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Offline LLv34_Dictonius

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Finnish hurricane
« on: April 11, 2013, 01:14:33 AM »
..is displayed at Tikkakoski Aviation Museum, Finland.

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Offline GScholz

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2013, 01:16:16 AM »
Very nice!
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Offline LLv34_Dictonius

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2013, 04:12:24 AM »
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Offline TOMCAT21

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2013, 05:06:10 AM »
nice pics. Are they going to restore it or leave it as is ?
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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2013, 10:48:31 AM »
If they restore it to flying condition I say good, but if they restore it just to make it pretty for the museum I say bad!

If they don't intend to fly it I say leave it as is.

Offline Greebo

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2013, 11:04:16 AM »
It is handy for me as a skinner to see planes restored to their "as they were in WW2" condition rather than the more usual showroom standard. You can really see all those little scratches and chips and underlying paint wearing through. That stuff rarely shows up well on actual WW2 photos.

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2013, 11:53:52 AM »
Finnish what you started!
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Offline cpxxx

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2013, 12:28:14 PM »
It looks like the pilot stepped out of it after it's last sortie only yesterday. It's perfect as it is. Like the Spitfire Mk 1 in the Imperial War Museum in London. The charm of it is that it's untouched and original.


Offline LLv34_Dictonius

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Re: Finnish hurricane
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2013, 12:47:56 PM »
It's not going to fly - it's too precious a monument.
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