Vintage Aircraft

Thank you Dave,

The airplane was more successful than you may have read, but yes, it was a handful to many of the seriously under-trained pilots who flew it. In the proper hands with a good understanding of its under developed technology, and limitations, it was devastatingly effective.

The flying examples you see now days (three) are modern replicas with modern (J-85) engines. Physically the same as the original in most ways, yet still certified as experimental.

There is a single original 262 being restored to fly, owned by by a large collection in Seattle. It will fly with original Jumo 004 turbojets re-manufactured with modern metalurgy...$$$...
 
Hurricane, Shuttleworth Collection
Pentax 6x7 / Kodak Ektar 100

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Ah, FujiLove, you had better MF kit than I had! Post 531 - taken with a Kodakk bought in Canada by someone trainingas a bomber pilot.

That's really rather lovely.

Adrian
 
One as a swap for our Hurricane in the USA:

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Leica IIIa and Summitar

I'm surprised more RFF'ers don't go to Shuttleworth...

Regards, David
 
Supermarine Spifire Mk XVI approaching, over Gulf of Mexico, Galveston, TX, May, 2003

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Kodachrome 64 Canon EF 135 f2L, 1/250 f5.6, EOS1-V
 
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