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Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 05 Oct 2020, 04:05
by Airspeed
A bit older than the Russian jet, I think that it's interesting:
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Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 05 Oct 2020, 04:43
by blanston12
Westland Welkin?

Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 05 Oct 2020, 07:46
by PeteP
DH Hornet, perhaps?
Pete

Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 05 Oct 2020, 07:55
by simondix
Petlyakov Pe-2

Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 05 Oct 2020, 09:09
by Airspeed
PeteP wrote:
05 Oct 2020, 07:46
DH Hornet, perhaps?
Pete
Pete, be confident!
You were right. As I've said, (but who cares?),: If there were two identical suggestions, and one was a question, the other would win.
Win what? I hear you ask. I don't know, you hear me answer.
Thanks for trying Simon and Joe. ;)
Here's the rest:
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Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 06 Oct 2020, 02:42
by Airspeed
Going back further again....
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Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 06 Oct 2020, 04:42
by blanston12
Gloster Gnatsnapper

Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 06 Oct 2020, 06:54
by Airspeed
Am I making it too easy for you, Joe? Or are you just too good? :dunno:
Spot on!
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...and where is Joe Glasper? I need someone to accuse of a lucky guess and sh...

Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 06 Oct 2020, 07:25
by Airspeed
Quote from an earlier post by me regarding those special fin paints:
Someone has put out a model supposedly depicting this, but they've put the paint on the inner faces of the fins as well as the outer. :doh: [edited]The fin flash appeared on both sides of each fin, but not the G-H colours according to my reading.

Well, I was just wrong. I've seen an old photo showing markings on both sides of the fins. :doh:

Re: Bitzer project

Posted: 06 Oct 2020, 09:11
by blanston12
Airspeed wrote:
06 Oct 2020, 06:54
Am I making it too easy for you, Joe? Or are you just too good? :dunno:
Spot on!

...and where is Joe Glasper? I need someone to accuse of a lucky guess and sh...
I got lucky in my web searches, but glad to finally get one :thumbsup: