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Aug 6th, 2012 at 1:36pm

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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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Reply #1 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 2:20pm

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Beautiful. Great photos of a classic Matt Wink
 

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Reply #2 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm

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SPITFIRE!!!!! Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?
 

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Reply #3 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:39pm

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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. Cool
 

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Reply #4 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:40pm

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BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
SPITFIRE!!!!! Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?


Hurricane mate!
 

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Reply #5 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 6:15pm

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gtirob01 wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:40pm:
BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
SPITFIRE!!!!! Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?


Hurricane mate!


Man I fell like an idiot....
 

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Reply #6 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 9:16pm

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Nice set Matt... Wink
 

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Reply #7 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 12:10am

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Great shots. Wink

BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 6:15pm:
gtirob01 wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 5:40pm:
BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
SPITFIRE!!!!! Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?


Hurricane mate!


Man I fell like an idiot....


No need to feel like that mate, they do look quite similar. Wink

One way you can tell is that if it has Fabric it’s a Hurricane.
 

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Reply #8 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 4:49am

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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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Reply #9 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:21am

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ozzy72 wrote 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!"



Yes Mark, you are quite right, the Spitfire is rather girly.... Grin Grin

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Reply #10 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:27am

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BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
Why are some upside down?


Huh Huh

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Reply #11 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 8:40am

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Tell that to Messerschmitt drivers Matt Wink Grin
 

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Reply #12 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 2:17pm

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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) Tongue

Is there a G-SPIT too?


Great shots though! It must be great fun to fly!
 

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machineman9 wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 2:17pm:
Is there a G-SPIT too?


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.

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One way you can tell is that if it has Fabric it’s a Hurricane.


Lets hope you don't get close up with a Spitfire. They have fabric too. Wink
 
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Reply #14 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 6:21pm

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C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
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.


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 Grin Grin  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 Cool Cool

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C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
Lets hope you don't get close up with a Spitfire. They have fabric too. Wink


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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Reply #17 - Aug 9th, 2012 at 2:31pm

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andy190 wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 11:20pm:
C wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:09pm:
Lets hope you don't get close up with a Spitfire. They have fabric too. Wink


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.


I know... Wink Smiley

That's apart from the dummy ones... They were mostly fabric! Grin
 
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Reply #19 - Aug 9th, 2012 at 7:21pm

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expat wrote on Aug 7th, 2012 at 5:27am:
BlackAce wrote on Aug 6th, 2012 at 3:46pm:
Why are some upside down?


Huh Huh

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