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January 3, 2004 at 12:20 am in reply to: Magazine Fokker DR1 #2085322

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I would love to build it but can’t handle waiting every two weeks to collect it and around £400 for a model is steep at any price.think it better to buy some cheap models and use the rest of cash to get to some airshows and see real aircraft fly.

January 1, 2004 at 4:40 pm in reply to: We don't know what we've got… #2085890

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Originally posted by RobAnt
Call it luck, or simply the law of averages, or whatever you like, but I have never witnessed an air accident. And given the number of shows I’ve seen and my RAF career I think this says a lot for how professional pilots really are. Accidents are still, thankfully, rare events – it is the media and our unprecedented access to news today which highlights these rare events so that they do not seem so.

I was on duty at RAF Lossiemouth in 1974 (I think) when we lost a Jaguar practicing for a display. If I recall, it narrowly missed the bomb dump. However, I didn’t see the accident myself. The pilot banged out ok.

Nevertheless, my personal thanks goes to all those that have lost their lives, and those that haven’t, for giving me so much pleasure over the years.

Good luck to everyone next year.

I have been unfortunate enough to have seen four airshow crashes,I maybe do five airshows a year some times more theres no law of averages on accidents and sadly the press love these things,No accident has stopped me going toairshows even the awful 2001 Biggin weekend i just wish there was a memorial to show our respects to the crews who lost there lives for us.

January 1, 2004 at 2:06 pm in reply to: We don't know what we've got… #2085954

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I never saw the original TFC Kingcobra she looked wonderful,always loved this design and the earlier P39 airacobra,been thinking since witnessing the second P63 crash at Biggin its unlikely ever see a one again in UK,be great when TFC get p39 though,love the photo of Mossie and of RNHF we have been lucky to see such aircraft and there crew,lets hope 2004 be accident free we have all seen too many crashes.

December 31, 2003 at 12:27 pm in reply to: Happy New Year from Duxford #2086434

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HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL hope to see some of you when i do the airshows,lets hope its a happy safe year for everyone.

December 31, 2003 at 12:08 pm in reply to: We don't know what we've got… #2086443

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Originally posted by Chris Broad
How bl**dy awful, perhaps i shouldn’t have asked. As we’ve all mentioned before it’s a shame to look back and see those that are not with us anymore, man and machine.

I just put Vintage pair in my search engine and found some information on them i won’t go into details it was 1986,all i rather say is how much i respect all pilots who fly Vintage aircraft,

December 30, 2003 at 11:36 pm in reply to: We don't know what we've got… #2086791

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Originally posted by Chris Broad
Thanks.

Yes i noticed the Meteor when i was scanning the photo in. Where is she now?

I believe she crashed after colliding with the vampire at mildenhall but i may be wrong.got a feeling it was 1987 when this occured.

December 29, 2003 at 12:43 am in reply to: Croydon Pics #2087812

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Originally posted by A330Crazy
Thanks for the comments. 🙂

Dux hawk, next Sunday, if your not busy of course, is the dat to go. Its their monthly openday. It will be the first time i have attended it. I hear that its supposed to be quite a good event.

The visitors centre is open on the first sunday of every month. 🙂

Hope this helps. 🙂

If i can i may go along and visit.thanks

December 29, 2003 at 12:04 am in reply to: We don't know what we've got… #2087815

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Its nice to see these old photos but i agree upseting too,i have to go through my photos and see what i got mine date from 1988 onwards mainly Biggin hill.

December 28, 2003 at 11:55 pm in reply to: Goa Firefly #2087818

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Originally posted by Tom-W
I think we need to start caring for the airframes on external display in this country a bit better first duxfordhawk, Steve Young has grabbed our attention with the Duxford Shack, at least the Goan airframes aren’t deteriorating as fast as they would over here.

Tom.

I do agree i had also noticed that Firefly doesnot look quiet right but from that airframe maybe something could be restored after all they seem to be able to amazing restorations these days,I hope the Duxford shack will survive maybe its down to the public to do something.

December 28, 2003 at 1:28 pm in reply to: Goa Jets #2088252

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Looks like they all need a bit of TLC so to speak would lve to see the Seahawk though as this such rare aircraft now really.

December 28, 2003 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Goa Firefly #2088258

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Looks awful Bring it to Britain love her care for her maybe make her fly someone.

December 27, 2003 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Spitfire MK297 & Buchon NX8575 #2088613

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Always pains me seeing such pictures when i go through my old photos it shocks me how many aircraft are no more,i think sometimes thats why i take photos is to preserve the memory of such aircraft and crew,Godbless all crew who flew and failed to return whether in war or for airshows.

December 27, 2003 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Croydon Pics #2088714

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Originally posted by A330Crazy
G-AOXL from the front.

Aah nice to see my town on here,funny to think croydon was once the Main London airport maybe if things had been different croydon could have been as huge as Heathrow,I always admire G-AOXL when i go past she looks great lit up at night too,I confess never been in the terminal buildings yet though and i know i should as its on my doorstep so to speak.

December 18, 2003 at 10:48 pm in reply to: concord bullet #2092153

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its late at night but i am thinking bullet will be traveling at mach2 plus speed of bullet and concorde won’t catch it until it hits the officials who scrapped her in the head:D

December 18, 2003 at 10:00 pm in reply to: General Discussion #370697

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HOw did sex end up locked up anyway?
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