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Old 09-09-2014, 19:18   #31
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Re: The Last Chance

Is there also a canadian Spitfire? Took a tootle over to RAF Coningsby today, hoping to see the Lancasters out in the open but they were locked away in hangers ((managed a pic through an open fire door), but there was a Spitfire with the canadian leaf logo on the side (left plane in pic 2, just below cockpit).

See the today in pics thread later for some spitfire and Typhoons flight pics.
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Old 10-09-2014, 04:53   #32
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Is there also a canadian Spitfire?
More than likely, as the RCAF also flew Sqns of Spittys.
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Old 10-09-2014, 17:12   #33
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Comprehensive list here of what Spits are still around well in 2007 anyway:

Spitfires still flying

Spitfire Mk . XVIe SL721 Registration NX721WK
Spitfire Mk XIV TZ138 Registration C-GSPT
Spitfire Mk IX MK912 Registration G-BRRA SH-L

all listed as being in Canada

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Old 16-09-2014, 12:58   #34
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Southport Air Show- the Vulcan (20th Sept only),Canberra(21st Sept only) both Lancasters, Spitfire and Hurricane( BBMF,both days) will be flying over.
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Old 16-09-2014, 13:07   #35
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Southport Air Show- the Vulcan (20th Sept only),Canberra(21st Sept only) both Lancasters, Spitfire and Hurricane( BBMF,both days) will be flying over.
Southport Air Show - Show / Display in Southport, Southport - Southport
Hoping to go Saturday (no Vulcan on Sunday).
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Old 16-09-2014, 14:29   #36
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We usually go to Southport, but not sure if we are going this Saturday.
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Old 16-09-2014, 20:43   #37
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The Vulcan is also doing a tour next week, planned for Thursday weather permitting. Not coming round this way though unfortunately.
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Old 17-09-2014, 10:03   #38
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My lad went to Duxford at the weekend. Waiting for the photos to be sent. He reckons it is the best one he has ever seen, and he has been to a lot being an RAF brat. Of course the fact that Duxford is part of the War Museum increases the pleasure with all the displays. He also enlightened me as to the whereabouts of the only remaining TSR2, as well as a myriad of other worthy exhibits.
We will certainly attempt to get there next year.
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Old 17-09-2014, 22:46   #39
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Hope this will show the route of the Vulcan - covering all the V - Bomber bases next week.
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Old 21-09-2014, 20:07   #40
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A few pics of the Lancasters & Vulcan from Southport airshow today.
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Old 22-09-2014, 16:47   #41
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A few pics of the Lancasters & Vulcan from Southport airshow today.
Brilliant GP, really good shots.
Will put some of the Duxford show on soon - the lad is off on a trip to Belgium/Netherlands/Germany (Berlin), so won't get them for a few weeks.
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Old 23-09-2014, 21:38   #42
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The last flight together with a mixed fighter escort
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Old 24-09-2014, 12:14   #43
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Can anyone throw any light on two planes I saw flying low along the coast at Morecambe last Friday ? They were heading south so maybe something to do with the Southport show. They were not the Lancasters. No marking that I could see just plain grey colour.
Would love to know what they were.
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Old 24-09-2014, 13:51   #44
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The plainest grey planes I can remember from the show are the Canberra and hunter. If you look in the today in pictures thread I've some pics in there.
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Old 27-09-2014, 04:30   #45
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My lad went to Duxford at the weekend. Waiting for the photos to be sent. He reckons it is the best one he has ever seen, and he has been to a lot being an RAF brat. Of course the fact that Duxford is part of the War Museum increases the pleasure with all the displays. He also enlightened me as to the whereabouts of the only remaining TSR2, as well as a myriad of other worthy exhibits.
We will certainly attempt to get there next year.
Thunder & Lightnings - British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 - Survivor XR222

Been there some time, there are two. XR220 & XR222

http://aviation.elettra.co.uk/tsr2/survive.php
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