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Re: It was'nt their Spit............
Posted by AIRIC on Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:56:52 PM
In reply top Re: It was'nt their Spit............ posted by Neil Medcalf on Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:50:57 PM
This is a photo of Pardue flying the Spitfire with Kermit in the Mossie and the CWH's Lanc & Hurricane. A very memorable moment at Hamilton. Heritage Flight was the name of the formation.
Eric
: I don't have the Hamliton show but I have a display by the
: CWH Lanc and Hurricane with Spitfire T9 - TE308 at Abbots
: ford BC in 1990. I believe TE308 was owned by Mr. Woods at
: the time as the unit codes were WKW.. Neil Medcalf
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: : The a/c was Mk IXc code MK297 reg. N9BL was on loan to t
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: : CWH the main sponsor was Howard Pardue.
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: : If I remember right their was some legal issues after th
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: : firer. But it was the CAF aircraft, the CWH and the CAF
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: : d work out a arraingment to form a BoB flight using the
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: : e CWH Lanc. Hurr. and the CAF Spit. I got a chance to se
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: : this only once does anyone have photos from Hamliton sho
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: : when they flew the BoB flight.
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: : Cheers Rob
