Rochie's Duxford pics August 2011

[rochie]

they were more for shooting up surfaced subs i believe than as a defence weapon

 

[Wayne Little]

from that front view it does look a little weird...

 

[rochie]

last few

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff mate. Are those first ones, of the Beaver and Sabre, in the 'private' hangar, left of the 'Superhangar'/ shop area? Didn't know access was normally possible. Looks like they brought the V1 indoors for a clean too !

 

[rochie]

Good stuff mate. Are those first ones, of the Beaver and Sabre, in the 'private' hangar, left of the 'Superhangar'/ shop area? Didn't know access was normally possible. Looks like they brought the V1 indoors for a clean too !

no they were in the second part of the first hanger, where they were doing all the wok on the airworthy kites, the bit you and i missed during our visit !

 

[Airframes]

Ah, got it! Thanks mate.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots Karl!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Karl!

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

I wont have you guys bad-mouthing the Shac! She's beautiful!

And that V-1 is a permanent exhibit in the BoB/Air defense hangar, it's not the one behind the American hangar, that one's still outside.

 

[Gnomey]

Beauty and the shac are pretty loosely related to be fair...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

She's beautiful!

 

[pbfoot]

sorry that is one butt ugly aircraft

 

[Airframes]

Why Neil, because it's British? It's a modernised Lancaster, basically, with Griffons, which, by the Mark shown (MR3), would have been something like Lancaster Mk32 !!
The type shown eventually became too heavy with equipment fits for it's own good, and was retired, but it's predeccesor, the MR2, basically similar but a tail dragger, soldiered on until the early 198Os, equipped as an AEW, to fill the gap between the European continent and landfall in ... er ... Canada?
See one up close, and remember when it was first designed and built, and it was a real lady of the sky.

 

[pbfoot]

I've seen a few in my day , but to call it pretty is like putting lipstick on a pig, would have been better off with the Argus variation of the Britannia

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I don't think it's a bad looking aircraft Neil but to each's own. Excellent shot Karl, thank you for sharing sir.

 

[muller]

Isn't the Shack also known as '10000 rivets flying in close formation'?? I've always liked them. Nice pics Karl btw!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

So she's a looker. Glad we got that sorted.

As an interesting aside can anyone else think of an aircraft that went from being a tail dragger to being a nose sitter in its lifetime?

 

[rochie]

So she's a looker. Glad we got that sorted.

As an interesting aside can anyone else think of an aircraft that went from being a tail dragger to being a nose sitter in its lifetime?

Me 262 did

 

[muller]

And the Yak-15 I think.