Flying. Everything planes.

[dockers_strike]

Will be ace if \ when they restore this Lanc!

 

 

[Preston Red]

2 hours ago, dockers_strike said:

Will be ace if \ when they restore this Lanc!

 

 

Mind blowing just how big they actually are.

 

There's only two in the world that are airworthy. The one with the BBMF and the other is in Canada.

 

I'd love to see a Stuka in the air but they're incredibly rare, even in museums.

[dockers_strike]

3 hours ago, Preston Red said:

Mind blowing just how big they actually are.

 

There's only two in the world that are airworthy. The one with the BBMF and the other is in Canada.

 

I'd love to see a Stuka in the air but they're incredibly rare, even in museums.

The BBMF one, City of Lincoln(?) flew over our house about 5 years ago with a Spit and Hurricane. Think they were coming back from a fly past up the coast between Southport and Blackpool.

 

The sound of at least 5 Merlins was awesome (not sure if the Hurricane has a Merlin engine as well!).

[Preston Red]

2 hours ago, dockers_strike said:

The BBMF one, City of Lincoln(?) flew over our house about 5 years ago with a Spit and Hurricane. Think they were coming back from a fly past up the coast between Southport and Blackpool.

 

The sound of at least 5 Merlins was awesome (not sure if the Hurricane has a Merlin engine as well!).

Wonderful sound isn't it. I think the Hurricane does have a Merlin in. The sound is like music. The Merlin Mustangs are beautiful too. We had the Lanc over ours in 2018 on the Friday night for Southport. I honestly thought some big arsed motorbike was about to roar past ours.

 

One engine I would love to hear in person is the Daimler Benz DB601/605 that was in the 109s. That thing has a whistle to it that is very distinctive, from the vids I've seen.

 

One of the BBMF Spits has the Griffon engine. PS915 is the Griffon Spit. My dad made some of the parts to return that one to the skies. The apprentices at BAE Warton worked on her as a project but a lot of the machining was done at Wellfield Road machine shop at the old BAE Strand Road site in Preston.

 

There's another Lanc at East Kirby that they're trying to return to the skies. You can even have a "taxy experience" in it. 

[Bjornebye]

Can't wait to be sat on a plane as it darts into the countryside "wonder what Dot Cotton will think of this?" 

[dockers_strike]

15 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Can't wait to be sat on a plane as it darts into the countryside "wonder what Dot Cotton will think of this?" 

Dot Cotton?

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

Dot Cotton?

I'll wait for you to get it mate. I thought you were quicker than that. 

[dockers_strike]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

I'll wait for you to get it mate. I thought you were quicker than that. 

You mean Juan Browne, the airline captain although he's second seating 777s to get his captain's rating on them?

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

You mean Juan Browne, the airline captain although he's second seating 777s to get his captain's rating on them?

Yes. June Brown. Dot Cotton. Fucking hell I'd hate you to be flying my plane Dock. 

[dockers_strike]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Yes. June Brown. Dot Cotton. Fucking hell I'd hate you to be flying my plane Dock. 

Sorry bud, only just seen this ref to Dot Cotton!

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Sorry bud, only just seen this ref to Dot Cotton!

 

 

[dockers_strike]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

 

 

Ah well, none of us are getting any younger!

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

Ah well, none of us are getting any younger!

True brother 

[dockers_strike]

16 hours ago, Preston Red said:

Wonderful sound isn't it. I think the Hurricane does have a Merlin in. The sound is like music. The Merlin Mustangs are beautiful too. We had the Lanc over ours in 2018 on the Friday night for Southport. I honestly thought some big arsed motorbike was about to roar past ours.

 

One engine I would love to hear in person is the Daimler Benz DB601/605 that was in the 109s. That thing has a whistle to it that is very distinctive, from the vids I've seen.

 

One of the BBMF Spits has the Griffon engine. PS915 is the Griffon Spit. My dad made some of the parts to return that one to the skies. The apprentices at BAE Warton worked on her as a project but a lot of the machining was done at Wellfield Road machine shop at the old BAE Strand Road site in Preston.

 

There's another Lanc at East Kirby that they're trying to return to the skies. You can even have a "taxy experience" in it. 

Amazing stuff! Yeah I thought there was another Lanc being restored somewhere in England but couldnt remember where. I think they are a couple of old farmers although very good machinists and restorers.

 

Soz, out of juice for a while but will be back!

[easytoslip]

On 10/04/2022 at 17:07, Preston Red said:

Mind blowing just how big they actually are.

 

There's only two in the world that are airworthy. The one with the BBMF and the other is in Canada.

 

I'd love to see a Stuka in the air but they're incredibly rare, even in museums.

I wouldn't like to see a Stuka in a screaming dive though while waiting on a beach. 

[Preston Red]

47 minutes ago, easytoslip said:

I wouldn't like to see a Stuka in a screaming dive though while waiting on a beach. 

Certainly wouldn't be an ideal setting.

[easytoslip]

2 hours ago, Preston Red said:

Certainly wouldn't be an ideal setting.

Can you imagine forming an orderly queue waiting to get off that Dunkirk beach or any where else for that matter. 

Guernica was the first to receive what horrors the Stuka could unleash in the Spanish Civil War i believe, a test run if you will. 

A good looking plane though. 

[Preston Red]

4 minutes ago, easytoslip said:

Can you imagine forming an orderly queue waiting to get off that Dunkirk beach or any where else for that matter. 

Guernica was the first to receive what horrors the Stuka could unleash in the Spanish Civil War i believe, a test run if you will. 

A good looking plane though. 

I could only describe that as hell on earth. Just sitting ducks who were open to all kinds of attack. Heinkels were also used to attack the troops.

 

It certainly is a good looking plane alongside the 109, just not very agile and was easy prey for the RAF.

[dockers_strike]

1 hour ago, easytoslip said:

Can you imagine forming an orderly queue waiting to get off that Dunkirk beach or any where else for that matter. 

Guernica was the first to receive what horrors the Stuka could unleash in the Spanish Civil War i believe, a test run if you will. 

A good looking plane though. 

Absolutely could not imagine it.

 

The Stuka used to have a device fitted to it to give it its characteristic howl in a dive and frighten the shit out of those beneath it.

[Captain Willard]

Another trip with the kids  to the RAF museum in Hendon. Absolutely brilliant place and free ! Worth going just to see the astonishing Vulcan (which is too big to photograph). 

[Preston Red]

49 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

Another trip with the kids  to the RAF museum in Hendon. Absolutely brilliant place and free ! Worth going just to see the astonishing Vulcan (which is too big to photograph). 

I'd love to go there for a ganders. How big is the place?

[Captain Willard]

44 minutes ago, Preston Red said:

I'd love to go there for a ganders. How big is the place?

It’s massive, 6 huge hangers and mostly deserted particularly during term time. Got virtually every significant European military aircraft ever made. Probably my favourite museum and completely free. 

[Preston Red]

2 minutes ago, Captain Willard said:

It’s massive, 6 huge hangers and mostly deserted particularly during term time. Got virtually every significant European military aircraft ever made. Probably my favourite museum and completely free. 

Nice one chief. I'll give it a ganders at some point soon.

[neko]

On 10/04/2022 at 09:07, Preston Red said:

Mind blowing just how big they actually are.

 

There's only two in the world that are airworthy. The one with the BBMF and the other is in Canada.

 

I'd love to see a Stuka in the air but they're incredibly rare, even in museums.

Flying Heritage Collection in Everett, Washington. Amazing place....

 

https://flyingheritage.org/Explore/The-Collection/Germany/Junkers-Ju-87-R-4-Stuka.aspx

 

[Kepler-186]

I’m listening to an audiobook called Juno Beach about Canada’s involvement leading up to June 6th 1944. One chapter focused on Royal Canadian Airforce’s contribution pre D Day and mentions the intruder squadrons. Mostly Mosquitos.

 

Found this short article about them, in PDF format. 
 

https://www.flightjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Hunting-the-Hunters.pdf