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Re: [OM] OT: Staggerwing portrait

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Staggerwing portrait
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:01:38 +0100
IIRC they also have a TSR2?


On 10 July 2013 09:58, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks, Jim.
>
> We have a "summer camp" under way, but our aircraft are still unavailable
> to us while they fix various snags with the engine installation in the
> Grob.  As a result our training has to take other forms, and a visit to the
> Imperial War Museum at Duxford, only about 40 minutes from our airfield, is
> normally high on the agenda — especially as military groups can arrange
> free entry.
>
> I think that you'd enjoy the various exhibitions at Duxford.  In one
> hangar there are aircraft from Typhoon to Lysander, via Concorde and Comet
> 4 (and including a Tornado GR1 that I flew on Green Flag in 1987); in 2
> hangars there are historic aircraft being restored or serviced (this
> hangar, for instance); and at the end, the largest exhibition (of course)
> is the American one, with F15E cockpit, F111, several WWII aircraft, U-2,
> B-52 and SR-71.
>
> Meanwhile, there are normally historic aircraft being prepared for flight,
> on engine runs or even flying :-)
>
> Chris
>
> On 10 Jul 2013, at 08:53, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure which Chris I should address the response to.  ;~)  I see
> many
> > Staggerwings, because the Beechcraft Heritage Museum is located on our
> local
> > airport.  I don't recall seeing one in that particular color, and never
> see
> > them with such a handsome supporting cast.  Thanks for sharing.
>
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