The plane enthusiasts thread

[wiggydiggy]

Apropos of nothing, I saw this today.

View: https://admiralcloudberg.medium.com/call-of-the-void-seven-years-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-disappearance-of-malaysia-airlines-77fa5244bf99


It's an interesting read.

Admiral Cloudberg has got some very good write ups of various incidents, they started on Reddit but their own site is better.

 

[Cycleops]

Some of you might enjoy this video taken by Kermit Weeks in his home video collection of the first flight of the mossie in 1987 at Wycombe Air Park.


View: https://youtu.be/yztdyyOYRe8

 

[Jameshow]

Some of you might enjoy this video taken by Kermit Weeks in his home video collection of the first flight of the mossie in 1987 at Wycombe Air Park.


View: https://youtu.be/yztdyyOYRe8

Was a regular trip out for my dad and I to the museum there.

 

[Badger_Boom]

Some of you might enjoy this video taken by Kermit Weeks in his home video collection of the first flight of the mossie in 1987 at Wycombe Air Park.


View: https://youtu.be/yztdyyOYRe8

I think Kermit is still talking about restoring it back to flying condition although I suspect it might end up with its parts transplanted to a new Australian fuselage and wings.

 

[Cycleops]

Interesting video recently posted which includes an official film of recovery of a Walrus at sea and a look at the Airfix kit and a RC model:


View: https://youtu.be/p4kIERlvqXY

 

[sevenfourate]

Not my bag as such. But my Bosses are huge Military fans / collectors etc. Some time (Years !) ago we agreed to store this in our yard at work for a guy temporarily. A guy who is now uncontactable: and we haven’t seen since !

This pic is taken this Morning out of my Office window…..

 

[Jameshow]

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Not my bag as such. But my Bosses are huge Military fans / collectors etc. Some time (Years !) ago we agreed to store this in our yard at work for a guy temporarily. A guy who is now uncontactable: and we haven’t seen since !

This pic is taken this Morning out of my Office window…..

From what aircraft???

 

[sevenfourate]

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From what aircraft???

Not the foggiest ! Boss is currently not here to ask either.

Part of why i posted here to see if anyone was remotely interested after this thread skimmed passed my eyes this Morning.....

 

[DaveReading]

Not the foggiest ! Boss is currently not here to ask either.

Part of why i posted here to see if anyone was remotely interested after this thread skimmed passed my eyes this Morning.....

Shouldn't be too difficult to identify - which industrial estate?

 

[Oldhippy]

Possibly the nose of a Dakota. That would make a fabulous little workshop/holiday hideaway. I want one.

 

[Cycleops]

If it’s been abandoned I should get in touch with somewhere like the IWM Duxford and ask if they might be interested. If it is a DC3 it’s not that rare.

 

[sevenfourate]

Shouldn't be too difficult to identify - which industrial estate?

Harleston Engineering,Ellough Ind Estate, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7TD.

Can easily get more pics if you want ?

 

[a.twiddler]

Interesting video. Always had a soft spot for flying boats. I believe that Supermarine beat the likes of Grumman in producing the first truly amphibious flying boat, in the Walrus. Also hard to believe that the next model that they produced after this very dated looking but obviously very functional aircraft was what was to become the Spitfire. This had its roots in a design for a Schneider trophy winning floatplane, continuing Supermarine's maritime tradition.

 

[Oldhippy]

I used to live near the old Sunderland flying boat works on the Medway.

 

[ianrauk]

I used to live near the old Sunderland flying boat works on the Medway.

Where was that?