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Graphic Gallery >> Photos & Cameras >> Rare visitor at work..... /yabb?num=1344274580 Message started by expat on Aug 6th, 2012 at 1:36pm |
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Title: Rare visitor at work..... Post by expat on Aug 6th, 2012 at 1:36pm
As the title says, I went to work this morning and found this on the ramp. Couple of hours later it was time for her to leave. She is from the The Historic Aircraft Collection in Duxford. Pictures taken with my mobile phone.
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by ozzy72 on Aug 6th, 2012 at 2:20pm
Beautiful. Great photos of a classic Matt ;)
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by BlackAce on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm
SPITFIRE!!!!! :D :D :D :D wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by Steve M on Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:39pm
Very cool, I can only envision being in a firefight in such a tight cockpit space. Encumbered with all the military gear and maps and such. I would only guess that a spit pilot needed a combination of fear and confidence on every mission.
edit: Hurricane or spit? No matter. same samo. 8-) |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by gtirob01 on Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:40pm BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
Hurricane mate! |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by BlackAce on Aug 6th, 2012 at 6:15pm gtirob01 wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:40pm:
Man I fell like an idiot.... |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by Flying Trucker on Aug 6th, 2012 at 9:16pm
Nice set Matt... ;)
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by andy190 on Aug 7th, 2012 at 12:10am
Great shots. ;)
BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 6:15pm:
No need to feel like that mate, they do look quite similar. ;) One way you can tell is that if it has Fabric it’s a Hurricane. |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by ozzy72 on Aug 7th, 2012 at 4:49am
Saying a Hurri looks like a Spit is a bit like saying "Yes Mark I'd love to be drowned in a vat of boiling marmalade!"
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by expat on Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:21am ozzy72 wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 4:49am:
Yes Mark, you are quite right, the Spitfire is rather girly.... ;D ;D Matt |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by expat on Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:27am BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
:-? :-? Matt |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by ozzy72 on Aug 7th, 2012 at 8:40am
Tell that to Messerschmitt drivers Matt ;) ;D
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by machineman9 on Aug 7th, 2012 at 2:17pm
G-HURI gave it away for me as I got to the second shot (as I have pretty much zip all knowledge on most aircraft, let alone the old ones) :P
Is there a G-SPIT too? Great shots though! It must be great fun to fly! |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by C on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm machineman9 wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 2:17pm:
G-SPIT is The Fighter Collection's Mk XIV. There used to be a G-FIRE too, well known in the early 80s (being notable in the house colours of the late Spencer Flack - bright red, with white and blue trim - to match his Hunter and Sea Fury!). G-HURI is off to Moscow (as are a couple of other UK airshow favourites), piloted by Flt Lt Dave Harvey, one of Historic Aircraft Collection's pilots. Quote:
Lets hope you don't get close up with a Spitfire. They have fabric too. ;) |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by expat on Aug 7th, 2012 at 6:21pm C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
I almost got to work on her, well sort of.... The transponder was showing intermittent fail, but I am a heavy and our fairy had gone home at 06:00. Shame maybe I could have held a screwdriver and torch and claimed to be part of the glory afterwards ;D ;D However, Moscow, that would explain why she was departing north east after giving us a 270 fly by and not turning right-ish off to Blighty 8-) 8-) Matt |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by wahubna on Aug 7th, 2012 at 9:47pm
Very nice Matt!
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by andy190 on Aug 7th, 2012 at 11:20pm C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
What I meant by that was the Hurricane had a Fabric Covered rear fuselage whilst Spitfires fuselages are metal panels. As far as I can remember the only part of a Spitfires fuselage that had fabric were the Control Surfaces. |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by C on Aug 9th, 2012 at 2:31pm andy190 wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 11:20pm:
I know... ;) :) That's apart from the dummy ones... They were mostly fabric! ;D |
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by jetprop on Aug 9th, 2012 at 5:40pm
You lucky bastard...
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Title: Re: Rare visitor at work..... Post by BlackAce on Aug 9th, 2012 at 7:21pm expat wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:27am:
I was on my iPad, so it flipped it... |
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