yes i had heard that, not 100 percent what they are, but heard that a mk 22 spitfire,Mk9 spitfire , thunderbolt, amoungst others are still in the...
i happen to agree with you on that, At one stage he had airworthy the B17, Lanc, several spitfires, the mossy ,mustang, he was no classic...
And there are still several spitfires in crates in this country, that have yet to be either exported or rebuilt, several ex Doug Arnauld that...
I'm not sure but the branch could be owned by merehead quarry, if not them, then NR, if its privately owned, then, it's possible than an...
only chance i had to fly, was in a mates dad's tiger moth, we used to help him look after it, and he taught us the basics, my friend was in the...
thats why the BBMF put you in a chippy before you even get near either a hurricane or spitfire, , im very surprised that they didnt add a harvard...
you have to get the thing lined up first!! easier said than done, when you cant see a thing till the tail lifts, then whats your flap setting,...
just make sure you know how to fly one first, be a bit daft to put it on it's nose on the takeoff run:eek:
i was refering to mk 9's as in the early years, there seemed to be more later mks flying, than the earlier mk1-5;s
Most of the flying Spitfires must have at some time had engine swops, at one time, wasnt it only the american built Merlin61 that was availible...
thanks for that, i always thought that Packard built Merlins were a direct copy to their RR counterparts, just out of interest wouldnt the LX...
wouldnt it be cheaper for the BBMF to repair the supercharger and keep the engine, after all i assume that there must not be that many merlin...
now thats what i call a good farewell bash, i should imagine that there are now some very good friendships made between the BBMF boys and the...
getting back to the standard 4's i always thought that the 75xxx and 80xxx were the ones that shared most parts, and that the 76xxx shared very...
and post steam, some services were ran by 4tc/33 just out of interest, were these locals from Bournemouth , or originate from Waterloo as i would...
Any steam hauled service to Wareham would need both loco and stock to be plated to run over NR metails, so unless they happen to have a couple of...
I think that the full inteligence on the 9th SSPanzer didnt come in until it was very close to the operation start date, and the planners...
It was a cock up in as far as inteligence had not until it was too late known that there was an SS battlegroup in the drop area refitting, and...
Would Ropley have the workshop space to undertake the retube? its not a boiler off job after all
After working with them, i should expect that the Canadians must have established very good relations with them, so its possible, i guess, and...
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