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  • in reply to: BBMF Pics #1434730
    duxfordhawk
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    Thanks for showing these photos they are fantastic.

    in reply to: Pre airshow season news #1435276
    duxfordhawk
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    The following events usually include an F-16, in the flying display.

    Cosford
    Waddo
    RIAT
    Culdrose
    Elvington
    Yeovilton

    So do Biggin and normally Eastbourne too.

    in reply to: PS890 to new owner in France #1436360
    duxfordhawk
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    She looks great i really hope she is coming to Europe she will be the star at any show she must sound awsome too with that contra prop on her.

    in reply to: General Discussion #385625
    duxfordhawk
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    Its not so much speed that kills is more not being able to control vehicle at speed that kills.
    Maybe its fairer to say that stopping suddenly and and unexpectedly kills.

    in reply to: "Red Dawn" Hinds #1436620
    duxfordhawk
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    I am not really a helecopter fan but i do have a liking for the Hind D , The “Fake” i think is a Puma as well and i thought i post a picture of a Puma i took last year

    in reply to: General Discussion #386857
    duxfordhawk
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    I think it is impossible to choose the best commedian Peter Cook is a legend but without Dudley Moore he would have been not so good, I personally think Ronnie Barker is the best you look at all the diffrerent characters he has played Porridge, Open all hours etc they all classics, He is a true legend, Also he proved he did not need be part of a double act to be great,Although he was the funny one of the Two Ronnies.

    in reply to: Worst Airshow #1352938
    duxfordhawk
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    Weren’t the Vampire/P-63/Spitfire crashes all within a few days?

    Yes the Vampire crash was on saturday 2nd June P-63 Sunday 3rd June then the Spitfire crashed on the Monday.

    in reply to: Worst Airshow #1354999
    duxfordhawk
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    I can honestly say i have been rained on at many airshows i have been to, And the weather has forced shows to end early etc but for me that is not led to that show being the worst just a disapointment.
    Sadly i have witnessed four Airshow accidents in my time going to Airshows all of these count as my worst Airshow memories and therefore my worst airshows.
    1) P-38 Lightning crash at Duxford 1996 i had become a huge fan of “Hoof” and loved the lightning i had never seen a accident before and it effected me badly “Hoofs” loss was huge to Aviation and to me also.

    2)and 3)Biggin Hill 2001 we all know what happened at this show and without doubt it was my worst time at a airshow, I remember my excitement at seeing the Seavixen for the first time turn to horror when i realised the Vampire had stalled and was about to crash, Moments before she had taxied out from directly in front of us, I went on the sunday partly due to realising it be hard to go to another show with the memories of what happened on the saturday and partly because my sister still quiet wanted to go, My sister and i decide we would sign the condolence book after we watched the American Eagles part of the show with the Fighter collection warbirds, I realised the P-63 was having trouble when he lost height during earlier part of the show when she flew past for the last time i remember thinking it seemed slow then i think we all realised as pulled up into a loop that something had gone badly wrong as they say the rest is sadly history.

    4) Flying Legends 2003 the Loss of the Firefly and its crew yet again this had a bad effect on me as i had grown up seeing the Firefly and was so glad to see her fly again she had looked great a Biggin Hill a month before and she had looked great, The loss of Bill and Neil was truelly awful.

    I hope i never experence such accidents again

    in reply to: General Discussion #387929
    duxfordhawk
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    HAPPY NEW YEAR
    I hope 2005 brings you all a happy year.

    in reply to: General Discussion #388050
    duxfordhawk
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    I quiet like the new version too, Its not a classic film by any means but it is quiet slick and fast moving and entertaining.
    There are very few new ideas out there these days so its trendy to remake films, AT the moment its trendy to remake Michael Caine films (not a lotta people that) and of the 3 of his films that have been remade THe Italian job is the only one worth seeing in my view.
    You will never beat the original it has a class of its own.

    in reply to: General Discussion #388369
    duxfordhawk
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    I am still gobsmacked by this disaster and no words can change what has happened, My sympathies go to all involved and i pray for them.
    I can honestly say when i first heard the news the shear scale of what happened had not dawned on me and it was not until i saw the news the next day it really hit me, We have never seen a natural disaster on this scale and effecting so many countries.
    In these days where we worry about war and terrorism its easy to take for granted the huge and awsome power Mother Nature has, Sadly something like this has made it all so clear for us all, Pity Its all so sad and terrible.

    It has made me think isn’t it a shame that we live in a day and age where we worry about things such as War and terrorism instead of working together as one world, We are really nothing against the power of nature and nature does not discriminate against anyone we are all equal in natures eyes.

    in reply to: Vandalism at Airshows #1359108
    duxfordhawk
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    Not sure about the airshows, but Duxford falls victim to both vandals and component thieves. Someone took a Stanley knife to the SR-71 not so long ago, and Land Warfare is often having bits pinched off the vehicles for private owners with zero scruples.

    Regular visitors; our MAs can’t be everywhere at once. If you see anyone acting suspiciously feel free to politely ask what it is they’re doing. If you’re concerned, find someone in red and white or wearing a coloured lanyard with a pass on it. All assistance much appreciated! I would like to think that our airshows are more secure with the levels of staffing and the pay-to-enter flightline, but I couldn’t say.

    Levels of staffing help a awful lot i am sure of it, I think paying to go on flightline may help because vandals don’t tend to want spend money, What does p**s me off on flightline though is mobile phones and the odd person smoking(rare i know but i saw at Legends 2003) these things are more danger here than the idiot vandals.

    It upsets me people steal from any collection it ruins things for everyone.

    in reply to: MATS Connie to go to Korea #1359111
    duxfordhawk
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    As the route is SF, Hawaii, Guam the chanches are zero. It was here (in Holland) not so long ago, in the summer of 99 I think. Based at Twenthe for the time. BW Roger

    Seems so silly to ground a perfectly flyable and lets be honest rare Aircraft she was great when toured few years band was lucky to walk through her at Biggin Hill.
    I just can’t see the logic of grounding a flyable Aircraft we have no Mossie flying partly due to this and the sad fate of RR299.
    Such Aircraft should gather dust or rust they should fly as long as possible.

    in reply to: "Historic Aviation" #1360318
    duxfordhawk
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    In the case of the isaacs spit and fury and plenty of other replicas ……..about as close as it brings a chav with a big bore on the back of his Nova to being an F1 driver.

    I don’t really class the Issacs Spit or any other such Aircraft as replica’s they more representations of the real thing having some similar lines, They serve a purpose as great kit planes etc and obvoiusly give a lot of fun to the pilot so they do now harm in my view, I must admit i like like the Issac Spitfire but the Engine cowling area lets it down for me ruins the lines.

    To me a replica should follow the original design as much as possible and a reproduction would follow the design almost to the letter but for modern safety items etc.

    in reply to: "Historic Aviation" #1360646
    duxfordhawk
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    As i see it there is nothing wrong with replica Aircraft at all, For example the Vickers Vimy none of us would have seen such a Aircraft fly if not for the replica, I feel replicas can help fill the “gaps” If its a choice of seeing a replica no matter what powers it or not seeing that design fly then a replica is a great alternative.
    As to replica’s of Spitfires etc, Well why not most people will never get to own a “real” one so if they want to fly something similar to a real one then it needs be a replica, It does no harm to anyone after all does it.

    As we all know many of the Aircraft we see fly at Airshows are not entirely original but are faithful restorations i do think the line between replica and restoration is so very blurred these days and very few can be called original but lets be honest we are lucky to be able to such designs flying anyway and many are restored that well they are as accurate as can be safely done so i not see a problem.
    I hope the replica trend carries on myself its not at the expense of the real thing at all i think.

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