Limey 242 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 One of the ugliest aircraft I have ever seen - and it is hard to make an airplane ugly! But, what is it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAVIDW 1,683 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Its a Northrop Raider , first version flew in 1946 as the Northrop Pioneer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YC-125_Raider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted July 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Correct! I had never seen one before, hardly surprising given how few were built! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fch782c 144 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Another that fell out of the ugly hanger was the Auster sorry cant get it any bigger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 Looks a bit like the Junkers JU-52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 fch782c, your Auster was probably ugly by design. It was a purpose built crop duster, the Agricola, which could carry 3/4 of a tonne of fertiliser or, approximately 700 litres of liquids for spraying aerial spraying. Most of the crop dusters out here in Oz are of the ugly design with the pilot sitting up high on top of his load.Normal Austers were a little more graceful and very popular with flying schools in the late 50s....http://www.google.com.au/search?q=auster&biw=1920&bih=888&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=p4rgUYWjIYP1iQffjYG4AQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 For those who haven't heard and who may be interested, a squadron of F15s has left Lakenheath and has been replaced with 12 Boeing Ospreys. I haven't seen one yet but I'm assured they'te around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I'm trying to get a bit of confirmation of this, meanwhile here's a picture of ne , (In a link that doesn't work any more!!!) <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/beefsteak44/7585788530/" title="Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey by Beefsteak44, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7119/7585788530_fba9a2f36b_o.jpg" width="4895" height="2298" alt="Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey"></a> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Nope , it ain't happened! 12 F-15s have gone to Mildenhall whilst some runway work is carried out at The Heath, the Ospreys that are deployed here are still at Mildenhall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 There's two there (Mildenhall) by the way. They are CV-22s. The Marines have MVs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Just heard there may be another pair of Ospreys arriving later in the month. (To Mildenhall not Lakenheath.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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