G-BJZZ/G-HUNN

Hello,

I try to find out a bit more of the history from the HA 1112 S/N 235 (current reg. as N109GU or NX109GU).
I have found this accident:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=44945&key=0
Got someone a photo of this plane before this accident? I dont know the colors, numbers, camouflage.

Is the plane flyable or is it grounded? In the last years I was not able to find a picture outside of the hangar.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Hispano-HA-1112-M1L-Buchon/0575268/M/

One of the last known pictures of the flying plane, possible in 1997:
http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=4610

Thanks for help.

David

Update: I was able to find a text about the history.
http://www.caa.co.uk/aandocs/20330/20330000000.pdf

David,

As you can see from the AAN, that is the former Robs Lamplough/Charles Church machine G-BJZZ/G-HUNN.

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

This was used in the TV series ‘A Piece of Cake’, and the Memphis Belle movie, and was later sold to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/Messerschmitt.htm

Not sure if they still fly it, and I can’t say I know anything else of it’s history, other than I’m pretty sure it was in the BoB movie.

Below is a picture of the machine taken at DX in 1988. (Copyright Mick Bradford)

Lovely Day!

Quite a bit of aerial activity over here today.

(Well, it was a nice day). 🙂

Of note were a small & fast sporty looking thing to the north heading West, and back, something red and fast (SF.260 or the like) heading North, and later on in the day, a Tiger Moth with a Chipmunk for company heading North West at about 7.PM.

Cheers

Paul

Fantastic Work Steve!

I’ve been watching this thread for a while now and it’s been great to see the progress of the project through to it’s finish.

I don’t think I’ve seen an R/C Spitfire looking so much like the real thing, and with so much attention to detail put in to it. 😀

Well done Steve!

Really was worth all that time of yours I guess, as can be seen by Mark12’s comparison shot. 🙂

Btw, Mark, is it me or does AR213 appear to be missing it’s tailwheel your pic? :confused:

Cheers

Paul

Lovely shots araman – thanks for posting them.

Nice to see PS890 in her new guise and back where she belongs! 🙂

Cheers

Paul

La-9

as for the Bearcat and Fury, i remember Ray Hanna saying that the La-9 was better than either of those

Yes, I recall these comments also.

Basically he said that if he was flying the Bearcat, Sea Fury or a Corsair of that period and he was up agianst the La-9, he’d be worried! 🙂

Cheers

Paul

Confused!

I must admit I’m even more confused than before!

First I thought that operators of aircraft such as the DC-3 and the like had to comply with the new EU-Ops if they wanted to continue the carrying of fair paying passengers, albeit at great expense to embody the required mods to meet the directive, and the reasoning for them no longer being able to carry out passenger flights, hence all the outrage that it caused.

Then I heard that it was actually down to each EU member states Aviation regulatory body to apply to the EU for an exemption for these type of aircraft. But after reading No.10’s response in the link, it would seem that it’s actually down to the operators of the affected aircraft to apply for the exemption.

Given that a Dove, Rapide, and Twin Pioneer have been granted exemptions by the CAA (I assume these are all operated by the same company or organisation that operates a fleet of Dakotas) how come they have not applied for an exemption for the DC-3’s also?

Is it because it’s not actually as simple as No.10’s response makes out, or is it indeed a U-turn by the EU as AndyG says? Maybe someone with more knowledge of EU-OPs or an operator of such aircraft can clarify all this! :confused:

Cheers

Paul

Look forward to seeing them 🙂

What, the gear doors? 😀

Cheers

Paul

Good spot Paul. I had not noticed that.

Definitely Seafire gear doors.

Mark

Ah good!

I was beginning to think I was imagining it!

Am I right in thinking that there were none with the airframe was acquired?

Cheers

Paul