Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:29 am
Regarding Fireflys; there used to be 3 in Sweden. Within the past year or so, all 3 left. One (DT989, SE-BRG) is at Duxford, one (PP469, SE-CAU) is in Lelystad, Holland and one (PP392, SE-CAW) is on long term loan to the Danish Air Museum but still belonging to the Swedish Air Force Museum.
There might still be 2-3 left in Ethiopia.
There might still be 2-3 left in Ethiopia.
Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:01 pm
Bill et al--
WD840 was "complete" in that there had been one of everything in place. But...having been the former Bob Diemert (yeah, he of The Defender) "troop transport Firefly" CF-CBH, some of the components were not, strictly speaking, quite standard for a Firefly AS.6...or any other Firefly. Most particularly, the engine (and cowl, spinner, et al) came from an Avro York, hence it was not the correct version of Griffon; in fact of course it was not a Griffon at all! The rads had been removed from the wings and faired-over (since the York Merlin QEC had that big chin rad already) and, of course, there were six seats in the observer's compartment. CF-CBH essentially resembled a Firefly Mk.I but with the wide-chord later fin and rudder. Not really unattractive...but not something the RNHF would want around, either!
I saw the stripped airframe at Lone Star ages ago. Hope someone makes a go of WD840. An idea: attach a Shack engine, contraprop and all. (Not standard, I know; but it wasn't standard on the PoF Spit 19 either and nobody'd say she wasn't a cool piece of kit...)
S.
WD840 was "complete" in that there had been one of everything in place. But...having been the former Bob Diemert (yeah, he of The Defender) "troop transport Firefly" CF-CBH, some of the components were not, strictly speaking, quite standard for a Firefly AS.6...or any other Firefly. Most particularly, the engine (and cowl, spinner, et al) came from an Avro York, hence it was not the correct version of Griffon; in fact of course it was not a Griffon at all! The rads had been removed from the wings and faired-over (since the York Merlin QEC had that big chin rad already) and, of course, there were six seats in the observer's compartment. CF-CBH essentially resembled a Firefly Mk.I but with the wide-chord later fin and rudder. Not really unattractive...but not something the RNHF would want around, either!
I saw the stripped airframe at Lone Star ages ago. Hope someone makes a go of WD840. An idea: attach a Shack engine, contraprop and all. (Not standard, I know; but it wasn't standard on the PoF Spit 19 either and nobody'd say she wasn't a cool piece of kit...)
S.
Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:43 pm
Anybody have ANY pix of WD840 in any condition. Nobody seems to miss it down on the island.
Doug Ratchford
Doug Ratchford
Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:22 am
Canso42 wrote:Anybody have ANY pix of WD840 in any condition. Nobody seems to miss it down on the island.
Doug Ratchford
I've got at least one from a visit in the early 90s. I'll try to dig it out over the weekend.
Jim