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What civil aircraft are you?

Bit of fun for all on this Tuesday morning 🙂

Take your initials (need 3 really), add them to G-A (most used range I reckon) then see what aircraft that was/is!

Mine would be G-AJPH which turns out to have been the experimental nene powered Vickers Viking and I quote “the world’s first entirely jet powered airliner.” – pretty tickled by that 🙂

Over to you guys…….

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By: Arabella-Cox - 12th June 2008 at 21:21

Disappointed

G-ARWP is/was a Cessna 172C, worthy but just a little too Microsoft Flightsim. So it goes I guess

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By: DazDaMan - 12th June 2008 at 19:34

Since I don’t have a middle name, my first option was G-AADC – de-registered Gipsy Moth.

I tried again with G-ADAZ – an Airspeed Envoy Mk1.

But, if I tweak the first two letters a little more to G-ACDC (mine and my mum’s initials) – Tiger Moth!

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By: Arabella-Cox - 12th June 2008 at 19:29

Auster A5B Autocar G-AMNB. CofA expired in 1954, when I was in the minus years.

Hmm

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By: Arabella-Cox - 12th June 2008 at 17:49

Oh, yes i’m a Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd AW38 WHITLEY MK5 G-AGDW, Z6660. I have probably/have been scrapped

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By: Fleet Shadower - 12th June 2008 at 14:54

Percival Proctor

I am a Percival Proctor 1 G-AJLS. Wish I was called Edward Xavier Ximenes though; not only is it a very cool name, but you get my next favourite Airspeed model after me; G-AEXX The King’s Airspeed Envoy. Both my parents G-AJAS & ‘JPS (Father has 2 middle names), and G-ASLS turn out to be Austers.

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By: mike currill - 27th May 2008 at 18:45

Aye,far better than being full of hot air isn’t it?:D

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By: contrailjj - 27th May 2008 at 05:07

G-AJWJ

Airspeed AS40 Oxford I (de-registered)

following out of curiosity…
G-BJWJ – Cameron V-65 balloon
G-CJWJ – Schleicher AS-K 13

On my ‘home’ register,
CF-JWJ makes me a Cessna 182B
CG-JWJ – S-55A Raven (yet another balloon)

I think I’ll stick with the Oxbox… :rolleyes:

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By: galdri - 27th May 2008 at 03:18

Now this is getting really interesting! As I do not have a middle name, I went for my airline´s three lettercode, and got the DC-7C.

If I use my true two initials with the G-AA– code, as G-AASV, an understandibly deregistered Blackburn Mk. IV Bluebird. Very fitting, as I, at one time, was contemplating a replica Bluebird construction. It never got off the drawing board, so to spead:eek:

My wive does, indeed, have a true three letter code. In the G-A series, that would make her G-ALGJ, which is a Miles M14A Hawk Trainer 3:eek::eek: In other words, I´m married to a Miles Magister:eek::eek::eek: How creepy is that given my interest in all things MMMMMiles:D:D

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By: Simon Beck - 27th May 2008 at 02:55

G-ASDB a Druine D.31 Turbulent.

A new aircraft type I had not seen before, should have looked
in the mirror:)

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By: Arabella-Cox - 26th May 2008 at 22:35

Hm. G-ARMS was apparently a Tiger Moth.

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By: gregers - 26th May 2008 at 21:54

I have no middle name so using G-AA** I get

Manufacturer: Westland Aircraft Ltd
Model: WESTLAND WESSEX
Year built: 0000
Serial Number (C/N): WA1867
Number of Seats: Unknown
Number of Engines: 3
Engine Type: Unknown
Status: De-registered
Location: United Kingdom

Link to piccie http://www.airteamimages.com/63344.html

Cool idea. Though it looks like my namesake was made when pontius was a pilate 😮 :rolleyes: 😀 :p :diablo:

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By: Arabella-Cox - 26th May 2008 at 21:08

G-EADM AVRO 504K
G-AADM AVRO 10 (Licenced built Fokker Tri Motor)

Now as I had a Grandfather who worked for A V Roe from 1914 to 1956 and would have been a pattern maker at the time of the two aircrafts manufacture, there must have been parts on both that he would have had a hand in making. 🙂

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By: mike currill - 26th May 2008 at 18:33

Heaven forbid! I was talking about photos of the aircraft rather than the family members. The very idea of a Key Publishing Forum equivalent of ‘Reader’s Wives’ (and other family members) sends shivers down my spine!

:D:D Sorry I misunderstood your meaning.:)

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By: Willip26 - 26th May 2008 at 15:48

Wouldn’t it be nice if those subscribed or subscribing to this thread searched their photo collections and posted (better than a hyperlink) an image of the aircraft which they are or which are those who have posted already. Then those concerned can see if there is any similarity between them and the image of the aircraft which they are! Utilising this criteria I wish that my initials were FOK – but I doubt that I was ever as sleek as the Heston Type 5 Racer – and I pity the person whose initials are BHQ – but maybe there’s no-one as ugly as the Salmon Tandem Monoplane. As it is, it appears that I’m a Tiger Moth. Anyone got an image of G-AMSD or F-OAMC (as I became in 1952)? Curiously it appears that I suffered a pre-natal deregistration and exportation to one of the french colonies!

Couldn’t resist rising to the bait and posting a self portrait piccie of my alter ego.

Also one for RAF Millom, one for Anark and one for Speedy, although the latter’s does not look like that now, being in silver RAF colours with the Tiger Club.

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By: mobryan - 25th May 2008 at 21:31

I wonder if there is a ‘Merican search engine???

I am, fittingly, a C-47 Dakota, the wife is a DH84 Dragon (no comment) :dev2: and our freshly minted little one is a BA Swallow or a X’Air microlight 😎

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By: avion ancien - 25th May 2008 at 16:09

Great idea. G-AJAH, Auster Autocrat.

This is was I had in mind when I suggested searching through your photo albums and then posting images of the aircraft that Forum members are. Mr Creosote, here’s your alter ego!

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By: Arabella-Cox - 25th May 2008 at 15:57

How fitting i am a Bristol Freighter !!! (a written off RPAF one as well)

Link for those who cant find it

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1

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By: T6flyer - 25th May 2008 at 15:47

Not bad at all………G-AMJP………Dart Kitten III. But then G-BMJP is a Colt Balloon. Perhaps I am full of hot air at times!!

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By: avion ancien - 25th May 2008 at 15:11

Avion Ancien, I agree that it would be a good idea to trawl through the family albums and post some photos but I fear we would have to move this thread to GD then.

Heaven forbid! I was talking about photos of the aircraft rather than the family members. The very idea of a Key Publishing Forum equivalent of ‘Reader’s Wives’ (and other family members) sends shivers down my spine!

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By: bms44 - 25th May 2008 at 10:27

[QUOTE +bms44 Trouble and strife…G-AEME(S) HM14 POU-Du-CIEL (Flying Flea) and Boy, did they ever get that wrong!!!

[QUOTE=mike currill;1251792]Don’t let your other half read that:)

Mike, if I drop the third one of my wife’s three forenames, leading to G-AEMS we get a BA SWALLOW…and I’m in too much trouble already, so let’s not go there…
I’ll get me coat…..fed up with this game…
Oh to be a Bristol Brabazon 😮

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