A Grand Day Out...

[C]

Today was great. After leaving work at 1015 in the Harvard we arrived about 45 minutes later at somewhere quite special... I'll let the photo's do the talking. I apologise but I only got round to taking about 10 in all...

Something's just arrived in these... a free coconut for the correct answer


Cosmic Wind Ballerina owned by Pete Kynsey, The Fighter Collection's Chief pilot, with TFC's Hellcat and the Polikarpov, which I thought was back in Russia...


P-47, P40 and Harvard (which was my transport for the day)


An excellent day all round, being given a backstage tour of The Fighter Collection, meeting several of the collections current pilots, and being shown round the Spitfire restoration facility at Historic Flying Ltd by one of the very kind office staff...

A grand day out indeed. I apologise for the lack of airborne photos, but I was too busy admiring the view (and flying)...

Charlie

[Tom.]

lucky ****** i would love to go flying that often but

[Craig.]

Great shots charlie:)

[Hagar]

You are a lucky so & so Charlie. Great stuff. I'm quite envious.

I remember Ballerina was a regular visitor to Shoreham in the old days. Quite possibly your Harvard too.

[ozzy72]

I know what is in those containers, and where they came from
Duxford is a cool place to hangout, so which Spits were in at Historic?

[C]

I know what is in those containers, and where they came from
Duxford is a cool place to hangout, so which Spits were in at Historic?

What is it then Mark?

The Spit at HFL were IAC-161 (NOT for sale at any price), TD248 (a smidge under

[ozzy72]

I was at Historic just before Xmas to photograph 161 (this is just before she took to the air and was doing engine runs), courtesy of John Romain for my little project.
The crates contain something from Russia with love unless I'm much mistaken

[Hagar]

What's this I read about people over 60 getting into the next Duxford show for free? If this is the case I qualify for that. Old age does have its uses after all.

[C]

I was at Historic just before Xmas to photograph 161 (this is just before she took to the air and was doing engine runs), courtesy of John Romain for my little project.
The crates contain something from Russia with love unless I'm much mistaken

Has Mark won a furry nut from the top of the tree...?













No. Think in the opposite direction...

[Souichiro]

It could be a P-39 one very complete model was salvaged not so long ago in Russia and I though it was going to duxford

[ozzy72]

If its not the Hurri or the P-39 from Russian lakes then I need to get my thinking cap on for a min What US aircraft are due in the UK about now? Maybe a Pr.XIX?

[C]

It could be a P-39 one very complete model was salvaged not so long ago in Russia and I though it was going to duxford

TFC had an Airacobra restored in the US which arrived last year and should fly agian this year, along with the long awaited P-51C, which has only flown a couple of times since it came over in the 90s... The one salvaged in Russia has I believe gone to Jim Pearce's workshops in Sussex.

If its not the Hurri or the P-39 from Russian lakes then I need to get my thinking cap on for a min  What US aircraft are due in the UK about now? Maybe a Pr.XIX?

Strangely enough the Spit has been registered to a certain Richard Goode in the UK, but was reportedly sold to a Frenchman (that figures, as Richard Goode does deal in aeroplanes). I'm not sure if it'll come here though or go straight to France...

The container contains....

this

[Hagar]

The one salvaged in Russia has I believe gone to Jim Pearce's workshops in Sussex.

This reminds me. I keep meaning to give Jim a ring. I have an open invitation to visit.

The container contains....

this

Nice.

[ozzy72]

Agreed Doug that is NICE!!!

[beaky]

So... the container is probably not full of coconuts...?
Am I close?
Really like that Formula One racer... very nice.