A few years ago, walking on the prom at Rustington, West Sussex with the kids, when a Meteor and a Hunter came low overhead heading seawards, then the Hunter turned and flew east along the coast low and just out to sea. The Meteor did the same a couple of minutes later. Then I remembered a memorial to the world air speed record flights was being dedicated that day, attended by Geoff Duke. I’d forgotten all about it, it was just chance I was there..
If the film was made in 1953, the 110 had already survived longer than might be expected if it wasn’t to be preserved. Shame it didn’t make it further.
It still survives, in Memphis, no less
Do a search on Google and look for Pulqui. There were two models, the Pulqui II is what you’re after, designed by Kurt Tank of Fw190 fame, and based on his late war Ta183 Huckebein project.
What are those wheels on the Wapiti? Morris oxford? 😀
Tibenham!
What sort of testing would the Americans be doing with a Vulcan thar couldn’t be done with one of their own types?
For anyone that uses FS2002, you can get scenery based on the ‘millenium map’ aerial photographic survey of the UK. I have spent many hours bumbling around over East Anglia using ‘Airfields of the Eighth’ as a guide, and it was very interesting to see the contrast between those airfields that have remained much the same since the book was produced 25 years ago, and those that have all but disappeared now.
And 1 is Thorpe Abbotts
3 is Eye, Eye think.
codeword
re: the codeword not being edited out of the film on tv, it took me by surprise a bit because it definitely was last time I saw it on TV (made a nonsense of the scene where Gibson is told about his dog). Maybe it was different channels, or maybe we’re just a tad less PC than a couple of years ago?
Enjoyed the sim program, had a couple of things in it that I didn’t know, eg. they didn’t like the wooden sight and used a bit of string.
Regardless, the program underlined the fact the raid was an extraordinary feat of airmanship.
Last time I went to Florida (12 years ago), wife and I went to Kissimmee for a flying day. We went up in the Virgin Lightship, which was more like being in a boat, then in a Waco open-cockpit biplane, piloted by one Eddie Hammock, then I had two rides in Jack Kehoe’s SNJ. This was a wonderful aeroplane to fly, he let me land it on the second trip – he tactfully described my effort as a ‘carrier landing’!.
A couple of days later I managed to talk my wife into letting me go for a ride in Stallion 51’s Mustang, but when I called to book they said it had gone to Pennsylvania for some reason.
It was a wonderful experience that I will always remember.
A good thing about the T6 is that you can get yourself a ride in one (relatively) cheaply and easily! Very nice aeroplane.
How about a pair of Cadillac V16s?:eek:
Wonder what it sounds like with open pipes?:D