From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2007/12/24 Mon AM 08:50:15 GMT
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
Subject: OT: Spitfire
Alas I noticed this too late for Christmas!
I doubt if many of you have one in the garage and have been waiting for this
to put it back
Alas I noticed this too late for Christmas!
I doubt if many of you have one in the garage and have been waiting for this
to put it back together, but it seems fun.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1844254623/interactiveda3358-21
Happy Christmas.
Malcolm
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Dad would have liked that as a Christmas present.
Dave
On Dec 24, 2007 3:50 AM, Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Alas I noticed this too late for Christmas!
I doubt if many of you have one in the garage and have been waiting for this
to put it back together, but it seems fun.
Oh, that Spitfire!
I was thinking more along the lines of the automobile variety.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT: Spitfire
Alas I noticed this too late for Christmas!
I doubt if many of you have
, 2006 5:48 PM
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Subject: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together
of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome.
http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02
Thanks Adam!
Eric.
On 02/10/06, Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gorgeous stuff, especially the FAA Corsair in Pacific Theater paint.
-Adam
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires
On 02/10/06, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small
On 01/10/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small
On 02/10/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other
On 02/10/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Oct 1, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other
On 02/10/06, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi!
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments
PROTECTED] wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome.
http
, Daniel J. Matyola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I love # 139. Now THAT was an airplane!
Dan
On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds
was, of
course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in
shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV.
That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang.
Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe- that the only
ones shot down were in the process
to stop and work it out) anniversary of
the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of
course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in
shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV.
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aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of
course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in
shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV.
That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang.
Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe
in combat. The jet was, of
course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in
shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV.
That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang.
Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I -believe- that the only
ones shot down were
of
the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in combat. The jet was, of
course, a Messerschmitt 262 and the plane that (somehow) succeeded in
shooting it down was a Spitfire Mk XIV.
That's pretty cool. Chuck Yeager shot one down in his P-51D Mustang.
Most 262s were vulnerable during landing and I
I remember reading about that at the time, and, IIRC, the victories were
ascribed to the superior manoeuvrability of the Sea Furies (which, of
course, were late versions of the Spitfire adapted for carrier work). This
was the same reason that the Gladiators which defended Malta against
the wings came from the Tempest).
-Adam
John Coyle wrote:
I remember reading about that at the time, and, IIRC, the victories were
ascribed to the superior manoeuvrability of the Sea Furies (which, of
course, were late versions of the Spitfire adapted for carrier work). This
was the same
- Spitfire 70th Anniversary
The Hawker Sea Fury is utterly unrelated to the Spit. It's somwhat of a
development of the Tempest, but is likely related more closely to the
FW190 than anything else (The close-shrouded radial design was borrowed
from the Focke-Wulf, and that very nearly defined
On Oct 1, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments
On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome
On 10/1/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip In the air, the
Spitfire is the most beautiful aircraft ever made, IMHO.
Is there an airplane on the ground that's prettier?
cheers,
frank
ps: I agree with you, BTW, Mark
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Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
Hi!
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome.
http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
I love # 139. Now THAT was an airplane!
Dan
On 10/1/06, Eric Featherstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've
On 02/10/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote:
http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/
Nice pics.
Thank you!
[Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it
is what the Lightrooom beta seems
. So I guess I'll just have
to go by other peoples descriptions and do a Ken Rockwell(r) style review.
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome.
http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02
NICE!
My favorite warbird is the Spit
Bill
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Subject: GESO - Spitfire 70th Anniversary
At the beginning of September I
Enjoyed these. Thanks for sharing. My granddaughter Grace, who's an
airplane lover, found them fascinating.
Paul
On Oct 1, 2006, at 5:48 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome.
http
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays. I've put together a
small gallery. Comments welcome.
http
Firefox 1.0.4. Yes I know that Firefox 1.5 is out but I'm on dialup and
it just takes so freaking long to download. So I guess I'll just have
to go by other peoples descriptions and do a Ken Rockwell® style review.
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire
Gorgeous stuff, especially the FAA Corsair in Pacific Theater paint.
-Adam
Eric Featherstone wrote:
At the beginning of September I went along to the Spitfire Anniversary
Air Show at Duxford. Not many Spitfires actually flew because of high
winds but there were plenty of other displays
On Oct 2, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Eric Featherstone wrote:
http://www.efeatherstone.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/2006-09-02/
Nice pics.
[Apologies if the gallery contains Javascript, not my preference, it
is what the Lightrooom beta seems to do.]
No need to warn; the javascript file is misising (I
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