What's this plane? - Aircraft of World War II

Royzee617 · 01-25-2008, 04:17 AM

I friend of mine posted this vid on LV and it is tormenting the hell out of me trying to ID the 'warbird'. I think it is a Pilatus but it aint no 'warbird' - used to be one in the UK airshow circuit yonks ago and recall seeing it on the cover of a Flypast mag.
..OLD WAR BIRD EATS HELICOPTER .. - LiveVideo.com

Royzee617 · 01-25-2008, 04:18 AM

Found this story while looking
During March, Carolyn Grace taxied her two-seat Spitfire into a Jet Ranger helicopter at Duxford, England. The helicopter was destroyed and the Spitfire sustained nearly $200,000 worth of damage. The aircraft, which will be repaired, is T. Mk. IX ML407/G-- LFIX was operated by the Irish Air Corps as 162 from 1951 to 1968. Sold in Britain, it made its first post-- restoration flight in 1985.
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Graeme · 01-25-2008, 06:48 AM

I'm leaning towards your first impression Royzee, it looks like the Swiss EKW C-3605 target towing aircraft, purely based on what looks like a very long nose.

Royzee617 · 01-25-2008, 10:01 AM

Cheers. You are right - there's some heated discussion over this clip on YT. Nice pix on airliners.net.

01-25-2008, 04:17 AM	#1
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	What's this plane? I friend of mine posted this vid on LV and it is tormenting the hell out of me trying to ID the 'warbird'. I think it is a Pilatus but it aint no 'warbird' - used to be one in the UK airshow circuit yonks ago and recall seeing it on the cover of a Flypast mag. ..OLD WAR BIRD EATS HELICOPTER .. - LiveVideo.com

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01-25-2008, 04:18 AM	#2
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	Found this story while looking During March, Carolyn Grace taxied her two-seat Spitfire into a Jet Ranger helicopter at Duxford, England. The helicopter was destroyed and the Spitfire sustained nearly $200,000 worth of damage. The aircraft, which will be repaired, is T. Mk. IX ML407/G-- LFIX was operated by the Irish Air Corps as 162 from 1951 to 1968. Sold in Britain, it made its first post-- restoration flight in 1985. Accidents and incidents \| Air Classics \| Find Articles at BNET.com

01-25-2008, 06:48 AM	#3
Graeme Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,081	I'm leaning towards your first impression Royzee, it looks like the Swiss EKW C-3605 target towing aircraft, purely based on what looks like a very long nose.

01-25-2008, 10:01 AM	#4
Royzee617 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MK UK Posts: 1,625	Cheers. You are right - there's some heated discussion over this clip on YT. Nice pix on airliners.net.