Wildcat
Major
Man that Hurricane is a real beaut!! 
Hamilton Airshow June 18 and 19 2011
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Nice shots!
great pics Andy, Hammy Gray's Corsair is on my to do list as soon as i can find decals for it !
Catch22
Major
Try looking for Aeromaster's sheet Karl, there's one with his bird on it.
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Crimea_River
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Nice!
yeah they must, sure they'll pop up in an online store at some point !
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Once again from Warbirddepot.com:
The Vintage Wings Spitfire is the "low level" Mark XVIe model powered by a Rolls Royce 266 Merlin engine. This aircraft is restored in Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) camouflage and the squadron markings of 421 Squadron. 421 Squadron markings include the McColl-Frontenac oil company logo, a "Red Indian" head motif. McColl-Frontenac were corporate patrons of 421 Squadron, and their logo was on all squadron aircraft.
The letters "AU" on the fuselage are code letters for RCAF Squadron 421 followed by the Royal Air Force roundel, which was worn by all RCAF aircraft throughout the war. Finally, the letter "J", identifies a Spit which was flown by Flt. Lt. William Harper of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
On 12 April, 1945, while bombing ground targets, Harper's Spitfire was hit by German 4O millimeter anti-aircraft fire. His Spitfire damaged beyond repair, Harper was very lucky to get back to his base alive.
Harper's replacement Spitfire, was a Mk. XVIe. He had wanted the McColl-Frontenac oil company "Red Indian" logo on his aircraft. However, with the war coming to a close the supply of decals had run out.
This Vintage Wings aircraft is flown as a tribute to Flt. Lt. Harper and the hundreds of Canadian Spitfire pilots such as him who flew dangerous combat missions in the service of their country.
Assigned serial number SL721 by the manufacturer, the Supermarine works of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., SL721 was delivered to the RAF 27 August, 1945. Too late to see war action, it was stored until selected to became the personal aircraft of Air Chief Marshall Sir James M. Robb in 1947.
Sir James, a four star Air Chief Marshall, was Commander-in-Chief of Air Forces in Western Europe. Sir James shared equal command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (S.H.A.E.F. - which later became NATO) with American five star General Dwight Eisenhower.
In 1954, SL721 was saved from the scrapper's torch by an automotive engineer named Michael Wilcock, who begged the RAF to let him save a Spitfire. He carefully preserved SL721 for display in front of the Swandean, England automobile engineering business he owned.
In 1958 SL721 was moved to RAF Thorney Island for temporary display and later to Lord Montagu's Montagu Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England for permanent display where it became known as the "Rose Garden Spitfire".
In June 1965 Michael Wilcock traded SL721 for a rare Bentley owned his friend M.D. "Mony" Thackaray. Thackary sold SL721 to Bill Ross of Chicago, USA in March 1966.
Doug Arnold of England acquired the aircraft in 1973 and had it shipped back to her homeland.
In 1977 SL721 was purchased by Woodson K. Woods an Arizona land developer and shipped back to the USA. Mr. Woods flew and maintained the aircraft until he retired from flying in the early 1990's. To preserve the legacy of this historic aircraft within the Woods family, he and his oldest son Chris, also a Spitfire pilot and younger son Scott, formed Woods Aviation Corp. to maintain and operate SL721.
SL721 was acquired by Vintage Wings in 2000 and registered in Canada as "C-GVZB" (VZ-B being the call letters of famous Canadian ace George Beurling's 412 Squadron Spitfire Mk IX).
The Vintage Wings Spitfire is the "low level" Mark XVIe model powered by a Rolls Royce 266 Merlin engine. This aircraft is restored in Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) camouflage and the squadron markings of 421 Squadron. 421 Squadron markings include the McColl-Frontenac oil company logo, a "Red Indian" head motif. McColl-Frontenac were corporate patrons of 421 Squadron, and their logo was on all squadron aircraft.
The letters "AU" on the fuselage are code letters for RCAF Squadron 421 followed by the Royal Air Force roundel, which was worn by all RCAF aircraft throughout the war. Finally, the letter "J", identifies a Spit which was flown by Flt. Lt. William Harper of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
On 12 April, 1945, while bombing ground targets, Harper's Spitfire was hit by German 4O millimeter anti-aircraft fire. His Spitfire damaged beyond repair, Harper was very lucky to get back to his base alive.
Harper's replacement Spitfire, was a Mk. XVIe. He had wanted the McColl-Frontenac oil company "Red Indian" logo on his aircraft. However, with the war coming to a close the supply of decals had run out.
This Vintage Wings aircraft is flown as a tribute to Flt. Lt. Harper and the hundreds of Canadian Spitfire pilots such as him who flew dangerous combat missions in the service of their country.
Assigned serial number SL721 by the manufacturer, the Supermarine works of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., SL721 was delivered to the RAF 27 August, 1945. Too late to see war action, it was stored until selected to became the personal aircraft of Air Chief Marshall Sir James M. Robb in 1947.
Sir James, a four star Air Chief Marshall, was Commander-in-Chief of Air Forces in Western Europe. Sir James shared equal command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (S.H.A.E.F. - which later became NATO) with American five star General Dwight Eisenhower.
In 1954, SL721 was saved from the scrapper's torch by an automotive engineer named Michael Wilcock, who begged the RAF to let him save a Spitfire. He carefully preserved SL721 for display in front of the Swandean, England automobile engineering business he owned.
In 1958 SL721 was moved to RAF Thorney Island for temporary display and later to Lord Montagu's Montagu Motor Museum in Beaulieu, England for permanent display where it became known as the "Rose Garden Spitfire".
In June 1965 Michael Wilcock traded SL721 for a rare Bentley owned his friend M.D. "Mony" Thackaray. Thackary sold SL721 to Bill Ross of Chicago, USA in March 1966.
Doug Arnold of England acquired the aircraft in 1973 and had it shipped back to her homeland.
In 1977 SL721 was purchased by Woodson K. Woods an Arizona land developer and shipped back to the USA. Mr. Woods flew and maintained the aircraft until he retired from flying in the early 1990's. To preserve the legacy of this historic aircraft within the Woods family, he and his oldest son Chris, also a Spitfire pilot and younger son Scott, formed Woods Aviation Corp. to maintain and operate SL721.
SL721 was acquired by Vintage Wings in 2000 and registered in Canada as "C-GVZB" (VZ-B being the call letters of famous Canadian ace George Beurling's 412 Squadron Spitfire Mk IX).
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Catch22
Major
Another beaut!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I totally agree!
Excellent!
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Benevolens Magister
Superb pics again Andy.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Nice ones!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Stupendous shots of some great aircraft Andy.
Thank you very much for sharing!
Thank you very much for sharing!
davetheWWIInut
Airman 1st Class
Great pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew we misplaced the Military Aviation Museums B17, FM2 Wildcat and AD-4 Skyraider LOL LOL ........that Hurricane is badass!
Great shots!
pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
Great shots , I took some but that place is a jinx to me with this camera , I dropped it and broke it once and this time everthing was overexposed
Njaco
The Pop-Tart Whisperer
Awesome pics and I love the accompning discriptions!!! Lov them. Very clear pics!!
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Crimea_River
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Here's a short history of the B17G flying as "Chuckie" with the Military Aviation Museum out of Virginia Beach, recently acquired from the Vintage Flying Museum (from warbirdregisrty.com):
History:
Federal Telecommunications Corporation, Teterboro, NJ, 1952-1959
- Leased from USAF.
- Withdrawn from service, delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB, Mar. 1959.
American Compressed Steel, Cincinatti, OH, Aug. 18, 1959-1960.
- Registered as N3701G.
Aero American Corp, Tucson, AZ, May 9, 1960-1961.
Albany Building Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Feb. 6, 1961.
- Operated by Leroy Brown, hauling freight, Bahama, 1961.
John B. Gregory, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 15, 1962.
Donthan Aviation Corp, Dothan, AL, Mar. 7, 1963-1979.
- Flew as sprayer.
- Damaged during fire-ant dusting, Cordele, GA, Aug. 17, 1976.
Dr. William D. Hospers/B.C. Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth, TX, Oct. 4, 1979-2002.
- Restored to airworthy status.
- Flown as 48543/Chuckie.
Enjoy the pics!
History:
Federal Telecommunications Corporation, Teterboro, NJ, 1952-1959
- Leased from USAF.
- Withdrawn from service, delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB, Mar. 1959.
American Compressed Steel, Cincinatti, OH, Aug. 18, 1959-1960.
- Registered as N3701G.
Aero American Corp, Tucson, AZ, May 9, 1960-1961.
Albany Building Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Feb. 6, 1961.
- Operated by Leroy Brown, hauling freight, Bahama, 1961.
John B. Gregory, Fort Lauderdale, FL, May 15, 1962.
Donthan Aviation Corp, Dothan, AL, Mar. 7, 1963-1979.
- Flew as sprayer.
- Damaged during fire-ant dusting, Cordele, GA, Aug. 17, 1976.
Dr. William D. Hospers/B.C. Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth, TX, Oct. 4, 1979-2002.
- Restored to airworthy status.
- Flown as 48543/Chuckie.
Enjoy the pics!
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awsome pictures Andy
