High Peak Marathon

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Mahogany Ridge Fell Runners

[IanDarkpeak]

Mahogany Ridge Fell Runners

Nicky has competion has Russ dropped out I know he's got an injured foot.

[stevers]

Went on to Bleaklow head where i had the first contact with another person that day the first, 2 guys were looking a puzzled soiasked them if they needed any help. they asked if I seen a Flying fortress wreck any where! I pointed over to Shelf moor just under a mile away.

They would have been disappointed then, there isn't a Flying fortress wreck on Shelf Moor.

STEVERS

[IanDarkpeak]

They would have been disappointed then, there isn't a Flying fortress wreck on Shelf Moor.

STEVERS

yes but I'm sure they meant the B29 Superfortress

[Grouse]

I never felt I could trust a bloke who didn't know his Spitfire from his Hurricane or his B17 from his B29.

[Al Fowler]

I never felt I could trust a bloke who didn't know his Spitfire from his Hurricane or his B17 from his B29.

Isnt it something to do with the wing-shape?

[Grouse]

Which reminds me that I was up on James' Thorn t'other night and sad to see there is very little of the Lancaster wreckage left which seems a bit sad, usually collect a bit and tidy it up but there isn't really enough to now.

[Grouse]

Al, you numpty, the Spitfire was a monocoque construction while the Hurricane was frame and canvas, superficially similar but technologically worlds apart, having said that the Hurri had a dstinct advantage over the Spit in that it was nuch easier to repair and could take a lot more punishment, and although thge Spit gets all the glory, the Hurricane was in fact, statistically a much more successful aircraft. Oh yes, and the wings were a different shape.

[Al Fowler]

Al, you numpty, the Spitfire was a monocoque construction while the Hurricane was frame and canvas, superficially similar but technologically worlds apart, having said that the Hurri had a dstinct advantage over the Spit in that it was nuch easier to repair and could take a lot more punishment, and although thge Spit gets all the glory, the Hurricane was in fact, statistically a much more successful aircraft. Oh yes, and the wings were a different shape.

So im not a numpty if i knew that.

Cant you spot the difference by the shape of the cockpit as well...and obviously the noise...what a beast the spit sounds!

[Grouse]

They used the same engine. 12 cylinder Rolls Royce Merlin.