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Nooo Will, it's Syrian Spitfire II "The return"
Posted by Tony on Sat Oct 06, 2001 06:32:21 AM
In reply top Hello, what have I missed now? posted by Will Fowler on Fri Oct 05, 2001 09:48:14 PM
No Will, it's the infamous "Syrian Spitfires" saga again -lol
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/vafrefugees/vafmsgboard.mv?parm_func=showmsg+parm_msgnum=1000804
Thread starts here.........
Tony
: Evening lads,
:
: What have I missed now? the below made me sit up and take
: notice, its seems to be a 'carry on posting' for something
: , which one?
:
: Is this the one we were talking about a week or so ago abo
: ut the Vengance in the pond?
:
: Best regards,
:
: Will
:
: : Hiya Mick.......
: :
: : Noooooooooo He's a man in Birmingham, but u know how big
: o
: : ur Muslim population is, wouldn't surprise me, if some h
: ig
: : h-up in the Syrian Military has his home here!
: :
: : But that's what makes it a whole lot easier, there's not
: hi
: : ng like being able to get your accreditation sorted, BEF
: OR
: : E you start your in depth planning.
: :
: : But of course, this is a look see trip, just to make sur
: e.
: : However, there is also a very big freshwater lake, clos
: e
: : by, in line with the wartime runway, and I'd like to see
: i
: : f the french ever dumped anything in it, you know how ma
: gn
: : etic lakes are to aircraft, it's a real x-files phenomen
: a!
: : -lol
: :
: : Soooooooo, in addition to Spits, we're looking for.....
: : French Kit, British Kit, Italian Macchis,Fiats and Savoi
: as
: : , Harvards, maybe Marylands and possibly, something nice
: a
: : nd German. I still think, for some reason, that Turkey g
: av
: : e FW190-A8's to Syria, i'm just not sure why I think tha
: t
: : :0)
: :
: : According to WorldAirForces, Syria operated the followin
: g
: : of interest..
: :
: : Avro Anson " 48/49 6
:
: :
: : Beech D18S, C-45 Expeditor " 49/74 4
: : deH. D.H.82 Tiger Moth {F} 46/ 30
:
: : D.H.89 Dragon Rapide 54/56 1
: : DHC DHC-1 Chipmunk {F} 49/80 30
: : Fiat G.46-4, -5B " 49/58 40?
:
: : .
: : " G.55A " 50/56 <40?
:
: : *D
: : " G.59-2A " 50/59 26
:
: : .
: : " G.59-2B " 50
: : Junkers(AAC) Ju 52/3m(AAC1) " 49/53 7
:
: :
: : Macchi MC.205V " 51/ 10
:
: :
: : NAA T-6 Harvard {F} 48/58 10
:
: : *
: : Percival Proctor " 46/ 4
:
: :
: : Supermarine Spitfire F.22 " 54/58 40
:
: :
: :
: : Now, I believe Paul Millan may have a piccie, of the Spi
: ts
: : , and having recently spoken to his holiness the "Spitfi
: re
: : Pope" - lol and he has definitely seen piccies too
: :
: : In terms of other aircraft operated in Syria......
: :
: : http://france1940.free.fr/vichy/ada_syri.html
: : (Vichy french order of battle, Syria)
: :
: : and errrrrrr loads more, so I'll have to post in chunks.
: .
: :
: : Tony :0)