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  • July 4, 2014 at 5:13 pm in reply to: US-funded RAF Hunters #869749
    Mike J
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    There’s one by location too, in case it is of interest as well: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130115-046.pdf

    July 4, 2014 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #869759
    Mike J
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    …is a week long enough to get it flying and do the paperwork though?

    Paperwork?

    July 4, 2014 at 4:59 pm in reply to: US-funded RAF Hunters #869761
    Mike J
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    No, they are both ex-RAF F.6s. Interesting, I appear to have answered my own question with a bit of Googling.

    From: http://hunterxf382.weebly.com/history.html

    “XF382 was supplied to the Royal Air Force under the ‘United States Military Aid Programme’ in the 1950’s. It is displayed at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry under permanent loan from the USAF Museum who are custodians of all such funded aircraft.”

    I’ll leave this thread up in case it is of interest to others – I for one wasn’t aware that the RAF received any MAP-funded aircraft.

    July 4, 2014 at 9:25 am in reply to: Tempest II in NZ #870183
    Mike J
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    I didn’t think that Vintage Wings were in acquisition mode these days, they seem to be barely ticking over nowadays with the airshow cancelled and most of the fighters parked.

    July 4, 2014 at 9:20 am in reply to: Seafire SX336 #870191
    Mike J
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    I thought that the Swordfish was still waiting for engine work before it’s flying season commences.

    July 3, 2014 at 8:47 pm in reply to: Seafire SX336 #870531
    Mike J
    Participant

    It seems to have got lost on one of its test flights today, and ended up in Scotland!

    July 3, 2014 at 1:16 pm in reply to: North Weald Diary 2014 #870896
    Mike J
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    A model show is a very, VERY different proposition to a full-blown airshow.

    July 2, 2014 at 7:35 pm in reply to: Triplane incident at Old Warden – pilot OK #871652
    Mike J
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    Is that a radial or a rotary engine?

    130hp Clerget. 🙁

    July 2, 2014 at 4:33 pm in reply to: New colours for TE184 #871672
    Mike J
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    If you don’t turn up for a couple of weeks you’re going to be sadly disappointed VoyTech! 🙂

    July 2, 2014 at 9:23 am in reply to: Old Warden Update #872066
    Mike J
    Participant

    Most French aeroplanes have funny names – except, perhaps, the SPAD.

    Take your pick from “Société de Production des Aéroplanes Deperdussin”, “Société Provisoire des Aéroplanes Deperdussin”, or “Société Pour L’Aviation et ses Dérivés”! 🙂

    July 1, 2014 at 11:23 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #872264
    Mike J
    Participant

    Did the contents of the container also include the giant-sized clothes pegs required in step 4?

    Lovely little thing, isn’t it? 🙂

    July 1, 2014 at 9:08 pm in reply to: Fairey Gannet XT752 Court Ruling #872675
    Mike J
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    Google is your friend 😉

    http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2014/1694.html

    July 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm in reply to: 2014(15th Annual) Abingdon Air & Country Show…4th May 2014 #872897
    Mike J
    Participant

    Very well done, and it was a cracking event this year. I spent a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon there. I’m still gutted I missed the ferret racing though, I must have been distracted by a Canberra or some such!

    July 1, 2014 at 4:31 pm in reply to: De Havilland or de Havilland? #872903
    Mike J
    Participant

    Yes allowances have to be made for people who’s first language is not English

    …or even whose first language is not English! 😉

    July 1, 2014 at 4:06 pm in reply to: Historic Aircraft Collection DH9 E-8894 close to first flight? #873029
    Mike J
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    Yes, but as we have seen in the past, ‘very much underway’ is a very different thing from actually being operated. How many organisations or individuals, other than The Shuttleworth Collection, have actually operated authentic WWI aircraft for any length of time in the last 30 years? I can think of very short-lived careers from 2 F2bs, a Camel, an S.E.5a and a Nieuport 28, all of which had brief flying lives before being parked and/or sold off.

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