Simviation Forum - A few old photo's (part 2)

Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:18am

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Well you requested some more and again is some more photo's, please feel free to name them
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Reply #1 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:25am

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.JPG jimbo Wink

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Reply #2 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:25am

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Interesting Jimbo. Just the one?

My first answer was total codswallop... So...

Looks like the Duxford based B17 G "Sally B" (left) and maybe Duxford's own "Mary Alice" at some point in the early 90s... Failing that I'd say it would probably be around 1989 and the filming of "Memphis Belle", particularly with the Buchon (presumably of the Old Flying Machine Company) in the background. That would probably suggest the other B17 was either a US based example or French based "Pink Lady" in different markings...

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Reply #3 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:29am

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There you are Charlie and Craig!

I dont know whats wrong the .JPG business, i always use just .jpg

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Reply #4 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:35am

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There you are Charlie and Craig!

I dont know whats wrong the .JPG business, i always use just .jpg

Cheers

James

Depends on the programs you used to process & save them. I always copy the file names from the upload boxes & paste them to the end of the path. No mistakes that way.

I can tell you the types but Charlie can be more specific on the aircraft. #4 is the V1 Doodlebug on static display at Duxford. Strangely enough I posted a very similar shot of it here some time ago.

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Reply #5 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:36am

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Aha. Amiot licence built Ju-52, Airspeed Oxford and the tail of the HP Hastings in no. 2.

No idea what no.3 is! Wink

Five, interestingly enough is now owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft, but was formerly known as "Grumpy" with TFC at Duxford, and in the bottom right of the photo I'd suggest is either a MkV or Mk XIV Spifire...

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Reply #6 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:38am

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Whooa some great history in them shots.. Shocked

...Cheers guys and thanks for helping me out..."im learning"..Ive got plenty more years to catch up!!
But i suppose everyone has to start somewhere dont they?

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Reply #7 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 11:41am

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Five, interestingly enough is now owned by Paul Allen of Microsoft, but was formerly known as "Grumpy" with TFC at Duxford

I always had a soft spot for old Grumpy. Cheesy

You forgot to mention it's a B-25 Mitchell.

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Reply #8 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 12:05pm

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I always had a soft spot for old Grumpy. Cheesy

You forgot to mention it's a B-25 Mitchell.

So I did! Ooops! Grin

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Reply #9 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 1:21pm

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#4 is a V-1 "buzz bomb", if anyone doesn't know. Powered by a simple pulse-jet engine and guided by what was basically a clockwork mechanism with a gyro and a couple of pendulums, and packing over 800kg of explosives, it was the first real cruise missile. Here is a link to a very cool page about them that I just found.
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/aircraft/WWII/v1/v1_info/vi_info.htm

BTW; thanks for sharing, Jimbo!! Grin

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Reply #10 - Aug 13^th, 2005 at 2:58pm

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Nice shots James Wink

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