Flying Boat thingy over Brooklands Wed 21st
Discussion
Taken from the Brooklands Facebook page:
"There will be a flypast over Brooklands today at 10.55am
The Catalina, 70 years old this month, will depart from IWM Duxford where it is based and undertake the 1913 Circuit of Britain flight, which was flown by pilot Harry Hawker and mechanic Harry Kauper, both Australians, in a Sopwith Waterplane. While the airspace in 2013 poses different restrictions than it did in 1913, the crew of the Catalina intends to follow the original route as closely as possible. Their scheduled 1600 mile route will take five days and fly over some key historic sites including Kingston, where the Sopwith Factory was based; Hook in Chessington, where Harry Hawker is buried and Brooklands where Harry Hawker learnt to fly and tested aircraft for use in the First World War. The Catalina will also orbit the Classic Boat Museum at Cowes, which has on display an 1/8 scale replica of the Bat Boat aeroplane tested by Harry Hawker in 1913.
Please pass this on and have cameras ready. It is hoped that the aircraft will fly directly over the Museum site from an easterly direction at a height of about 1,000 ft. This should be from between the JTI and Sony buildings."
"There will be a flypast over Brooklands today at 10.55am
The Catalina, 70 years old this month, will depart from IWM Duxford where it is based and undertake the 1913 Circuit of Britain flight, which was flown by pilot Harry Hawker and mechanic Harry Kauper, both Australians, in a Sopwith Waterplane. While the airspace in 2013 poses different restrictions than it did in 1913, the crew of the Catalina intends to follow the original route as closely as possible. Their scheduled 1600 mile route will take five days and fly over some key historic sites including Kingston, where the Sopwith Factory was based; Hook in Chessington, where Harry Hawker is buried and Brooklands where Harry Hawker learnt to fly and tested aircraft for use in the First World War. The Catalina will also orbit the Classic Boat Museum at Cowes, which has on display an 1/8 scale replica of the Bat Boat aeroplane tested by Harry Hawker in 1913.
Please pass this on and have cameras ready. It is hoped that the aircraft will fly directly over the Museum site from an easterly direction at a height of about 1,000 ft. This should be from between the JTI and Sony buildings."
Probably more relevant 
The PBY could look a bit like some German and Japanese flying boat designs so it was important that people could recognise it at the time.
When I was on board the Cat at Farnborough there was a torrential downpour which revealed that the fuselage actually was leaky - with rain dripping down from above. The crew assured me that the bottom didn't have any leaks though.
The PBY could look a bit like some German and Japanese flying boat designs so it was important that people could recognise it at the time.
When I was on board the Cat at Farnborough there was a torrential downpour which revealed that the fuselage actually was leaky - with rain dripping down from above. The crew assured me that the bottom didn't have any leaks though.
During WW2 many aircraft were built by companies other than the company that built and designed the original.
Most Blackburn Rocs were built by Boulton Paul.
Many Douglas C-47s weren't built by non-Douglas related companies.
English Electric built Handley Page Halifaxes.
Ford built a lot of Grumman Avengers.
Canadian Car and Foundry built a lot of Grumman Wildcats.
Most Blackburn Rocs were built by Boulton Paul.
Many Douglas C-47s weren't built by non-Douglas related companies.
English Electric built Handley Page Halifaxes.
Ford built a lot of Grumman Avengers.
Canadian Car and Foundry built a lot of Grumman Wildcats.
Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 22 August 18:06
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