Some Hispano Buchon/Bf109 images

Ooh ‘eck, don’t go there…! Can? Worms? Open?

I’ll try and summarise while upsetting as few people as possible – not an easy thing to do when talking about Black Six. Restored over 19 years by Russ Snadden and many others, flown for a few years always on the understanding that she would eventually be retired to the RAF Museum

I followed the story up to about 1995 and then drifted away from the warbird scene due to career and marital issues. Personally I considered her one of the most important flying warbirds in the country… Would someone care to let me have a look at the can of worms (via PM if it’s that contentious)?

JC

I am sure one of the P-47 experts on the forum will recognise the aircraft. The poor writing on the reverse of the prints says:- NX4477N – Ser 227385 by my best interpretation.
Mark

I’m certainly no expert but, if memory serves, this aircraft is now immaculately restored and with the Yankee Air Force museum at Chino.

Well, it had it´s longer tailwheel leg to improve ground handling (better sight,…).
That idea came quite late :confused:
Cheers, Herbert

Cheers Mike, I didn’t know that. Any idea why G-10’s had an extended leg?

So why was Black 6 finally grounded? I know she was in at least one accident (ending up inverted at Duxford) and there was always a limited agreed flying time after which the MoD reclaimed her for an ornament. What were her final days as a living machine?

Ooh ‘eck, don’t go there…! Can? Worms? Open? 😉

I’ll try and summarise while upsetting as few people as possible – not an easy thing to do when talking about Black Six. Restored over 19 years by Russ Snadden and many others, flown for a few years always on the understanding that she would eventually be retired to the RAF Museum, suffered an accident (thankfully without injury) on her final flight (which was already planned to be her last outing anyway), was re-built by the same team to a very high standard, and now resides in the Milestones building at Hendon.

Meanwhile… that photo of Black Six and the Hans Dittes machine together has reminded me of something that’s always bugged me – why is D-HDME’s tailwheel on such a long leg…?

Thanx Mike J 🙂

So why was Black 6 finally grounded? I know she was in at least one accident (ending up inverted at Duxford) and there was always a limited agreed flying time after which the MoD reclaimed her for an ornament. What were her final days as a living machine?

North Weald 1995 can any one id them….I thought one belonged to OFMC but I think I’m wrong. :confused:…second thougths one is Black 6 isn’t that is now in Hendon ?

Thanks Mike,

I see now.

Mark

Identity is 42-27385 / NX4477N

That is different to the serial on the ‘Airliners’ site. 🙁

Mark

Earl Reinert – who he?

Here is a shot that Earl sent to me in 1969 to mark the 25th anniversary of D-Day at his Victory Air Museum at Mundelein, Illinois.

The ex P-47 pilots are L-R, 0’Toole 403 FG, Kensinki 78 FG, Dobrick 36 FG & Ross 371 FG.

I am sure one of the P-47 experts on the forum will recognise the aircraft. The poor writing on the reverse of the prints says:- NX4477N – Ser 227385 by my best interpretation.

Earl was an early pioneer of the Warbird movement and had several Buchons, non flying as I recall, after the BoB film and at that time he was also storing two Mk XIV Spitfires for local owners.

Mark

the other one is

C.4K-131 OO-MAF

one of them is C.4K-135 D-FMBB

more to follow
Martin

A-26/B-25/F4F/plus Buchons…where/when???