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Repost:Fleet Air Arm photo for Bert-Jan
Bert-Jan:
It is not a colored B&W Photo but original WWII Color.My notes (finally found them)state it was an FAA repair depot in the UK. Hub |
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Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without
clipped wings! Brian |
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wrote in message ng.com... Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian Sorry Brian, only one of this place I have ever found. Hub |
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wrote in message ng.com... Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian I believe the very first batch of Corsairs for the FAA (Mk I) did not have "clipped" wings, but that subsequent marks (II,III and IV) did have them. If this is a Mk I, it should have the original "birdcage" canopy, but it's quite hard to tell because of the angle of the shot. Regards Pat Macguire |
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"Pjmac35" wrote in message ... wrote in message ng.com... Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian I believe the very first batch of Corsairs for the FAA (Mk I) did not have "clipped" wings, but that subsequent marks (II,III and IV) did have them. If this is a Mk I, it should have the original "birdcage" canopy, but it's quite hard to tell because of the angle of the shot. Regards Pat Macguire Looking more closely, I think you can see the canopy framing, rather than the one-piece "blown" hood, thus confirming a Mk I (possibly!). Other interesting points are the gas-detection diamond on the port wing and the fact that the aircraft are lashed down. Regards Pat Macguire |
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wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:18:18 GMT, wrote: Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian Great mix! 2 Seafires, a Corsair, 1 Martlet, 2 Barracudas and a nose I can't identify. Very nice pic. As a fan of the FAA, thank you! Having blown the picture up and used a fair amount of imagination, I think the unidentified nose sticking out of the hanger to the left is second Sea Hurricane, and behind it a whole bunch of mechanics are swarming over a third. Is the second Seafire the one behind the two Barracudas? -- Dave not-me should be djw401 and there's no need for any wossname |
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"Dave Whiley" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:18:18 GMT, wrote: Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian Great mix! 2 Seafires, a Corsair, 1 Martlet, 2 Barracudas and a nose I can't identify. Very nice pic. As a fan of the FAA, thank you! Having blown the picture up and used a fair amount of imagination, I think the unidentified nose sticking out of the hanger to the left is second Sea Hurricane, and behind it a whole bunch of mechanics are swarming over a third. Is the second Seafire the one behind the two Barracudas? I thought that was another Martlet, something about the height and the dihedral of the wing? Regards Pat Macguire |
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:48:39 +0100, "Dave Whiley"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:18:18 GMT, wrote: Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian Great mix! 2 Seafires, a Corsair, 1 Martlet, 2 Barracudas and a nose I can't identify. Very nice pic. As a fan of the FAA, thank you! Having blown the picture up and used a fair amount of imagination, I think the unidentified nose sticking out of the hanger to the left is second Sea Hurricane, and behind it a whole bunch of mechanics are swarming over a third. Is the second Seafire the one behind the two Barracudas? Isn't the one at the end, facing us (yellow spinner) a Seafire? With such a narrow track landing gear... |
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wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:48:39 +0100, "Dave Whiley" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:18:18 GMT, wrote: Fabulous! Got any more? I'm especially intrigued by the Corsair without clipped wings! Brian Great mix! 2 Seafires, a Corsair, 1 Martlet, 2 Barracudas and a nose I can't identify. Very nice pic. As a fan of the FAA, thank you! Having blown the picture up and used a fair amount of imagination, I think the unidentified nose sticking out of the hanger to the left is second Sea Hurricane, and behind it a whole bunch of mechanics are swarming over a third. Is the second Seafire the one behind the two Barracudas? Isn't the one at the end, facing us (yellow spinner) a Seafire? With such a narrow track landing gear... Thick wing + dihedral starting from centre-section not wing root = Hurricane. Regards Pat Macguire |
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