Unusual aircraft overhead.

SporadicAddick

Hal1x said:

killerandflash said:

SporadicAddick said:

iaitch said:

Justin20474 said:

When I was in Chester a couple of weeks ago I saw this bad boy!!, it was massive 

Its like a flying beluga whale.

Hence the name and the paint work...

Airbus specially made them to transport massive aircraft parts around Europe. Their main UK factory is near Chester

This was its predecessor...

The "Guppy"

killerandflash

Boeing have similarly ugly aircraft, the Dreamlifter a modified  747!

SporadicAddick

Sadly all of the best looking aircraft of my youth are either gone or on their way:-

747
757
VC10
Tri-star
Trident

Without wishing to sound old, they all look the same now...

NornIrishAddick

Lordflashheart said:

Lordflashheart said:

Hal1x said:

DaveMehmet said:

Martin Boorman committed suicide and never escaped.

Nuts, well some Nazi big wig did, was it proposed for Hitler to use it?

It was Hanna Reitsch and Robert Von Griem who flew out in a Storch

Actually they flew in using a Storch but it was damaged so they flew out in an Arado

The rescue/escape involving a Fiesler Storch was that of Benito Mussolini, from captivity in Gran Sasso, by Otto Skorzeny - Hitler's go-to SS commando leader, who ended his career, allegedly, after stints in the service of various South American and Arab friends of retired Nazis, working for Mossad.

Hal1x

Perhaps Nigel should invest in one should it go wrong again, It can take off in one half of the Valley Pitch, and land within 18 meters, certainly beats a smelly laundry basket for a rapid escape.