Planes of Fame-part 3

[beaky]

Holy hangar-rash! A lot of cool planes inside:

An airworthy MiG-15:

     


And a flyable Vampire, looking great with shark's mouth paint.

     


I've seen many pics of this gorgeous F-86... here's a bad one.

     


Omigosh- a flying Zero. This, with many other planes from this collection, was flown in the reent Pearl Harbor movie.

     






A beautiful Spit... Mk IX, I think.


     


The insignia on the left hand side of that bird...

     




A Canada-built Hurri; very nice.

     


I was thinking of stealing this for you-know-who, but it wouldn't fit in the Champ.



Next: part 4

[C]

And a flyable Vampire, looking great with shark's mouth paint.

     

Nosewheel needs a pump up!

A beautiful Spit... Mk IX, I think.

You think right. ML417, formerly from TFC at Duxford, now with the Friedkin family at Chino.

A Canada-built Hurri; very nice.

Very nice it is too - another one that escaped across the atlantic!  Shame it wasn't restored as it was before it ended its first life, as it was a Sea Hurricane until it was damaged during the war...

[Hagar]

Very nice too.

And a flyable Vampire, looking great with shark's mouth paint.

Note the upturned Swiss nose. I prefer the original shape.

[Willit Run]

Sweet!!!!   Keep them coming, Sean!!!!!!!

[C]

Very nice too.

And a flyable Vampire, looking great with shark's mouth paint.

Note the upturned Swiss nose. I prefer the original shape.

I agree. Looks 'orrid IMHO...

[Aerophile]

Once again, great shots!  Looking forward to part 4.

[Canuck.]

that Zero is the only one in the world with its original Sakai(i think thats what its called) Engine!

[Souichiro]

The hurri has Douglas Bader's insignia I think  :D

[C]

The hurri has Douglas Bader's insignia I think  :D

It does indeed. I'd paint it something far more interesting...

[beaky]

Very nice too.

And a flyable Vampire, looking great with shark's mouth paint.

Note the upturned Swiss nose. I prefer the original shape.

Good eye, as usual... this one did serve in Switzerland.
And I agree with you...