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  • July 18, 2013 at 12:58 pm in reply to: Spitfire TE384 Mk XVI Update (Will it be in the book!) #1012013
    Mike J
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    It is in ‘The Book’ – I paid it a visit to take some photos for the editors a few years back. Good to see that it has been moved off the mezzanine where it was stored and onto the floor, although those photos seem to be a couple of years old now. I wonder if the owner has plans to put his P-51D back together and fly it too?

    July 17, 2013 at 7:52 pm in reply to: Hawker Tempest at Staverton? #1012641
    Mike J
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    Yes, it was reassembled pretty much straight away. It is on loan to the museum at Lakeland, who generally keep it hangared, but it spends a couple of weeks parked outside during Sun ‘n Fun each April. I had a good look over it in December, and was saddened by how much it had decayed since the days when it was operated by ARCo at Duxford.

    July 17, 2013 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Hawker Tempest at Staverton? #1012692
    Mike J
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    Chris, LA607 is in a rather poor state now sadly. And as for the Lysander, which was an airworthy aeroplane when it left the UK, it now has holes rotted through the exhaust ring, holes punched through the fabric covering, and crazed and yellowed Perspex. Poor thing! 🙁

    July 17, 2013 at 6:43 pm in reply to: Flying Legends 2013 details #1012735
    Mike J
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    I suggest then, DCK, that since the lack of Spitfires is obviously still an issue for you, that you have strong words with M. Jacquard for having the temerity to allow his aircraft to be damaged the week before Legends, just to spoil your fun. And as for your “if we count in the BBMF” comment, it is a Spitfire, and it flew at the show. Are we not supposed to count it for some bizarre reason?

    July 17, 2013 at 5:14 pm in reply to: Flying Legends 2013 details #1012778
    Mike J
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    7 Spitfires plus BBMF’s TE311 on Saturday, and TA805 flew in the days leading up to the show (I believe it was there as a back-up for EP120 for The Horsemen). Also John Romain flew a nice display in P9374 on Friday, so we had 10 Spitfires flying over the space of 3 days or so, and there would have been an 11th had one of the BBMF’s 19s not had a brake problem on the Sunday. I think that is plenty of Spitfires for one weekend!

    July 17, 2013 at 1:41 pm in reply to: Sabre Dog For Sale #1013095
    Mike J
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    Yes, out of Bentwaters, as mentioned above

    512th FIS, from Dec 1954 to Mar 1958

    July 16, 2013 at 10:29 pm in reply to: Bali Visit #1013423
    Mike J
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    So can anyone elaborate on or explain the 737?

    Big round engines, not long thin ones, which makes it a -300 or later

    July 15, 2013 at 6:27 pm in reply to: Flying Legends 2013 details #1014517
    Mike J
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    And while you’re about it, you can have a word about why two-seater Spitfires are banned, and why the Grace Spitfire never gets invited to Legends. It must be true, I read about it all the time on the Internet. :rolleyes:

    July 12, 2013 at 11:01 am in reply to: Tempest II G-temp #934228
    Mike J
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    One of the US ones might. The other one is not destined for such a bright future I fear.

    July 12, 2013 at 9:22 am in reply to: Tempest II G-temp #934251
    Mike J
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    It never ceases to amaze me that six rebuildable projects of this significant type have been in circulation amongst collectors for three decades now, and yet not a single one has flown. If they had been Spitfires………….

    July 11, 2013 at 10:21 pm in reply to: 109E Projects, current status #934492
    Mike J
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    Thank you for posting those Mark. Stunning workmanship and attention to detail as ever.

    July 11, 2013 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Tempest II G-temp #934951
    Mike J
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    Quite possible David. After all, they have to spend all that ‘Foreign Aid’ money that we keep sending them somewhere!

    July 11, 2013 at 1:50 pm in reply to: Tempest II G-temp #934955
    Mike J
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    WOW very nice. What a great opportunity for someone to operate something different !

    It’ll make a nice project for someone. I hope it finds a good home.

    July 11, 2013 at 11:28 am in reply to: Storch versus Cub? #935096
    Mike J
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    The Storch in question is being modified and fitted with an Argus engine

    ….hence my comment “when they operated the round-engined Storch” (or, to be more precise, ‘Criquet’).

    July 11, 2013 at 12:17 am in reply to: Storch versus Cub? #935211
    Mike J
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    Where did that one end up David?

    I remember another example that Mark Hanna had at Duxford for a short while, which ended up in a museum in Italy as part of a swap deal IIRC.

    Then of course there was the phantom Glenn Lacey example………….

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