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Air Sea Rescue WW2

Last post by ricardian « Wed Jun 11, 2025 6:42 pm

by ricardian » Wed Jun 11, 2025 6:42 pm

Coastal Command Air Sea Rescue WW2

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EE Lightning engine run 2018

Last post by Woody « Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:54 am
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by ricardian » Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:48 pm

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Gatwick Aviation Museum's run of the English Electric Lightning on 5th May 2018

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Looks like there’s another being restored :YMHUG:

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Mon Jun 09, 2025 9:54 am
Warbirds Over Wanaka

Last post by Karearea « Mon Jun 02, 2025 10:16 pm

by Karearea » Mon Jun 02, 2025 10:16 pm

Warbird aircraft engineers are now eligible to apply along with Warbird pilots to the Warbirds Over Wanaka Community Trust scholarship programme, the...

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Mon Jun 02, 2025 10:16 pm
A Little Piece of WW2 History

Last post by llondel « Mon Jun 02, 2025 8:13 pm
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by FD2 » Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:14 pm
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A Polish friend sent me this and I will use his text without alteration. My friend is not an aviator.

Came across the enclosed exhibit today, in...

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Differential power to the outboard engines works even better for tight turns.

I was watching the single-engine aircraft taxiing, which is what...
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Mon Jun 02, 2025 8:13 pm
Barrage Balloons

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Sun May 25, 2025 7:55 am
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by Karearea » Sun May 25, 2025 12:33 am

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Much interesting information here: news and updated topics, history, personnel, technology -

Barrage Balloon Reunion Club: site directory

I...

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When I was 16 I did an Air Cadets gliding course at the long gone Christchurch(UK) airfield. We had a couple of old barrage balloon Wild Mk4 winches,...

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Sun May 25, 2025 7:55 am
Aviation Art The Royal Air Force Club

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri May 23, 2025 10:04 am
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by Ex-Ascot » Wed Dec 25, 2024 1:57 pm
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I am bored and here at The Royal Air Force Club every day,. We have the biggest collections of Royal Air Force aviation art anywhere. I am going to...

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The floor we are staying on at the moment has loads of paintings but along the corridors and you. can't get far away from to photograph. Not the best...
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Fri May 23, 2025 10:04 am
Corregidor, May 6th, 1942

Last post by Karearea « Mon May 05, 2025 11:52 pm

by Karearea » Mon May 05, 2025 11:52 pm

Eighty-three years ago today: 5/6/1942 Fall of Corregidor - Last Radiogram

and a podcast ~58mins, with commentary on the surrender and...

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Mon May 05, 2025 11:52 pm
Heritage Restored

Last post by Karearea « Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:39 pm

by Karearea » Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:39 pm

The historic Soldiers' Block at Queen Mary Hospital in Hanmer Springs will reopen as a community centre on Anzac Day.
This is such a graceful...

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Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:39 pm
Handy source of WW2 naval/maritime aviation films

Last post by Rossian « Mon Apr 21, 2025 2:50 pm
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by ricardian » Sat Apr 12, 2025 8:17 am

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Exploring the history and debunking the myths of World War II naval and maritime aviation through archival and personal accounts. Support account for...

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.....having been brought up near the sea where there were several Sunderland and Catalina squadrons operating. There were aero engine workshops...

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Mon Apr 21, 2025 2:50 pm
Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Last post by Karearea « Thu Apr 03, 2025 2:43 am

by Karearea » Thu Apr 03, 2025 2:43 am

Hercules Open Day Line Up, April 11-15, 2025:

We are delighted to let you know that members of No. 40 Squadron will be our special guests at our...

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Thu Apr 03, 2025 2:43 am
Juan Browne's Backstory

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:46 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Mar 27, 2025 3:40 am

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PP

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PHXPhlyer Thank you.

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Thu Mar 27, 2025 6:46 am
HMS Ark Royal 1970s

Last post by FD2 « Fri Feb 21, 2025 9:34 pm
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by Karearea » Tue Jan 28, 2025 6:51 am

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HMS Ark Royal 1970`s

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It is an excellent coverage of a great time in the RN's history. The only 'bum note' for me was the silly sound track they added for the Sea King...

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Fri Feb 21, 2025 9:34 pm
Scheyville OTU

Last post by Hydromet « Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:33 am

by Hydromet » Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:33 am

Sorry about the late notice, I only found out yesterday, by accident.
On Saturday 22FEB25, there will be the official opening of a military museum at...

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Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:33 am
Valiant - High Encounter

Last post by ricardian « Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:31 am

by ricardian » Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:31 am

XD182 from UK to S Africa

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Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:31 am
TSR2 first flight

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:52 am
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by ricardian » Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:33 pm

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First flight of TSR2, 27 Sep 1964
Documentary record of the maiden flight of the first prototype of the BAC TSR2 (XR219) from the Aeroplane and...

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A good write up :

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Sun Sep 29, 2024 11:52 am
Final sortie!

Last post by Karearea « Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:23 pm
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by ricardian » Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:12 am

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Terminally ill grandad enjoys dream Spitfire flight
An 88-year-old grandad who has been given less than a year to live has fulfilled his childhood...

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Terminally ill grandad enjoys dream Spitfire flight
An 88-year-old grandad who has been given less than a year to live has fulfilled his childhood...

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Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:23 pm
A look inside the Valiant

Last post by Archer « Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:15 am
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by ricardian » Tue Sep 10, 2024 7:46 pm

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A look inside the Vickers Valient

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Nice video!

If you go and visit Morayvia, you can have a look inside their Valiant B1 XD875 cockpit section:

DSC_8840_resize by Jelle Hieminga, on...

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Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:15 am
Hazardous ops

Last post by Boac « Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:45 am
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by ricardian » Sat Aug 31, 2024 8:46 am

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Windsor Davies in a 1989 RAF instructional film

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Excellent.

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Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:45 am
RAF Boy Entrant training 1960

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Fri Aug 09, 2024 5:55 pm
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by ricardian » Mon Aug 05, 2024 9:17 pm

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Mostly of RAF Cosford (2 S of TT) with bits from RAF Hereford & RAF St Athan
I joined the 38th entry as a u/t Telegraphist II in Oct 1959, demobbed...

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My dear chaps. I AM a pensioner. Just younger! With an even younger wife!

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Fri Aug 09, 2024 5:55 pm
VC-10 in RAF colours

Last post by Archer « Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:40 am
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by ricardian » Thu Oct 14, 2021 7:13 pm
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Ex-Ascot may find this to be of interest:
Special RAF tasks and equipment - from the VC10 website
During its 47 year career with the RAF, the VC10...

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I won't risk it then, thanks!
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Last post by Archer
Thu Jul 25, 2024 8:40 am
Coronation review 1953

Last post by ricardian « Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:29 am
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by ricardian » Tue Jul 16, 2024 5:43 pm

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Seen on Facebook:
Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force by HM Queen Elizabeth II
celebrating her coronation which had taken place at the...

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Seen on Facebook:
Coronation Review of the Royal Air Force by HM Queen Elizabeth II

Celebrating her coronation which had taken place at the...

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Last post by ricardian
Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:29 am
CF-105 Avro Arrow

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:31 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Jul 09, 2024 3:18 am

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Never heard of this aircraft.

How Canada’s dream supersonic bomber became a national nightmare

Link has pics.

It was meant to be one of the...

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TSR2

Yet another A/C that I hadn't heard of.
Thank you Wikipedia. ^:)^

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Tue Jul 09, 2024 4:31 pm
RNAS Twatt (aka HMS Tern)

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Mon Jul 08, 2024 10:31 pm
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by ricardian » Mon Jul 08, 2024 10:57 am

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Huge RN presence on Orkney in WW2 including seaplanes at RNAS Twatt (HMS Tern) and RNAS Hatston:

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I mentioned in this thread that I once touched skids at Twatt just to get it in my logbook. My boss in the Electricity Board in the late 60s, Sox...

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Mon Jul 08, 2024 10:31 pm
Pilot Accounted for from WWII (McLauchlen, J.)

Last post by Karearea « Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:51 am

by Karearea » Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:51 am

Join us at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery on July 8 at 11 a.m. as we honor the memory and sacrifice of 2nd Lt. John E. McLauchlen Jr. who was...

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Sun Jul 07, 2024 8:51 am
An appropriate Grace....

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Jul 01, 2024 3:22 am
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon May 20, 2024 10:52 am

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I was looking for something else on my computer and came across the report I wrote about the reunion weekend on 28 April 2013 that I organised for...

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Raised in a Baptist household ie. Teetotalers, I asked my mother why Baptists couldn't drink even though Jesus turned water into wine for a wedding...

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Mon Jul 01, 2024 3:22 am

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