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Re: Horrified @ Tom :0)
Posted by Tom on Tue Oct 23, 2001 03:36:50 PM
In reply top Horrified @ Tom :0) posted by Tony on Tue Oct 23, 2001 02:47:29 PM
I haven't heard this one yet but are we talking about a certain Mr Bianchi? I've been told plenty a tale about the boss.........lol
Tom.
;)
: Tom,
:
: The Spanish inquisition was burning people for less, and w
: asn'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 bl
: oody 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 fo
: lklore.......
: 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 w
: ay
: : 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. Cohau
: sz
: : ,
: : : Aviatik Verlag)the following history of C4K-121 is giv
: en
: : :
: : :
: : : "The aircraft is being reconstructed as a Bf109F-2 whi
: ch
: : i
: : : s an acceptable compromise as the HA1112 airframe was
: de
: : ve
: : : loped from the Bf109G-2 which in itself largely repres
: en
: : ts
: : : the F-series. The reconstruction is based on a HA1112
: M-
: : 1L
: : : that, as C4K-121, served in the Spanish air force. Th
: e
: : ai
: : : rcraft took, as a taxiable aircraft, part in the filmi
: ng
: : o
: : : f the Battle of Britain film in 1968. Afterwards she w
: en
: : t
: : : to the Victory Air Museum in Mundelein/Illinois. After
: s
: : ev
: : : eral changes of ownership she is now owned by the "194
: 1
: : Hi
: : : storical Aircraft Group"in Geneseo/New York who are re
: bu
: : il
: : : iding it as a Bf109F-2. A 1200HP DB601N enigine has al
: re
: : 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 airworth
: y
: : Bf
: : : 109 in Germany. In the years 1958-1965 the aircraft wa
: s
: : op
: : : erated by the Spanish air force under the registration
: C
: : 4K
: : : -75. It flew in the battle of Britain film as Yellow 1
: 1,
: : r
: : : ed 14 under the registration G-AWHG. In 1969 she was t
: o
: : fl
: : : y in a film on patton but was damaged in a take-off ac
: ci
: : de
: : : nt in Le havre. Until 1974 the aircraft was stored (pa
: rt
: : o
: : : f the time in Blackbushe) before going to the USA to f
: ly
: : i
: : : n Florida as N3109G. On 28 may 1986 the aircraft was s
: ev
: : 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 ai
: rc
: : 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 rebui
: lt
: : .
: : : It is planned to fly the aircraft from a location in t
: he
: : s
: : : outh of germany using the registration D-FWME".
: : :
: : : Hopefully this translation by a Dutchman from German i
: n
: : En
: : : glish is good enough to be of any help.
: : :
: : : Greetings,
: : :
: : : Harm-Jan Strating