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Jun 9^th, 2007 at 7:09pm

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Went over to Sleap today, to get my eye in and drain my camera battery before Cosford tomorrow, and came across an old friend Cool

I caught sight of this one a couple of years ago when I went for a flying lesson, nice to see it at Sleap again, although I understand it is a pretty regular visitor

I also saw it at Cosford last year. I had a brief chat with the owner, unfortunately he's not doing much in the way of displays this year

I'm reliably informed that this is a resident Yak11, G-IYAK. Have to keep my eye out for this one, more regular trips are in order I think

Finally, i just fancied trying to age this pic a little, I quite like it

Looking forward to Cosford tomorrow, can't wait to see what I get

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Reply #1 - Jun 9^th, 2007 at 7:14pm

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Nice photos Steve. Enjoy the show tomorrow.

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Reply #2 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 4:44am

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There never was a Yak-11 in Normandie-Niemen colors... only Yak-7's (and of these there arent much left)

But it does fit the plane well

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Reply #3 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 5:06am

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Eugh, twin seater Spitfires just don't look right. Undecided

Nothing wrong with the shots though, good work, enjoy (hope you enjoyed) Cosford.

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Reply #4 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 5:50am

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Great shoots! And the Yak looks massive!

I agree with Steven, double canopy spits look a bit odd, but they are better than no Spitfires at all, that's what I say! Grin

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Reply #5 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 6:58am

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Ivan wrote on Jun 10^th, 2007 at 4:44am:

There never was a Yak-11 in Normandie-Niemen colors... only Yak-7's (and of these there arent much left)

But it does fit the plane well

When you own an aeroplane you can paint it any colours you like! Wink

The great thing about the Yak-11 is its close similarity to the earlier fighter members of the family, and hence the ease of using wartime schemes on them.

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Reply #6 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 7:50am

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That is a nice plane Steve and the Yak isn't all that shabby either Wink

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

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Reply #7 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 9:14am

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Charlie wrote on Jun 10^th, 2007 at 6:58am:

Ivan wrote on Jun 10^th, 2007 at 4:44am:

There never was a Yak-11 in Normandie-Niemen colors... only Yak-7's (and of these there arent much left)

But it does fit the plane well

When you own an aeroplane you can paint it any colours you like! Wink

The great thing about the Yak-11 is its close similarity to the earlier fighter members of the family, and hence the ease of using wartime schemes on them.

From the front of the wing to the tail it's a yak-3... with a radial up front and clipped wings. Most recent Yak-3s started their life as a Yak-11

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Reply #8 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 9:41am

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Ivan wrote on Jun 10^th, 2007 at 9:14am:

Most recent Yak-3s started their life as a Yak-11

Quite. Shame the one that came to the UK with the OFMC disappeared a year or two after.

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Reply #9 - Jun 10^th, 2007 at 11:31am

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Is that the pilot hanging out under the wind in shot 2?

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Reply #10 - Jun 11^th, 2007 at 1:20pm

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Björn wrote on Jun 10^th, 2007 at 11:31am:

Is that the pilot hanging out under the wind in shot 2?

No, the pilot/owner is a guy called Anthony Hodgson....the chap under the wing was with him and was in the back seat when he took off back home. I assumed he was his engineer, but that may be doing the chap a disservice Embarrassed

And I like 2 seater Spitfires.......unlikely as it may be they represent possibly my only ever chance of getting to fly a Spitfire.....now where's that overdraft application again Huh