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Subject: [Leica] Aircraft shots - Duxford
From: jmaddox01 at suddenlink.net (jack)
Date: Sat Apr 7 17:21:53 2007
References: <46182F86.7090908@summaventures.com>

Peter,

Nice aircraft shots. I have never seen photos of this museum before. 
Thanks for showing. I worked on a vulcan in the 60"s while at the Naval 
Air Station in Glenview Ill.

Jack

Peter Dzwig wrote:
> Souvenirs of a recent trip to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford:
>
> Two from The American Air Museum
>
> The only SR-71 Blackbird outside US - and its engines outside their 
> nacelles
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/Blackbird.jpg.html>
>
> Flying Fortress and a PAW this week:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/Fortress.jpg.html>
>
>
> Main Airspace exhibit:
>
> Interior 1: Avro Vulcan, TSR2 (the white thing in the foreground), Westland
> Chopper, Vickers Oxford(?), English Electric Canberra, Hawker Hunter, BAe 
> Gnat
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/Interior+-+Vulcan_+TSR-2+etc.jpg.html>
>
> Interior 2: Sunderland flying boat, Lysander with supply pod used in 
> Burma, SE5A
> and Spad?, Tail of EE Lightning at left.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/Interior+Sunderland_Lysander.jpg.html>
>
> Two from the restoration hanger
>
> A Canadian-built Merlin
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/Merlin-Canadian.jpg.html>
>
> Spitfire late model, possibly a Mk XVI?, with Merlin in situ (not the same 
> Merlin)
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/SpitfireMerlin+in+Situ.jpg.html>
>
>
> Twin-seater Spitfire trainer - one of only three still flying in invasion 
> livery
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/TwoseaterSpit-1.jpg.html>
>
> Vickers Ltd line-up. Varsity, Trident-2 and VC-10:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album83/Aircraft/VarsityTrident3VC10.jpg.html>
>
>
> All pictures: Leica M3 5cm Summicron, Kodak BW400CN
>
> thanks for looking
>
> Peter Dzwig
>
>
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