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Offline Guppy35

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #480 on: March 19, 2010, 01:29:41 AM »
Quote from: Karnak on March 19, 2010, 01:22:02 AM
I've read a lot of accounts of Mossie squadrons doing that too.  Of course, in many cases they are the same crews we're talking about, and even when that isn't true, the missions were often the same.

And well expect the Mossie drivers to be participating in these raids as they did for real    Mossies, Beaus and RAF Mustang escorts to Norway going after shipping..  I'm all for it :)
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #481 on: March 19, 2010, 02:06:16 AM »
Low is good :)



Even mostly low is good
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #482 on: March 19, 2010, 08:44:54 AM »
Quote from: lyric1 on March 19, 2010, 12:02:45 AM
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thats in suspiciously good condition, is it being restored to airworthy?
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #483 on: March 19, 2010, 10:35:17 AM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on March 19, 2010, 08:44:54 AM
thats in suspiciously good condition, is it being restored to airworthy?

I dont believe so, static, but I'll let Lyric tell it.
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #484 on: March 19, 2010, 11:35:05 PM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on March 19, 2010, 08:44:54 AM
thats in suspiciously good condition, is it being restored to airworthy?

I think it's the Duxford bird and it's meant to be a flyer.  They are having trouble tracking down engines that fit however and props I believe.
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #485 on: March 20, 2010, 09:48:18 AM »
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #486 on: March 20, 2010, 12:57:20 PM »
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #487 on: March 20, 2010, 09:09:10 PM »
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #488 on: March 20, 2010, 09:12:53 PM »
Mission Impossible IV - "Raid On Dayton"

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #489 on: March 20, 2010, 09:14:49 PM »
Quote from: Fencer51 on March 20, 2010, 09:12:53 PM
Mission Impossible IV - "Raid On Dayton"

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Ahh another former RAAF bird at the museum repainted for the American consumer. :)
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #490 on: March 20, 2010, 11:02:58 PM »
Fencer thanks for the desktop!
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Offline Fencer51

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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #491 on: March 20, 2010, 11:11:15 PM »
You are getting old, I sent you a link to that pic months ago.  Told you that you needed to road trip down and see it.  Such a completely worthless aircraft in amongst the finest in American Aviation is worth at least 30 secs as you walk past to the B-24.  :D  Besides the P-47D and P-38 are right on around to the left.  As well as a Fw-190D and Bf-109G... Oh and god's (and North American Aviation's) gift to combat aircraft the P-51D.  They even got a really cool A6M2 there which is right across from that twin engined thingee in the pic..   http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/090303-F-1234S-004.jpg

Because your eyesight is going, here is the link to it so you can get it full sized. 

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/061019-f-1234b-001.jpg

Oh and here is the gallery before they ruined it with substandard aircraft.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/050209-F-1234P-055.jpg



Oughta have a "find the plane" contest with this picture.. anyone see the Fw-190?
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #492 on: March 20, 2010, 11:35:16 PM »
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
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Re: Bristol Beaufighter
« Reply #494 on: March 20, 2010, 11:51:42 PM »
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