Excellent news. There’s never too many Vampires, or any other classic jets on the UK airshow circuit.
I wonder if she’ll stay in her current markings?!
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Pilot extraordinaire Pete Kynsey
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Another little addition for the museum’s P-51 cockpit project, namely this C5 cockpit light and dimmer (located in the centre of the cockpit photo).
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Probably completely wrong but that wheel / yoke does remind me of those found on amusement arcade games and playground rides.
Great project and photos by the way.
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So has it been removed then T-21 – as i havn’t been that way for a while?!
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You’re welcome BobKat. Glad my drive round the airfield all those years ago in the trusty old Ford Sierra was worth it ! 😉
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Glad to hear i’m not the only one who found its position annoying. I’m also surprised it was allowed in the first place considering the airfield is still active.
Anyway one of the best aerial views that still shows the outline of the long removed short runways and taxiways is here;
http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/LittleStaughton.html
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[HTML][/HTML]Sadly i don’t have a scanner so these are photos of photos taken by me at LS around thirteen years ago.
One of my favourite airfields, although the radio mast outside the airfield boundary but standing practically in line with the runway really used to bug me 🙁
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Thats very good news as i think some were fearing the worst by her recent faded look.
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The Bs and Cs look so much prettier with an Malcolm hood.
I’d have to agree with that but sadly they are few and far between nowadays. Therefore it will be great to see ‘PE’ flying again at Duxford.
As they say beggars can’t be choosers 😉
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Tragic loss, especially as it appears in the report that the nose rose up shortly after take-off and the aircraft stalled due to a possible load shift.
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Thanks for the response Victor Sim.
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Having seen first hand the size and scale of some of the projects Stirling sections, i can appreciate how much work is involved in moving.
But well done on securing a new home John.
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Nice update. Blue, was it a case of removing the entire engine just for a simple fuel pipe repair, or were there other issues to attend to as well?
Either way it looks like access to the engine is pretty good once the cowlings / panels are off.
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Nice selection of types. And its been a while since i last saw a Breguet Atlantic.
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