS hasnt been released as a region 2 dvd yet so i cant do a screen grab)

TT

Umm now I thought I had seen it in the shops (but then again probably had my head in the clouds as usual). Just checked and its not available until 6 March 2006.

Martin

Yep thats our baby –

heres a model of what she looked like in the film (I would post a screen shot but EOTS hasnt been released as a region 2 dvd yet so i cant do a screen grab)

TT

Is that the one that the ‘boy’ found while flying his glider, the other ‘Zeros’ were dark green in the film I seem to remember, haven’t seen it for a while.

Bod made a nice job of it didnt he (dont tell him i said that) – think we may need a bit more rudder authority though!

Merry Xmas 😀

TT

Nice rudder GASML. I’m shure TT will be happy to have this highly modified part. 😎

Thanks for the picture update Ben. Spledid silver!

Stiggie

Looks like you’re missing a rudder. Don’t worry, we’ll lend you one 😉

😮 😉

Come on Ben, time to be a bit proud. Lets have a piccie as she is now!

Can recal seeing them and the B25 .
Area was near to the farm that still is there and the back of new Thompson fly terminal . used to be other bits lyeing around not sure if they are under the pile of earth that is there near the farm some use the mound to park on when spotting at coventry.

Jolly interesting – thanks Tim!

All the best

TT

The “other” Texan once sharing space with G-TOMC at Baginton was indeed G-BJST. It’s masquarade as a Zero was a little more convincing involving surgery to the canopy area + wing mods etc. I have some shots of it there, but it was shrouded in transparent plastic; so I thought you might better enjoy another shot I took of JST when it was offered for sale in an auction at Luton (can’t remember the year for certain – think it was ’87). You can see two of the Nord 3400s in the background. Ironically these also came originally from Ferte Alais.

She has made a great progress since then hasn’t she. Now we can see how much hard work is put into rebuilding these warbirds. Nice to see a bit background stuff on this texan. 🙂

Stiggie 😉

To give you an idea this is what she looked like when she came to us (photo c/o Ken Fern)

Ahh will that will be the aircraft owned by Commander Phil Shaw ?

Believe G-BJST was rebuilt at Thruxton and now wear the colours of KF729 the aeroplane that Prince Phillip flew at White Waltham in the early 1950s. It was in the static park at this year’s Yeovilton Air Day.

Martin

I took some pictures of the Texan’s at Coventry in 1991. The more complete of the two was indeed G-BJST and was entered in the auction at Luton along with some
Nord 3400’s – the whole scene at Coventry was the saddest end to some nice aircraft
I have ever seen .Included in all the stuff there was Jeff Hawke’s Pontiac Ram Air 400
with Florida plates.

I dont know which one it was – but it was an Empire of the Sun airframe. If its a different one, where is it now?

Bruce

Wasn’t G-BJST at the Luton auction? Aircraft was pictured sitting on its wheels but with the wings off from memory

Thats new gen to me Bruce – AFAIK she went from Coventry to Aces High at North Weald and was acquired from there – wonder where the Luton one went, if a different airframe?

TT

Is this the one that was for sale at an auction at Luton airport in the late eighties? Gannet XL502 was also there. I dont think I had my camera with me then!

Bruce