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Postby Rifleman » Mon May 09, 2005 8:43 pm

With a friend from Hungary in mind, I took a few shots last Saturday..........anybody got any ideas what it may be............DUH !

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Postby ozzy72 » Tue May 10, 2005 4:05 am

Hmm tricky Ken ;D ;D ;D
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Postby C » Tue May 10, 2005 4:35 am

Mustang?... ;)
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Postby 4_Series_Scania » Tue May 10, 2005 2:39 pm

Its a Hurricane! I can see the wing at the top of the photo !

Easy!  :-*  ;D

Bloody good piccy btw, different!  8)
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Postby Theis » Wed May 11, 2005 12:56 am

Yea, very good picture!!
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Postby ozzy72 » Wed May 11, 2005 4:46 am

After careful consideration I reckon it is one of those clockwork Spads that Hagar and Fozzer learnt to fly on ;D
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Postby C » Wed May 11, 2005 5:39 am

After careful consideration I reckon it is one of those clockwork Spads that Hagar and Fozzer learnt to fly on ;D


Spad - bit late for Hagar and Foz - I thought they learnt to fly on Pilcher Hawks, like the one in the RAF Museum - at least Fozzer did... ;) ;D
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Postby Hagar » Wed May 11, 2005 6:20 am

Spad - bit late for Hagar and Foz - I thought they learnt to fly on Pilcher Hawks, like the one in the RAF Museum - at least Fozzer did... ;) ;D

Cheeky but you're not far out. :P I actually learned to fly on one of these fine machines at RAF Hawkinge in June 1959. Mr Slingsby's Kirby Cadet Mk III (Tandem Tutor). It had the gliding qualities of your average house brick. ::) ;D

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Postby C » Wed May 11, 2005 6:24 am

Unlike GRP... :)

Shame about Hawkinge, a beautiful grass field, now covered in yet another housing estate, just like Gravesend, West Malling, Hornchurch....

Nice little museum - they don't like cameras though..
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Postby Wing Nut » Wed May 11, 2005 9:19 am

Isn't that a Mk !X?  :)
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Postby Hagar » Wed May 11, 2005 9:44 am

I don't know what Mark it is but those cowling fasteners hardly look original.
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Postby Rifleman » Wed May 11, 2005 9:53 am

Good call Kevin, indeed it is a IX, as verified by this info board on the display.........unless they are wrong, of course..... ;)

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Postby C » Wed May 11, 2005 10:10 am

Ahhh, I know which one it is now, MK923...

Was (theoretically) airworthy until it moved to Seattle - the previous owner was actor Cliff Robertson of "633 Sqn" fame. Flew very rarely during his ownership from what I've heard though...

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Postby Rifleman » Wed May 11, 2005 10:23 am

Right you are Charlie..........Z5J

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Postby C » Wed May 11, 2005 10:30 am

Right you are Charlie..........Z5J


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