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If so, can i borrow it
http://marksimner.me.uk/hawker-tempest-ii-for-sale-650000/
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
£100K engine re-build[:0] Nearly as much as Kermit's
Harvey & Bonnie
Tim, I would of loved to help but I have my eye on a 'real' British Hero
:I:I[V]
...http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!spitfire-18/masterpage_29
''COMMER'EnSayThat''
Member of The 6-Speed Club
Oh God-that sound, pure music[^][^][^]
Harvey & Bonnie
Is that a V1 tipper Colin
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
Yeah, they wing tipped them by the thousands....saved the war apparently :I:I[V]
''COMMER'EnSayThat''
Member of The 6-Speed Club
quote:
Originally posted by Panky
Oh God-that sound, pure music[^][^][^]
Harvey & Bonnie
I must admit they do make a nice noise
''COMMER'EnSayThat''
Member of The 6-Speed Club
No Colin it's not noise
Harvey & Bonnie
quote:
Originally posted by Enigma
Yeah, they wing tipped them by the thousands....saved the war apparently :I:I[V]
Really ? gosh wow
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
You might find this interesting Panky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-CNdf2hp44
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
quote:
Originally posted by commeracer
You might find this interesting Panky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-CNdf2hp44
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
Oh no, ..now you have shattered my illusions.....so, press releases about Spitfires 'tipping' V1's were false[:0] .....and there was me believing everything I read in the papers! ...
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''COMMER'EnSayThat''
Member of The 6-Speed Club
Like it
Harvey & Bonnie
Lets not forget the Typhoon either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYiBPy578UU
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
Hell of a plane - very brave men[^]
Harvey & Bonnie
Indeed [^] The first operational 400mph fighter in the RAF. Double the power of a Merlin
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
A really nice painting, but totally historically inaccurate [xx(]
Of the 700+ V1's downed by Tempests there is only 3 recorded as "tipped".
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
quote:
Originally posted by commeracer
Indeed [^] The first operational 400mph fighter in the RAF. Double the power of a Merlin
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
Sounded a right pig of an engine to get started and maintain:I
Harvey & Bonnie
You have to remember that it went into service without the benefit of time to iron out all the problems. It got much better towards the end and Napier had run them to 3000 hp ok. 32 litre, the same cc as a Griffon.
"You,re only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
Founder of the 6 speed club
