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interesting Video hidden under a different title sorta

Dragon Rapide


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8wfpEzZL9Y[/youtube]

Excellent!

Classic aeroplanes, like classic motor cars, and classic motorcycles!

Things of beauty.

Paul.... ...!

Fozzer wrote:Excellent!
Classic aeroplanes, like classic motor cars, and classic motorcycles!
Things of beauty.
Paul.... ...!

SO TRUE!! & I love this livery (today at Duxford):



a P-51 is taxiing in the back at left:


From my FS 2004 at México, for all & ABRAZOS

Thanks for that. The Dragon Rapide was the 1st aircraft I flew in way back in '55 or thereabouts. I had saved up 10 Bob from my paper round for a 15 minute spin around Coventry. The pilot was so taken by my enthusiasm that he encouraged me to join the Air Cadets (ATC). Later, I did all I could to scrounge lifts to Elmdon (Birmingham) and back to Cov. Every one thought I was nuts, as the RAF had scrapped all the Dominies and was now using the Anson. I had a few rides in the Anson from Castle Bromwich and again from Locking after I joined up. A few years ago, I went back to Coventry and cadged a ride from Air Atlantique in their Twin Pioneer, which I thought was ex 21 Squadron, but I found the smoke drift tube wasn't there (usually sits in the 1st passenger seat behind the co-pilot)and a few other things that were there too. The Dragon Rapide wasn't around when I visited, but they have quite a few interesting oldies there.

Wonderful video, I watched the 2nd part about the Avro Anson...there is another one being restored right now at the museum...

Great video and pictures, over the years de Havilland and DHC produced some of the most beautiful aircraft ever created.

Cheers
Rich