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by Hendon Chipmunk
Wed May 14, 2025 8:53 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: RAF Museum Hendon hangar closures
Replies: 3
Views: 1178

Re: RAF Museum Hendon hangar closures

Really? I was also there yesterday (Tuesday 13th May) for a brief visit around lunchtime, only had time to look around hangars 3 and 4 (or whatever the Belfast Truss hangars are numbered) and there was full, unimpeded access throughout.
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue Jul 30, 2024 12:54 am
Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
Topic: Berlin - Gatow Museum 9th June 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 2384

Re: Berlin - Gatow Museum 9th June 2024

What a fantastic aircraft collection and great photos too!

Another addendum though - the 'Mi-14' is a Mi-4!
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue Feb 13, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Fighter:The Movie
Replies: 6
Views: 3257

Re: Fighter:The Movie

Yes it is subtitled,had to check with the cinema myself Thanks for that information! I found the movie highly entertaining - an action-packed emotional rollercoaster strangely interrupted by catchy glamourous music videos featuring the same characters and an unexpected interval of about 10 minutes(...
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue Feb 06, 2024 12:55 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Fighter:The Movie
Replies: 6
Views: 3257

Re: Fighter:The Movie

I am considering seeing it but would like confirmation that this Hindi language movie will be subtitled in English.
by Hendon Chipmunk
Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:12 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: USAF EA-37B Updates
Replies: 43
Views: 10647

Re: USAF EA-37B Updates

Anyone else disappointed this isn't about a 1960s Cessna A-37 Dragonfly modified with state of the art Electronic Warfare equipment? 🤣
by Hendon Chipmunk
Sat Dec 17, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: UK AND NONE HEADS UP AND OTT
Replies: 35
Views: 7555

Re: UK AND NONE HEADS UP AND OTT

All the links within UK Heads Up lead to 'Home-Board index-Cobra Warrior 2022-UK Heads Up, Movements & OTT'
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:08 am
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: Spitfire - Arundel - 28 July 2022
Replies: 0
Views: 462

Spitfire - Arundel - 28 July 2022

Can anyone help identify the Spitfire that flew over Arundel at around 1300 on Thursday 28 July 2022?
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue May 03, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Queens birthday Flypast
Replies: 314
Views: 59236

Re: Queens birthday Flypast

I would expect the Red Arrows to be the last in the formation so that no other aircraft has to fly through their smoke?
by Hendon Chipmunk
Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:15 am
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: Chinook - Hendon 24/03/22
Replies: 0
Views: 675

Chinook - Hendon 24/03/22

A RAF Chinook flew low or perhaps even landed and took off from the RAF Museum Hendon on Thursday 24th March 2022. ADSB showed it came from and landed back at RAF Benson and the callsign was SHF282. Can the identity from ADSB 'ZD575' be believed / can anyone confirm its identity?
by Hendon Chipmunk
Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:40 am
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: BTF 22-2 General Discussion thread
Replies: 63
Views: 13294

Re: BTF 22-2 General Discussion thread

If you count a fatally 'unsuccessful' 'mission' with stops, how about 9th September to 1st October 1956 round-the-World Vulcan flight (but XA897 crashed on landing at Heathrow)?
by Hendon Chipmunk
Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: St Augustine, FL, Green A-4, 1989
Replies: 7
Views: 1220

Re: St Augustine, FL, Green A-4, 1989

You're very welcome, I enjoyed finding that Skyhawk site too! One last candidate for you - As of 29 August 1989, Bu No 149656 was a (very) dark green Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) A-4E: https://skyhawk.org/sites/default/files/images-buno-14[url] 9647-150600/149656o.jpg[/url] https://www.airh...
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:20 pm
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: St Augustine, FL, Green A-4, 1989
Replies: 7
Views: 1220

Re: St Augustine, FL, Green A-4, 1989

Yes, I can't think of any operator other than RNZAF that had all green Skyhawks, but if it was green camo or even primer, I was speculating that it could have been one of the 88 bought by Malaysia but NOT delivered (40/88 delivered according to that link I found).
by Hendon Chipmunk
Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:54 pm
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: St Augustine, FL, Green A-4, 1989
Replies: 7
Views: 1220

Re: St Augustine, FL, Green A-4, 1989

All green sounds like New Zealand?

Malaysian Skyhawks were prepared at St Augustine, could it be one of those that was not delivered? https://skyhawk.org/article/douglas-a4- ... story#mala
by Hendon Chipmunk
Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:03 am
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: Serial to Tail code tie up.
Replies: 4
Views: 783

Re: Serial to Tail code tie up.

This website is a great record of F-16 (only) tailcodes:

https://www.f-16.net/aircraft-database/F-16
by Hendon Chipmunk
Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:15 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: HUD symbology help
Replies: 9
Views: 1787

Re: HUD symbology help

6 - As the aircraft looks to be quite low, perhaps GPW = Ground Proximity Warning
by Hendon Chipmunk
Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:21 pm
Forum: RAF Northolt
Topic: RRR 4531
Replies: 4
Views: 1341

Re: RRR 4531

Thank you very much for the confirmation!
by Hendon Chipmunk
Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:00 am
Forum: RAF Northolt
Topic: RRR 4531
Replies: 4
Views: 1341

Re: RRR 4531

Would that have been Wednesday 15/09/21 at around 2 pm? Could that have been the one I saw over Hendon?
by Hendon Chipmunk
Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:35 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Chinese Area 51
Replies: 8
Views: 2010

Re: Chinese Area 51

Come on, admit it, who came here thinking this was about where the Chinese keep the alien spacecraft that have landed in their country?!
by Hendon Chipmunk
Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:37 pm
Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
Topic: RAF Scampton Heritage Centre (large post)
Replies: 11
Views: 2898

Re: RAF Scampton Heritage Centre (large post)

It's a fascinating place, thank you for sharing the photos.

I visited in 2018 and noted three WW1 (presumably) replicas - DH2, Rumpler C.VII and Sopwith Camel.

Also, a Chipmunk cockpit section (from WG477).

Can anyone identify that bare metal Canberra cockpit section?

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