Never heard of the TSR2 so did a google search, and it sounds like a couple
of them still exist "one at RAF Cosford and one at the RAF museum in
Duxford":
<http://www.aemann.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/aircraft/virtraf/tsr2.html>
For me I don't think you can beat the Spitfire... if there were any around
here it would motivate me to get a pilots license... (come to think of it,
the first 2 cars i totaled were Triumph Spitfires)
RickM
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Duggan" <john.duggan1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Paris Air Show...
> ARRRRRRRRGH!!!!!
> I cannot let this pass.........The TSR2...Best plane of
its
> type in the world at the time..killed of by a short sighted British
> government and International power politics. All jigs, prototypes and mock
> ups destroyed after a mysterious governmental order for which no one
> admitted responsibility!
> Way ahead of it's time.
> A bit like the Mosquito twin engined fighter / bomber of the second world
> war (1939/45.) Construction was considered crazy..but now is being used
by
> composites....Sorry for OT. post but I just LOVE these planes :-))
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 5:44 PM
> Subject: RE: [OM] Paris Air Show...
>
>
> > Agreed, Gareth, there are some very interesting viewpoints around a
> Vulcan.
> >
> > For fear that bystanders observe that we are off-topic, I must point out
> > that Concorde uses a development of the engines designed for Vulcan,
which
> > are (of course) Bristol ...
> >
> > Olympus
> >
> > Piers
> >
> > PS Please no mention of TSR2!
>
>
>
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