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Flt Lt D.J.B. Wilson

Last post by 54Phan « Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:50 pm

by 54Phan » Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:50 pm

This pilot was posted to 617 Squadron on .27.08.43 from 1660 C.U.. Service Number 113429.

I am going through the 617 Squadron ORB, and finding out...

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Sat Jun 23, 2018 5:50 pm
617 Squadron

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri May 18, 2018 12:37 am
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by Cacophonix » Wed May 16, 2018 4:06 pm

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The news that the newly re-established 617 Squadron's F-35 aircraft are to arrive in the UK in time to commemorate the Dambuster's raid begs many...

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I am satisfied 100 per cent that Guy Gibson was killed by friendly fire and 99.9 per cent sure that he was shot down by Bernard McCormack's plane....

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Fri May 18, 2018 12:37 am
74 year old gramophone record - a love letter from India

Last post by Cacophonix « Thu May 10, 2018 3:37 am
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by ricardian » Fri May 04, 2018 7:48 pm

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Can you help find Rick Wilkinson of Salisbury who recorded a love letter on a gramophone record in 1945

Details on the RAFA site

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Good news!
Rick's family has been found

His wife is still alive! Good news indeed!

Caco

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Last post by Cacophonix
Thu May 10, 2018 3:37 am
Sqn Ldr Bob Lane

Last post by ricardian « Wed May 09, 2018 5:36 pm

by ricardian » Wed May 09, 2018 5:36 pm

Facebook appeal for information on Sqn Ldr Bob Lane who is in a care home fighting dementia. He was with EWAD, WYTON, AND WADDINGTON. Also Akrotiri,...

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Wed May 09, 2018 5:36 pm
Zeebrugge

Last post by Woody « Sun Apr 22, 2018 5:40 pm

by Woody » Sun Apr 22, 2018 5:40 pm

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the raid on Zeebrugge.

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Sun Apr 22, 2018 5:40 pm
Navy divers, swimmers et al...

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:54 pm
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by Cacophonix » Sun Apr 15, 2018 2:58 pm

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I was reading some of the escapes and close shaves recorded on this Sea Vixen site (posted by C16 and really worth looking at or joining) and was apt...

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Commander Clarks obituary notes the following...

Hugh Clark happened to be in Fitzroy in East Falkland on June 8 to see three enemy bombs hit the...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Fri Apr 20, 2018 1:54 pm
Loss rates of RN fighter aircraft of the late 50's and 60's

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:57 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Nov 29, 2017 5:03 pm

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I posted this Scimitar accident data on a drifting thread elsewhere on this board not long ago:

From Wikipedia : Overall the Scimitar suffered from...

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No radio altimeter! That's interesting as provision was made for checking it in the Mk1 Sea Vixen Flight Reference Cards. A case of fitted for but...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:57 pm
Radio active aircraft

Last post by Sisemen « Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:10 pm
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by Alisoncc » Mon Oct 09, 2017 12:24 am
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Lots of angst in Oz about Defence firefighters using toxic foam to douse "crashed aircraft", with residue being flushed down drains....

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I had an office on the airfield side of 1 Hangar at Scampton and used to have a tranny sitting on the windowsill (radio that is :D ). It gave a loud...
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Last post by Sisemen
Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:10 pm
Nightingales

Last post by Cacophonix « Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:42 am
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by Sisemen » Sat Apr 07, 2018 8:15 am

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In doing some stuff on another site I resurrected this and thought it worth sharing again.

LIE IN THE DARK AND LISTEN
by
Noel Coward
Lie in...

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What was this whole Nightingale or feathered bird thing...?

I mean Vera Lynn had her Bluebirds (as in over the white cliffs) and then she had...

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Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:42 am
A jolly jape....

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:34 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Jan 10, 2018 5:22 pm

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Funny how things pop into your head after hiding there for years without seeing the light of day. FD2 will remember how in the Wessex Mk1 when in the...

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I never met the man involved but too many people have told me this story for it not to be true. Imagine the scene – mid 1960’s, a Fleet Air Arm...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Fri Feb 16, 2018 4:34 pm
Question for Alison and or Pontious Nav.

Last post by ian16th « Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:14 pm
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by ian16th » Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:17 pm

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When a Valiant had a Compass Swing, we radar guys would check that the Green Satin scanner was alligned with the a/c datum line.

The Instrument guys...

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It wasn't a skive, unless it was a nice warm day and you could lie on the grass.

The checking and setting up the GS scanner was quite a small job....

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Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:14 pm
New book on the Lancaster

Last post by Woody « Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:11 pm
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Wed May 10, 2017 7:56 am

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This new book looks worth obtaining if you are a Lancaster enthusiast. :)

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The BBC doing well this week :YMAPPLAUSE:

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Last post by Woody
Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:11 pm
Aviation during the Spanish Civil War

Last post by Cacophonix « Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:05 pm
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by Cacophonix » Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:33 pm

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Have been reading about the exploits of Frank Glasgow Tinker, the top scoring American Ace of the Spanish Civil War, who was also the first man...

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Thanks for that post, Caco. Very little written info in Spain on that period: 'they' do not want to discuss it.

Like many of his generation...

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Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:05 pm
Aviation and other military poems and songs......

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:02 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:09 pm

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There are many military related poems and songs, some well known, some only known to the groups who intimately shared the experiences to which they...

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Slasher's post on Aviation Incidents "Tyre divorces 330" reminds me of this song.....

THREE WHEELS ON MY VIXEN

Three wheels on my...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:02 pm
Vulcan at Beachy Head

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Sat Dec 23, 2017 11:20 am
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by om15 » Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:30 pm

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Rather an unusual film clip in that it shows the Vulcan performing from above the aircraft rather than beneath it.

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Thanks OM. For once our Internet was capable of playing it.

Very observant Cape!

Had the opportunity to go onto the beast many moons ago but...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Sat Dec 23, 2017 11:20 am
Sea Vixen repairs and funding

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:29 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:33 pm

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As a long time supporter I've just received the latest Navy Wings magazine. Navy Wings is a registered charity supporting Naval Aviation Heritage in...

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The Navy Wings website says that when the primary hyd pump failed, the secondary hyd pump did not go to full stroke so there was not enough pressure...

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Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:29 pm
Staff Sgt Alex Reith RIP

Last post by ian16th « Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:13 pm

by ian16th » Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:13 pm

I learnt today that our local D-Day Glider Pilot the former Staff Sgt Alex Rieth of the Glider Pilots Regiment passed away on Friday.

We Will...

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Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:13 pm
Sea Hornet to fly again

Last post by AtomKraft « Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:57 pm

by AtomKraft » Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:57 pm

Amazingly, the remains of one have been found, and those NZ guys who build 'new' Mosquito airframes are going to rebuild it to flying condition.
I...

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Tue Dec 05, 2017 6:57 pm
Fat Albert on its Way Out

Last post by Sisemen « Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:55 pm

by Sisemen » Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:55 pm

“C130 completes its tour of duty and is replaced by the A400M Atlas.

The last C130 squadron, providing the vital air bridge to UK personnel serving...

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Last post by Sisemen
Tue Nov 14, 2017 2:55 pm
Vive la Difference!

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:29 am
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by Sisemen » Wed Oct 11, 2017 3:37 am

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:29 am
BBMF Lancaster is flying again

Last post by Alisoncc « Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:28 pm
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by 500N » Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:06 pm

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The BBMF Lancaster is flying again.

It did it's test flight the other day after the repairs were carried out.

After the smoke trailing landing, it...

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Can't possibly be a "technical repair" if they've got riggers and sooties involved, so must be using magicians, sparks and inst bashers to...

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Last post by Alisoncc
Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:28 pm
77 years ago

Last post by 54Phan « Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:50 pm

by 54Phan » Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:50 pm

No mention of the first daylight attack by the Luftwaffe on London? Some say it changed the course of history.

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Last post by 54Phan
Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:50 pm
Rank short, Look @ Life: Pipeline

Last post by 54Phan « Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:27 pm
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by ian16th » Sun Aug 20, 2017 1:57 pm

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I have just put on youtube a Rank Look @ Life short called Pipeline.

It is about the RN doing ship to ship refuelling and 214 Sqdn doing it between...

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Thanks for posting that marvellous video!

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Last post by 54Phan
Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:27 pm
Local RAFA branch closing.

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:26 pm
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by ian16th » Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:58 pm

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Received a letter today, my local RAFA branch, the 1st Natal, Durban Branch is closing down at month end.

Not enough members left, we're all dying...

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I think this is general. Many members are possibly social members never having served. Other cliquish and tend to ignore newer, younger, serving...

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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:26 pm
Mosquito drawings

Last post by Alisoncc « Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:51 am
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by Woody » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:20 pm

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Thu Aug 10, 2017 7:51 am

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