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March 31, 2025 at 11:52 am in reply to: Your favourite WWII plane? #1114987

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Halifax, Stirling, Whitley, basically any of the lesser-known workhorses of bomber command. They and their crews can never have enough recognition.

March 31, 2025 at 11:52 am in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1114997

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(short of a Branson-type buying it and operating it out of the goodness of his heart)?

If only…

March 31, 2025 at 11:47 am in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1113875

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Ted

Surely the opening ceremony is partially about showing off the history and heritage of the hosting country too? In which case the Vulcan has a place as a reminder of when this country could actually build cutting edge (for the time) aircraft ‘in-house’? As Joey suggests I reckon that to most Joe Q. Public its just a big, noisy, powerful beast of a machine, rather than a nuclear weapon…

March 31, 2025 at 11:45 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1113538

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Attempting to post my humble efforts, Duxford Sept ’08

March 31, 2025 at 11:45 am in reply to: Typhoon Spade Grip #1113594

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Had a Hunter one plus some instruments, gave them to Fort Paull to go in ‘509 when they rescued it after the Hull chavs ransacked it while it was outside Humbrol. They were only gathering dust at mine and should hopefully prove useful to 509, still sometimes kinda wish I’d kept them though…:(

March 31, 2025 at 11:45 am in reply to: Name the part #1113600

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Which is worse- bus or boat?!:eek:

March 31, 2025 at 11:41 am in reply to: DeHavilland Sea Vixen At Bruntingthorpe #1112763

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Just caught up with your thread, looks like you’re doing good works down there at Brunty! Hope I can get down for a nosey this year 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 11:41 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1112767

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Nice shots.

Cheers 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 11:38 am in reply to: Bitteswell, Engine testbeds and Farnborough '54 #1112030

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Some more…

Several of the Sapphire Canberra at Farnborough In 1954, caption on the back of the 3rd from left reads”awaiting visit from the Duke of Edinburgh; His comment ‘not a lot of room is there?'”
A couple of its crash at Bitteswell, dated Nov. 1954
Some of Farnborough ’54, lots of interesting machines, including The DH110 which crashed hours after the shot was taken.
A poorly Gannet at Bitteswell dated 1958.
Group photo at Bitteswell, June ’59. The unit apparently closed that September.
Wyvern 🙂
And JP XD694 dated April ’56.

Hope you all like.

March 31, 2025 at 11:37 am in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1111832

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Bit awkward to just pop in in me artic sadly!!!:D Intend to get there using smaller transport sometime this year though, If I lived was closer I’d even offer to come to play on a weekend… 🙂

Anyway, apologies, back to ‘558 chaps…:o

March 31, 2025 at 11:37 am in reply to: Bitteswell, Engine testbeds and Farnborough '54 #1111842

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There are names, on the Lanc and Canberra ones. The album’s at home and I’m not, but will be back Sunday so will have a shufty.

March 31, 2025 at 11:37 am in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1111847

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Cheers. Best of luck with getting the doors and sorting her; sure you’ll be busily exploring options and already thought of it but is it worth asking about the ones off 603?

March 31, 2025 at 11:37 am in reply to: Bitteswell, Engine testbeds and Farnborough '54 #1111872

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Fairy nuff, thanks for that, was just going by what the chap who took the photos wrote on ze back 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 11:37 am in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1111877

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Went past the other day, good to see you’ve got her back down in one piece. How badly crunched is the tailcone?

March 31, 2025 at 11:37 am in reply to: Bitteswell, Engine testbeds and Farnborough '54 #1111901

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Does say big Mamba test bed on the back of the Gannet shot. Brownie points your way!
Might be ’52, did scan them in a hurry so probably scribbled me notes wrong and confused meself! Will check…
To see the 110 (and Javelin and various other nice machines) zoom right in on the second small photo down on the right of the second posting. It’s there trust me!
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