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Old 27th Dec 2012, 01:09
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Yes. A great photo. Just to avoid any confusion, I didn't take it. I was given it by Brett Emeny, the Vampire pilot.

I like to show these to non-enthusiasts and tell them they are pictures of wooden fighter-bombers. Generally the reaction is one of disbelief.

A further piece of thread drift ( I hope you don't mind, Foggy). I commented to a friend, after my ride in Brett's T11 that the cockpit seemed a lot more cramped than I remembered from my first Vampire ride, when I was 21, more years ago than I care to admit. He very charitably suggested that perhaps I was flying a 7/8 scale Vampire.

The T11 forward fuselage was based upon the Mosquito's nose section and so the Mosquito's cockpit is also quite compact, even without the ejection seats. The navigator's seat is set back slightly, so that both crew have more elbow room.

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