Fixed Wing Nostalgia

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Westland...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:11 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:14 pm

Prompted by the high quality of their film unit in the 50's...

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Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:11 pm
Another Navy Wings article...

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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:24 am
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Another anecdote brought to us courtesy of the Navy Wings folks. Please feel free to bung them a contribution , or even better, join up as a...

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Wingfield, from Wiki
On 17 October 1997 one of the most modern prisons in South Africa, the Goodwood Correctional Centre, with a capacity of 1692...
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Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:05 pm
Farnborough 1951

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by G-CPTN » Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:52 pm

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Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:52 pm
MD-160 Ekranoplan may be saved as museum

Last post by llondel « Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:36 pm
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by FD2 » Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:25 am
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I think this was the biggest of the ekranoplans (I seem to remember there were smaller versions) - the MD-160 - and I don't know how far its...

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A hovercraft that size looks way too vulnerable for a contested beach landing. Those great big fans at the back are just asking for a missile of some...
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Fri Aug 28, 2020 9:36 pm
Barnstorming days...

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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:03 am

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One wheel on my aircraft...

Gladys Ingle of the 13 Black Cats team...

Must admit that I begin to get vertigo when watching this.

Gladys...

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Don't need facemasks as they are more than 2m apart?

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Tue Aug 18, 2020 12:22 pm
The 4 o'clock Avanti...

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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:54 am

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I noted the return of the unholy roar come whine, that lasts over 5 minutes in its coming and going, of the 4 o'clock Avanti that routes via the LAM...

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I also have a connection with the Avanti in that I did the translation of some of the Pilot's Notes. Involved a nice to Genova and a couple of hours...

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Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:44 am
Two classics, today, in Miami

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by fin » Wed May 06, 2020 8:48 pm

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Webshot from a cam alongside KMIA, which is pretty not-busy just now.

P-38 & B-747.JPG

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Yup. In my case, 4 months before.

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Sat May 09, 2020 12:47 am
A time when aviating was very different

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by Alisoncc » Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:40 am

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Air Outpost (1937)

Preparations begin for the arrival of the airliner. She is east bound for India and Australia Four days out from England
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If...

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Sprengel was a word I didn't know, it's an administrative district, according to the prefix a diocese, parish etc.

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Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:25 am
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey

Last post by Capetonian « Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:57 am
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by Capetonian » Thu Jun 02, 2016 12:41 pm

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A great place for a day out and not just for 'boys', there's a huge amount to see, historic civilian and military aircraft, cars, motor bikes, and...

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As many of you will know, I am an avid supporter of Brooklands, a Club Level Member, and a volunteer on the aircraft side. My activities at the...

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:57 am
Another 'great' bites the dust.

Last post by Boac « Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:23 pm
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by Boac » Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:34 pm

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Roger Topp AFC**

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Regret to inform you that Air Commodore Topp passed away today. As leader of 111...

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Aha! Minus the piccies, then for your 'Belly Laugh'?

Air Commodore Roger Topp, who has died aged 96, created a sensation at the 1958 Farnborough Air...

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Thu Mar 19, 2020 4:23 pm
1961 - Lydd to Ostend in the Bristol Frightener

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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:45 pm

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Tue Mar 17, 2020 4:43 pm
Aviation pics from a bygone age that might be of interest

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by Alisoncc » Sat Jan 23, 2016 10:57 pm
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Came across this on a non-aviation forum I occasionally frequent. A view inside Tollerton's main hangar, showing two DC-3s, a York, Proctors and a...

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It's funny how memory can play tricks. The Hastings accident I mentioned actually occurred in 1957 when a practice asymmetric thrust landing went...
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Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:49 am
Fairey Gannet

Last post by FD2 « Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:49 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Dec 05, 2019 1:54 pm
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I have always been fascinated by the Fairey Gannet having only ever seen the example in the Duxford museum. The concept of the contra rotating props...

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It’s high up on the list of stupid cliches Goblin. Like playing rock type music whenever a car or speedboat etc appears in a travel doc. Next...
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Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:49 pm
No Highway in the Sky on TV

Last post by Alisoncc « Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:45 am
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by Capetonian » Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:12 pm

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Missed the first half, but the 1951 film is showing on Talking Pictures TV.
Adaptation of Neville Shute's novel.
Excellent.

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Youtube. Watching it now.

Just watched it on Youtube. Superb movie. About a third of the way through mention was made about the Ministry, ARB........

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Sun Jan 12, 2020 4:45 am
What was it like Dad?

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:25 am
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Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:25 am
Sea Harrier 40

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by CharlieOneSix » Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:07 pm

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A dinner to celebrate 40 years since the entry of the Sea Harrier into service was held in London on 7 November and raised £80,000 to support the...

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Had a prefect at my school called Horst Goering. As one might imagine he was a total bastard, just like his namesake.

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Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:15 am
Maude 'Lores' Bonney

Last post by ian16th « Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:49 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:13 am

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Maude 'Lores' Bonney

I had never heard of this woman until today thanks to Google! Shame on me.

Maude Rose ‘Lores’ Bonney, who made history as...

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Not content with her 1933 feat from Australia to the UK, four years later she became the first person to fly solo from Australia to South Africa....

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Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:49 am
The Faithful "Annie"

Last post by ian16th « Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:31 pm
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by 603DX » Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:52 pm

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I have a soft spot for the Avro Anson, in RAF service from 1936 to 1968. A versatile twin engined workhorse of relatively modest origins, it was...

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Behind that vintage airfield tractor

A David Brown Taskmaster, I believe.

The profits of which, kept Aston Martin in business.

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Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:31 pm
Britannia comes home

Last post by ian16th « Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:49 am
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by om15 » Wed Nov 13, 2019 6:55 pm

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This Britannia survived it's post RAF life in Africa and came back to Kemble in 1997, I didn't work on the type but flew in it a couple of times as...

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..........although one ex BOAC/British Eagle aircraft, a series 312, was operated and registered as XX367..........and BOAC as G-AOVM. ( says Wiki. )...

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Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:49 am
Concorde and the Pepsi Project Blue Fiasco

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:15 am

by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:15 am

Does anybody remember this?

Pepsi and Concorde

See heating problems section...

Pepsi Blue (not to be confused with this advertising stunt)...

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Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:15 am
No, we never built aircraft ...

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by 603DX » Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:22 pm

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In the early seventies I was working as a Resident Engineer on site, supervising the structural work on a large public building in London for the...

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Just in case people doubt Ian's recall:

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Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:38 pm
John Travolta’s ex-Qantas Boeing 707 Is Being Returned To Australia

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by Capetonian » Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:55 pm

Hollywood actor John Travolta’s ex-Boeing 707 is being returned to Wollongong. It is expected to arrive at its new home sometime in November.

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Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:55 pm
Alcock and Brown - 14 June 1919

Last post by bob2s « Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:35 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:06 pm

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100 years ago today Alcock and Brown set off on the first transatlantic crossing, arriving in Ireland on 15 June 1919.

There's a good article on the...

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Was not sure if you were referring to Airmen or Sammy Davis Junior?

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Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:35 pm
The most beautiful aeroplane ever:-

Last post by ian16th « Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:48 am
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by Alisoncc » Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:34 pm
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VulcanB2.jpg

Do feel free to add your own choices.

Alison

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Time for another pic of a Hunter.

Hunter.jpg
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Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:48 am
About as nostalgic as it gets...

Last post by Sisemen « Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:01 am
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by Stoneboat » Tue Mar 05, 2019 3:06 am

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Found this stunning video on FB. A lot of elbow grease has gone into that finish.

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Mine was 1981. Terrific detachment. Had the good fortune to remain for a further week to tidy up after the squadron had gone back to the UK....

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