What is the rarest aircraft youve seen?

[eno]

AN225..... AN124....Concorde... BBMF Lancaster.

[Hagar]

Iv'e seen a lot of very rare aircraft in my time. Even been lucky enough to take photos of some over the last couple of years. One rare bird that springs to mind is the Miles M.100 Student jet trainer which was built at Shoreham in the late 1950s.


Only one prototype was built & the RAF got the Jet Provost instead. This was partly due to the Student being powered by a French engine. I saw this pretty little aircraft demonstrated many times by Miles chief test pilot Duncan Macintosh & later by "Pee Wee" Judge after Miles was incorporated into Beagle Aircraft. Unfortunately all this was before I had a camera. The Student crashed at Duxford some years ago & the remains are now on display at the Museum of Berkshire Aviation, Reading. http://home.comcast.net/~aero51/html/exhibits/student.htm

[Mictheslik]

could we also adapt this to been in aswell.

Seen; Seafire (only 1 flying)

Been in; Concorde

.Mic

[Tweek]

I'll go for one that I've actually seen flying - a Yugoslavian Air Force Soko G-2A Galeb. Certainly a rarity on British soil.

[ozzy72]

Err Mic there are 2 Seafires flying old bean, one in the UK and one in the US

[an-225]

AN225

Damn!

[Ecko]

I don't quite think I can keep with you guys here, at all. The rarest aircraft I've seen must be a Messerschmitt Me-108 'Taifun' or perhaps the Saab B-17 Dive bomber.

[HawkerTempest5]

Curtiss Hawk 75, Bristol F2B Fighter, Hawker Nimrod, Bristol Blenhiem, Supermarine Seafire 17, North American A-26 Apache, P-63 King Cobra, DeHaviland Mosquito, Avro Lancaster, Me 109G Trop, Hawker Sea Hawk, AN-225, AN-124, Avro Vulcan, DeHaviland Comet, Gloster Gladiator, Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Lockheed Super Constellation, Mig 21, North American F-86 A Sabre, Gloster Meteor F.8...
Lots of others I can't remember off the top of my head. Nothing even close to some of the stuff Hagar must have seen over the years though.

[Jakemaster]

Douglas DC-2... unfortunately I've only see her Fly once.. But hope to see her some more next year!

You lucky little (&*)$(* I havent even seen a DC-3 fly, but youve seen a DC-2 fly!!!!

Umm, I dont know.  Ive seen lots of planes, just I dont know how rare any of them are.  Maybe Ill see some rare planes today, going to the airshow...

[Isak922]

The rarest I've seen is probably a B-25J (Panchito)... Only been to one airshow, and that's probably the oldest thing that was flying there  ;D The rarest thing I've been in would be an A320  ;)

[C]

Curtiss Hawk 75, Bristol F2B Fighter, Hawker Nimrod, Bristol Blenhiem, Supermarine Seafire 17, North American A-26 Apache, P-63 King Cobra, DeHaviland Mosquito, Avro Lancaster, Me 109G Trop, Hawker Sea Hawk, AN-225, AN-124, Avro Vulcan, DeHaviland Comet, Gloster Gladiator, Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, Lockheed Super Constellation, Mig 21, North American F-86 A Sabre, Gloster Meteor F.8...
Lots of others I can't remember off the top of my head. Nothing even close to some of the stuff Hagar must have seen over the years though.

All of that list, including both types of DH Comet! Grovesnor House would have to be the rarest, being not only the only one in the world, but also airworthy at the time. Also things such as the Hawker Hind, Tomtit, Avro Tutor, 504, RAF SE5 and then the Blackburn Monoplane, Bleriot XI and Deperdussin.

It was also a privilege to be at North Weald in 1996, with two Me109s and the BBMF in a unique formation.

Unfortunately, she had a belly landing a few years ago and is waiting restoration (again)

It appears to be progressing slowly. The "good thing" to come out of the crash, is that we will have the opportunity to see a short nosed Blenheim in the air again.

[TacitBlue]

I've seen the original Wright Flyer. I win!

Actually, I wouldn't count museum pieces. The most unique flying aircraft that I have seen is probably the P-38 named Glacier Girl. I don't think that there are many P-38s flying anymore, possibly only one, not sure.

[C]

Actually, I wouldn't count museum pieces. The most unique flying aircraft that I have seen is probably the P-38 named Glacier Girl. I don't think that there are many P-38s flying anymore, possibly only one, not sure.

Without looking up an accurate figure, I'd say there are about 5 or 6 still airworthy.

[Woodlouse2002]

Can modern military types really be considered rare? I mean, people have listed C130's and Apache's. Sure you may not get many where you live but in some places their ten a penny.

I mean, earlier this year I saw nine Apache's in loose formation and a few hours later I saw them again going the other way. Hardly rare.

[TacitBlue]

Without looking up an accurate figure, I'd say there are about 5 or 6 still airworthy.

Guess I was misinformed. Oh well, it's still very rare.

P.S. How could I forget, I also had the privilege of seeing Space Ship One fly before it went to the Smithsonian. Though, she was strapped to White Knight at the time.