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Mon Jun 29, 2020 8:36 pm
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Beaufighter
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1DC » Thu May 28, 2020 11:13 am
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On the 2nd. April 1944 a Beaufighter serial number JM333 from 254 Sq. took off from RAF Northcotes and shortly afterwards crashed on Haile sands,...
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I once re-fueled one of the twin engined Bristol a/c. I think it was a Beaufighter.
It was passing through Istres c1957 on its way to Luqa for...
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Last post by ian16th
Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:41 pm
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RAF pre-WW2
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ricardian » Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:28 pm
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The RAF pre-WW2
Fascinating glimpse into how it used to be.
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Who wouldn't want to be led by a Squadron Leader called Helmore?
Fascinating chap. He also worked with Sir Alan Cobham.
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:20 pm
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Zero length launching. ZELL.
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AtomKraft » Wed May 27, 2020 2:29 pm
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I'd never seen footage of an actual Starfighter launch.
Here's some.
Here's a longer version in Deutsch.
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What payload/fuel* load were they carrying?
*By fuel I mean Avtur.
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Last post by ian16th
Wed May 27, 2020 9:11 pm
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Badgers, Blinders, Bears and other Soviet Bombers
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 27, 2020 3:24 am
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I was reading one of those small aviation digressions that make the Controversial Topics threads here so much more interesting. The digression...
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The Il-28 BEAGLE was the first jet bomber and was powered by the Klimov, Nene copies.
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Wed May 27, 2020 10:18 am
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RAF Memories
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ricardian » Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:54 pm
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(Seen on Farcebook)
I wonder how many ex-RAF members of advanced years can relate to this?
• When obscure form numbers like - 1369, 6442 and 252...
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As Monty Python says “And now for something completely different”!
Fell across the following as I was musing over the PIA Airbus crash and thought it...
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Last post by barkingmad
Sat May 23, 2020 9:05 am
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Flt Lt John Cruickshank VC - 100 tomorrow (20 May)
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CharlieOneSix » Tue May 19, 2020 12:46 pm
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What an amazing man! Aberdeen pilot, John Alexander Cruickshank, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the Second World War,...
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What a brave man and what a good crew.
I see that over 6000 were killed in Coastal Command.
I also note that Flt Lt John Cruickshank returned to a...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue May 19, 2020 5:01 pm
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Jerry Pook - RAF Harrier Ground Attack
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed May 13, 2020 3:22 am
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I am currently reading the book noted above and am somewhat disconcerted by the very vitriolic, not to say angry tone, adopted by the author who flew...
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Yes, a lot, but I don't think many would want to 'interview'. If you are into 'Harriers' I suggest 'Harrier Boys' (currently two books) by Bob...
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Last post by Boac
Thu May 14, 2020 7:15 am
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The War Lover
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OFSO » Mon May 11, 2020 3:09 pm
Did anyone else watch this film on Saturday TV ? I am amazed at the poor reviews it got when it was released, because I really enjoyed it. Not that I...
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Last post by OFSO
Mon May 11, 2020 3:09 pm
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Impressive Tiger Moth specs.....
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CharlieOneSix » Fri May 08, 2020 11:36 am
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The Navy Wings charity sent me another Supporters email today in which they mentioned that some historic FAA aircraft will be flying over Somerset...
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I see the Navy Wings site is still proudly proclaiming the rocket like climb rate...
I know I am being a nerd but I am going to contact them and...
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Last post by ian16th
Mon May 11, 2020 8:33 am
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Good aviation nostalgia film/documentaries
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TheGreenGoblin » Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:29 am
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I watched the following two aviation related documentaries on Amazon Prime recently.
Buzz One Four is probably one of the best aviation related...
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Anyway it has been some 50 years since I last read a Nevil Shut novel although I knew he was an aeronautical engineer and had been a senior engineer...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Wed May 06, 2020 10:15 am
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat May 02, 2020 11:19 am
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The vocabulary of your air force...
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:41 pm
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Wherever you come from and your role or rank. It matters not a jot! Give us the story from pilots to the tea wallah! We live here because we love...
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Furlough is a word that is being used a lot these days.
My understanding is that the US military have always used it where we Brits would use...
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Last post by ian16th
Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:19 am
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The Battle of Midway.
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TheGreenGoblin » Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:29 am
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I don't know if any of the folks here watched the 2019 film Midway (I didn't) but this historical narrative by historian Craig Symonds of the Naval...
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That was amazing, tgg - good find. It reinforces the theory that battle tactics are often inferior to luck. Despite the many cock-ups by the USA,...
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Last post by Boac
Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:43 am
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Parallel Bars at 106
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Ex-Ascot » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:50 pm
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:-bd This lady was amazing:
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What an extraordinary woman. Kind intelligent face.
I am only able to handle one bar a week these days and I am only 58.
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:30 pm
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1950 flying training - short-lived insignia
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ricardian » Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:51 pm
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1950 COI film for the Air Ministry
Must be towards the end of those strange aircrew insignia.
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Later you did not see unit badges allowed on uniforms but they were, and probably still are, used on flying suits. Official squadron badges were...
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Last post by boing
Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:11 pm
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Wanaka airshow this year.
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by Slasher » Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:35 am
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Just wondering if any Kiwis (John Hill, ExS33d et al) will be attending Warbirds Over Wanaka this April?
While YouTube and others can provide some...
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Regret, no.
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:11 am
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Respect
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by Sisemen » Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:08 am
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Last night I MC’d the RAAFA WA Annual Dinner which also doubled as a RAF100 celebration.
I had the honour of chatting to a chap called John Lyall,...
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Century of Valour - Flypast
Following the fatal shooting down of Dambuster Guy Gibson's Mosquito on the night of 19th September 1944 over Holland,...
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Last post by Woody
Tue Jan 14, 2020 2:05 pm
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Missing in Vietnam. How many, who, from where?
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TheGreenGoblin » Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:27 pm
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I was sent the following by my ex-wife. It relates to her brother-in-law's uncle, an Englishman and a civilian who disappeared in Vietnam during the...
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Sean Flynn
Son of Australian American film star Errol Flynn...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:06 pm
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WW2 - RAF Douglas Boston bombers etc
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ricardian » Wed Jan 01, 2020 12:45 pm
WW2 footage from the British official newsreel War Pictorial News . RAF Douglas Bostons bombers fly at low-level over the English Channel during a...
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Last post by ricardian
Wed Jan 01, 2020 12:45 pm
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Citations for gallantry medals
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Ex-Ascot » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:13 pm
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We are trying to find a citation for the grandfather of a friend who apparently (not certain) was awarded a M.C. in WWI. His parents were British but...
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Were MC's engraved with the recipients name in WWI?
They did hand out rather a lot.
If it is engraved, there maybe some trace through dealers?
If...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:31 pm
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Gallipoli
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Woody » Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:08 pm
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The fail in rare excellent article :-o
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Exactly a hundred years ago a soldier who was present at Gallipoli was buried in a private family gravesite on a property quite close to where I...
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Last post by Undried Plum
Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:10 am
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Pearl Harbor 78th anniversary
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Rwy in Sight » Sat Dec 07, 2019 6:41 pm
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As today is the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor Japanese attack I see it as an opportunity to remember that the attack helped bring the USA into war...
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Ultra advised that several targets were possible, including London and Coventry.
The Germans were using a newish system called X-Gerät . The means of...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:10 pm
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WTFWT
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Pontius Navigator » Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:47 pm
What the **** was that moment.
We were bumbling along over Libya, 500 feet, 350 kts, bouncing around as the day warned up and taking radar fixes off...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:47 pm
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Norden bombsight
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by Slasher » Mon Dec 02, 2019 6:22 am
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This useful vid managed to clear up certain aspects I couldn’t understand about its principles of operation.
But what made it superior to say...
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Now referring to the ballistics video. The distance between the predicted impact point and the whole range point, trail distance, is given by the...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Dec 05, 2019 5:08 pm
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