Aircraft geekery

[MisterD]

You know when you visit someone and they've got really cool old stuff stashed at the back of their shed?

http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-4SdfrQ3/0/M/i-4SdfrQ3-M.jpg

http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-QkxMzWc/0/M/i-QkxMzWc-M.jpg

[TheDemonLord]

I see:

B17
a Harvard (I think)
DC3
B24
SR71 Blackbird (droooool)
A10 Warthog (the Sexiest ugly aircraft ever)

Pray tell good sir - where for art thou this Garage?

[jellywrestler]

I see:

B17
a Harvard (I think)
DC3
B24
SR71 Blackbird (droooool)
A10 Warthog (the Sexiest ugly aircraft ever)

Pray tell good sir - where for art thou this Garage?

not a DC3, the military version is a C47

[MisterD]

They're the conservation sheds at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, which is about ten minutes down the road from my old Man's place. They're currently refitting the main display hall for their American collection, so they've got stuff stashed all over the place - what you can't quite see beyond the SR is a U2, and that thing poking into frame in the A10 photo is the tail of an F-15 Strike Eagle.

Edit: you missed the Lockheed P-80...which (editing the edit) is actually a T-33

A few more typical "museum shots"

http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-Pp6ZHFq/0/M/i-Pp6ZHFq-M.jpg
http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-PJqBh2s/0/M/i-PJqBh2s-M.jpg
http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-hNzmMnK/0/M/i-hNzmMnK-M.jpg
http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-vDBWqRh/0/M/i-vDBWqRh-M.jpg
http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-Pd3vm3m/0/M/i-Pd3vm3m-M.jpg
http://dibs.smugmug.com/photos/i-WXNrfPv/0/M/i-WXNrfPv-M.jpg

[oldrider]

Some of the good parts of war - technology and development - (Sigh) - if only they didn't have to kill maim and destroy to make their millions! :weird:

[TheDemonLord]

They're the conservation sheds at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, which is about ten minutes down the road from my old Man's place. They're currently refitting the main display hall for their American collection, so they've got stuff stashed all over the place - what you can't quite see beyond the SR is a U2, and that thing poking into frame in the A10 photo is the tail of an F-15 Strike Eagle.

Edit: you missed the Lockheed P-80...which (editing the edit) is actually a T-33

A few more typical "museum shots"


Ahhhhh

Duxford - I was hoping this was somewhere in NZ.

When I was young and lived in the UK, we flew a Robin into Duxford to visit it, we got to park our Robin next to the Sally B (the B17) - Good times. I will go back at some point.

[Blackbird]

Fantastic place :niceone:! When we were there on a non-air show day, we saw a WW2 P47 Thunderbolt fighter come whistling over the hedgerows, then land. Crikey, they're big mothers. No wonder the pilots used to say the way to take evasive action was to undo the harness and run round the cockpit!

Edit: The TSR-2 in one of your photos used to be at my old university - Cranfield, which was originally an aeronautical college. Just 2 of them left.

[Tazz]

No exciting pictures sorry, but I just found out about this and I'm sure some of you will find it interesting =)

http://www.soundsairpark.com/

[MisterD]

Yeah, nah. I'm still angling for a place out Renwick way.

[Oakie]

Nice stuff. We're taking the grandaughters to the Wigram Air Force Museum in a few weeks.

[BMWST?]

jeepers,how many bf109,s are there still in one peice?

[spanner spinner]

jeepers,how many bf109,s are there still in one peice?


quite a few, but most are museum pieces. but there are plenty of the Spanish version that was built after the war merlin powered bf109 airframe called a HA-1112-M1L

[Swoop]

jeepers,how many bf109,s are there still in one peice?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Messerschmitt_Bf_109s

[BMWST?]

Hmm didnt know about the post war ones,so more than I thought

[James Deuce]

Hmm didnt know about the post war ones,so more than I thought

Merlin engined too. Check the Battle of Britain movie and have a giggle at the Merlin powered 109s and He-111s battling with Merlin powered Spits and Hurricanes (as well as some Griffon powered Spits, because, you know old chap, the public are really quite dim when it comes to detail like that).

[MisterD]

Check the Battle of Britain movie

Which was filmed at Duxford, nicely full circle there, James.

[Oakie]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Messerschmitt_Bf_109s

So now I know why it's really a BF109, not the commonly referred to ME109.

[Swoop]

So now I know why it's really a BF109, not the commonly referred to ME109.

Yup. There's no such thing as an "Me-109".

[SPman]

Yup. There's no such thing as an "Me-109".

Among pedantic geekery.......

[Swoop]

Among pedantic geekery.......

Nice to have your agreement.:clap: