Where is this A/C now?
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Where is this A/C now?
This is a strange request.
Last week I was remanissing with an old school friend about our childhood and how we used to cycle to Cambridge airport to watch the aircraft come and go. We used to spend hours staring through the fence dreaming about the day we could fly ourselves.
There was one aircraft that we think may have belonged to the Cambridge flying group that looked a bit like a PA38 Tomahawk. It's definately not a Tomahawk because it's canopy was slightly longer, but we can't identify it.
The aircraft was registered something like G-BBZA or G-BBNZ and would have been with the Cambridge Flying Group around the early to mid 90's. If anyone can tell me the aircraft type I would be very grateful!
Last week I was remanissing with an old school friend about our childhood and how we used to cycle to Cambridge airport to watch the aircraft come and go. We used to spend hours staring through the fence dreaming about the day we could fly ourselves.
There was one aircraft that we think may have belonged to the Cambridge flying group that looked a bit like a PA38 Tomahawk. It's definately not a Tomahawk because it's canopy was slightly longer, but we can't identify it.
The aircraft was registered something like G-BBZA or G-BBNZ and would have been with the Cambridge Flying Group around the early to mid 90's. If anyone can tell me the aircraft type I would be very grateful!
Last edited by TotalBeginner; 23rd February 2008 at 13:47.
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From: Amsterdam
Have you tried G-INFO? It's the CAA database of all G-registrations:
http://www.caa.co.uk/ginfo
Both of those callsigns are valid but are used for aircraft that don't exactly look like something you describe.
http://www.caa.co.uk/ginfo
Both of those callsigns are valid but are used for aircraft that don't exactly look like something you describe.
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From: Ballywalter
Could this be the aircraft type that you are thinking of?
It is a Varga Katchina.
http://home.clara.net/acf/scale/scal...a-kachina.html
It is a Varga Katchina.
http://home.clara.net/acf/scale/scal...a-kachina.html
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From: suffolk
If this is a little late I apologise...
GBBZN is still at Cambridge-usually hangared with the Moths of the Flying Group. Still comes out occasionally.
The Chipmunk was written off whilst parked at Duxford during a display, an unfortunate victim of an aerobatic display going tragically wrong.
GBBZN is still at Cambridge-usually hangared with the Moths of the Flying Group. Still comes out occasionally.
The Chipmunk was written off whilst parked at Duxford during a display, an unfortunate victim of an aerobatic display going tragically wrong.
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The Chipmunk was written off whilst parked at Duxford during a display, an unfortunate victim of an aerobatic display going tragically wrong.
Took out a large number of visiting aircraft parked along the south side if I remember rightly.
Cusco
Edited for brainf@rt
Last edited by Cusco; 24th October 2009 at 10:06.
