Reminds me of the first Mustang I saw close up which was the OFMC aircraft in Empire of the Sun colours as Missy Wong from Hong Kong.
I’d heard he had emmigrated Blue Robin but nobody has been able to tell me what happened to the aircraft.
Ive been told his Dak is still in one of the Coventry Hangers gathering dust.
Does anybody know what happened to Da Quake that was under restoration at Coventry Airport with the Mustang Restoration Company?
I was a cadet on annual camp at RAF Abingdon and we were pencilled in for a trip upto Brize Norton to fly in a VC-10 tanker.
Visit got scrubbed the morning of our flight and was replaced with………well I cant remember what but it certainly was’nt a flight in anything else thats for sure. 🙁
Mumbling about Vicky and Darts havn’t a clue what you could possibly be on about Ben :rolleyes:
Next time Im at Brunty and your all not looking so busy I will def say hello.
Is Naval Encounter far of flying? Very atractive plane that oozes style (not as much as a……….. oh damn there I nearly go again 😀 ), loved the nose art really does finish of an atractive colour scheme.
She was the first Phantom the museum had Peter and the USAF dismantled her for the Museum.
Unfortunatley as Curlyboy states the USAF didnt dismantle her as the book states. The Phantom has a one peice wing and on this one they cut the wings about a foot from the fuselage and straight through the spar, which leaves us with no easy way of putting the wings back on.
Its is a shame to see her that way but………….if she had been taken apart correctly and we had reassembled her would the museum have been able to take the more historic Mig Killer on loan? possibly not.
Im unware of what the future plans are for her as Im not privy to that information.
Very much shame on you Ian for a lack of visits. 😀
Glad you enjoyed your visit though matey, dont leave it as long next time.
Nice pictures as well. I especially like………………the Phantom.
Im not even going to comment on how diff your area looked to sunday when it was wet and grey.
Had a wander around the hanger and was impressed hugely by the standard of your work. I would have said hello and chatted but you all seemed so busy putting up a door, or i think thats what was been done 😀
Nice pics Curlyboy and thanks for the kind words about our place.
Come and see us at the Midland Air Museum Royzee617, if you like your American aircraft you will be in seventh heaven.
Only place in the UK you will see a Voodoo, she doesnt do much for me Im afraid but is something a lil diff and a surprisingly large lady.
American wise we also have a pair ot T-33’s, F-104, F-86, F-100, huskie and of course the Mig Killer F-4 Phantom. Where else can you see such a line up? 😀
Ps nearly forgot the US Beaver we have, an aircraft that could no doubt tell a few stories seeing as she used to patrol the Berlin Wall.
Cheers for the leads chaps, especially Roger for the kind offer.
The link that CSheppardholedi gave has the Aviation News plans scanned and provides anough info for what I require.
Once again many thanks 😀
You mean to say Rob your surprised the weather forecast for a bank holiday weekend isnt the best? :diablo:
Youve got a point chaps.
I can count on one hand the times Ive been to Brunty and everytime no matter when in the year the visit has been its been cold and bloomin windy.
Wont stop me being there on Sunday though. Will def pay your hanger a visit especially lookin forward to seeing the Beech.
Viscount now added to the virtual collection.
Auster J1/N Autocrat G-AJPZ frame (Rlangham)
Auster AOP.9 XK421 frame (Dave T)
Avro Anson C.21 anon’ cockpit (Dave T)
Avro Anson GR1 EG426 – “Static Project” (Mark P)
Avro Lincoln B2 RF342 – “Static Project” (Mark P)
Avro Shackleton AEW.2 WL756 nose/cockpit (Camlobe)
Beechcraft D.18s G-BKRN (philipturland and Texantomcat)
BAC Lightning 53-671/ZF579 (mjr)
Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX889 (Buccsociety)
Boeing B-17 Cockpit section-reproduction (B-17man)
Boeing B-17 Radio room-reproduction (B-17man)
Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett Trainer A3-167 Flying Project -(Mark P)
Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett Trainer A3-85 Flying Project (Mark P)
Commonwealth CA-6 Wackett Trainer A3-156 Static Project (Mark P)
Commonwealth CA-27 Sabre, A94-983 (Pete.PS)
Consolidated B-24 Cockpit section-reproduction (B-17man)
Consolidated PBY-5A “A24-387” N68756 Static Project (Mark P)
de Havilland Chipmunk ‘pax WP927 (Dave T)
de Havilland Chipmunk ‘pax anon’ (Dave T)
de Havilland Hornet F.MK.1 nose/cockpit – repro’ (dcollins103)
de Havilland Vampire FB.5 VZ193 pod (dcollins103)
de Havilland Vampire T.11 XD599 (philipturland and Texantomcat)
de Havilland Vampire T.11 XE985 pod (MarkG)
de Havilland Vampire T.11 XH313 (Vampire)
de Havilland Vampire T.11 XH328 pod ? (Bruce)
de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ584 (Bruce)
de Haviland Sea Vixen FAW2 XN650 nose/cockpit (HMS Vulture)
Douglas C-47A Skytrain / Dakota 111 FL517 nose/cockpit (c-47 Skytrain)
English Electric Canberra PR.7 WH773 (BexWH773)
English Electric Canberra PR.9 XH175 nose/cockpit (RossMcNeill)
English Electric Canberra T4 WT486 nose/cockpit (sniperUK/2241sq ATC)
English Electric Lightning F.1 XM144 nose/cockpit (XM172)
English Electric Lightning F.1A XM172 Full airframe (XM172)
English Electric Lightning T5 XS420 Full airframe (XM172)
English Electric Lightning F6 XS932 nose/cockpit (XM172)
English Electric Lightning F6 XS922 nose/cockpit (XM172)
English Electric/BAC Lightning F.3 XP706 (Scott C)
Enstrom 280C Shark G-BXEE (iws)
Gloster Meteor NF.14 WS807 (Buccaneer Society/Jet Age Museum)
Handley Page Halifax B Mk III cockpit reproduction (HP57)
Hawker Harrier GR.3 ZD670 nose/cockpit (Dave T)
Hawker Harrier T4 anon’ nose/cockpit (XM172)
Hawker Hurricane P3554 ‘Jessamy’ (Rocketeer)
Hawker Hurricane MKII (in bits) (G Adlam)
Hawker Hunter F1 WT648 nose/cockpit (Rocketeer)
Hawker Hunter F2 WN890 nose/cockpit (Rocketeer)
Hawker Hunter F5 WN957 nose/cockpit (Dave T)
Hawker Hunter F6 XG290 nose/cockpit (Rocketeer)
Hawker Hunter T7 XL591 (mjr)
Hawker Hunter FGA.78 QA12 nose/cockpit (MarkG)
Hawker Sea Hawk F1 WF145 nose/cockpit (HMS Vulture)
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 WV838 nose/cockpit (wv838)
Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 XE339 fuselage only (wv838)
Hunting Jet Provost T.3 XN549 nose/cockpit (avroxix)
Miles Messenger M.2a G-AKIN (texantomcat)
North American AT-6-D-1-NT Texan G-TOMC (Texantomcat and philipturland)
Piper PA22 Colt – airworthy. (Moggy)
VS Seafire Cockpit Project (Rocketeer)
Supermarine Spitfire IX (Stuart Gowans)
Supermarine Spitfire nose/cockpit (Rocketeer)
Supermarine Swift F7 XF113 nose/cockpit (BDAC)
Supermarine Spitfire MkVcTrop cockpit section(Qldspitty)
Supermarine Spitfire MkVcTrop Reproduction(Qldspitty)
Supermarine Spitfire MkVIII taxiing replica(well almost) fitted with a meteor engine (G Adlam).
Vickers Viscount V.708 F-BGNR (Phantom Phixer & RobMac)
OK Ive limited my wish list to five.
Spitfire Mk IX, as its one of my fav aircraft of all time. Pref in the Grace Spitfire.
Lancaster, would just like to reflect on the job our boys did from each position in the aircraft
Mosquito, pref a clear nosed example. At low level to recreate what it must have felt like going on low level raids cross country and over cities.
F-4 Phantom, purely as I spend enough time working on a static one I want to feel what one does for real.
Harrier, to experiance the full flight envelope and perform a bow in front of a crowd. Ok let me endulge my ego a little please. :diablo:
Well up untill now Ive been good I dont think Ive ever endulged in gratuitous Phantom or Viscount links.
I see you even got a Canberra mention in that post Bex. You just cant help yourself can you. I may start a swear box for you. Everyime you mention the Canberra in a non canberra thread you can put a pound in the Viscount restoration kitty. :rolleyes:
Good luck with the DA42 Blue Robin. If its what I think it is a nice bit of kit and very racey looking as well. Are we likely to be seeing you at Nando’s anytime soon matey?