I think he was the first one to convert a Spit to a two seater.Thanks for that Chas. Alain De Cadenet was a regular commentator at the Goodwood Revival, along with Raymond Baxter, an iconic voice you never forget. At the first Revival, Ray Hanna was asked to do a low fly past along the pit straight to open it. They didn't realise he would make that fly past lower than the tops of the flagpoles that lined the pit straight. True gents all of them and so sad to have lost such an amazing pilot as Ray Hanna who died in 2005 age 77. He was Red Arrows team leader for some time soon after they were formed. His flying, stories and commentary were so well delivered it was obvious he loved every minute flying, especially Spitfires, with every fibre.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1504724/Squadron-Leader-Ray-Hanna.html
Awesome Vulcans, my Dad worked on Vulcans at AV Roe in Woodford, even though we lived 5 miles away when they revved the engines our bathroom window rattled (before double glazed units)...
Derwent flypastThey also had that very distinctive howl on takeoff. A great shame they couldn't get the funds together to keep the last one flying. Some years ago, 1988?, there was a Dambusters reunion flypast up at Derwent dam near Sheffield with the Vulcan, a Lancaster, a Spit, a Hurricane and a couple of Tornados. Just as the Vulcan past the dam wall the pilot pointed it skywards and gave it the beans. Much like the video clip the sound of the Vulcan was all you could hear, much to the delight of the crowd. They have a cockpit from one that you can sit in at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum in Doncaster. Very cramped and all round visibility is terrible.
I did say that then googled and found some were made post war so I deleted itI don't know what's going on with this forum but I was certain Chas made a post about no spitfires being made as trainers which is technically true at least during the war production. This article sheds some light.
https://www.intotheblue.co.uk/blog/2016/08/26/the-origins-of-the-two-seat-spitfire/
I did wonder if that's what happened Chas but I've been getting some funny things happening, not being able to go back a page, that sort of stuff.I did say that then googled and found some were made post war so I deleted it
Maybe Ray Hannah was the first one to privately convert a Spit to a two seaterI did wonder if that's what happened Chas but I've been getting some funny things happening, not being able to go back a page, that sort of stuff.
Anyway, on the Spitfire, you were right in that they had plans for them but they weren't adopted but came about later so technically correct though they made some and converted some later.
Derwent flypast
Vulcan, here the howl about 20secs
Thanks for that Chas. Alain De Cadenet was/is a regular commentator/driver at the Goodwood Revival, along with Raymond Baxter (commentating and ex Spitfire pilot during WW2), an iconic voice you never forget. At the first Revival, Ray Hanna was asked to do a low fly past along the pit straight to open it. They didn't realise he would make that fly past lower than the tops of the flagpoles that lined the pit straight. True gents all of them and so sad to have lost such an amazing pilot as Ray Hanna who died in 2005 age 77. He was Red Arrows team leader for some time soon after they were formed. His flying, stories and commentary were so well delivered it was obvious he loved every minute flying, especially Spitfires, with every fibre.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1504724/Squadron-Leader-Ray-Hanna.html
You wouldn’t want to bail out with the undercarriage down either, one of the wheels was just behind the hatch so you would get a good cartoon quality splat!!!They have a cockpit from one that you can sit in at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum in Doncaster. Very cramped and all round visibility is terrible.
My dad worked with Frank Appelby one of the DambustersI believe one of the guys involved in the 1982 Vulcan bombing raid on port Stanley served with guy Gibson