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  • July 3, 2011 at 8:24 pm in reply to: Seafire SX336 – Belly landed in France – crew unhurt #1044429
    pistonrob
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    Short answer is Yes. Seafire SX336 was to have been one of (if not THE) star attraction at this years airshow held at Bondues, Lille

    Source: http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2011/07/03/anna-walker-belly-lands-seafire-in-france/ and http://www.39-45.org/viewto
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    thank you. im sure it would have been the star attraction. even in the unfortunate state that its in now it still looks a beautiful aircraft.
    hopefully it will be back in the air before the end of the season??

    July 3, 2011 at 4:26 pm in reply to: Seafire SX336 – Belly landed in France – crew unhurt #1044888
    pistonrob
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    Has anyone checked the leading edge of wing for cricket stump dents?

    Richard

    would that be Croquet hoop stump dents?. do the French play cricket? lol.

    July 3, 2011 at 4:01 pm in reply to: Seafire SX336 – Belly landed in France – crew unhurt #1044921
    pistonrob
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    Please don’t speculate guys….it is unhelpful, does not serve any purpose only to upset people and make armchair enthusiasts feel they have a rightful opinion, which in this case, they do not. That is why we have investigators.
    I have been involved in aviation all my working life and such speculation is worthless.

    well said

    July 3, 2011 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Seafire SX336 – Belly landed in France – crew unhurt #1045008
    pistonrob
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    engines probably shock loaded so may well end up getting stripped. there`s no use risking a valuable machine like this to chance.
    i dare say the “no undercart” horn would have been blarring away in the cockpit as she crossed the airfield boundry so i would like say she was set up for a belly landing.

    i take it the airfield is the grass strip parachuting centre so would be set up for aircraft coming and going all day. worrying that there are no fire engines present and only it seems a few paramedics and not any fire extinguishers present as i can see?? even some basic airfields in the UK have an emergency off road type vehicle.

    is there a reason why the Seafire was landing there. was it being operated from there for an airshow in the area?

    July 1, 2011 at 9:01 pm in reply to: General Discussion #308568
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    theres a short (in height) policeman i know who`s nickname is “laptop” coz he`s a small PC.
    sorry for the rather remote link to your post. i just thought it funny

    July 1, 2011 at 9:01 pm in reply to: A little PC help? #1851781
    pistonrob
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    theres a short (in height) policeman i know who`s nickname is “laptop” coz he`s a small PC.
    sorry for the rather remote link to your post. i just thought it funny

    June 25, 2011 at 10:56 am in reply to: What flying lesson/experience to book?? #412431
    pistonrob
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    i went up in a Rapide for £65 two years ago for 3/4 of an hour, great fun…. i just approach the private owners and haggle a price to suite my budget..

    i was due to go for a flight in a yak 11 for £300 last year was fell ill (man flu) at the last minute so didn`t go.. i did look up the price for a flight in a Spifire a couple of years ago. it worked out at about £2,500 for the hour with £500`ish of that being used just to fire up the Merlin.

    June 23, 2011 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Wanted! #1061980
    pistonrob
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    wotsit to go to?

    June 23, 2011 at 9:53 pm in reply to: B17 Liberty Belle Down – All Okay #1062094
    pistonrob
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    all is not lost.. this was Liberty Belle in 1979 after a Grummon Albatross was whipped up by a tornado and landed on N5111N before it became Liberty Belle

    June 20, 2011 at 5:32 pm in reply to: Spitfire guns, last time in anger? #1067456
    pistonrob
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    that P40 sounded and looked great. it took on another face when firing its guns. its great to see them flying at airshows and alike but after all they are war machines, its almost like seeing a Tiger in a zoo.

    June 18, 2011 at 8:04 pm in reply to: Doubt issued on authenticity WW2 Story #1069514
    pistonrob
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    just so everyone can see without hunting around

    June 4, 2011 at 10:13 am in reply to: Chipmunk Pics #1087430
    pistonrob
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    RAF Shawbury in the 1980`s when i was a geeky space cadet (air cadet) with 1165 Oswestry ATC. i was armed with a Kodac Instamatic that i took every where. “JUMP JUMP JOHN” who remembers that? ha ha

    June 4, 2011 at 10:03 am in reply to: Hornet Moth incident Shetland,no fatalities #1087444
    pistonrob
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    oddly enough ide dug these out with the intention of finding out where this Hornet(?) was, “spooky”. these two shots were taken at Sleap in Shropshire in the 1980`s. not the same aircraft as regards the crash post i might add

    June 4, 2011 at 9:55 am in reply to: Post your RN Phantom pics #1087449
    pistonrob
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    not the most fab of shots but i was rushed to get them as they did a linal flyby as they did a small tour of of the RAF stations. yes i know they are ther RAF ones but i hope you think them worthy?.

    May 29, 2011 at 6:03 pm in reply to: Flying over the Paradise #2329594
    pistonrob
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    fantastic set of shots. miss the Gazelles and the sound the rear fan made. they used to fly from RAF Shawbury over our neck of the woods.

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