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Horrified @ Tom :0)

Posted by Tony on Tue Oct 23, 2001 02:47:29 PM

In reply top Re: Buchon question posted by Tom on Tue Oct 23, 2001 01:57:00 PM

Tom,

The Spanish inquisition was burning people for less, and wasn't it someone you know very well (alledgedly), who one fine Sunday, while a Spitfire was conducting engine tests picked up the phone and said.......

Your Mate : "Good morning ** Airfield"

Irate Sunday morning punter. "What the hell is all that bloody noise, do you know it's Sunday morning, how dare you, i shall complain!"

Your mate: Madam if it wasn't for that "bloody noise" I'd be answering this phone in German, good day"

Of course, it is all alleged, and simply may be warbird folklore.......
Tony :0)



: That is the best news that I've heard in ages, three DB en
: gined beasts to fly, woohoo! (sorry spit fans but I love m
: e Benz's). Any ideas on how long till test flying? Any way
: thanks for the post and may I congratulate you on your tr
: anslation, better than my English.
:
: Cheers.
:
: Tom
:
: ;)
:
: : : Looking for ownership of HA-1112, C4K-075. Is this ai
: rc
: : ra
: : : ft
: : : currently owned by Jean Salis?
: : : Also C4K-121. This one has been a mystery to me.
: : :
: : : Thanks for any info!
: : : Stephen
: :
: : In the book Deutsche Fluzeuge bis 1945 (Peter W. Cohausz
: ,
: : Aviatik Verlag)the following history of C4K-121 is given
: :
: :
: : "The aircraft is being reconstructed as a Bf109F-2 which
: i
: : s an acceptable compromise as the HA1112 airframe was de
: ve
: : loped from the Bf109G-2 which in itself largely represen
: ts
: : the F-series. The reconstruction is based on a HA1112M-
: 1L
: : that, as C4K-121, served in the Spanish air force. The
: ai
: : rcraft took, as a taxiable aircraft, part in the filming
: o
: : f the Battle of Britain film in 1968. Afterwards she wen
: t
: : to the Victory Air Museum in Mundelein/Illinois. After s
: ev
: : eral changes of ownership she is now owned by the "1941
: Hi
: : storical Aircraft Group"in Geneseo/New York who are rebu
: il
: : iding it as a Bf109F-2. A 1200HP DB601N enigine has alre
: ad
: : y been acquired by the group. The group gets technical s
: up
: : port from the Frenchman Victor tatin who is recreating a
: B
: : f109G-14 on the basis of another HA1112."
: :
: : The book also mentions the aircraft C4K-75:
: :
: : "This aircraft will probably become the third airworthy
: Bf
: : 109 in Germany. In the years 1958-1965 the aircraft was
: op
: : erated by the Spanish air force under the registration C
: 4K
: : -75. It flew in the battle of Britain film as Yellow 11,
: r
: : ed 14 under the registration G-AWHG. In 1969 she was to
: fl
: : y in a film on patton but was damaged in a take-off acci
: de
: : nt in Le havre. Until 1974 the aircraft was stored (part
: o
: : f the time in Blackbushe) before going to the USA to fly
: i
: : n Florida as N3109G. On 28 may 1986 the aircraft was sev
: er
: : ely damaged in a crash in Casper/Wyoming. In 1994 the ai
: rc
: : raft reappeared, this time in La Ferte Alais in France w
: he
: : re a rebuild using a DB605 was planned. In 1997 the airc
: ra
: : ft went to germany where it is now being rebuilt as a Bf
: 10
: : 9G-2. The fuselage and fin have to be completely rebuilt
: .
: : It is planned to fly the aircraft from a location in the
: s
: : outh of germany using the registration D-FWME".
: :
: : Hopefully this translation by a Dutchman from German in
: En
: : glish is good enough to be of any help.
: :
: : Greetings,
: :
: : Harm-Jan Strating

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