Title: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: chop456 on April 18, 2012, 02:50:57 pm
Sans barn.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/hopes+bring+buried+Spitfires+from+earth/6473060/story.html#ixzz1sOQILPse
http://www.theprovince.com/news/hopes+bring+buried+Spitfires+from+earth/6473060/story.html#ixzz1sOQILPse
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: gt6 on April 18, 2012, 04:08:34 pm
Read about this a couple of days ago, lets hope it is all true and they get a few flying again
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: Nordic on April 18, 2012, 08:55:43 pm
I read that because of the budget cuts to the RAF, they would be the only new planes they get this year.
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: Barry on April 18, 2012, 08:58:34 pm
They were never taken out their transit crates, so all greased up for the sea trip over.
I would hope that they will get more than a few of them in the air for their maiden flights.
I would hope that they will get more than a few of them in the air for their maiden flights.
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: Lorry on April 18, 2012, 09:46:26 pm
I read that because of the budget cuts to the RAF, they would be the only new planes they get this year.
Shame they're not Seafires, we could really do with something for the carriers. ;DEven if they can only make 10 out of the bits its brilliant, even though they have bubble canopies and no Merlin
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: mgmark on April 26, 2012, 12:03:58 am
Fantastic - there has always been plenty of urban myths about buried Spitfires or Merlins in the UK, but they have always been just that.
Just what we to offset all the recent cuts to bolster the RAF's aircraft strength..........
MG Mark
Just what we to offset all the recent cuts to bolster the RAF's aircraft strength..........
MG Mark
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: landman on April 26, 2012, 02:18:39 pm
Sounds like a far simpler operation than digging those Lockheed Lightnings out of the Greenland icecap.
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: chop456 on May 02, 2012, 10:28:26 am
And another. A P-40 this time.
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/357/language/en-CA/Original-Kittyhawk-HS-B-Discovered.aspx
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/357/language/en-CA/Original-Kittyhawk-HS-B-Discovered.aspx
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: Bentley boy on May 02, 2012, 12:13:19 pm
Have you seen the video about the guys who tried to rescue a B29 from the Artic.
Show's how far people will go for these aircraft :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4YBwjQTds&feature=related
Show's how far people will go for these aircraft :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4YBwjQTds&feature=related
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: nickliv on May 02, 2012, 03:21:11 pm
That broke my heart the 1st time I watched it. I suspect it'd do the same now.
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: Boorish Grobian on May 02, 2012, 06:36:18 pm
Had a interesting conversation with a crewmwn from the sole flying B-29 (FiFi), a couple of years ago regarding the attempted salvage of that B-29 from the Arctic. He thinks they just got in too much of a hurry to get it out of there, and didn't check all the systems thoroughly enough, with heartbreaking results.
Every year the local municipal airfield here on the east side in Cincinnati has what they call Bomber Week. They always have a B-29, B-17, a couple of B-24's and B-25's fly in for the week. Always good fun, most of the aircraft offering daily flights to raise funds to keep them flying. Took a one hour flight in a B-17 several years ago and it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Amazing considering how many of these were built, how few are actually in flying condition.
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Every year the local municipal airfield here on the east side in Cincinnati has what they call Bomber Week. They always have a B-29, B-17, a couple of B-24's and B-25's fly in for the week. Always good fun, most of the aircraft offering daily flights to raise funds to keep them flying. Took a one hour flight in a B-17 several years ago and it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Amazing considering how many of these were built, how few are actually in flying condition.
Fax
Title: Re: The Ultimate Barn Find?
Post by: Rhino on May 03, 2012, 06:51:00 am
Always something i would love to do is a flight in one of those old warbirds.
The Just Jane Lancaster does night taxi runs around the airfield. Would be very atmospheric.
The Just Jane Lancaster does night taxi runs around the airfield. Would be very atmospheric.
