RE: Model aircraft.

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-08-02 AT 07:41 PM (GMT)]My father and i collect diecast aeroplanes, we have almost every Dinky aircraft produced, 95% of them in mint and boxed condition. We also have Aeromini’s which were a series of airliners originaly produced in the 1970’s, but there are some re-releases in new colours always coming out.
My main collection is Hawker Hunters, i currently have 15 corgi Hunters of which seven are professionaly repainted into various colour schemes, mainly from the Swiss Air Force, but Miss Demeanour is not far behind. I also have various 1/200 scale aeroplanes, Hunters included.
We used to collect every kind of model aircraft plastics kits included, but our house is not big enough so the plastic ones had to go.

RE: Thanks again!!

The Lysander was sitting on a crate in the hanger when i visited. I overheard a guide telling people it had been with Kermit for years and was damaged in hurricane andrew. He wasn’t very impressed when i corrected him and told me i was mistaken, i had a magazine in the car which happened to have a photo in it of the Lysander flying at Duxford, i showed it to him and he still said i was wrong and just because the one in the photo wore the same markings it doesn’t mean it’s the same one. I left it there.

RE: Supermarine Swift

If you go to Jonathon’s website there is a link to it. http://www.heritageaviation.com
There are a few photo’s of it in service and in storage. When i went to Jet Heritage, i was told that fuselage was ready for final fitting and they were waiting for the wings to be returned from being x-rayed as there was no point carrying on if they were to fail.

RE: Supermarine Swift

As far as i have been able to find out the Swift is such a complex aeroplane that the CAA would never allow it to fly. I had always read that it was a troublesome aeroplane and quite difficult to fly. Then in a conversation with Ray Hanna and he said he found it a much nicer aeroplane to fly than the Hunter, especially low down.

RE: Duxford, May 5th

The only thing worth seeing were the Breitling Fighters.
The rest of the show was like last years September show, which was a load of rubbish.
I have been going to Duxford shows for 20 years and the above mentioned shows were by far the worst.

RE: Is the F86 to fly this year?

Thanks everyone for the John Bradshaw photo’s, they’re great.
Anymore angles would be appreciated, also any shots of Spencer Flacks G-FURY?
I have a couple when the white and blue stripe ended at the exhaust stack, but i have one when the stripe run to the nose and she also looks like there were the infamous Frank Sanders smoke canisters under the wingtips. Some of photo’s of this scheme would be much appreciated.

RE: Is the F86 to fly this year?

The last i heard everything was ready, new engine, hydrolics and the like, all they were trying to get were 3 new batteries which cost about £1500 each.