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By: - 19th August 2002 at 07:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Miles Gemini
The camo / invasion stripes aircraft you mention is of course a Miles Messenger. There are four or five of those flying now, but I think just a couple of Geminis.
By: - 19th August 2002 at 10:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Miles Gemini
Steve, thanks for your correction , you are absolutely right, apologies for my guffaw.
Phil
By: - 21st August 2002 at 10:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Miles Gemini
Hi Phil!
There´s a Gemini in Sweden that has been under long term restoration to airworthiness. It´s located at a private airfield not far from where I live. The current owner inherited the aircraft from his father who brought it to Sweden in the late sixties or early seventies (IIRC that is).
The entry in the EAA register:
Registration: SE-AYM
Type: Miles M65 Gemini
Serial: 6296-707
Owner: Björn Esbjörnsson, KÅGERÖD
Status: 96% complete
Some ten years ago I was told that, apart from the one in Sweden which was potentionally airworthy, there was only one airworthy example in England. Much can have happened in ten years but, that´s the information I have.
Regards,
Christer :-)
By: - 21st August 2002 at 12:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Miles Gemini
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-08-02 AT 12:32 PM (GMT)]I found this web page:
http://www.bigwig.net/museumofberkshireaviation/mba.htm
which indicate that my information was either wrong in the first place or out dated.
There are four in the UK:
G-AKHP, G-AKKB, G-AKKH, G-AKVZ
There is one in New Zealand:
ZK-ANT
There is one in Sweden:
SE-AYM
Christer
Another mistake: SE-AYM came to Sweden in November 1950.
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By: philo - 18th August 2002 at 21:14
I was pleased to see a Miles Gemini fly over my garden a couple of times on Saturday morning, i assume heading into Abingdon.I know that they have had a couple of smallist fly-ins this year, but had not seen one advertised for this week. I could not really tell which one it was as the sun was so bright, but i'm sure it wasn't the camo/ invasion stripes one.How many does that leave? , only a couple by my memory.
phil