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07-14-2008, 11:52 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk
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| which aircraft thrilled you the most to see flying after reading the comments on V2's third lanc thread i was wondering which aircraft were you most thrilled to see in the flesh so to speak ? i'm glad i've seen the lancaster, hurricane and spitfire also the meteor and vampire, and from after WW2 era i was amazed at watching the vulcan and english electric lightning
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07-14-2008, 12:35 PM
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| b-17 just happened 2 days ago at duxford...
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07-14-2008, 12:38 PM
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| So far the b24 did a flyby right next to my house!
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07-14-2008, 12:45 PM
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| B-17 without a doubt. A beautiful airframe, the sound of four Wright Cyclones and all those .50s. TO
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07-14-2008, 12:53 PM
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| Of those planes that I have seen fly............ 1. Corsair 2. P-38 3. B-24/B-17 4. P-40
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07-14-2008, 01:25 PM
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| i would love to see a corsair in flight also an me 109 and fw 190 ! maybe someday
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07-14-2008, 01:30 PM
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| One that I would also like to see in the air is the P-38. Someday..... TO
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07-14-2008, 01:37 PM
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| There is nothing like seeing a B-24 or B-17 but the plane that surprised me the most was the C-17! It performed some VERY agile maneuvers. I was expecting to see a lumbering beast like a C-130 or C-141 but the C-17 performs marvelously. . |
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07-14-2008, 01:38 PM
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| Der Crewchief   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| The two planes that thrilled the most were the Bf 109G and the B-17G.
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07-14-2008, 01:40 PM
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| The B17 and B24 from the collins foundation. Not only did I see them flying, I rode in them. I would also say the CAF B29 when it was flying was one impressive site!
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07-14-2008, 01:51 PM
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| I saw two F-104s at Reno one year. That was a sight. . Last edited by comiso90; 07-14-2008 at 02:32 PM. |
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07-14-2008, 02:31 PM
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| At Galveston...Corsair, Hellcat, Bearcat, Zero, B-17. The P-38 Putt Putt Maru had mechanical problems and didn't fly sob Vulcan, Mustang, Vampire [my first jet]  |
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07-14-2008, 02:47 PM
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| Douglas DC2, the only one remaining. It's in my Siggy. I also thought the dutch B25 doing a flyby with HM prins Bernhard's spitfire was an awsome event as well.
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07-14-2008, 02:52 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex
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| Still waiting, for the 10th time in succession the Fairey Swordfish was not flying at an airshow I went to. This time it was Duxford FL so to consol myself I bought a strut from the nose frame and will mount it on a nice piece of polished wood in my study. Only 27,000 more bits to get and I can build my own Stringbag  |
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07-14-2008, 03:07 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Saw a B-29. The only one flying "fifi" i think. other than that i always love the spitfire and the P-51. |
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