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    A pair of Frightnings!!

    in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft

    Posted

    well there's a surprise. Only yesterday I pulled out some old SAM's dating from 1999 2 of which were your write up's on the Lightning (part 1 & 2). I was a bit gutted to read that your T5 conversion fit very nicely - I'm working on one right now, and it's a bitch to say the least.

    Nice work as always anyway Bill

    Puma

    in Resources

    Posted

    My fav chopper - had a left hand seat in one of these over Salisbury Plain once. One of my many WIP is a re work of Hellers 1/50 Puma.

    Thanks for posting these.

    *Fanfare* BRITISH Phantom FGR2!

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Thanks Cop, I'm afraid it's not a Lightning :fraidnot:

    Gary, I think I'm supposed to fit the recce pod, but I don't really want to because it's ugly. I have several pics of 41 Sqn Phantoms at this time, including a couple of 495, and they have quite a variety of stores fitted. I was planning to fit the big wing tanks and a set of Sidewinders.

    Of course, I'm open to suggestions from those with more knowledge then me (most of you!)

    Jen.

    No your right Jen, 41 & 2 sqn Phantoms come to that, were often seen with the centre line SU23 guns. If your looking for accuracy, I'd steer clear of arming her with sidewinders though. Mostly these were seen with Sergeant fletcher 300 Gal wing tanks and either SNEB pods or CLB200's (?) practice bomb dispensers). I'm sure sidewinders were used, but not a regular fit I don't believe. Dont forget your strike camera too :whistling:

    Canberra PR.9s

    in Real Aviation

    Posted

    Are the Canberras that the RAF sold off and were subsequently parked up at RAF Kemble by Delta Air still airworthy?

    While painting the fence this afternoon I could have sworn that it was a Canberra that flew overhead in a south easterly direction, either that or a Meteor but the wing looked too wide for a Meteor.

    Andy

    It was most likely Martin Bakers Meteor - It was at Brize on Tuesday I think. Yes the Canberra's are airworthy (having been at Kemble since last July) but not have flown since.

    Gary

    What would you like to model for the first GB?

    in Group Build Chat 2020

    Posted

    I voted Cold War...what aircraft were in the RAF during the 60's?

    Anychance of a list or does this span till the collapse of communism?

    Here goes......1960's only here

    LIGHTNING

    Hunter

    Phantom (late)

    Harrier GR1 (late)

    Canberra - tons of variants

    Javeln

    Vulcan

    Victor

    Valiant

    Gnat

    JP3 - JP5

    Wessex

    Whirlwind

    Hercules (late)

    Andover

    Argosy

    VC10

    Sea Vixen (RN)

    Scimitar (RN)

    etc etc

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