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PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 2:58 pm 
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Was lucky enough to fly wing to wing with MH434 on Sunday thanks to my wife buying the experience via Classic Wings at Duxford for my 40th birthday.
The wind finally dropped enough for us to fly at 3PM, what an amazing experience it was. Just one photo for now :spit

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Spitfire IXb MH434 G-ASJV - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:16 pm 
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Lovely, lovely photo! Who was flying '434? Looks like Keith Skilling from here.

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Looks like Brian Smith to me. A gorgeous photo of the historic MH434 and I would love to see more! I notice you're getting some fall colors a bit early over there, as I have noticed a bit around my neck-of-the-woods as well.


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Well Done and thanks for sharing it...


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JohnTerrell wrote:
I notice you're getting some fall colors a bit early over there....


..and also some strange stencils in the wing fillet area. :(

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 12, 2016 3:29 pm 
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JohnTerrell wrote:
Looks like Brian Smith to me. A gorgeous photo of the historic MH434 and I would love to see more! I notice you're getting some fall colors a bit early over there, as I have noticed a bit around my neck-of-the-woods as well.


It was Brian Smith :D

Thanks for the comments guys I'll post some more early next week :spit


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:28 am 
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What aircraft were you flying in?

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:12 am 
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I was flying in a Dragon Rapide operated by Classic Wings at Duxford. Here's a few more photos:

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Spitfire IXb MH434 G-ASJV - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr

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Spitfire IXb MH434 G-ASJV - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr

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Spitfire IXb MH434 G-ASJV - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr

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Wing to wing with Spitfire MH434 by stu norris, on Flickr

And a couple on the ground:

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Spitfire MH434 - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr

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Spitfire MH434 G-ASJV - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr

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Spitfire IXb MH434 G-ASJV - The Old Flying Machine Company Duxford by stu norris, on Flickr

Full set here:
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:50 pm 
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A Rapide! That's cool.

I was worried you might have been stuck in a Cessna...


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