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  • July 17, 2015 at 12:20 pm in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #858257
    Mike J
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    I’ve been surprised the Vulcan isn’t booked for Duxford in September

    I’m not. Why would they? It is a Battle of Britain-themed show and will undoubtedly sell out in advance on the promise of dozens of Spitfires (both original and new-build) attending. Why would they spend a significant sum on an attraction when they don’t need to attract more people?

    July 16, 2015 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #858659
    Mike J
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    Very nice! That must be the first DB-engined 109 to grace Duxford since Black 6 was turned into Black 9.

    July 16, 2015 at 9:04 pm in reply to: Flying A20 Havoc #858672
    Mike J
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    Nothing whatever to do with Planes of Fame. It was restored by Aero Trader for Rod Lewis. Nice to see one back in the air for the first time since the loss of the CAF’s example in 1988.

    I wonder what will happen to the RAF Museum’s proposed acquisition of one now that Precision Aerospace in Australia appear to be no more.

    July 16, 2015 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #858944
    Mike J
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    I’m pretty sure it appeared last year as well.

    July 15, 2015 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Mk1 Spit question… #859427
    Mike J
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    I still think he used 1/48 roundels on a 1/72 kit!

    July 15, 2015 at 4:28 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #859591
    Mike J
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    I wasn’t aware we had implemented Islamic law in the UK. Or does it just apply here on this forum?

    July 14, 2015 at 11:26 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #859914
    Mike J
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    Is the Shark mouth P51 new to the UK register, or was in another guise before?

    It has been in Europe for almost 30 years, usually painted as ‘Old Crow’, but on the U.S. registry as N167F. It was put on the UK register a few months ago.

    July 14, 2015 at 4:35 pm in reply to: FW-190 warbird delivered to Australia #860414
    Mike J
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    Yes, it’s really sad how nothing whatsoever is being purchased, restored or preserved in the UK nowadays.

    July 14, 2015 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #860542
    Mike J
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    That’s the windbreak brigade sorted then, now to do something about those who attend wearing loud Hawaiian shirts!

    July 14, 2015 at 3:37 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #860543
    Mike J
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    Will it soon be paintstripped and highly polished, I wonder? 🙂

    July 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #860557
    Mike J
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    That’d be great. Keep out all the rabble, hoi polloi, Sun readers and Vulcan fans. You know, the sort of people who put up their little windbreak forts along the fence and reserve their own personal space to the exclusion of everyone else

    July 14, 2015 at 2:29 pm in reply to: Duxford's Advance Ticket Only Airshow #860570
    Mike J
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    Although sadly it is unlikely to happen, I think that doubling the price and halving the number of tickets would be a great idea. Rather like Goodwood, where the price for a three-day ticket is around £145 I believe. ‘The right crowd, and no crowding’

    July 14, 2015 at 1:43 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #860659
    Mike J
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    Well, if it says it in the Mail, it must be true. Unfortunately I must have missed that, not being a reader of that much estimed and highly respected journal.

    July 14, 2015 at 1:25 pm in reply to: FW-190 warbird delivered to Australia #860694
    Mike J
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    Is the value in the history in terms of original parts count, or in terms of the way you tell the story? A recent auction leaves that question wide open.

    Even more pertinently, it should raise an interesting curatorial dilemma for a National Collection that has continually stressed the absolute originality of its Mk I Spitfire, only to find itself gifted another one, with somewhat less original content. Or will it simply be a case of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’?

    July 14, 2015 at 1:16 pm in reply to: Spitfire 1/P9374 in London ~ 02Jul15 #860698
    Mike J
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    Surely you’re not suggesting they fly it all the way to China?

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