DH-9 airborne at Duxford
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DH-9 airborne at Duxford
One of the DH-9 wrecks discovered in India nearly 20 years ago and which has been painstakingly rebuilt by Aero Vintage, flew again at Duxford this afternoon... 
There was a nice little piece about this DH.9 on 'The One Show' last night, starting at about 19:21. Available to view on iPlayer BBC1.
(Dave Reid - thanks for directing me here)
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Fournierf5,
I suspect the point Blossy was making is that the DH-9 is a lot bigger than a typical WWI single-engined aircraft. It is 30' long, with is 50% longer than a Camel.
It's on a par with the first time I saw a Thud. Much bigger than I expected. It is 64' long, which is the same length as a DC-3! I was expecting something about the size of an F-100.
I suspect the point Blossy was making is that the DH-9 is a lot bigger than a typical WWI single-engined aircraft. It is 30' long, with is 50% longer than a Camel.
It's on a par with the first time I saw a Thud. Much bigger than I expected. It is 64' long, which is the same length as a DC-3! I was expecting something about the size of an F-100.
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Although I have seen many aircraft in my time I'm pretty sure the DH 4 or the 9 wasn't among them. Obviously I am not 'the total aviation person' that would please Uncle Roger. (Readers of a certain age will know who I mean). :-)
