10,000 days ago today, in a faraway land, there was an airshow......
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10,000 days ago today, in a faraway land, there was an airshow......
All taken at the Air Force 81 airshow at New Sarum (Zimbabwe) on the 25/10/1981 :-
Reims Cessna FTB337G Lynx
SF260 Genet
Flying photos to follow....
Reims Cessna FTB337G Lynx
SF260 Genet
Flying photos to follow....
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Presume that was Jack Malloch's Spitfire 22?
Great pics!
Great pics!
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I remember those Skymasters flying overhead the convoy from Salisbury to Beitbridge.
At least I think it was them, it's a long time ago now and I was only a child at the time.
Perhaps someone here knows?
PB
At least I think it was them, it's a long time ago now and I was only a child at the time.
Perhaps someone here knows?
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Hope you dont mind me tagging these 2 pics onto this thread
The same Provost ?? flying out of Thornhill 83/84
also a Hawk flying from Thornhill with the locally converted Sf260 turbo prop,which apparently could exceed its vne in the climb
The same Provost ?? flying out of Thornhill 83/84
also a Hawk flying from Thornhill with the locally converted Sf260 turbo prop,which apparently could exceed its vne in the climb
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No problem about adding photos...the more the merrier.
Here are some shots taken in 1982 at New Sarum. The occasion was the arrival of the first Hawk, which we were not allowed to photograph. After the Hawk display, the Air force put on a small display outside the Officer's mess.
Here are some shots taken in 1982 at New Sarum. The occasion was the arrival of the first Hawk, which we were not allowed to photograph. After the Hawk display, the Air force put on a small display outside the Officer's mess.
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Looks like Mt Susitna (?) in Alaska- the mountain overlooking Anchorage that looks like a lady reclining with her hair spread out on the ground!
10,000 days ago today, in a faraway land, there was an airshow......
All taken at the Air Force 81 airshow at New Sarum (Zimbabwe) on the 25/10/1981
All taken at the Air Force 81 airshow at New Sarum (Zimbabwe) on the 25/10/1981
Rhodes Centenary Air Rally 1953 - Airfield View
83 Sqn Lincoln from Hemswell
219 Sqn Meteor NF Mk 11 from Kabrit in the Canal Zone and in the background 12 Venoms of 266 Sqn from Wunsdorf (Germany).
Sadly the next day two Harvards from 5 FTS at RAF Thornhill collided in mid-air. Three crew were killed, but no one on the ground was injured.
I flew in the formation practice at RAF Thornhill (5 FTS) and took these photos of the two aircraft (FX 373 & FX 431) that collided and crashed at Salisbury three days later on 14th June 1953.
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Convoys
I flew the Lynx (Skymaster) and Genet (Siamachetti) on convoy cover numerous times PB..crazy days huh!
