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Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 12:59pm

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long shot

one of the many classics on display outside it was very windy so i didnt get many photos outside

anyone?

just a random shot

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Reply #1 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 1:22pm

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Nice one Craig. Very interesting. Pic #3 is a Lockheed P2V Neptune. I don't know the type number. Strangely enough it looks very similar to this one. http://www.verslo.is/baldur/p2/

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Reply #2 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 4:20pm

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Thanks for viewing and commenting Doug.
And thank you for the ID on this one, There are many more aircraft i have yet to photograph and will be going back sometime soon, we were on a pretty tight schedule as my uncle is prepairing much like i am, to go on holiday next week.

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Reply #3 - Jul 3^rd, 2004 at 5:01pm

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Very Nice Craig

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Reply #4 - Jul 4^th, 2004 at 3:11am

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That last shot looks suspiciously like a Fairey Delta to me?

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Reply #5 - Jul 5^th, 2004 at 8:58am

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A Fairey Delta 2 I'll have you know ozzy. The same one that you've been doing the FD's for. Grin

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Reply #6 - Jul 5^th, 2004 at 5:32pm

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it is?

another one to add to the list then. i really want to go back when i have more time so i can read up on all thats there

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Reply #7 - Jul 5^th, 2004 at 5:45pm

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Not only is it the FD.2 but I believe that it's WG777. The same aircraft that broke the world speed record at 1132 mph - 40,000 feet over Worthing on 10th March 1956. It was the first aircraft to exceed 1,000 mph in level flight. A little piece of aviation history. Wink

Peter Twiss, who flew it on that day, was at Tangmere to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a previous world record set by Neville Duke over the same course but much lower. I took a photo of them together. Unfortunately their old friend & fellow record-breaker Mike Lithgow was killed testing the BAC-111 & couldn't attend. He was represented by his widow.

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Reply #8 - Jul 6^th, 2004 at 8:30am

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Thats mach 2.2 folks. Quite a speed I think you'll admit. Grin

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Reply #9 - Jul 6^th, 2004 at 10:21am

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That Whispering Giant could possibly be the one I was brought to Canada on, back in '58, by my parents......wish someone had taken a registration number back then.

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