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Old 30th Apr 2006, 19:49
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Same era as the Lightning Mike.
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Old 30th Apr 2006, 20:04
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F 101 Voodoo ?

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Old 30th Apr 2006, 20:11
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Hi Clint great to see you. Sorry not a F101 Voodoo
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Old 30th Apr 2006, 20:57
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swift ? perchance
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Old 30th Apr 2006, 22:29
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Sorry not a Supermarine Swift.
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Old 1st May 2006, 02:24
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Gnat.

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Old 1st May 2006, 08:17
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Not the Folland Gnat Clint.
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Old 1st May 2006, 09:07
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Supermarine Scimitar ?

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Old 1st May 2006, 10:04
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Saunders Roe SR-53.
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Old 1st May 2006, 11:42
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Sorry Clint. BEagle has it . It is indeed the Saunders Roe SR.53. This is the actual aircraft XD 145. The cockpit photograph dates September 1958.

[IMG][/IMG]

BEagle you have control.
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Old 1st May 2006, 13:41
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'twas the shape of the hood frame and the word 'Rocket' on the panel which gave the game away!

Someone else please as I will be off the air for a while.
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Old 1st May 2006, 19:28
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Mike,

No heavy showers here in sunny downtown Essex, lovely evening so far.

Meanwhile, back to business. I'll open the bidding on this one with the Blackburn Beverly.

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Old 1st May 2006, 19:32
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Bristol Brabazon ?

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Old 1st May 2006, 20:58
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Thanks Mike.

It's past my bedtime and Matron will be round soon with my medication and hot chocolat. So I will post tommorrow.

Clint.
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Old 1st May 2006, 22:48
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Mike,

I'm sure we've had the Brabazon - but your picture is marvellous. I've never seen it before and the idea of a Bristol Freighter as a chase aircraft is so wonderful I'm going to frame it. I flew in one in an air race once and we were beaten by a C-47 and a Heron.

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Old 1st May 2006, 23:04
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Originally Posted by Bert Stiles
....the idea of a Bristol Freighter as a chase aircraft
I so agree - fantastic concept, and a new one on me. For the Bristol Freighter to be a chase aircraft, I suppose it really shows up the Brabazon for how awful a design it was.
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Old 2nd May 2006, 05:04
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Surely it was just a Bristol aircraft PR shot?
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Old 2nd May 2006, 08:01
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I am having trouble with the 'Iron Brain'
It wont let me paste an image so please someone take my go.

Clint.
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Old 2nd May 2006, 08:40
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Clint, thanks. Could you try posting the pic or a link to it again? We might be able to help resolve the glitch.

In the meantime, whose bike is this?

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Happy 67th Birthday Mel !!

From Clint and the rest of the What Cockpit mob !!


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