Minding my own business in our local garden centre at sunday lunchtime a loud noise distracted me from the dalias and I spotted what I’m sure was a Beaver climbing from about 2-300ft over hardingstone/wootton, northants –
Now I’m not sure that there are many Beavers flying in the UK, but it looked like it had just taken off- I am sure however that there isnt a strip in the village?
Bod – Steve? Anyone help?
TT
By: mike currill - 1st July 2006 at 06:17
Minding my own business in our local garden centre at sunday lunchtime a loud noise distracted me from the dalias and I spotted what I’m sure was a Beaver climbing from about 2-300ft over hardingstone/wootton, northants –
Now I’m not sure that there are many Beavers flying in the UK, but it looked like it had just taken off- I am sure however that there isnt a strip in the village?
Bod – Steve? Anyone help?
TT
You don’t need an airstrip for a Beaver, that’s the glory of them, a postage stamp sized cow pasture is suddenly an airfield. 🙂
By: G-ORDY - 24th June 2006 at 19:07
Beaver, Sioux and Scout flew over my house this afternoon (near RAF Wratting Common). Heading towards DX. Hell of a racket!
By: Ray Jade - 20th June 2006 at 17:57
‘Twas the AAC Historic Aircraft. After the Piper Cub did a short take-off demo on the cross runway, the Beaver did simulated up-and-over trees take-off.
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 20th June 2006 at 10:54
Oh, oh, I take it all back, as now poverty stare me in the face. :p
LOL! 😀
By: JDK - 20th June 2006 at 10:19
Oh, oh, I take it all back, as now poverty stare me in the face. :p
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 20th June 2006 at 09:54
Bah! :p shan’t buy your Lysander book now…. !
By: JDK - 20th June 2006 at 09:30
Still glad to know I’m not going mad
One correctly identified airyplane do not sanity make. C.F. Howard Hughes. :p
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 20th June 2006 at 09:25
Oh dear!
Still glad to know I’m not going mad – it was in silhouette hence I couldnt see the markings – I imagine it was doing a recce for the Army Historic Flight ready for the Music in The Air event at Sywell this weekend.
Phew!
Thanks one and all
TT
By: J Boyle - 20th June 2006 at 02:06
…..it was only a quick glimpse but am pretty sure I know a Beaver when I see one.
TT
You otter know better than to misidentify a great plane like that. 😀
Canadian aviation trivia: The original nickname for the Otter was “King Beaver”. When it was changed, aviation lost a great nickname.
By: JDK - 20th June 2006 at 01:56
Me, fly at 200ft???
Far too high. How would you get down safely?
By: The Blue Max - 19th June 2006 at 22:51
– it was only a quick glimpse but am pretty sure I know a Beaver when I see one !
TT[/QUOTE]
Glad to hear it!!! 😀
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 19th June 2006 at 19:29
Wasn’t me, the little Red beaver was at a strip on saturday and Brimpton on Sunday. Also flew over portsmouth to welcome my counsin’s new Gin Palace into the harbour.
Me, fly at 200ft???
By: Rob68 - 19th June 2006 at 19:25
Beaver def at Wellesbourne , arrived approx 1200 and left heading Northants way approx 15.00hrs.
P40 was there but parked up on flying club side and departed approx 11.30
By: The Blue Max - 19th June 2006 at 19:15
Your not seeing things TT, Beaver went straight over our house on its way in and out of Sywell on Sunday. Looked to be the Army Historic Flight example. Nice Beaver 😀
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 19th June 2006 at 18:00
Well it could have been Melve Rob – it was only a quick glimpse but am pretty sure I know a Beaver when I see one !
still confused – If melve was buzzing Northampton at 200ft am sure he would have posted!
TT
By: RPSmith - 19th June 2006 at 16:22
Have just seen an advert in the Stratford upon Avon Herald for yesterday’s Wellesbourne Wings and Wheels/Vulcan taxiing event. It says
“Static display including Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver”
Just checked with a friend who went there who confirms Beaver was there but Peter Teichman’s P-40 wasn’t.
Roger Smith.
By: philip turland - 19th June 2006 at 12:40
You have got beaver on the brain
By: Manston Airport - 19th June 2006 at 12:12
Minding my own business in our local garden centre at sunday lunchtime a loud noise distracted me from the dalias and I spotted what I’m sure was a Beaver climbing from about 2-300ft over hardingstone/wootton, northants –
Now I’m not sure that there are many Beavers flying in the UK, but it looked like it had just taken off- I am sure however that there isnt a strip in the village?
Bod – Steve? Anyone help?
TT
The only beaver i can think off that flys in the UK is the AACHF.
James
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