1/72 Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint, Sentinel R1 and Airbus Voyager in RAF markings.
amen brother\ said:A 1/35 jackel or coyote in PLASTIC not resin!!!!
They had a Dragon Rapide at Duxford some years ago, giving flights. I had a flight with my son and a great experience it was. Maybe it is still there and still giving flights....\ said:Greedy two aircraft both with history which makes them interesting. Also flew when I was only a nipper.Both as well strangely enough De Havilland pedigree.
The Flamingo. 1940 operated by XXIV Squadron RAF (they seemed to be the RAF transport squadron for VIP's)
Flew Churchill in 1940 in May & June to France to meet the French cabinet under Paul Reynaud.
General Spear, Churchill's friend & envoy to the French government, describes a scene in his book "Assignment to Catastrophe".
They got back from a meeting in France to return Churchill to England & Spears desribes the scene. Churchill's Flamingo with 8 Hurricanes in a semi circle around the Flamingo each Hurricane with it's pilot standing by his machine each in flying gear. Churchill went around to each one. What a scene & what a diorama that would make.
A Dragon Rapide. France 1940 again in Bordaux and France now under the detestable Petain regime who had an arrest warrant out on General De Gaulle. General Spears again, now leaving Bordeaux, as France capitulates to the Germans. De Gaulle deludes Petain by pretending to see Spear off at the airport. But as the Rapide begins to taxi away De Gaulle jumps on the aircraft. The aircraft makes it's way to England via Jersey where it lands for fuel & no doubt for all to have a pee. De Gaulle is given a drink & states that he does not like the tea. Unfortunate as it is "coffee" & he has near five years to get accustomed to it in England.
So those are my two aircraft & they are both great looking aircraft as all De Havillands seem to be.
Laurie
It and the DC-3 were there in 2012 giving flights if I remember correctly\ said:They had a Dragon Rapide at Duxford some years ago, giving flights. I had a flight with my son and a great experience it was. Maybe it is still there and still giving flights....
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