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Afternoon all

Some test and development aircraft from my collection put together over the years

Regards

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Frank, many thanks for posting these really great pics, I was at Leconfield when the Lightnings came from Binbrook, in fact it was my first posting in the RAF, those were the good days, especially when the 5 and 11 ground crews upset the SWO at Leconfield, boy did that guy have a temper,everyone used to hide when he was around.

Thanks again

Jim

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Good Morning All

A few more for your perusal

Regards

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Absolutely lovely stuff again Frank, many thanks for keeping on posting these beauties!

Favourites this time must be that superbly skanky Danish zipper, the G-91 & the beautiful 57FIS f-4E - but they're all just fantastic! What brilliant times they were....!!

Any idea of what that French C-54(?) is? Are those AWACS type radomes above & below the fuselage, or are they some kind of mock up? New one on me if it is an 'awacs'...

Anyway, wonderful pics, please keep them coming!!

K

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Hi

Its a DC7C AMOR Former test plane of the CEV AMOR = Avion de Mesure et d'Observation au Receptacle - used on missiles test range in south west of France.

it was at Paris Le Bourget air & space museum's storage in 2009

Hope thisn helps

f

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Brilliant! No concerns about "overweathering" when building that one! :D

it'sa match for the corruagted iron roofing on the hangar behind!

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Come on then who spotted the DC3 is not a DC3 but an Li-2?

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Come on then who spotted the DC3 is not a DC3 but an Li-2?

F

Me :tease: But I couldn't remember the Russian designation.

Where was this taken? I can see the props are different but are the cowlings different too?

Really cool pictures you have here. More please

Chris

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Me :tease: But I couldn't remember the Russian designation.

Where was this taken? I can see the props are different but are the cowlings different too?

Really cool pictures you have here. More please

Chris

Well done that man the extra side window behind the cockpit are the real give away

I shot this airframe at what became the Polish Aviation Museum Cracow, Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego w Krakowie in 1978

I had to get written permission from the Polish Govt and an export licence to take the exposed film out of Poland. The docs didnt arrive so we went to see if they would let me shoot the aircraft - they said No in a very Warsaw Pact sort of way. Determined not to leave empty handed this was the only aircraft outside so my wife and others formed a screen while i "tied my laces", shot it, looked, up and there were two guards on a watchtower pointing bins and an AK47 at me . Crivvens! i hadn't noticed the Airborne Divison Barracks in the trees behind the Li-2! It was the quickest getaway on foot I have ever done - in Greece they call it "walking suspiciously" and stick you in the chokey for a couple of years. the guards probably had a good laugh . 2 days before we were due to leave Poland the permits came so we went back and I was shoved by the museum attendants upon to a Mig19 to get better shots of the MiG15, Yak17 and 23!

F

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Well done that man the extra side window behind the cockpit are the real give away

I shot this airframe at what became the Polish Aviation Museum Cracow, Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego w Krakowie in 1978

I had to get written permission from the Polish Govt and an export licence to take the exposed film out of Poland. The docs didnt arrive so we went to see if they would let me shoot the aircraft - they said No in a very Warsaw Pact sort of way. Determined not to leave empty handed this was the only aircraft outside so my wife and others formed a screen while i "tied my laces", shot it, looked, up and there were two guards on a watchtower pointing bins and an AK47 at me . Crivvens! i hadn't noticed the Airborne Divison Barracks in the trees behind the Li-2! It was the quickest getaway on foot I have ever done - in Greece they call it "walking suspiciously" and stick you in the chokey for a couple of years. the guards probably had a good laugh . 2 days before we were due to leave Poland the permits came so we went back and I was shoved by the museum attendants upon to a Mig19 to get better shots of the MiG15, Yak17 and 23!

F

Thats a cool background story. Will we be seeing some of the Russian stuff, that would be awesome

B)

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Hi

Its a DC7C AMOR Former test plane of the CEV AMOR = Avion de Mesure et d'Observation au Receptacle - used on missiles test range in south west of France.

it was at Paris Le Bourget air & space museum's storage in 2009

Hope thisn helps

f

Thanks F, never seen that before. Hmmm, got me thinking now - I've got a Welsh Models 7C lurking about somewhere.....!!!

K

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Thats a cool background story. Will we be seeing some of the Russian stuff, that would be awesome

B)

I have a few B&W pics from that Museum which was in its infancy at that time - Aslo have a pile of pics taken at Monino and a few from around Moscow if you wish .

Regards

Frank

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Frank, your pics are a treasure trove of inspiration! The only problem I have with them is that I've already got 5 projects on the bench and couldn't possibly start anymore as a result of being inspired by these pics.

But DO NOT stop posting under any circumstances, or I'll have to adopt some drastic measures... :fight:

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Frank, your pics are a treasure trove of inspiration! The only problem I have with them is that I've already got 5 projects on the bench and couldn't possibly start anymore as a result of being inspired by these pics.

But DO NOT stop posting under any circumstances, or I'll have to adopt some drastic measures... :fight:

Such kind words

f

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Morning All

Ok a few more for your edification but when you get fed up jsut say so

I've not forgotten about MiGs, Harriers, Viggens and Drakens

Here are a few shots from Moinino.

Regards

Frank

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Afternoon all

With a few hours on myn hands before a drive to Gretna and back here are a few more for your perusal. After this lot i'll do the requsets I've had .

Regards

Frank

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A few more

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Keep em coming...the more the merrier.

Any early Harriers?

Harriers is next :-)

F

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