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Sun Jul 14, 2019 12:55 pm
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Alcock and Brown - 14 June 1919
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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
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Last post by ian16th
Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:48 am
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About as nostalgic as it gets...
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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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Last post by Sisemen
Wed Apr 10, 2019 2:01 am
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Concorde 002 - 50 years since first flight
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CharlieOneSix » Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:30 am
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It's 50 years ago today that the UK Concorde, 002, first flew from Filton. Being based nearby at Bristol Lulsgate we provided a JetRanger helicopter,...
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I was at Fairford that day as a small child.
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Last post by llondel
Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:30 pm
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Kiwi restored Mosquito flies!
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Cacophonix » Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:04 pm
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Good news from New Zealand! :-bd
Built by de Havilland Hatfield as FB.VI. Delivered to RNZAF as NZ2384 in April 1947. Used privately from 1953...
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Slash all this pissing in pants and vomiting and stuff is going to wreak havoc with the interior of the cub. Better to leave that stuff until we...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:34 am
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Last post by Woody
Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:01 pm
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Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey
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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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Sorry Cape only just noticed this thread. Very interesting link to Dick King's talk. I am in constant contact with him. Perhaps I should introduce...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:21 am
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Kegworth - 30 years on
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CharlieOneSix » Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:16 am
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It somehow doesn't seem possible but the British Midland 737 Kegworth disaster was 30 years ago today:
BBC News - Kegworth - 30 years ago.
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One of our Royal/VIP stewardesses had just left us and joined BM. She was sitting in the tail and stepped out with just a broken arm. Met her at a...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Wed Jan 09, 2019 6:44 am
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BBC4 2200 7 Nov - Captain Jack and the Furious Few
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CharlieOneSix » Sat Nov 03, 2018 5:42 pm
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This programme may be of interest to some. Hopefully it's not just limited to Scotland.
I had only heard of Squadron Commander Dunning before in...
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Glad you enjoyed the programme Mr Plum. Your mention of Flotta has triggered a memory that I will put on Rotary Nostalgia idc.
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:50 pm
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Awesome prototype aeroplanes: 1949 to now
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Alisoncc » Thu Sep 27, 2018 7:56 am
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(CNN) — Aircraft manufacturers have produced some magnificent planes throughout aviation's history, and while many have ruled the skies, some have...
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I never saw the Princess flying, but I did see them parked at Calshot in 1956.
I also saw the Brabazon landing at Filton in 1951.
An...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Nov 05, 2018 5:16 pm
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Michel Wibault - the Frenchman who foresaw the Harrier
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Cacophonix » Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:57 am
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I wonder how many people in Britain have heard of Michel Wibault whose interest and patented VTOL design concept served as the impetus for the...
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with senses of humour. - a pre-requisite, I believe, if you are to operate a hecolopeter. :))
I thought that you had to be daft!
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Last post by ian16th
Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:12 am
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'plane spotting
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Capetonian » Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:11 am
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Thought this article might be of interest to some in an idle moment sitting on the taxiway waiting to roll .........
Plane spotting: How to tell...
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At night there's a dead giveaway that allows you to spot the difference between a 737 and an A320, even when it's passing overhead. The strobe lights...
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Last post by ian16th
Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:22 pm
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Air UK
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om15 » Sun Jul 29, 2018 11:24 am
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Found these photos on the Air UK website, worked on all of these aircraft between 1979 and 1984 at the maintenance bases at Blackpool and Norwich,...
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Some memories for me here.
Regularly used Air UK to/from Norwich. Seem to remember they had a flight from Heathrow to Norwich which I used a number...
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Last post by Smeagol
Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:27 pm
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Aviation books to give away
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Capetonian » Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:31 pm
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Having a bit of a clearout, I found these two books, and there will be more to follow. If anyone would like them and I can...
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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Jul 26, 2018 2:31 pm
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Aviation pics from a bygone age that might be of interest
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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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Some interesting facts and good photographs :
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Last post by Capetonian
Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:41 pm
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East Fortune 30/06/2018
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Cacophonix » Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:11 pm
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Caco - you are spoiling me! A Harrier and a (real) Lightning :-bd
I am pleased you approve Boac. I actually said to my brother when taking the...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:52 am
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Duxford 27/05/2018
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Cacophonix » Mon May 28, 2018 1:43 pm
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Spent a good day at the Duxford Air Festival yesterday. Good afternoon with highlights of the day being the display of the Rafale and the Patrouille...
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Not to be outdone by Caco, Capetonian spent a day at the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow last Thursday, and will publish a report and photos in due...
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Last post by Capetonian
Mon May 28, 2018 4:59 pm
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Duxford visit 08/04/2018
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Cacophonix » Mon Apr 09, 2018 1:51 pm
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Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread III
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Utterly appalling weather here today so...
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A thorough report, highlighting many potential causes for the crash. (Speeling poor!)
David did not have much of a chance, sadly. At least he would...
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Last post by Boac
Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:25 am
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Amelia Earhart
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Mrs Ex-Ascot » Sun Sep 11, 2016 10:53 am
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It would be interesting to see whether they do ever resolve the mystery of where she disappeared.
I recall reading about the skeleton which they...
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The actual bones haven't been re-examined, they are lost.
The existing old, descriptions of the bones have been re-evaluated.
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Last post by ian16th
Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:08 am
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The Shuttleworth collection
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Capetonian » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:59 am
Caco and I met up on Sunday for a visit to the Shuttleworth Collection near Biggleswade. There are some beautiful aircraft there, all in flying...
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Last post by Capetonian
Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:59 am
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from Scotland to Canada over three days in vintage aircraft
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Capetonian » Sun Jul 09, 2017 10:32 am
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Flying on top of the world: British daredevil and his team journey above the Arctic from Scotland to Canada in vintage aircraft
Team flew from...
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Lovely pics.
Icing is indeed the biggest problem. I ferried a Cessna 152 across the Pond West-East, and ended up at 50 ft over the Denmark Strait...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:47 pm
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Ever flown the C-46?
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Stoneboat » Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:39 pm
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Got this in an email from a friend. I hasten to add I was not endorsed on the C-46, but I have some stick time on it from the days I spent flying as...
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Wasn't success limited by the fact it couldn't fly on one engine? I have never seen one, but it was one of those aircraft that didn't make a...
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Last post by Stoneboat
Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:21 pm
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Ysterplaat to nostalgia - The Avro Shackleton
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by More Aviation » Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:27 pm
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The SAAF purchased eight Shackletons in 1953 to replace the Short Sunderland maritime patrol aircraft and they subsequently served an extremely long...
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For those of us that are in CT on Saturday:
Not me unfortunately.
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Last post by izod tester
Thu Mar 23, 2017 4:53 pm
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Roy Chadwick
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by Cacophonix » Sun Feb 19, 2017 9:14 pm
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Have been reading the Haynes Avro Vulcan Owners' Workshop Manual and what a good read it is. I was surprised to learn that famous Avro designer Roy...
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ian16th what an inspiring Commander (I salute you too) and truly a great strategic thinker as well as tactician. I was waxing lyrical about this in...
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Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:47 pm
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