Bill Greenwood....this is for you!

[Floatsflyer]

A friend recently sent me some terrific vintage news reels. I thought you'd enjoy this one.

http://imageevent.com/okbueno/mopic?...=0&w=4&s=0&z=2

[Bill Greenwood]

Thanks for showing that, I have never seen it as a whole before. Man, they sure liked to smoke in those days, would not do much for your eyesight or general health.
I like that landing for the Mk I , you can see how light it is and how fast it slows down after touchdown.
By the way, for those advocate for wheel landings in tailwheel planes, well here is the way the RAF guys did it back in the days when it was for real.
The cockpit shot shows a small cover over the gun firing button, which I have never see before in a photo or read about.

I don't know what made that hole in the left wing, proabably a 20mm cannon shell, but it is good that it was not 3 feet over since I don't think there is any armor under the pilot seat, hurts to think about it.