The ‘other’ PT-22 belongs to Tracy Curtis-Taylor, I think I spelt that right, and has been about at OW pretty much all season. Great aircraft and they look so right together in the air over Old Warden together. And yes they are kinner engined.

One of the highlights of my first visit to OW – OK, everything bar perhaps the Turbi was was a highlight, but…

Yes, they not only look superb but sound it too – I love that engine note, sort of Singer sewing machine meets Motorhead!

Adrian

and the Balliol, Athena (I think), Beaufighter, Wellington, Halifax… That’s just a five-second guess so I’m sure there are more!

Adrian

Edit: Welkin, Defiant, did he mention Hurricane?, no doubt there are more (although it is a bit OT)

Here are two photos of the AAS 01, from J. Lacroze / Ph. Ricco ” René Leduc” :

Good grief! (no pun intended, I hasten to add!) Having built one in 1/72 I knew the He177 was big but that thing is VAST!

Adrian

“I still think it looked better on the other wall, dear.”

ADrian

I’ll post some photos
this evening.

Please do – I am looking forward to having my knowledge expanded!

Adrian

That last shot of the four-engined He-177 development is amazing.

I was only a nipper when I had the book on German experimental types last (interesting things like the Dornier 317, Fw191, that sort of thing), but I seem to recall that the He177 derivative was the Heinkel He274.

Presumably it was a whole lot less trouble than its parent for the French to use it as a testbed?

Actually, given that the French also flew a Do335 for a while, they seem to have been rather keen on picking up interesting kit the Germans left behind. I realise that they were German territory for most of the war, but it seems odd that they weren’t able to use US or British aircraft and instead played with the German’s toys. Or is that just me?

Adrian

borborygmi eh? some form of food folding…?

TT

Hey, now that IS a good definition!

Looks like my campaign for more borborygmi is gathering pace, at least until Steve eats his lunch…

Adrian