MARU 5137 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 MY friend sent ME this YouTube video to have a peek at it. STUNNING restoration and beautiful to see. Yesterday afternoon, a very special aircraft flew for the first time after a 34 year restoration. Hawker Tempest Mk.II MW763, registered as G-TEMT and painted as PR533 of 33 Squadron took to the skies at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire. Experienced warbird pilot Pete Kynsey was at the controls for this historic flight and took her straight to her new home at IWM Duxford. Huge congratulations to everyone involved, especially those at Air Leasing at Sywell who have put so much effort and time into this unique aircraft to get her back in the sky. This is the Mark II variant of the Hawker Tempest, the only Mark to be fitted with a Bristol Centaurus engine. Six marks were designed, each with a different engine including the Napier Sabre (as used on the Hawker Typhoon), Rolls-Royce Griffon and the Centaurus. The Mk.II entered service too late to see action in World War II. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Came all the way from India ! Link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 What a beauty, thank you for sharing. 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 34 year restoration. And I thought I was slow with my Mustang. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 12, 2023 Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 7 hours ago, PanzerWomble said: Came all the way from India ! Link So MY late Father was stationed in Pune (Puna or Poona ) and when I went to Pune to visit MY father's friend , I saw this dilapidated aircraft as your link photos show but did not know the history behind it. MY Father's friend still lives in Pune and keeps "tabs " on aircrafts that were used in India 🇮🇳. (and those he flew). So when discovered where this " Most beautiful but quite a neglected aircraft " (In his best English and Hindi ) was taken and discovered it was restored. "C" Sahib is one happy Happy Retired Indian Air Force gentleman !! Splendid restoration work. In MY lifetime to see it fly here after it was used and flown in India is really lovely.. Thanks Panzerwomble You've made one Indian person very happy with that link of yours about its history. : . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 49 minutes ago, MARU 5137 said: So MY late Father was stationed in Pune (Puna or Poona ) and when I went to Pune to visit MY father's friend , I saw this dilapidated aircraft as your link photos show but did not know the history behind it. MY Father's friend still lives in Pune and keeps "tabs " on aircrafts that were used in India 🇮🇳. (and those he flew). So when discovered where this " Most beautiful but quite a neglected aircraft " (In his best English and Hindi ) was taken and discovered it was restored. "C" Sahib is one happy Happy Retired Indian Air Force gentleman !! Splendid restoration work. In MY lifetime to see it fly here after it was used and flown in India is really lovely.. Thanks Panzerwomble You've made one Indian person very happy with that link of yours about its history. : . So pleased to bring some joy to an old pilot .....does he ...er .....know of any others stashed away in barns perhaps ?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 Hello Panzerwomble, So being a "seasoned " traveller in India on MY own or in company.... From Bombay to Pune Old Highway one comes across lots of different & wondrous things to see....Abandoned! A trip to India a few years back.First saw it in when it wax still New looking. Around 2005-2006. The last photo shows how it was... then the elements took control ! One goes home to see family and friends and then one goes Travelling... The Air Sahara's Boeing 737 (Flight S2-226 ), which ran off the Mumbai airport runway on October 9, 2005, now finds itself at Nishiland Water Park in Khopoli Nishiland Water Park. Photo from Google Earth shows the lone Boeing 737... I cannot get the link to work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 https://maps.app.goo.gl/bZ7A8iMT5FHWEV8B9 Shows Earth map where the abandoned Boeing 737 is located... if you "walk" (smaller square inset photo ) you can see on the landscape ...from the road. Here is a link to its story of being left & abandoned. https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/commercial-vehicles/243055-boeing-737-abandoned-aircraft-located-off-old-bombay-pune-highway.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Fascinating , seems like a bad luck aircraft if the waterpark that bought it went bust , Do you remember the old Lightning at the side of A1 for many years ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 Yes I do !! Totally done in !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Panzerwomble/Guy, Did you not build AHawker Tempest over on LSP a while back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 3 hours ago, MARU 5137 said: Panzerwomble/Guy, Did you not build AHawker Tempest over on LSP a while back.... I started with a old Typhoon and was going to take parts off the SH Tempest to glam it up a few years back ...That idea got shelved and have just completed a Tempest on it's own as part of a GB on LSP . It's on the RFI section on this forum ...leaving me with the old Revell Typhoon to make one day.....shortly to be on it's way to PENN USA ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 Ah I see. Just going to RFI on here... You have done a fantastic job on it. She looks AMAZING. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 On 10/14/2023 at 7:17 PM, PanzerWomble said: Do you remember the old Lightning at the side of A1 for many years ? I still look out for it now even though I know it's no longer there ! I now play "spot the spot where the lightning was" whenever I use the A1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanzanadori Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 I can't imagine what it must've been like to witness that first flight at Sywell Aerodrome. The sound of that Bristol Centaurus engine must have been unreal. Huge props to Pete Kynsey and everyone at Air Leasing – it’s a labor of love, for sure. It’s wild how these aircraft didn’t see action in WWII, but now they get a second chance to shine. I actually saw something similar on one of my business class trips, where I had time to watch a documentary on WWII planes check out https://travelbusinessclass.com/ for the best deals if you're ever flying. I just had a friend send me this video too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 This reminds me of seeing this abandoned C47 on the roadside, we were on the way to Bangkok in 1997 and this is what we saw in the middle of nowhere. Cheers Dennis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU 5137 Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 Dennis , SUPER duper photographs. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 2 hours ago, MARU 5137 said: Dennis , SUPER duper photographs. Thank you. No problem Maru, as to the Tempest I think it was the same aircraft that featured in a Warplane Workshop that I watched earlier on in the year, fascinating stuff. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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