Spitfire Ace

**101RRS** · 5th September 2005, 09:59 AM

What I think would have been better is that the the guy who wins goes on to do the spitfire fighter training as planned but the guy who comes second goes and does Messersmidt (s) 109 fighter training and then both planes are fitted with laser guns and they have a real dog fight as the finale - best of three wins.

One of the greatest siights I have ever seen and heard - while mowing the lawn of my house when I lived for a short while in the UK, I could hear this loud noise over the lawnmower - looking up was a Lancaster, with 2 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes flying in formation - something you don't see every day in Australia.

Gazz

**VladTepes** · 5th September 2005, 04:49 PM

or ANY day.

I wish so very very much we had an airworthy Lanc here.

**101RRS** · 5th September 2005, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by VladTepes
I wish so very very much we had an airworthy Lanc here.

I understand G George at the War Memorial is structurally sound so - lets change the oil and fillerup and off we go

Gazz

**p38arover** · 8th September 2005, 07:15 PM

If anyone has last week's episode, our recorder taped ABC2 last week, not the main ABC channel so I missed it! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]

Ron

**VladTepes** · 9th September 2005, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by garrycol+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(garrycol)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-VladTepes
I wish so very very much we had an airworthy Lanc here.

I understand G George at the War Memorial is structurally sound so - lets change the oil and fillerup and off we go

Gazz[/b][/quote]

Hmm... have you seen the cost of fuel lately :?:

4 V12 Merlin Engines.... OUCH 8O 8O

**101RRS** · 9th September 2005, 03:37 PM

The Government could afford it!!

**VladTepes** · 9th September 2005, 03:45 PM

No comments on this thread from Ace (Matt).

I'm suprised he could resist. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**Grizzly_Adams** · 3rd October 2005, 08:28 PM

I was at the Battle of Britain 65th anniversary airshow at Duxford Imperial War museum a couple of weeks back.

It was awesome.

At one stage we had 11 spitfires flying in formation , they took off in groups of 3 or 4.. it was awesome

I've got some video footage but it's not very good, and I'm still editing it. However you can see the photo's we took on my website at http://www.bloodvale.com/site/PhotoAlbum/B...10-09-2005.html

Man, those Merlin engines have a wonderful humm don't they? 8)

**VladTepes** · 6th October 2005, 08:54 AM

Yep.

I went to an airshow years ago (I think it may have been at Amberley or maybe Archerfield) but they had the usual warbirds like a Mustang etc.

Some bloke also brought along his custom-V-twin cruiser motorbike.
Kind of like a Harley except that the engine was a Merlin cut down to two cylinders !!! Talk about displacement :!: Sounded frightening :!: 8O

Antaine · 6th October 2005, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by VladTepes
Yep.

I went to an airshow years ago (I think it may have been at Amberley or maybe Archerfield) but they had the usual warbirds like a Mustang etc.

Some bloke also brought along his custom-V-twin cruiser motorbike.
Kind of like a Harley except that the engine was a Merlin cut down to two cylinders !!! Talk about displacement :!: Sounded frightening :!: 8O

I was a kid in Highschool when 'Duck' built that monster......he then cut the last two cylinders off and built a second that he sold to another Rebel club member......awesome machine!

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