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  • in reply to: Christmas competition #2089799
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    Northrop B2 stealth bomber

    or

    another pembroke

    in reply to: Vulcan XH558 #2106194
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    So who thinks its a go who thinks its a no.

    I think the lottery will give the Green Light

    in reply to: Plans of 'Airspace' hangar at Duxford #2110311
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    Concord’s wing is sticking outside the building!

    wheres the beverley cockpit :confused:

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2110403
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    Thanks for posting the pics FL200 I have been looking for that provost for years.

    in reply to: Percival Aircraft (Zombie thread from 2003) #2110413
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    Prentice G-AOLK flys out of Southend,

    shes up far sale πŸ™

    so will probably move out πŸ™ πŸ™

    in reply to: Concord conspiracy theory #2111301
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    Cant help thinking once all BA’s Concord fleet have been flown out to thier new homes Airbus will suddenley say “We will support Type” thus Air Frog will say “We are the only supersonic airline”

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2116720
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    From the darkest parts of my mind I remember a Hurricane & BF109 both replica’s used in BoB

    I think and its very hazy the Hurri wore DT-A

    whilst the 109 was marked up as < – + –

    They could be the replicas at the BoB museum in Kent if so anyone know which BAPC numbers they are.

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2116761
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    Just going on Word of mouth and W&R.

    Yak Fan could you find out exactly what is left of the Sea Fury for me please, like I said I am trying to put a booklet or web site together detailing the history of the museum, I hope to get pictures off what all the aircraft are like now.

    Whos willing to stump up the cash for me to go to New Zealand…and Florida!

    free copy in return! if it go’s to print!;)

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2116819
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    All I know is that the Sea Fury is being used in a composite machine being put together in Colchester I beleve its by Craig Charlston but dont hold me to that.

    in reply to: anybody know of any new acts for next year #2117114
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    How about P38, P39, P40 displaying together!

    Duxford have a P40 are some time soon i hope getting a P38 and I read somewhere a P39?

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2117116
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    OOPS I got the airline wrong it was Channel Airways not Channel Express…

    As to the Sea Fury parts I beleve only small componants surrive and they are being used in a re-build of another machine, this is also useing parts from G-AGHB & D-CIBO it is not known is she will be a flyer or what aircraft will be repersented it could possibly a T20.

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2117187
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    The Viscount was not a British Midland machine when it was retired and broken up with the cockpit going to the museum the aircraft was actually a Channel Express aircraft from what I know it had never been with BM the museum just painted it that colour!

    The sabre was infact an F84 Thunderstreak now in deep store at Cosford.

    Spitfire TB863 is flying in New Zealand (Tim Wallis Alpine Fighter Collection)

    Mignet HM293 G-AXPG—KENT

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2117242
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    The Museum was opened by Air Marshal Sir Harry Burton KCB, CBE, DSO, RAF who at the time was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Air Support Command on Friday 26th May 1972, it closed its doors on 27th March 1982 with the auction held on 10th May 1983.

    GADXS Pou De Ciel—SHOREHAM.
    GACIT DH84 Dragon—SCIENCE MUSEUM WROUGHTON
    GANDE Tiger Moth—
    NP303/GANZJ Percival Proctor—A HILLYARD;
    11064 Fiesler Storch—FLORIDA, USA
    GAXPG Mignet HM.293—
    GAWIW Stampe Rothmans colours—PT FLIGHT COSFORD
    GAWHB Casa 211—SOLD BY ACES 2003 TO US BASED COLLECTER
    FU-6 Sabre—did they have one don’t remember it?
    MM53211 Fiat G46—FRANCE
    WV483 Provost—LAST NOTED P McCAGIE 1986
    GAVHE Viscount BMA To Air Classic at Dusseldorf then ???—STUTTGART
    WJ288/G-SALY Sea Fury FB11—FLYING IN USA
    WJ244/G-FURY Sea Fury—PARTS AT COLCHERSTER

    Also these that were due to join the museum or joined but never officialy displayed.

    V1 London war museum
    G-AIUL DH89 Dragon Rapide—WALES
    XD527 DH115 Vampire—BURNT OUT AND SCRAPPED 11-87 MANSTON
    FK338/G-AJOZ Argos—WOODHALL SPA
    G-AVKE Gadfly—WESTON HELI MUSEUM
    EJ922 Typhoon (cockpit)—MANSTON MUSEUM
    G-ADGP Hawk Speed Six—SHUTTLEWORTH
    G-AKGD Gemini—MILES COLLECTION
    VR259/G-APJB Prentice—AIR ATLANTIQE FLIGHT
    NP339/G-AOBW Proctor—WINGS TO NP303, REST SCRAPPED?
    G-BONE/ P.2-05—CHELTENHAM
    WK275 Swift—HEREFORD
    VL246/G-APOP Viking (fuse)—SCRAPPED AFTER NEVER BEEING COLLECTED
    WG670 Dragonfly—SCRAPPED 1977

    I am presently trying to put together a booklet type thing on the museum, I have been reseaching it for what seems like a lifetime, I have a list of all the aircraft displayed and what happened to them a couple of photos and a few odds and sods.

    in reply to: 1980s Southend #2118218
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    It was the Blackburn Beverley C1 XB261 at the now closed Historic Aircraft Museum in Aviation Way. They did have a Drover now at Lasham but no T33,

    There was a Meteor, Sea Hawk, J29, Javelin & Thunderstreak and 30 other aircraft.

    in reply to: Interesting bit of Spitfire history…. #2122626
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    TB863

    SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK9 TB863/G-CDAN/ZK-XVI.

    R.A.F;
    1955 METRO-GOLWYN-MEYER PINEWOOD STUDIOS 55/68 (USED IN REACH FOR THE SKY) ;
    56/57 STORED STILL OWED BY M-G-M ;
    1968 DISMANTAELD FOR SPARES AT HENLOW STILL OWEND BY M-G-M;
    12-68/77 A.W. FRANCIS ON SHOW BEING RESTORED IN MUSEUM;
    3-11-82J-PARKES & A.W FRANCIS, BOOKER;
    84/88 THE FIGHTER COLLECTION DUXFORD RESTORED TO AIRWORTY CONDITION (FF DUXFORD 14-9-88);
    13-10-88 SHIPPED TO TIM WLLIS WANAKA NEW ZEALAND;
    25-1-89 REASSEMBLED AND FLOWN;
    17-1-89/-.TIM WALLIS ALPINE FIGHTER COLLECTION
    29-1-89 CRASH-LANDED 150 MILES NORTH OF WELLINGTON UNDERCARRIAGE, WINGS, AND PROPELLER DAMADGED;
    RESTORED TO AIRWORTHY CONDITION;

    Still With The Wallis Collection
    and she fly’s

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