Just read it again Dave, still as good as the first time and a great magazine. I Recall the visit of the Belgian Lysander to RAF Linton on Ouse when I was on runway caravan duty, fine sight, surprisingly quiet. Later spoke to one of the support team who arrived in a C172. They mentioned that they had very few pilots who could safely fly the Lysander and your article explains the challenges.
Same here. After readings Dave’s wonderful article it was like I wanted to stay away from he Lizzy like the plague!
Sounds like ‘Stang would be easier to fly! 😛
Great stuff to read here!
Thanks for informing us about the dubious (and seemingly all unsuccessful efforts) of this organization.
Great recovery!
Film focused on one, and the other 5 now flying around in USA too?
Great news! On schedule I believe.
Great find!
Moment you said turret I knew what it was, but others beat me to post.
No stranger to mucking around in UK stuff.
Excellent!
SAVE THE 6’s!
OK, edited my post above will all the nasty sausage making details of my adventure in film conversion.
A bit of additional news:
Besides the short clips of RAF Spitfires and Halifax’s (yes, with black underbellies), there is a 4 second clip of an Farman F.2200 F-AOXE!!
One of only 4 F.2200, this is quite a find. I think it is Algiers, and pretty certain it is 1943!
A pic I found on net.
https://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac5/ROW%20Europe/F-AOXE%20Farman%202200.jpg
Hope the thread will continue on her Russian adventures.
Not much left of that Spit, obvious was in sorry state, yet still dug her out.
(only scanned though vid)
Unsung hero.
o7
Like all de Havilland’s, it is a pleasant aircraft to look at, even if it is the ugly duckling from this designer.
The cockpit bump does look excessive, but I am sure pilots appreciated it!
Former Croat Do17E, WNr.2095 sent to America after the war to be tested as FE-2000. Scrapped in 1946.
WOW! where you find that!
Looked all over for that info.
….edit add…
Been a while since I was looking for that info, like at least a year.
More like I was using wrong search query, FE-2000 was getting limited results at time.
This post did not mention is US designation.
Not Sweden, not a T-6 and not 1977. It was at Bex, Switzerland, August 21st, 1978.
The Harvard was taxiing to the runway threshold at the time and had to go around several parked aircraft, entering the active runway (with ‘clearance’ from local improvised ATC). The Spit was taking off at the time (also with ‘clearance’), tail up and then noticed the Harvard in the way. Pilot put the tail down and braced for impact. The pilot of the Harvard IIb broke his leg when he vacated the wreck rather hastily, jumping down.
Accident sequence here: http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1978.htm#21.08.1978
They where taking off from both sides of the runway??? :confused:
(or maybe taxing down runway to start take off run on other side. Similar to Tenerife accident)
with GPS flight routs imminent, may see records being challenged more often.