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  • January 20, 2005 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Over Here #1408314
    blueyonder
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    Wasn’t Guy Black’s TE566 in this too?

    January 19, 2005 at 2:37 pm in reply to: Bf109G in European "Lucky Strike" scheme #1411612
    blueyonder
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    but I was under the impression that ML407 has always worn OU-V codes? Happy to be proved wrong though…

    Apart from when it wore 341 (Alsace) Squadron (Free French Air Force) codes for a season. NL-D I believe.

    Does anyone have photos of this?

    January 15, 2005 at 7:38 pm in reply to: Duxford Mossie – The New Colours #1420806
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    I think it looks great. It’s a vast improvement on what it used to look like.

    One question though and this is something I noticed with the Spitfire 24 that was recently completed. There are no stencils anywhere on the aircraft. Are these going to be added to make the paint schemes complete?

    January 14, 2005 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Competition? #1423735
    blueyonder
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    Is the red spinner standard or is it borrowed from TD248?

    January 8, 2005 at 4:06 pm in reply to: White Catalina #1435586
    blueyonder
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    Obviously staged, but dramatic none the less. Interesting to note no flaps for the landing.

    As far as I know the Cat doesn’t have flaps.

    December 12, 2004 at 6:40 pm in reply to: historic aircraft collection #1388589
    blueyonder
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    One comment on the text, as far as I am aware their Spitfire Vb BM597 is not a “combat” veteran !!!!

    From the website

    “The combat veteran Spitfire Mk.Vb BM597 was built at Castle Bromwich and delivered on 26th April 1942. It served with 315 and 317 (Polish) Squadrons RAF at Woodvale before sustaining damage whilst landing on 13th February 1943. It was repaired, but is thought to have seen no further action.”

    So the fact that it served with both 315 and 317 (Polish) Squadrons does not make it a combat veteran?

    Maybe what you mean is that it didn’t get any kills.

    Seeing combat and actually getting kills are two different things.

    Just my take on things!

    October 5, 2004 at 1:49 pm in reply to: Peter Vacher's Hurricane mk1 engine ran today #1409330
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    I flew into Oxford earlier in the year and I was told it would be based there. It may do it’s first flight out of Earls Colne like the TFC Hurricane did.

    October 3, 2004 at 1:24 pm in reply to: Quiz identify this? #1413587
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    P-39 – that looks like the cannon barrel sticking out of the spinner.

    It’s the TFC Hawker Nimrod!

    September 23, 2004 at 1:08 pm in reply to: Biggin Warbirds – Gannet, Mozzie, Buchon… #1433447
    blueyonder
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    G-HUNN… That’s it. I couldn’t remember the registration!

    Cheers!

    September 23, 2004 at 12:51 pm in reply to: Biggin Warbirds – Gannet, Mozzie, Buchon… #1433468
    blueyonder
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    Isn’t the first Buchon the ex Charles Church one?

    What year were these taken?

    September 22, 2004 at 9:51 am in reply to: Battlefields Britain BBC2 Friday 21-00 #1434476
    blueyonder
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    Sit in a Spitfire

    I found this on the IWM website today…

    IWM Battlefield Britain event

    There will also be the fantastic opportunity to sit inside the cockpit of a Spitfire Mk V, one of the aircraft that was actually featured in the BBC series. The Spitfire, which is owned by The Historic Aircraft Collection, will be open all day, and for a £5 contribution to the Merlins over Malta Appeal visitors will be able to climb into the Cockpit and experience what it must have been like to be a fighter pilot all those years ago.

    I might go along now for a look!

    September 14, 2004 at 4:31 pm in reply to: Is something going on with the Sea Vixen #1553446
    blueyonder
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    It says the same for G-HHAA!

    August 20, 2004 at 10:45 am in reply to: Spitfire With D.B. Engine #1611937
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    I guess I can’t argue with that one!

    August 20, 2004 at 10:41 am in reply to: Spitfire With D.B. Engine #1611981
    blueyonder
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    The spinner looks close :p

    August 20, 2004 at 10:32 am in reply to: Spitfire With D.B. Engine #1612023
    blueyonder
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    The only real giveaway that this isn’t the real thing is, of course, that ex-DC-3 prop on the front! Would cost you about $250,000 to build….!!

    And the fact that it doesn’t look 100% like a Spitfire gives it away too…

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