On 25/06/2014 10:36, Ramsman wrote:
> On 25/06/2014 01:35, John Szalay wrote:
>> news:jaudnQEm7KB_TzTOnZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com:
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>>> various military and other aircraft for an annual event over one of our
>>> seaside towns here in the West of England.
>>>
>>> Amongst the intended participants was a Hawker Hurricane, one of the
>>> earliest monoplane fighter aircraft, which first flew in 1935 and
>>> entered squadron service in 1937. This particular aircraft, military
>>> serial number PZ 685, was the last of 14,533 Hurricanes produced and is
>>> Britain Memorial Flight. Whilst the Spitfire, produced in greater
>>> greatest ongoing aerial battles, The Battle of Britain, it was the
>>> Hawker Hurricane that achieved 60% of all kills.
>>>
>>> I heard the roar of the Merlin engine and watched the Hurricane make a
>>> perfect landing in the hands of Wing Commander Justin Helliwell. All
>> was
>>> not well, however, in that on lowering the undercarriage something
>>> burst, showering the pilot with hydraulic fluid and rendering the
>>> aircraft unserviceable for its intended flying display. There is
>> picture
>>> of Justin this series, picture 15, his flying suit still saturated with
>>> hydraulic fluid, yet he still smiled and carried on with the PR work
>> for
>>> which these people are renowned.
>>>
>>> As is inevitable with such mishaps, a man with a clipboard appeared,
>>> picture 16, to take stock of the situation and, having made his
>>> assessment, the lads with the big toolboxes then wielded their hammers
>> duty.
>>>
>>> Enjoy!
>>>
>>
>> From the LIFE photo archives:
>>
>> British royal family aide, Capt. Peter Townsend, wearing helmet & goggles
>> while sitting in cockpit of Princess Margaret's plane (a Hurricane), in
>> which he finished 2nd in King's Cup air race.
>> Location: Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
>> Date taken: May 17, 1950
>>
>>
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> To be pedantic (again) it's Group Captain Peter Townsend. He was Equerry
>
> The Hurricane is the familiar PZ865, in its guise as G-AMAU. It (unless
> there's another Mk.IIc with cannon fitted) flew a few circuits of our
> village here a few days ago. No idea why, as we're more than a hundred
> miles from Coningsby.
>
> http://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Hurricane/Kings-Cup-Air-Race.html
Are you still down Yeovil way Peter?
My pictures were taken on Saturday afternoon, so if it was then it could
have been en-route to Bristol Airport for the Weston-super-Mare display.
The BoBMF had been putting on displays from Sidmouth eastwards along the
coast.
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