….There was the Nakajima Hayate… an extremely handsome radial engined Japanese fighter ‘plane which was developed late in WW2 and known to the US forces as the “Frank”….apparently a very potent fighter that could take on the P-51’s and P-47’s and be a machine to be reckoned with….

…from all accounts during the last weeks of the war when one of these entered the Radar screens and showing a great turn of speed, the U.S.A.A.F. fighter pilots engaging in “radar watching” would matter-of-factly state…”Forget it …It’s a Frank” !!

I see what you mean! https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Nakajima+Hayate&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjs8M7Ola7KAhWBNBQKHQ0jCWMQiR4IgAE&biw=1920&bih=1067

As a fully paid-up and certified member of the Roundel Police, did they just paint an RAF Roundel over the star part of the stars and bars, leaving the bars visible – like they did in the British Pacific Fleet – or has the paint weathered back to reveal the bars. If that’s the case then it’s odd that so much of the roundel remains.

I’ve had a quick look with Google for any other pictures of MkIIIs with the mixed roundel but without luck, does anybody on here know where I might find pictures?

Give that Valiant a lot of tlc!

Very slight thread drift, how manoeuvrable was the Mosquito in comparison with the Bf109 but more importantly the Bf110?

I did see any film present at all, and all the lights were on. There seemed to be something going on marking the anniversary of the first flight of the hurricane, there were some people walking around with bits of paper and climbing over the hurricane in the BoB hall with a museum guide. A pleasing day still.

Is there any reason why S Sugar is in a tail high attitude, I couldn’t obviously see a reason…

FB

Oh, there was one more thing, the B17 tail was wrapped in plastic as it seems the roof leaks

I hope the roof is fixed by next weekend when I visit 🙁

What’s new?

I last visited Hendon in January this year and am visiting again in a few weeks, what new exhibits and displays are there around the site?

VICTOR to the skies

(Image by James Matthews)

Tina or Lindy, I’m not fussed….. The Victors were the true hero’s…. Could fly faster, further, carry more bombs than a Vulcan. It took a dozen Victors to get one Vulcan to the Falklands, but the Vulcan got all the credit. They look as good – Straight out of a Sci fi movie yet they are now consigned to the backwaters of Aviation History while the Vulcan basks in the cold war glory.

I know it will never happen but we can but dream.

I would love to see this on the display circuit, I have always thought the Victor was the better looking V bomber!