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Apr 14th, 2005 at 4:02pm

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Today was great. After leaving work at 1015 in the Harvard we arrived about 45 minutes later at somewhere quite special... I'll let the photo's do the talking. I apologise but I only got round to taking about 10 in all...

Something's just arrived in these... a free coconut for the correct answer
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Cosmic Wind Ballerina owned by Pete Kynsey, The Fighter Collection's Chief pilot, with TFC's Hellcat and the Polikarpov, which I thought was back in Russia...
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P-47, P40 and Harvard (which was my transport for the day)
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An excellent day all round, being given a backstage tour of The Fighter Collection, meeting several of the collections current pilots, and being shown round the Spitfire restoration facility at Historic Flying Ltd by one of the very kind office staff...

A grand day out indeed. I apologise for the lack of airborne photos, but I was too busy admiring the view (and flying)...

Charlie




 
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Reply #1 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 4:11pm

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lucky ****** i would love to go flying that often but
 
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Reply #2 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 4:19pm

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Great shots charlie:)
 
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Reply #3 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 4:24pm

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You are a lucky so & so Charlie. Great stuff. I'm quite envious. Cheesy

I remember Ballerina was a regular visitor to Shoreham in the old days. Quite possibly your Harvard too.
 
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Reply #4 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:01pm

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I know what is in those containers, and where they came from Grin
Duxford is a cool place to hangout, so which Spits were in at Historic?
 
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Reply #5 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:08pm

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I know what is in those containers, and where they came from Grin
Duxford is a cool place to hangout, so which Spits were in at Historic?


What is it then Mark?

The Spit at HFL were IAC-161 (NOT for sale at any price), TD248 (a smidge under £1m), TA809, a as yet unflown Mk IX, on of the Burman IXs (with the Harvard windscreen) and the V, which should fly later this year. They also had the Sabre, HACs Hurricane, a Beaver, a Tiggie and an L-39 in the hangar too. RN201 (just a smidge over £1m) and SM845 (even dearer!) were in other hangars at Duxford...

Just seen Aeroplane are charging £75 for a tour of that place. Ah well, if you don't ask... (and I was in uniform - it obviously works)
 
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I was at Historic just before Xmas to photograph 161 (this is just before she took to the air and was doing engine runs), courtesy of John Romain for my little project.
The crates contain something from Russia with love unless I'm much mistaken Wink
 
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Reply #7 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:33pm

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What's this I read about people over 60 getting into the next Duxford show for free? If this is the case I qualify for that. Old age does have its uses after all. Cheesy
 
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Reply #8 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:34pm

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I was at Historic just before Xmas to photograph 161 (this is just before she took to the air and was doing engine runs), courtesy of John Romain for my little project.
The crates contain something from Russia with love unless I'm much mistaken Wink



Has Mark won a furry nut from the top of the tree...?













No. Think in the opposite direction... Grin
 
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Reply #9 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:35pm
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It could be a P-39 one very complete model was salvaged not so long ago in Russia and I though it was going to duxford
 
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If its not the Hurri or the P-39 from Russian lakes then I need to get my thinking cap on for a min Wink What US aircraft are due in the UK about now? Maybe a Pr.XIX?
 
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Reply #11 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:52pm

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It could be a P-39 one very complete model was salvaged not so long ago in Russia and I though it was going to duxford


TFC had an Airacobra restored in the US which arrived last year and should fly agian this year, along with the long awaited P-51C, which has only flown a couple of times since it came over in the 90s... The one salvaged in Russia has I believe gone to Jim Pearce's workshops in Sussex.

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If its not the Hurri or the P-39 from Russian lakes then I need to get my thinking cap on for a min  What US aircraft are due in the UK about now? Maybe a Pr.XIX?


Strangely enough the Spit has been registered to a certain Richard Goode in the UK, but was reportedly sold to a Frenchman (that figures, as Richard Goode does deal in aeroplanes). I'm not sure if it'll come here though or go straight to France...

The container contains....

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Reply #12 - Apr 14th, 2005 at 5:58pm

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The one salvaged in Russia has I believe gone to Jim Pearce's workshops in Sussex.

This reminds me. I keep meaning to give Jim a ring. I have an open invitation to visit. Wink

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this

Nice. Cheesy
 
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Agreed Doug that is NICE!!!
 
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So... the container is probably not full of coconuts...? Grin
Am I close?
Really like that Formula One racer... very nice.
 
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