Hello
After her indoors gave her permission I got a flight on a classic flight Dakota to Flying Legends.I was just wondering how many Dakotas the classic flight as.The UK warbirds guide at was free with Mays Flypast past lists only KK116 G-AMPY.
A web search shows its history and says its Cofk expires on 4.7.08.I was just wondering if any body knows if other operators plane or planes would be used.

Yours
11group

Three: Two used for passenger flights namely:
G-AMPY (operated in RAF colours,hence its inclusion in Flypast’s “warbirds” supplement)
G-AMRA operated in civilian scheme

One involved with a radar research contract:
G-ANAF in civil pinkish red (or redish pink 🙂 ) scheme not used for passenger work.

Here are some pictures of them I took during some of our recent flying days at Coventry:

Tim

Hey there everyone!..

The Six (G-APSA) is due to appear and fly at our show (Air Show Ottawa – June 28-29) – yes, on THIS side of the pond.

I design and produce the poster, souvenir program and print advertising for the show and am hoping to make contact with anyone who had hi-res (suitable for large format off-set printing) photos available of the Big Bird. I’m really looking for something stunning that is suitable to cover the equivalent of 2 A4 pages.

I have already sent an email to the group via their website, and made secondary inquiries through UK-based friends regarding this subject.

I would greatly appreciate hearing from anyone who has either photographed the bird or has direct contact information for anyone who has.

Cheers,

James

James

Several of us who contribute to this forum are volunteers with the Air Atlantique Classic Flight ground support team. A few of my night photos of this epic machine appear on the image gallery of this DC-6’s website (see below). I expect however you want some action shots taken during its show routine but I’m sure one of us can help you even if its to put you in touch with relevant AACF personnel or the crew to help meet your need.

If you still require help then PM me your email details so I can forward to some of the individuals more directly involved with the aircraft if you wish.

See also: http://www.atlanticdhg.com/dc6/image.asp

Tim

[QUOTE=JDK;1240784]Re: Swastikas

I think it’s exactly about context – a museum building is a space where some of the normal requirements don’t apply, as it were, and it’s a place you are aware you are in, rather than, say, viewing a military aircraft on a (modern) airfield or in the air. That’s just surmise, of course.
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There are apparently circumstances when exceptions are allowed. The Washington Post contained an article back in Oct 06 which gave some explanation (though I don’t know their source) – they said amongst other things that:

“Since the end of the Third Reich, it has been illegal in Germany to display the swastika, give Hitler salutes or embrace other symbols of the Nazi era. The maximum penalty in most cases is three years in prison.

There are numerous exceptions, which grant special license to artists, educators and film makers. Past court opinions, including a Supreme Court ruling from the 1970s, carved out exemptions for public display of the swastika as long as the intent was to protest what it stood for.”

From a group of 50+ original negatives I recently obtained. Kind regards, Malcolm.

Strewth that’s Blackburn B.2 G-ACBH in it’s early day’s at Dixon’s yard in Essex. I photographed it there for Wrecks & Relics later. The fuselage amazingly still exists I think it’s now at Redhill). My contribution to an earlier thread about this example was as follows:
Consul
13th October 2005, 22:59
I well recall the B2 fuselage from G-ACBH which laguished in the Essex yard. At the time I obtained permission to access it and in order to photograph it for an early edition of Wrecks & Relics I had to climb an adjacent tree to get a good angle on it and also use a flash unit to illuminate it. The things one has to do to record history – none of these digital gizmos in those days – it was b&w film , home processing and printing etc. So far as the B.2 cockpit section goes, I also recall that from when it was on show at East Kirkby. All happy days! Is there a suggestion that the latest post indicates a “new” find i.e. that the item is genuine and is not connected with either of the ones we know about? I’ve never personally seen mention before of any “spare” fuselage /components existing as held in support of G-AEBJ but if someone knows different then do please share?

Regards,
Tim

Jim,

The slide I have shows it in similar scheme to the b&w picture already offered up in this thread and that was white upper fuselage, natural metal or silver rest of airframe and blue cheatline. I think the slide I have was about 1959. I don’t know if it this airframe ever carried a red cheatline in military or research service but I don’t recall any reports of it as such.

Tim

….which isn’t a Sea Fury, it’s a Fury ISS.:rolleyes:

Currently no flying Sea Furies in the UK. But that will change shortly.;)

Thought you might like to see it nestled recently into its present “home” at Baginton.

Tim

Two of the UK registered examples do however survive as grounded relics i.e. G-BHXJ believe still at Camp Hill Activity Centre at Cathorpe in Yorkshire (Tel 01845 567788) and the other G-BEDB at Chirk (ex airstrip) near Oswetry – where John Pearce has several Rapides stored. I’m not sure of the current status of these Norecrin airframes – I seem to recall that the Chirk one at least may now have moved on.

Fort Paull (where the World’s sole surviving Beverley is situated) has a children’s playground / garden area that uses numerous spinners (or they sure appear to be) as part of an adventure playground!