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Jul 14^th, 2005 at 7:48pm

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By popular request. The Navy contingent from Duxford Legends last Saturday. Better late than never. (The pics not the Navy. Wink

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Reply #1 - Jul 14^th, 2005 at 7:52pm

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brilliant shots Doug:)

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Reply #2 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 4:04am

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One or two familiar faces there! Kevin is going to love this thread Wink

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #3 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 6:37am

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Very nice again. Some great shots pal.

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Reply #4 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 11:29am

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The first and last one's are beauts! I love the old Catalinas! 8)

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Reply #5 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 1:19pm

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Thanks chaps. These are not my best efforts by a long chalk.

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The first and last one's are beauts! I love the old Catalinas! 8)

It's actually a Canso. Ex-Canadian firefighter. Looks much better with its brand new paint scheme. Wink

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Reply #6 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 4:54pm

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my sister was named after this one Grin

hehehe, anod no, her name is not Canso Tongue

'tis my dad's fav plane of all time...there are a few Cats converted into turboprops still flying in Colombia and Brazil, and im not too sure, but as of Jul2000 there was a fully original catalina from WWII that didnt make it home to the U.S. after the war (somehow ended up in Colombia) and it was still in service withthe very old scrapped almost unrecognizable sky blue paint. it was based near a village in the amazonas jungle, thats the last i knew of it, i dunno if its still around. i saw her once. ehehe

aweosme shots!

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Reply #7 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 5:39pm

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Lovely shots Doug Wink

The Canso certainly brings back memories, a sore back and aching arms and not to mention hours and hours of boredom in the air. Roll Eyes

Was my all time favorite there by any chance, the old Stringbag? Now that was an aeroplane. Do you have any pictures of her you can post?

Thanks for the Navy shots...much appreciated.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 5:52pm

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Glad you like 'em. I thought twice about posting them.

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Was my all time favorite there by any chance, the old Stringbag? Now that was an aeroplane. Do you have any pictures of her you can post?

Thanks for the Navy shots...much appreciated.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Sorry Doug. The Stringbags seem to be grounded for the last couple of seasons now. Not seen one in the air since I had my digital cameras. The RNHF currently displays the Sea Fury & Sea Hawk.

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Reply #9 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 6:56pm

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Now that's more like it!! Grin

Thanks for all of those, esp. the gorgeous Tigercat. Seems I was wrong (again Grin

)- there are several airworthy 'cats around, and the one you've shown is based at Duxford.
Still, they are a rare sight, and one of my favorite warbirds.

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Reply #10 - Jul 15^th, 2005 at 7:05pm

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Now that's more like it!! Grin

Thanks for all of those, esp. the gorgeous Tigercat. Seems I was wrong (again Grin

)- there are several airworthy 'cats around, and the one you've shown is based at Duxford.
Still, they are a rare sight, and one of my favorite warbirds.

Unfortunately the Bearcat it usually teams up with had engine problems. Apparently it didn't fly the whole weekend. Always something. Sod's law strikes again. Roll Eyes

I got a few shots of it on the ground.

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