IWM Duxford (5-9-12 (pic heavy) - Page 8

nikimcbee · 09-11-12, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MH

Beauty...

Are you talking about Jim or the aeroplane?

TarJak · 09-11-12, 07:54 PM

I think he means both

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 08:58 AM

A quick selection from the Land Warfare building.

nikimcbee · 09-12-12, 11:21 AM

Now that is cool Jim!

Do they have a WWI exhibit?

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 11:40 AM

They did further down the building but I never took any photos

Oberon · 09-12-12, 11:52 AM

Oooh, Chieftain! Very nice! And is that a Valentine in the last pic?

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Oooh, Chieftain! Very nice! And is that a Valentine in the last pic?

Aye, the Valentine Infantry Tank....just about useless but made up about a quarter of our wartime tank production.

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 02:02 PM

On our way home we called in at RAF Wittering to see the gate guardian, a Harrier GR.9 ZD469....this was a sad experience for me because she is the only aircraft at the base which only goes to highlight the sad demise of our armed forces in recent times.

Well that's it folks...thanks to all those who have looked and posted the kind words.

AVGWarhawk · 09-12-12, 02:04 PM

That Spit is you Jim! You need to get yourself one!

Love the tank pictures. Great displays. The best part of many of your pictures is the planes and vehicles are all keep out of doors. Leaving them outside destroys the vehicles in short order. These will be preserved for a long time to come.

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

That Spit is you Jim! You need to get yourself one!

Love the tank pictures. Great displays. The best part of many of your pictures is the planes and vehicles are all keep out of doors. Leaving them outside destroys the vehicles in short order. These will be preserved for a long time to come.

Rgr that Chris

Egan · 09-12-12, 03:04 PM

Ah, the MK.5 Spit. Aesthetically, I think the Spitfire was at it's most beautiful in the MK.5. Although, having said that, the MK IX isn't far off either.

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Egan

Ah, the MK.5 Spit. Aesthetically, I think the Spitfire was at it's most beautiful in the MK.5. Although, having said that, the MK IX isn't far off either.

To be sure...I honestly couldn't say which version was best because she was such a fantastic design

Herr-Berbunch · 09-12-12, 04:12 PM

It's all been great, Jim, thanks for sharing/rubbing our noses in it.

Jimbuna · 09-12-12, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

It's all been great, Jim, thanks for sharing/rubbing our noses in it.

Your welcome mate

u crank · 09-12-12, 06:18 PM

Really great set of pics Jim. Enjoyed them all. Good job.

09-12-12, 08:58 AM	#108
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A quick selection from the Land Warfare building. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-12-12, 11:21 AM	#109
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Now that is cool Jim! Do they have a WWI exhibit? __________________

09-12-12, 11:40 AM	#110
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	They did further down the building but I never took any photos __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-12-12, 02:02 PM	#113
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,678 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	On our way home we called in at RAF Wittering to see the gate guardian, a Harrier GR.9 ZD469....this was a sad experience for me because she is the only aircraft at the base which only goes to highlight the sad demise of our armed forces in recent times. Well that's it folks...thanks to all those who have looked and posted the kind words. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-12-12, 02:04 PM	#114
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	That Spit is you Jim! You need to get yourself one! Love the tank pictures. Great displays. The best part of many of your pictures is the planes and vehicles are all keep out of doors. Leaving them outside destroys the vehicles in short order. These will be preserved for a long time to come. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-11-12, 07:54 PM	#107
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I think he means both

09-12-12, 11:52 AM	#111
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Oooh, Chieftain! Very nice! And is that a Valentine in the last pic?

09-12-12, 03:04 PM	#116
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Ah, the MK.5 Spit. Aesthetically, I think the Spitfire was at it's most beautiful in the MK.5. Although, having said that, the MK IX isn't far off either.

09-12-12, 04:12 PM	#118
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	It's all been great, Jim, thanks for sharing/rubbing our noses in it. __________________

09-12-12, 06:18 PM	#120
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,747 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Really great set of pics Jim. Enjoyed them all. Good job. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke