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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:10 AM

Drums, the Bovington Mk V is in running order. But they have stopped running it because of its age and they don't want to cause it any damage. But you never know, maybe one of these days. They have a Mk I that you can go inside.

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    July 2008
Posted by Est.1961 on Thursday, March 7, 2019 7:21 AM

I think there are a couple of Mossies still flying, but I would like to see a Short Sunderland take off and land.

Joe

  • Member since
    June 2017
  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Thursday, March 7, 2019 2:51 PM

Est.1961

I think there are a couple of Mossies still flying, but I would like to see a Short Sunderland take off and land.

Joe

 

Kermit Weeks has a Sunderland but it's hangared. You can walk through it though. Geez, it's huge!

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    June 2017
  • From: Winter Park, FL
Posted by fotofrank on Thursday, March 7, 2019 3:03 PM

Again, I'd buy a ticket tomorrow! I saw the airplane at Sun n Fun back in the '80s.

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    March 2008
Posted by Caveman on Thursday, March 7, 2019 5:13 PM

Doesn't Brietling run a Connie as support for their airshow crews?  Or this may be an old pic.?

 1 by Tim Bowers, on Flickr

 

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    April 2013
Posted by SchattenSpartan on Thursday, March 7, 2019 6:23 PM

I would love to see an Fw 190 D take off and fly some day.

I know the Flying Heritage Collection's D-13 is airworthy, but sadly they don't actually fly it. It's better that way I think, but it still means there are no flying examples of that beautiful plane out there.

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, March 7, 2019 6:53 PM

I saw one race at Reno. Surprisingly small aircraft.

EDIT: it was not a Dora. It was an A.

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    December 2018
Posted by Ted4321 on Thursday, March 7, 2019 7:42 PM

Gee Bee R1.  But I think I'd have to watch with my eyes closed.  Surprise

T e d

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    September 2017
  • From: Netherlands
Posted by Sailing_Dutchman on Thursday, March 7, 2019 8:09 PM

I would like to see a Vought XF5U (Flying Pancake) in action.

   

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, March 7, 2019 9:15 PM

fotofrank

Again, I'd buy a ticket tomorrow! I saw the airplane at Sun n Fun back in the '80s.

 

My dad loved these. He serviced them during his early days with TWA. I’d definitely hop on board just to have that connection. 

 

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, March 7, 2019 9:20 PM

There's one at Kansas City. A bunch of junkers at Pima.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    March 2009
  • From: Yorkville, IL
Posted by wolfhammer1 on Thursday, March 7, 2019 10:39 PM

I'd love to see a P-61 Black Widow take to the sky.  I know there is one under restoration at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, but those projects take a long time and lots of money, so I hope it doesn't get stalled before I can see it.

John

  • Member since
    April 2013
Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, March 8, 2019 4:41 AM

GMorrison
I saw one race at Reno. Surprisingly small aircraft. EDIT: it was not a Dora. It was an A.

They're typical German fighters. The biggest engine available in the smallest airframe possible.

There's a single flying Fw 190 A out there (also at the FHC), but no Doras unfortunately.

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