 | Roy's pics from TV, etc| Aircraft Pictures Discuss Roy's pics from TV, etc in the World War II - Aviation forums; Swordfish pic from TV... just after start up methinks.
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10-07-2005, 09:10 AM
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| Roy's pics from TV, etc
Swordfish pic from TV... just after start up methinks.
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10-07-2005, 10:27 AM
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what a fun job hand w**king that old Peggy into life | |
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10-07-2005, 10:53 AM
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10-07-2005, 02:28 PM
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| Crazy plane the old Stringbag... the first TSR2 but had a longer and more auspicious career than the jet version a quarter century later... plus we still have flying Stringbags while the BAC TSR2 languishes as a museum exhibit.
So, the Swordfish engine has the same name as the Harrier engine? That's a bit unimaginative isn't it? Both great engines though. | |
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10-07-2005, 02:50 PM
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Country: | actually the correct designation for the plane the stringbag originated from was TSR.II, the two being in roman numerals, whilst the jet is the TSR.2, the two being in arabic numerials...........
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10-08-2005, 01:44 AM
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| Ah, subtle difference. T for torpedo too I believe. Can't imagine the BAC TSR2 being versatile enough to lob one of those! | |
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10-08-2005, 01:48 AM
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| Next pic - B25 BBB at Chino
I visited Chino in the mid-80s. Wandered around happily snapping whatever plane took my fancy with no one taking me to task about it.
Here is Big Bad Bonnie, the B25 which used to appear at UK airshows back then. Came over for that film Hannover Street I think and stayed for a few years. I was surprised to see this beastie back in the USA.
Another memory is seeing some lucky chap having a joyride in a two seat P51! | |
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10-08-2005, 03:25 AM
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What a lucky bastard!
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10-08-2005, 08:23 AM
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The TSR2 would have made one hell of a torpedo plane at the speed it flew you would'nt need a war head Just sharpen the torpedos nose and use them like giant darts, it'd go right through a destroyer and out the other side  | |
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10-08-2005, 09:21 AM
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Good pic, Roy. | |
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10-10-2005, 03:25 PM
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| Achtung Spitfire
Achtung Spitfire! From TV again... | |
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10-10-2005, 03:28 PM
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10-10-2005, 03:46 PM
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| F111 in the boneyard
F111 in the boneyard - sad to see them end up like this. Used to get them over the house all the time.... | |
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10-10-2005, 03:48 PM
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| Yes it is Carolyn Grace's 2 seat spit MKIX... | |
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