Originally posted by Dez
Not the best but certainly the most memorable!I think it was Elvington last year (Great Show) and the Red Bull Sea Vixen done a simulated attack… some story about an oil tanker that runaground years ago… display pilot who was flying the Sea Vixen did so back then…
any way the explosion happened before the Sea Vixen had made its pass 😀 i did chuckle…
Shows how quick a ‘Vixen is. 🙂
That would be the Torrey Canyon, I assume. Ran aground somewhere off Lands End. IIRC, it was Buccs that tried to blow it up.
According to Graham Warner’s Spirit of Britain First, most of the ancillaries such as mags, starters, pumps etc., were reused along with all the cylinders.
Interesting thought, the words “McDonalds” and “food” in the same sentence. No connection as far as I can see.
Somebody else will know more but there have been a few discussions recently about the DVD release.
I know the first one to fly had De Havilland engines as the RR ones weren’t ready. 🙂
IIRC, some parts of the engines were re-used and I think somebody said in a previous thread the wreckage is at Duxford somewhere.
Does to me too, but only ‘cos I read the board two days ago.
Are there any fundamental differences?
I’m sure Bruce can, but I beat him to it.
Bill Baird.
I realise now, but didn’t know it at the time, that I saw it as an ankle-biter in one of the blister hangars at Panshanger. I would guess at 1956 or thereabouts.
I remember Moonstrike, although I’m not sure I would have remembered what it was called. Definitely during the sixties, but I don’t if it was black and white or it was our telly.
David Boddington did some of the Daks for Airline too, including the crashed one.
Seeing the pic of Moggy and Lofty reminds me. After waxing lyrical about the excellent tea and reasonable grub, the b****** have changed it. Food seems dearer, although still not Hendon level, but the tea now comes from a machine and the milk is UHT. Drink at your peril. Bl**dy accountants.
Thanks, Mark.
Shows how difficult it must be to work things out from photographs as it looks bulged in my pic but it’s dead flat on the sides.
Certainly looked nicer with a “proper” cowl. I would have to check but I supect the engines were Gypsy Majors, hence the need for three. The Gypsy Major was in production in Australia, by Holden I think, for the Tiger Moth (and Dragon?).
Originally posted by Robbo
Cheers Ken, nice to see I’m as interesting as the rest of the museum pieces.:cool:This isn’t a commission from Snapper to even the score for posting the “Snapper Snapped” photo is it?
Rob
Not really. I looked at my pic of the Hastings, wasn’t very impressed with it so instead of cropping you out, I cropped the Hastings out!
Composite pic of the canopy on the Mk1 Spitfire at Cosford. Slightly bulged top and flat sides.
Sides look bulged in the pic but they are flat, honest!
Another thing. Forgot to look at the boards.