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Thunderbolt from the Blue PHOTO: PETER R MARCH the Former IWM Duxford- Based P-47D Thunderbolt No Guts - No Glory! Is Returning to the UK Old TimersCompiled by Peter R March and Paul Fiddian A round-up of historic aircraft display and restoration news Thunderbolt from the blue PHOTO: PETER R MARCH R PETER PHOTO: The former IWM Duxford- based P-47D Thunderbolt No Guts - No Glory! is returning to the UK. Active with The Fighter Collection (TFC) for twenty years, it left for the USA in mid-2006 but has now been purchased by Graham Peacock and restored to the UK register as G-THUN to his new company Fighter Aviation Engineering Ltd. A powerful and agile performer, No Guts - No Glory! was, for two decades, the sole example of Republic’s heavyweight single-seat WWII fighter active in European skies. Built in 1945, P-47D 45-49192 was delivered to the USAAF that same year and briefly used as a Wing, where it was repainted to Above: P-47D No Guts – 24 February. It was repainted trainer before storage at Tinker represent the 62nd FS 56th FG No Glory! seen here at with the distinctive chequered- AFB, Oklahoma. Sold to the Thunderbolt flown by Kansas- Duxford’s first Flying cowl, MX-X code and markings of Peruvian Air Force, it had periods born WWII ace Colonel David Legends airshow in Lieutenant Colonel Ben Mayo’s of frontline and training use from Schilling. In January 1980, Robin 1993. Will it return for personal machine when assigned 1953 to 1967. The Thunderbolt Collard of Del Rio, Texas, bought the event’s 25th to the RAF Duxford-based 78th anniversary this July? was repatriated, along with five the aircraft but it crashed on its FG’s 82nd FS. For the next twenty others, by Confederate Air Force delivery flight after its engine years, it made many memorable Colonel Ed Jurist, arriving at failed. The damage was extensive appearances at airshows Harlingen, Texas, in September but in new owner Jon Ward’s including the first Flying Legends 1969. Registered N47DD, it flew and later Jim Kirby’s hands, the Air Show at Duxford in May 1993. again in 1973. It was painted as Thunderbolt was resurrected. The Thunderbolt returned to 226641 Grumpy of the 527th Completed by Fighter Rebuilders, the USA in mid-2006, passing Fighter Squadron (FS), 86th it was flown again at Chino in briefly through the hands of Fighter Group (FG) USAAF. August 1985. Now owned by Provenance Fighters in Las Vegas N47DD went to David Tallichet Stephen Grey/TFC, less than before joining the Millville Army at Chino, CA in 1975, joining his six months later, on 22 January Air Field Museum, New Jersey, in Yesterday’s Air Force and was 1986, it arrived at Duxford January 2007. Confirmation of soon allocated to the Kansas and was back in the air on No Guts - No Glory’s acquisition by Fighter Aviation Engineering PHOTO: PAUL FIDDIAN PAUL PHOTO: came via the CAA’s UK register entry of 28 February 2018. It is likely that the P-47 will join Graham Peacock’s Anglia Aircraft Restoration warbirds, which include Fury SR661, Tempest V JN768 and Spitfire Vc EE602 (see ‘On the Move’), based with Air Leasing at Sywell. Might we see this rare WWII fighter LefT: No Guts – No Glory! displaying once again at the 25th was for two decades, the anniversary Flying Legends at only P-47 Thunderbolt Duxford in July? active in European skies Report: Paul Fiddian 58 | Pilot April 2018 | pilotweb.aero Old TImers PHOTOS: PETER R MARCH R PETER PHOTOS: 2003 to José’s friend John Henstridge Pothecary who will make the first post-restoration flight later this happenings year. Another notable vintage aircraft Cessna 195B N999MH owned by that will be leaving Henstridge David Ponte has recently returned in May is Tom Leaver’s Travel Air to Henstridge in South Somerset 4000 NC5427, which will soon after being repainted by Fly be crated ready for transport to Moore Aviation in a new cream the USA where it will join the and darker blue colour scheme at 2018 American Barnstormers Dunkeswell, Devon. The vintage Tour. This event starts on 5 July 1949-built Cessna ‘Businessliner’ at Jefferson City, making its way Above: The newly-repainted vintage Cessna 195B N999MH has now looks more in period with its across various states including returned to Henstridge new ‘art deco’ finish. Iowa and South Dakota before Below: Work is progressing on Miles Hawk Major G-CCMH, here in Also at Henstridge, the rebuild finishing at the EAA AirVenture front of Tom Leaver’s Travel Air shortly to leave for the USA of Miles M2H Hawk Major show at Oshkosh three weeks G-CCMH is making progress later. Hopefully Tom will bring it although it will be going shortly back to the UK in the autumn. to the Southampton area for some The LAA Wessex Strut is work on the undercarriage and again hosting its annual fly-in at wheel spats, before it is flight Henstridge on 29 April. Following tested and returned to owner José on from last year’s successful event, Chicarro Villar in Spain as EC-ABI. the strut has invited all the LAA test It had been brought to South aeroplanes from recent years and Gloucestershire as a basket case hopes to put as many on display by Tim Cox in 2003, with the as possible. Locally-based Aircraft aim of restoring the 1935 vintage Coverings will be giving aircraft aircraft to airworthy condition fabric covering demonstrations with a new fuselage. It was throughout the day. registered G-CCMH on 20 October Report: Neil Wilson PHOTO: NIGEL HITCHMAN NIGEL PHOTO: Wherefore a Boulton sent for scrap with just a handful of cockpit sections later ‘rescued’ by enthusiasts. Paul Balliol T2? One of these (WN149) was rebuilt by the Boulton Paul Aircraft Heritage Project Although some 230 examples of the at the former BP factory at Fordhouses. Boulton Paul Balliol, the last British Unfortunately, the site was closed in 2013 Rolls-Royce Merlin-engined aircraft, and the nearly complete Balliol went to were built from 1950-55, there are only RAF Cosford where it remains stored. Above: CA310, one of Sri Lanka’s two three complete survivors worldwide. As There is also the cockpit section of Balliol preserved Balliols, once flew with the RAF Nigel Hitchman discovered on a recent T2 WN534 at the Tettenhall Transport Below: Cosford’s Sea Balliol, the only complete visit to Sri Lanka, two of these advanced example of the trainer on display in the UK Heritage Centre at Wolverhampton, along trainers (CA302 and CA310) are displayed MARCH R PETER PHOTO: with the fuselage of WN516. at the Sri Lankan Air Force Museum at While it is good to see in this RAF Ratmalana AB near Colombo. The Royal centenary year a Balliol displayed at Ceylon AF received a dozen Balliol T2s in RAFM Cosford, it is undeniably a naval 1957, five of which were taken from the aircraft with its folding wings, rather than RAF’s unwanted fleet of 196 aircraft. The a fixed-wing T2. Some years ago, there RAF Museum at Cosford has Sea Balliol was a suggestion that the Shuttleworth T21 WL732, one of thirty delivered to the Collection was looking at the possibility Fleet Air Arm for pilot training and the last of obtaining one of the Sri Lankan Balliols to fly in the UK in February 1969. and restoring it to flying condition at Old Designed after the war to replace the Warden. The aircraft in question, CA310, Harvard as the standard RAF and FAA does have a strong link with the UK as it advanced trainer, the first Balliol T2 was was originally built for the RAF as WG224. flown seventy years ago on 10 July 1948. was equipped with the Balliol for pilot Bought back by Boulton Paul in 1957 it was While production and deliveries were under training. Other units, including No 288 registered as G-APCN on 12 May 1957 and way, the Air Ministry decided to adopt Squadron at Middle Wallop and 238 OCU sold to the Royal Ceylonese AF as CA310 the Vampire T11 as the RAF’s advanced at Colerne, also flew the Balliol until early before departing three months later. trainer. Only 7 FTS at RAF Cottesmore 1957. The whole fleet was subsequently Report: Peter R March pilotweb.aero | Pilot April 2018 | 59 Old TImers PHOTO: TIM BADHAM TIM PHOTO: PHOTO: TIM BADHAM TIM PHOTO: Coventry’s Dakotas move on Significant Douglas Dakota october 1947 during the Kashmir activity has been taking place conflict, the aircraft has been at Coventry of late. A major painted in IAF camouflage colours project milestone was reached and allocated the Indian Air Force on 13 February when one of the serial VP905. It will be named Warwickshire airport’s airworthy Parashurama and in due course examples, refurbished over join a Tiger Moth and Harvard in several years, was gifted to the the IAF’s Vintage Flight at Hindon Indian Air Force to join its Vintage Air Base, Uttar Pradesh. The Flight. The gift deed-signing Dakota was, in mid-March, still in ceremony was conducted in New the UK, at RAF Benson, while crew ToP: This refurbished Delhi. There, the Chief of Air training and final preparations are Command-liveried Dakota ‘KK116’ Dakota was gifted to the Staff, Air Chief Marshal Birender completed for its long ferry flight Indian Air Force Vintage (G-AMPY) had not flown for some Singh Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, to India. This is likely to take place Flight in mid-February… time but, on 16 February, was VM, ADC, was presented with in the second half of April.
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