How about the
“No Oscars.. No Ducks, but Spitfire and Invader Collection?”
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How would you advertise/marketing it.. Going on with the ‘Merlins Over Malta’ itritive letter them.. could have (though I KNOW it is historically in-accurate!)
‘Conways on Cosford’
Can you think of anything better!
Was that FAA Seafire scheme? Or a Spitfire paint scheme specific to Malta?
I wonder if that is what Duxford mean’t when they had SEAFIRE down on and old Aircraft Partipation List (no longer online unless you use Google Cache!) 😉
Wow! She looks superb….can’t wait till Sunday!!!! Excellent work guys! 😎
U 2:
Sunday. U2..
Is that ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ then! :p
“Hurricane Katrina destroys aircraft at USS Battleship Alabama”
destroys… Is a strong word especially without any other backup for the use of it….
Well for someone who has visited site since the Hurricane see..
and also
http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1125393377153930.xml&coll=3
“While Tunnell reported that damage to the aircraft pavilion was severe, he said the dozen or so vintage warplanes inside apparently “are all repairable.”
with the unlikely build date of 1943
Of course that date is wrong. It should say 2005!
There was one great story in Commando.. It was about some pilot who was tormented by 4 other pilots. He died somehow and he left 4 playing cards or something, 1 to each of them. All the other pilots died with a link to the cards.. A boat called Ace of Spades of something.. Very Hockus pockus
The reason I remember it? I had to do a review on a story (any story) in my O Level English course about ‘fate’ and I reviewed the comic!!!!
Heres a few Then with time say another 2 years add 3 more p40s, another P39, a P38, a B25, another spit, another 2 or 3 P51s, a kingfisher, Ki61, Beaufort, Corsair, Vengeance and so on then it stacks up as a pretty healthy warbird flying scene. Plus whatever we con out of the Kiwis such as the Polikarpovs etc
I note the total absence of a Beaufighter in that list… Have you given up on it John?? 😉
PS. I note they have
Ferry Pilots Notes. The Bible of ATA Pilots
Listed as well!
Definately a shoe, though possibly a boot… 🙂
31st August 1943: P47C Thunderbolt 41-6367
Pilot: George A. Crompton, 63rdFS, 56th FG, Ground Looped, Damaged Catogory = 3
12th December 1944: P47D Thunderbolt 42-25864
Pilot: Richard Theyken: 61st FS, 56th FG, Landing Accident (Of Out Gas), Damaged Catogory = 3
Very sad news..
I only knew him via this Forum and his interest in history and 2nd Lieutenant Wastell RFC in particular..
I wish I had said hello to him at the Red Lion on Saturday now…..
My condolences to his son, fiancee and family..
Fly high Steve..
excuse me for sounding dumb – but will this stunning aircraft be a ‘flyer’
sorry if this has been covered b4
Yes!!!
Mystery solved.. She went to Shoreham..
From AB-IX (re: Dunsfold)
“Interesting visitor NX71MY Vickers Vimy FB.27 Replica now being hangered for about 3 weeks prior to going back stateside arrived from Shoreham after refuel.”