“Is that the dummy nose on the left of the pic?”
It looks very much like it Geoff,I’ve a feeling it was put on for a film role,although I can’t remember which film it was used in.
As for the Belgian marked Spit,it’s almost certainly RN201,HFL’s high backed Mk.XIV.
…and another view of the South Ken Hurri…
L1592 in the Science Museum,South Kensington,thought to be the only surviving canvas-winged Hurricane.Pic taken by myself back in November…
The one at Tangmere is another T-33,ex-French AF.It was still there in summer 2003 when I last visited,and they were carrying out restoration work on it which suggests it’s thiers rather than being on loan,but don’t know for sure.IIRC it was the museum’s founding airframe and has been there pretty much since the museum’s doors first opened in the 80’s.
(Btw,the hole above the Star & Bar marking is an air vent rather than a gun muzzle. ;))
Nice pics Andrew,thanks. 😎 Is it just me or does anyone else think the prop on The Duck looks to be at a crazy angle of pitch?It looks almost feathered (pardon the pun!! :D)
“Where are they now?”
I believe most if not all of the cockpits were sold on to private collectors,although alot of other components,particularly wings were chopped up by Marine Salvage.One cockpit section was cut in half so as the film makers could get some close up interior shots and it was then welded back together!I think there was a feature in Flypast about the guy who owns it a few months ago…
Speaking seriously for a minute,have you thought about salvaging the cockpit section??
Cheers Shorty,as you say it looks to be rather far gone.I know it’s ‘only’ a T33,but I still can’t help feeling sorry for it…:rolleyes:
Where is that T33 Shorty? (Yes,I know it’s ‘In the bushes’,I was thinking you could perhaps give it’s geographical location :p :D)
Yep,you’ve got the right movie and no I’m not watching it. I managed to see quite a bit of it when it was on a few months back and they seem to have done a great job with the limited budget they were working with.Sci-Fi isn’t really my thing,so I didn’t stick with it,but from what I saw it seems to be a decent flick.
I’m not sure that the identity of the Chinese example has been established,but it’s thought it was left behind by the USAAF at the end of WW2.
Here’s a piccy of a slightly earlier model of F5 Lightning (perhaps an F5H),but it still had the cameras in the same position.You can just see the aperture for the camera on the left side of the nose…
“The investigation is still going on and it is unlikely that the full results of the accident report will be made public.
I don’t recall any reports being publicised about the losses of TF956 and WG655 so I would assume the same policy would apply.”
Hi Stringbag,
Whilst your comments echo my own thoughts,I was wondering if it makes a difference as to what sort of flight the aircraft is on when it is lost.IIRC,TF956 and WG655 were both lost on transit rather than display flights,and I’m wondering whether in this case there would be some grounds for making the report public.There are also atleast two other Firefly operators,with more potentially on the way,so it could also be argued that the report should be made available for thier benefit.
No probs Mike,know the feeling…
“Here’s the other ex-Arnold one at Duxford in 1995”
You mean ’85 possibly?