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« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2005, 01:32:11 PM »
Just a quick go: -


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« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2005, 01:39:57 PM »
:lol Christ I'd better cut back on those burgers
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« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2005, 02:17:28 PM »
That's the best you could do with all those spitfires in the background?!?!?! ;)
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« Reply #18 on: July 22, 2005, 02:04:25 AM »
Found this in General Forums.

Not my pic but thought you might appreciate it.

Its the Duxford P47 I think.


By the way the new 47N and D40 keep making my game crash! So I won't be flying them mores the pity!

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« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2005, 06:23:27 AM »
Nice pics!

I wonder if that B25 is the one that the Dutch test pilot, first name Edwin, cant remember last name, bought over here in the states.  We put an extra fuel tank in the bomb bay before he took it to Europe.  He wanted it for airshows, where they often would get all the fuel they could carry.

That guy is a heck of a pilot, did some awesome low level flyby's here in a Fokker F27.

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« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2005, 09:00:00 AM »
Well that B25 was doing some awsome flybys. The second B25 came from Sion in Switzerland. Both were flown realy well but the Dutch one in its drab scheme looked more authentic. My Wife said the Swiss one was painted like a "tarts handbag!" :lol

Just for the record the p47 is not my pic. Don't want to take credit for something that isn't mine. Just posted it for nilsen as he was asking for 47 pics

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« Reply #21 on: July 22, 2005, 09:10:07 AM »
Thx alot skydancer... great pic :)

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« Reply #22 on: July 22, 2005, 09:21:57 AM »
Have another

Found in the "unemployed skinners" thread in General Forums!



Great pics huh and this one is the one at Duxford. You should visit sometime.

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« Reply #23 on: July 22, 2005, 10:09:50 AM »
Review of Flying Legends and many photos at Air Scene.
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« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2005, 12:14:35 PM »
Good article. My first visit too. Was expensive but no more than a Motorcycle GP or any other big sporting event, so I didn't think it too bad. The line up was stunning but why no pics of the Yak / LA whatever it was. I thought the guy flying the Iceland air dakota was pretty good. He was chucking it about a bit for such a big bird.

Interestingly at the DD day celebs last year I met a fellow youthworker with his youth group. They'd all trained with the dutch parachute forces and got their wings and they made a jump in 1944 Para battledress over Ranville. My wife and I were down below keeping our fingers crossed for em. They jumped from the BBMF Dakota in these pics. Think that bunch of teenagers have a very good youthworker to thank for an amazing experience!
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« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2005, 12:24:43 PM »
Was it a Yak with a radial engine?  


Yak-3UPW 9/04623/F-AZIM, privately owned, Duxford 2003. Copyright Gary Parsons, f4 Aviation 2003


Yak-11 D-FYAK, privately owned, Berlin 2004. Copyright Gary Parsons, f4 Aviation 2004

We had an AH meetup there back in... 2001 I think.  A few of us were asking the same question and I think airmess went to the ATC Tower and asked them if it was really a Yak and not a LA-5.  The tower agreed with us, but the pilot got back to us, via the tower, and said it was definitely a Yak, but fitted with a radial.
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« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2005, 02:42:03 PM »
Looks like a Yak to me, based on pics i got at home.

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« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2005, 08:06:48 PM »
The mystery is over! :) That clears that one up.

Pretty plane though.

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« Reply #28 on: July 23, 2005, 01:53:50 AM »
I wast there too. I thought it was the Fighter Collection LA-9 , not a YAK, but maybe you're right:confused:

Here are my pics

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« Reply #29 on: July 23, 2005, 01:56:29 AM »