RE: Swiss Airshow Exotica 2002

Excellent pictures Kenneth! You’re right about the scenery,that’s one hell of a backdrop,as if the aircraft weren’t enough!Thanks again Kenneth.

RE: Umpteen thousand rivets !

Know how you feel GZYL!I’m looking forward to seeing Mr.McHenry this year.Fingers,toes nad everything else crossed that AA and the CAA can work something out.

RE: The Worlds Last ST-25 Monospar…

Thanks for that Kenneth! To be honest I never realised there was a Monospar still in existance.They were built by General Aircraft Ltd just down the road from me at what was Hanworth Air Park.Sadly,the old GAL hangar was knocked down a few years ago to make way for a multiplex cinema-boooo hisssss.To add insult to injury,the builders found a load of paperwork in the hangar while they were demolishing it,and unfortunately it was set alight in a skip before anyone realised it’s value.The paperwork was thought to include blueprints for the GAL Cygnet and Owlet,which had been missing for years.Only two Cygnets survive,one at East Fortune and the other in a very poor state on an outdoor plinth in Argentina.So far as I know,this Monospar is only the third GAL aircraft anywhere in the world today (excluding bits and pieces of Horsa and Hamilcar assault gliders).
Looks like she’s kept in excellent condition,thanks again for the picture Kenneth.

RE: Spitfire wreckage uncovered in India.

Cheers Merlin,interesting story.Certainly looks like a Spit,and a surprisingly complete one at that.

RE: Do you build kits? Stick em up

Here’s a few pics of my newly completed 1:72 Airfix Gloster Javelin.Sorry the pics aren’t great quality,I’m experimenting with a new digi cam.I’ve got a whole host of other kits on my shelves,and I’ll try and take some pics of em in the near future.I’m just getting started on the 1:48th Tamiya SeaHarrier FRS.1,and I’ve got an Me262,Tempest and a Sikorsky CH53 in various stages of completion,all in 1:72 scale.
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RE: Mustangs

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-02-03 AT 00:23 AM (GMT)]Some nice pics folks.I always thought those Memphis Belle colours looked rather good on a Mustang.Candyman is still with OFMC and she’s now painted up as Ferocious Frankie.

RE: Duxford projects current status

BBMF don’t start operating in earnest until March at the earliest,so they still have about a month to complete the job.Judging by the pics,it looks like they might be finished sooner.I’d imagine that there’d be some proving flights around the Duxford area before she headed off back to Conningsby,and it would probably be done by one of the BBMF guys.