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Mossie outside at The DeHavilland Heritage Centre

I must firstly ofer my thanks to Bruce, Ian and Ralph for there hospitallity today. This museum is a real credit to its volunteers, and I would encourage anyone who has not yet been to visit this fantastic collection to do so. Today was a superb oppertunity to photograph TA634 in the sun, along with the other airframe (I dont know the ID), under restoration. There were also a large number of movements in the hanger for the various exhibits, and these images reflect just a tiny amount of the activities. I will post more when I can. The Chipmunk restoration is lovely, well done Bruce!

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By: jagdtiger - 27th April 2005 at 11:25

Wow!!

Thats a fantastic piece of work you have there!, thanks for sharing.

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By: Paul C - 27th April 2005 at 07:41

Bruce

You and your team certainly do deserve praise indeed on a fantastic job, and my own personal thanks for allowing me to crawl into every nook and cranny some years ago for a college project which I am now in the process of colouring up and hopefully is of some interest here.

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By: stewart1a - 26th April 2005 at 22:39

congrats on your Flypast pictures very nice.

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By: darrenharbar - 26th April 2005 at 22:32

It’s a pleasure to be of support Bruce.

Now, how can I scam a visit to picture that Venom of yours….. :rolleyes:

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By: Bruce - 26th April 2005 at 21:59

Dragging this topic kicking and screaming back to the top…

Just received the latest FP, and am absolutely delighted to see a full page dedicated to our move around, with pictures by Darren Harbar. Thanks to Darren, and of course to Ken, for publishing. It also makes you realise what a resource this forum is for the news pages of flypast, with a number of articles and pictures regularly published by contributors from the forum.

Now, if anyone fancies taking a picture of our new Venom, so we can get it 2 months in a row…!

Also, by pure coincidence, on the facing page, detailing the disbandment of 899NAS, is a picture of our Sea Vixen getting Airborne from a carrier. Or perhaps not coincidence… Ken??

Cheers

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By: Bruce - 29th March 2005 at 15:40

Not just me – we have an excellent team, and they deserve the recognition as well – Take a bow guys

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By: Whitley_Project - 29th March 2005 at 15:37

Awesome pics – well done Bruce.

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By: Charley - 28th March 2005 at 23:07

Not only the exhibits excellent but the setting is idyllic on a sunny day.

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By: darrenharbar - 28th March 2005 at 20:21

Thanks Bruce. It will be good to see your T11 back together one day.

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By: Bruce - 28th March 2005 at 19:15

The T-11 is the one in my avatar – XH328. Its mine, and I’m just keeping it there for the time being.

The Venom on the trolley is J-1790, ex G-BLKA, and its now assembled (we put it together on Saturday and Sunday)

All the best

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By: Dave T - 28th March 2005 at 15:28

A few shots of the WR539 FB4 pod for you.

Thanks very much. Very helpful photo’s 😀

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By: darrenharbar - 28th March 2005 at 15:03

Darren, it’s the fuselage of a dH 53 Hummingbird

Thanks Mate.

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By: darrenharbar - 28th March 2005 at 15:03

Darren,

I think that Vampire T.11 is XD616, if it came back from Gloucester ?

Do you have any more pics of the Venom FB.4 pod please ?

🙂

Thanks Dave.

A few shots of the WR539 FB4 pod for you.

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By: Dave T - 28th March 2005 at 14:47

Some of the non Mossie activity from Saturday.

Bruce, can you let me have the ID for the Canopy-less Vampire and the Venom on the trolly wheels.

Also, I dont know what the silver aircraft is??

Thanks

Darren,

I think that Vampire T.11 is XD616, if it came back from Gloucester ?

Do you have any more pics of the Venom FB.4 pod please ?

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By: darrenharbar - 28th March 2005 at 14:19

some others

Vampire NF10 VM729 ; Venom FB4 WR539 ; Venom NF3 WX853

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By: darrenharbar - 28th March 2005 at 14:15

Some of the non Mossie activity from Saturday.

Bruce, can you let me have the ID for the Canopy-less Vampire and the Venom on the trolly wheels.

Also, I dont know what the silver aircraft is??

Thanks

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By: duxfordhawk - 28th March 2005 at 00:14

Lovely pictures of a truly great preservation effort. Cheers Bruce.

Can’t help thouigh thinking back to the days when the Mosquito used to sit quietly on the Fighter Pan at the N Weald Fighter Meets waiting its turn to display. How lucky we were then.

Moggy

Thanks Bruce great great photo’s.
I could not agree more Moggy i remember the North weald days i have some photos of RR299 on the pan at North weald somewhere maybe try and dig them and the scanner out sometime.

Its wonderful to see a Mossie in the sunshine i still dream of the day when a Mossie rises to the skies again.

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By: Bruce - 27th March 2005 at 22:23

We are working towards TA122 being capable of engine runs, but it wont be for some time yet – lots to do!!

Thanks for all the kind comments

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By: Peter - 27th March 2005 at 16:37

Great photos! With that 4000 pounder nearby she looks set for another mission!

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By: Harm-Jan - 27th March 2005 at 14:03

Thanks Eddie, another question answered!

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