Happiness is a handful of Bristols

**Guntruck** · 04-30-2015 00:16

From this month's Aeroplane magazine, news of two Bristol F2B repros:

and an Albatros repro heading for the UK:

There is also a long article on the Brisfit

**Archidamus** · 04-30-2015 01:05

Nice

- thanks for posting Steve. I like the Albatros and hope I can make it up to Stow Maries later this year (not far, but will have to persuade SWMBO to spend part of a day up there)

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 04-30-2015 01:14

Unreservedly my favourite WW1 Allied Fighter aircraft.
I always fancied a flight in one of those.
Thanks for the Heads Up Steve.
Rob.

**Flying Helmut** · 04-30-2015 14:07

Glad to be able to read this - thanks for posting!

**matt56** · 04-30-2015 14:16

Very cool news, Steve! I love to see these reproductions like this. Enjoy them when you get a chance to see them.

All the best,
Matt

**gully_raker** · 04-30-2015 17:32

Thanks for the Heads Up Steve!

**Naharaht** · 04-30-2015 19:32

That is good news!

**Slexlaw** · 04-30-2015 21:58

Thanks for posting, Steve. I might just have to take a drive up to Caboolture to see what I can see.

**flash** · 04-30-2015 22:54

Thanks to the good people who recreate these magnificent aircraft

**csadn** · 05-01-2015 14:16

**Gribble** · 05-01-2015 14:59

Steve, thanks for posting the fine pics and narratives.

Best wishes to all the ducks going off to see the aircraft.

Bristols do yeoman service in reconnaissance, fighter, and as a light bomber.

One Bristol is never enough, for me; one is always too much for my chums.

Regards,
Bel

**grumpybear** · 05-01-2015 15:13

I would just like to see one in person.

**Nicola Zee** · 05-02-2015 00:28

On the subject of "Brisfits", a Bristol fighter will be doing a fly-past dropping poppies at an event at the Shuttlesworth collection (5th July).

http://www.shuttleworth.org/events/militaryww1/

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 05-02-2015 00:40

Thanks for the Heads up Nicola.
I will pass this on to the U.K. Wing.
Rob.

**Jager** · 05-03-2015 04:35

I wonder if we have any here in the States; I haven't seen any at the shows I've been to, though that's not many.
Karl

**Guntruck** · 05-04-2015 00:32

Karl, I think the closest one to you would be in the Canadian Aviation Museum just outside Ottawa. I remember seeing this one year at a Duxford Air Show, then 3 months later after it had been shipped to Ottawa.

**Naharaht** · 05-04-2015 04:34

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There is a static Bristol F2B Fighter on display at Duxford. I do not know whether it is in flying condition.

**Jager** · 05-04-2015 11:37

Originally Posted by Guntruck

Karl, I think the closest one to you would be in the Canadian Aviation Museum just outside Ottawa. I remember seeing this one year at a Duxford Air Show, then 3 months later after it had been shipped to Ottawa.

Well, in theory, I need to visit a shoemaker in Ottawa before I can properly field again in Rev War; my other supplier won't try to make one around my new brace

So another thing to add to that long weekend

Thanks Gunners.
Karl

**gully_raker** · 05-04-2015 21:14

One of my fellow Aust Society of WW1 Aero Historian members, Adrian Helwig just had a flight in the TVAS Bristol in the gunners seat & cant stop talking about it!
Incidentally Adrian wrote the excellent book on Stan Dallas called "Australian Hawk over the Western Front"