I don’t know if it’s the same example Tangmere refers to, but a substantial chunk of Wellington was dragged up by a Greek fishing boat in 2006. There was a short news item on the recovery in Classic Wings magazine, and happily that issue is now available as a free sample in PDF format. Click on the link below, click the cover picture and scroll down to page 53 for the story and a picture. The rest of the issue is a good read too!
I would imagine that with a heavy load and a limited runway length, a certain amount of flap would be advisable to generate extra lift. If I remember correctly, the P47 has three pre-set flap positions; the first ‘combat’ setting to help the aircraft turn more tightly, then a take-off setting and then the fully extended/landing position.
Thanks to everyone for all the information so far, I’m surprised at how long ago the registrations were reserved.
Am I right in thinking that PH-PLI is Miss Ashley/Trusty Rusty, or is this a second P51?
I don’t have any first hand experience of this kind of thing, but I just thought I’d add a couple of thoughts to the pot.
One solution to the problem that I’ve seen before is to mount the aircraft on a kind of turntable mounting, allowing it to weathercock freely into wind. I’ve seen aircraft as large as the DC3 mounted in this way, I think there’s one in Aus and another in northern Canada. God knows whether this would be a practical proposition for the Brit at Speke, but I thought it worth suggesting anyway…
Lovely shots, great to see the old WoGB Mk.XVIII coming along so nicely! JG891 looks great, but I still hope the big Vokes filter will go back on at some point.
I would guess one of them would be the Flying Bulls’ example currently at Ezell Aviation in Texas (this is the former ‘White Lightning’ racer). She’s due to fly again imminently, so she should be brought over to Europe sometime this year.
V1 kills were counted seperately by the RAF, and didn’t count towards a pilot’s overall tally of aerial victories. The top scoring “V1 killer” appears to have been Sqn. Ldr. Joseph Berry, flying Hawker Tempests with 501 Sqn. He scored sixty-one and a half V1 kills in addition to three earlier conventional air-air victories. He was killed in action in 1944.
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