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Aeronautica
by aeronautica
An aviation life - aircraft, airfields, museums, airshows - and Mosquitoes!
Episodes
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The hugely successful Bell AH-1
This particular Bell AH-1F attack helicopter was a gift by the US Department of Defense to the British Army Flying Museum. It can be seen on display in the Museum, on the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop, in Hampshire.
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The Hawker Sea Hurricane Ib - the Royal Navy's first 300 mph fighter
The unique Sea Hurricane Ib, the sole flyable 'hooked Hurricane' in the world, is seen here at Old Warden airfield, home of the Shuttleworth Trust.
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The Shield Xyla -showing that every Ground Power Unit has its day!
The unique Shield Xyla is powered by a Ground Power Unit, and is a very eccentric British one-off aircraft!
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The Sopwith One and a Half Strutter - crazy name, great aircraft
The aircraft described has since been moved from the RAF Museum, London to the RAF Museum, Cosford. The 'thumbnail' image shows it in its new home.
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Ep. 15 Almost a BBMF Chipmunk - a wolf in wolf's clothing
Here we see an immaculate DHC-1 Chipmunk, in a 'modified' version of a Chipmunk of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, the Royal Air Force's last user of the classic Canadian-designed trainer.
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The C-47A - a magnificent D-Day survivor
This superbly restored C-47A is now with Kermit Weeks' private collection in the U.S.A. It is shown here at Cotswold Airport, Kemble, Gloucestershire, England, wearing the markings it wore on D-Day, 5/6th June, 1944. Flying from RAF Upottery, it carried part of Easy Company, 506 PIR, 101st…
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The Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub - the aircraft that will not quit
G-XCUB, seen here, is a typical Piper PA-18 Super Cub; an aircraft design that keeps going and going and going.............
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A less turbulent Druine aircraft - the D.5 Turbi
Here is a fine example of the Druine D.5 Turbi - a classic French two-seater, constructed of wood.
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The T-28 Trojan - at the end of a long road trip
Here we see a North American T-28C Trojan at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts. Typical of the breed, it is a burly trainer with blunt lines
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The V-1 - technical success, tactical failure
The photograph shows a V-1 missile loaded on to its launch ramp at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire
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This rotorcraft fell between two stools (or two rotors) - the Westland (Bristol) Belvedere HC.1
The Westland Belvedere HC.1, the RAF's first 'heavy-lift' helicopter, had a difficult 'birth' and never really fulfilled its promise.
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The last of the true interceptors - the BAC Lightning F.6
The Midland Air Museum, Coventry has preserved an example of the F.6 version of the BAC (formerly, English Electric Co Ltd) Lightning. Even today the aircraft looks 'modern', with its highly swept wings and angular lines. The last of the RAF's interceptors, and a classic jet fighter. Please note...
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A vision in silver - the Auster Autocrat
The Auster Autocrat was a most significant, British-built, post-War light aircraft. Indeed, it has been described as 'the epitome of a gentleman's aerial carriage'. Here we see an very early example (1946), still active from the Imperial War Museum's Duxford Airfield.
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'A ‘bigger bang’ – the 22,000 lb MC ‘Grand Slam’ bomb'
The 22,000lb MC, "Grand Slam' bomb shown here, on its custom-built trailer, is on display at Brooklands Museum, site of a former Vickers Ltd facility.
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A 'fake' Air Force One
Here is the former N485EV, a Boeing 747-212B, at Quonset State Airport, Rhode Island, USA, after being converted to resemble a VC-25A. This 'Presidential aircraft' is now in Washington D.C., being used as an educational tool for schoolchildren.
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The Vickers F.B.5 Gunbus, and the first 'fighting squadron', RFC
This flying replica of a Vickers F.B.5 'Gunbus' is on display in the Grahame White Factory at the RAF Museum, Hendon, London
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How do you build a WW2 icon? Use jigs and fixtures!
Jigs bought by The People's Mosquito being unloaded at the works of Retrotec Ltd, from the container which had been shipped 13,000 miles from New Zealand. The wing for Mosquito FB.VI, PZ474 (now flying in the U.S.A.) being constructed on the jig which is now with Retrotec Ltd, in the U.K. For…
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The New York International Air Show, 2019
The New York International Air Show, held on the 24-25th August, 2019 at New York Stewart International Airport was an excellent event. I would heartily recommend this show and venue to both families and enthusiasts - get the VIP Pass, if you can! http://www.peoplesmosquito.org.uk
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The Vickers Supermarine Walrus - possibly an ugly duckling, but always a stout performer
This Vickers Supermarine Walrus is shown on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, England
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The Avro Ashton - the dawn of jet transport
The Avro Ashton was a research aircraft at the dawn of the age of jet transport; here is the sole survivor.
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An aviation life - aircraft, airfields, museums, airshows - and Mosquitoes!
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