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Not too shabby for 1939.
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Miles M.52 - Very interesting back story and the developement of the all moving tailplane required for supersonic flight. Cancelled and then the USA go on to break the sound barrier.
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_M.52 ]Wikipedia entry[/url]
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My third picture (page 1) was a PA48 Enforcer - basically a turbo prop Mustang!
Had a good look at a Staggerwing when I saw one at Popham Airfield a few years ago. Beautiful thing.
Stringbag
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Sleek machine from certain view points, fat bat from some others.
Julian, would that be the yellow one?
Always love seeing this beast at Popham, an Antonov AN2
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Sadly don't get to see it flying over the village as much as I'd like.
My view of the Stringbag is rather coloured by the fact that it was all that Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde VC and others had to try to attack Scharnhorst, Gniesenau and Prinz Eugen. There is a story that his VC was recommended by a German admiral, but Wikipedia doesn't mention it, so now I'm not so sure.
Have you lot spent all day looking at cool planes?
I feel this thread needs some more Jaguar appreciation.
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@ CFH - yes, it would be. The Antonov's still there as far as I know - I'll check next time I drive past or look in. Amazing thing! There are some nice YAKs (or similar) at Popham too.
Fairey Delta 2:
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Bristol Type 188:
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The awesome(ly ugly) Fairey Gannet:
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mmannerr's picture is of a Saab Draken, by the way.
Saab Viggen:
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Sukhoi S-37 Berkut:
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Yes, the Antonov is certainly still there, as of earlier today!
That low Jaguar pass is making me feel all funny!
For kjcc25:
Perhaps someone else can get an image on for me.
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I always enjoy the fly-ins at Popham, too. Some nice aircraft to be seen there, plus when a bike or car meet is on there are some good things to see.
As an aside, it's worth Googling 'The vodka burner is rolling' and watching the video...
Excellent thread, loving some of the stories as much as the pics.
Cool short film about a Spitfire pilot.
I'd recommend trying to get hold of the Chuck Yeager biography too if you can, total legend!
@JulianA - my Uncle Matt was the gunner in a Swordfish, he and my Dad could argue for hours about planes - Fleet Air Arm vs RAF I would much rather have flown the Hurricane than the Swordfish, it was an antique before the war started.
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Thank you Duffer, though I was thinking more BA, Singapore or Emirates!
There's a few planes that stick out from when we lived in America:
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We went to Wright-Patterson AFB few times and this was outside. I think it shaped my paper airplane making for years to come. I think it's a Valkyrie.
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Went on board the Ark Royal (in Norfolk, Virginia I think) and it was populated with Phantoms (it helped to have a Dad who worked for the MOD).
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Hanging in the Air and Space Museum, Washington DC: One of my favourite places in the world.
That Spitfire pilot video is fascinating.
I had the great privilege to go to a D-Day memorial show at Duxford with an ex-PR Mosquito and Spitfire pilot. Lovely, lovely guy with some fascinating stories to tell. I only wish I had had more time to hear them before he died.
If anyone is interested, RJ Mitchell's grave can be found in Stoneham Cemetery near Mansbridge in Southampton - I know there are few people on here living not too far away from there.
The Antonov isn't flying at the minute according to my dad. I'll let him know the nice comments that have been made about his yellow staggering 😉
I'm going to be cheeky and ask if anyone can post pics of these (I am too technophobe to do it)!
Best looking jet by far: Hawker Hunter
Forerunner to the A10 warthog: Henschel HS129 (with the big **** off cannon)
One for the orient: Mitsubishi Zero
Civvies: VC10 (although also used as a military transport)
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Ed Force One 
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How to avoid being shot while in a P47?
undo the straps and run around the cockpit
Vintagewino, seeing as I live near Popham, if he'd like to trade beers for a flight......
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My only claim to fame on this thread will be having briefly been, in a past life, an engineer officer on the RFA directly below the port wheel on the landing gear...
[url= http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/ ]Dryden Historical Aircraft Photo Collection[/url]
enjoy
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RA5C Vigilante...apparently "challenging" to get on board the carrier fleet. Same era as TSR2, similar looking innit
Ha, snap klunk!!
Canberra.
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first of the centuries
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pedal damn it!
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Mig 15 meets its match:
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what a bunch of nerdy spotters we all are!!
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we can rebuild him !
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A quick video for plane geeks:
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Time for a Folland Gnat:
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The AK47 of the jet fighter world:
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A Pilatus Porter, at altitude.
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The most important aircraft of WW2.
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The 2nd most important.
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The 3rd most important.
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No Spitfire. Sorry.
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