moose1991
Alces alces
Finnish Gloster Gauntlet.
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
And a BAC/ English Electric Lightning behind it (I think).
moose1991
Alces alces
No that is a MIG 21.
The Finns used those .
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An Air Force with an interesting history during the Cold War is the Finnish Air Force. Finland hat a lot of restrictions after the Nazi years – to still have a working air force it purchased dual use two seater jets as trainers – as the numbers of fighters was limited. Finland also tried to […]
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Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
Yes it´s a MIG.
That Gloster Gauntlet II is the only one left in the world in full and flying condition.
At lunchtime I saw the British Airways ‘BEA’ retro livery come in. I would have gone to my usual spot at Lennymuir Bridge were I go plane watching to get better photos but as it was wet this morning I decided not to regretting it now as it stopped raining always next time.
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moose1991
Alces alces
Reminds me of when we used to see the Red Arrows at RAF Kemble back in the 70s.
They had Argosys there too.
My Great-Aunt lived nearby at Crudwell.
Just back from a afternoon Plane watching at my spot at Lennymuir Bridge next to Edinburgh Airport this was were my Grandpa & I went in the 1990’s.
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Farnboro John
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Just back from Bolivia and was driven past a Lockheed Constellation in the middle of Santa Cruz. There must be a story....
John
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Bismarck Honeyeater
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A pretty quiet watch at my nearest wetland, but did notice a tight group of 3 F-16’s heading over, they circled Mildenhall a few times. Another group of 2 close behind.
Tail markings suggest they are from Arvino, presumably on some sort of training mission.
Apart from the ubiquitous KC-135 Stratotankers, a couple of passes by C-130 Hercules was nice.
Tail markings suggest they are from Arvino, presumably on some sort of training mission.
Apart from the ubiquitous KC-135 Stratotankers, a couple of passes by C-130 Hercules was nice.
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Had a great day at The International Ayr Show Festival Of Flight here are some of my pictures.
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JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Dave Ball
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Google, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, come to your aid 
Edit: this has at least some rules, though i haven’t read them
Aviation, The Aerial Tactics Game of Attack and Defence | V&A Explore The Collections
Boxed board game, Aviation, made in England by H P Gibson & Sons Ltd in the 1920s
collections.vam.ac.uk
Edit: this has at least some rules, though i haven’t read them
Farnboro John
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Crikey. A quick look indicates the transport is a Bristol Bombay, the Lysander is classified as reconnaissance (not liaison or special ops!) and the bomber is an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley: so the game dates from between 1937 and 1940 at the latest. I'll nick the pic and have an inquire elsewhere if that's OK but I should think the RAF Museum or Air Historical Branch (if the latter still exists) would be the best bet.
Remarkable. I look forward to the next series of Antiques Roadshow!
John
Farnboro John
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My fellow hobbyists in "the other place" came up with the following:
1. "An interesting find...
Believe it or not, the company is still going to this day, with the name shortened to Gibsons!
Wikipedia mentions your Aviation one as being a variant (aerial version of L'Attaque).
Gibsons Games - Wikipedia
It would do no harm to contact them directly to see if they hold copies of the rules given that they are still producing board games:
Gibsons Games - Jigsaws, Puzzles and Games for All Ages"
2. "With a quick search, I was able to find the following pages:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/807292 ... -the-rules
https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/4988 ... onrulesdoc
You need to sign in to download the rules.
See also interesting information here: https://www.gamesboard.org.uk/cgi-pub/g ... mmand=view and here:https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O263 ... son-games/.
This game is indeed a variant of a famous french game "L'attaque", now know as "Stratego"."
They and I hope this is helpful and I volunteered to pass back any subsequent message.
Cheers
John
1. "An interesting find...
Believe it or not, the company is still going to this day, with the name shortened to Gibsons!
Wikipedia mentions your Aviation one as being a variant (aerial version of L'Attaque).
Gibsons Games - Wikipedia
It would do no harm to contact them directly to see if they hold copies of the rules given that they are still producing board games:
Gibsons Games - Jigsaws, Puzzles and Games for All Ages"
2. "With a quick search, I was able to find the following pages:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/807292 ... -the-rules
https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/4988 ... onrulesdoc
You need to sign in to download the rules.
See also interesting information here: https://www.gamesboard.org.uk/cgi-pub/g ... mmand=view and here:https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O263 ... son-games/.
This game is indeed a variant of a famous french game "L'attaque", now know as "Stratego"."
They and I hope this is helpful and I volunteered to pass back any subsequent message.
Cheers
John
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Cheers John, I'll have to look into all that. Fancy a game some time?!
Farnboro John
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Bismarck Honeyeater
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Found a Great White Egret in an unusual spot locally today, they can be common where you get them and decidedly scarce where you don’t. Anyway, decided to try and get a shot of it, but was interrupted by a close knit group of fighters approaching RAF Lakenheath, so I snapped them instead.
2 F-15’s and 2 F-35’s.
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2 F-15’s and 2 F-35’s.
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Today I was birding down on the South Lakes coast. Heard a low plane, had a look, it was a Spitfire. Found it on the Flightradar app, it was a two seat trainer flying out of Blackpool. It had done 3 flights that morning, out over the Lakes or the Yorkshire Dales. I thought it might be a "fly in a Spitfire", pleasure flight. Had a look online line and found it was, and the cost of ½ hour flying around in a Spitfire...
£3,250!
£3,250!
crazyfingers
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The Collings Foundation has the world’s only dual control P-51C Mustang and used to give rides for around that price. I have a video of their fly-by's but I don't know how to post it.
They would come to our municipal airport along with their B-24 and B-17 and give rides along with much cheaper ground tours. We went over whenever they were in the area, around 5 times I think, but I never thought that a ride was a good use of my money. Ground tours though the B-24 and B-17 were well worth it though.
Sadly the B-17 crashed and was a total loss a few years ago. I think that FAA has put a stop to their paid passenger rides on their other operational airplanes after that crash.
The Collings Foundation - Preserving Living Aviation History
The Collings Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to supporting living history events to encourage learning by participation. Flying a fleet of ...
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