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bomberflight
PostPosted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:31 pm 
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And we go straight to today's headline stories from Duxford .....

Stephen Grey takes the Fighter Collection Bearcat for a little gentle exercise before lunch

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It may be July 1st ~ but the main feature of some peoples day was "February"

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The TFC toy box is looking rather full

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Has this Spitfire been shrunk in the recent thunderstorms ?

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A THIRD Buchon arrives at Duxford ( It came in for Flying Legends )

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And a Corsair too

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And Finally ~ The worlds only Hawker Fury took a step closer to its first post restoration test flight today
when it was rolled outside for a photo call

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With a whole WEEK to go before the show ~ Duxford already has an atmosphere of anticipation for what
is shaping up to be one of the best warbird shows of the year

Your tired and slightly emotional reporter is signing off now ~ but stay tuned ! :wink:

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Wow WOW WOW, Peter! :supz: :drink3:
You done good!!! Many thanks for sharing your beautiful photos...wish I could be there too, but this is the next best thing!

Keep having fun, and thanks again!

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Got all the Hintons putting Mustangs together, thats a great crew......

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Got all the Hintons putting Mustangs together, thats a great crew......

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They're all over the place and they seem to be multiplying....so you have to come up with SOMETHING to put them to good use for.

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That is Kindsvaters Buchon with the new owner, correct? Love to see it flying. Great feeling to know I helped a little on the restoration while in A&P school. :D :D I learned a lot over that summer. Thanks again Harold.....Have some pictures from early in the restoration if anyone would like me to dig them up.
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Who flew the Corsair in? Thanks for the report and pictures...
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Race 22 Crew wrote:
Have some pictures from early in the restoration if anyone would like me to dig them up.

OH DON"T BOTHER WE HATE OLD PICTURES... :roll:

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Have some pictures from early in the restoration if anyone would like me to dig them up.

OH DON"T BOTHER WE HATE OLD PICTURES... :roll:


Yeah, what Muddy said......



Please sir...More gruel.....

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The Corsair is the Meier Motors/Germany based F4U-5 that we have all bee following the repainting of from its former French livery into this, possibly the Coolest paint scheme an F4U-5 has ever carried! Good to see her out and about and at Legends!

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That is Kindsvaters Buchon with the new owner, correct?


Yep ~ now owned by the Air Fighter Academy in Germany and flown to the UK by Charlie Brown from
the Historic Aircraft Collection.

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That was Brian Smith from the Fighter Collection

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OK I'll say it..the Buchon looks fantastic, bu that "politically corrected" swastika just looks stupid. Everybody obviously knows what it's supposed to be. I understand the legalities involved, but frankly I'd prefer they just leave it off entirely rather than use a "partially redacted" version.

Great pics though..keep 'em coming!

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bomberflight wrote:
Yep ~ now owned by the Air Fighter Academy in Germany and flown to the UK by Charlie Brown from the Historic Aircraft Collection.




Wasn't Charlie the 'test pilot' who did the initial post-restoration flights for Harold on the Buchon about 10-12 years ago?


And for the 'redacted' swastica....good catch, I had to go back and look at the pictures.

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Great photos! Has February been purchased by the Fighter Collection? Will she stay in the UK?


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