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Great picture of Lancaster and that other lovely warbird, the Vulcan flying together. Click the image to enlarge.
BBF Lancaster with Vulcan
Image by Danny McL via Flickr
Some recent news on restoration work on various warbirds from around the world. The work by Worldwide Warbirds on a Chinese Nanchang CJ-6 is more of a refurbishment to flying standard than a restoration – but let's not split hairs.
Fly in an Avro Lancaster | Troy Media Corporation
There are a couple of de Havilland planes and a Lancaster which was taken from its “airplane on a stick” display status in downtown Toronto and is now under restoration. The museum is open Wednesdays thru Sundays. … If you become a member of the museum, you can upgrade your membership to include a ride in one of their warbirds. You can get to fly n the Boeing Stearman, North American Harvard, DC3 Dakota, Beech 18, Chipmunk, Cornell, Tigermoth, PBY Canso, B-25 Mitchell, …
Chinese Radio Gear Removed (click on pics for enlarged images …
Roughly 200 lbs. of 1930's technology…. Rear cockpit. Battery and Radio Bays. Many of these brackets are drilled out in the next phase. Front cockpit with secondary firewall completely stripped of all electrical. …
The engine is undergoing final preparation for a face lift. It has. been cleaned, degreased, and stripped of all paint on the case. We. will continue to mask and prep for primer on Monday.
And some other interesting news about warbirds, pilots and their antics:
- Wayward Pilots Stripped of Their Licenses (cbsnews.com)
- Pilot injured in vintage biplane crash near Ottawa (canada.com)
- Laser Pointed At Aircraft Thursday Night; Has The Burien Laser Pointer Returned? (b-townblog.com)
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Paper versions of our ever-popular Mk IX Spitfire Poster are going out today to Canada, USA and South Africa.
Looks like our Christmas offer is being well-received.
It has been pointed out that our Hurricane 'Poster' is not really a poster more a fuselage GA.
We are, therefore, updating our website to offer two packages for the same price ($25). These will comprise of 3 drawings for both the Fuselage and Tail.
