Name that Flying Machine
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Currently on the peri-track on Kenley Aerodrome and with an hour to walk home across here and another common before dark I propose open house!
G-AISC was indeed owned by Fairey in the early 60's and also got taken over by Westlands funnily enough, being subsequently based at Compton Abbas in North Dorset with the Wagtail Flying Group which was very much Westland orientated., I got my hands on it a couple of times in the later 60's ( it was red then) including a fascinating dual session with ex Westland CTP Harald Penrose .
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My favorite aicraft when I worked at Fairey, flew it to Belgium, the Netherlands and France. 85mph at about 3gph, very light on the controls. Nearly had a head on with HRH at WW as he flew in wrong direction at 1500ft while i was on approach returning from the IoW.!
Nearly had a head on with HRH at WW
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No open house takers? OK. Never heard of this but I bet someone will have it toot sweet...
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I recently heard of the Kingsford-Smith P.L.7 Tanker and I resolved not to hear of ugly lash-ups again!
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Cheers treadigraph.
That aeroplane features on several sites dedicated to somewhat ugly aeroplanes.
I'm not sure why Herod thought it was the Duck.
I wonder if many have heard of this one :
That aeroplane features on several sites dedicated to somewhat ugly aeroplanes.
I'm not sure why Herod thought it was the Duck.
I wonder if many have heard of this one :
Nah. It's a Grumman Duck
I recently heard of the Kingsford-Smith P.L.7 Tanker
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Funnily enough I42, I looked it up again and found reference to an item in Air Pictorial about the PL7; this mentions their correspondent N R Shennan who I believe might be my Uncle Noel - so a family member probably saw it in the flesh!
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Possibly the Dudley Watt D.W.2 however the wing tips in your image appear too square.
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Although this is a drawing, I believe three were built and flew...
