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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Dec 2022, 09:52

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RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

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Posted By JEM60

May have posted this before, but can't scroll...

May have posted this before, but can't scroll through 25 pages!!. When I was 15 or so I used to cycle to Bovingdon from near Aylesbury. Took some time!!. Was near the traffic lights on the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Nov 2021, 20:21

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

I was also standing on this spot when a Meteor...

I was also standing on this spot when a Meteor T.7. landed long, left it too late to go-round, swerved off the runway to the right, whereupon the port undercarriage broke off, and it careered across...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2013, 21:01

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

CHEVVRON. I was there before your time. 1958 to...

CHEVVRON. I was there before your time. 1958 to 1960 or thereabouts. Like you, I was taken on as Staff Cadet after completing the A and B. In the days of Ken Bayliss, Jacko, Duncombe twins, Robin...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Apr 2013, 18:43

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

Like Chevvron, I remember Bovingdon well. Living...

Like Chevvron, I remember Bovingdon well. Living near Great Missenden, I would frequently see c.47s doing circuits in the distance. Curiosity ruled, and my cousin and I cycled there in our early...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Feb 2010, 18:22

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

OUAQetc., Goodness me, you made it sound like...

OUAQetc.,
Goodness me, you made it sound like yesterday, all those lovely memories. Did the same thing as you, cycling from near Aylesbury to stay on the same bit of road. Meteor T.7 landed long,...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Feb 2010, 15:27

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

Was the VIP Valetta red and blue?? I was...

Was the VIP Valetta red and blue?? I was spectating at the Chesham end one day, and it damn near seemed to take the fence down on take off. I seem to remember that Sir Anthony Eden was on board,...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Feb 2009, 06:44

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

Will, My wife lived above the Butchers shop...

Will, My wife lived above the Butchers shop before I married her!! Her name was Teresa Zastempowski just in case you knew her or her Mum.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Feb 2009, 06:38

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

Yes, Will Hung, you are correct.Drove past...

Yes, Will Hung, you are correct.Drove past Bovingdon the other day [stayed at the 'Bobsleigh']. Brought back many memories of interesting aircraft, and Bovingdon was instrumental in my passion for...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Jan 2009, 14:49

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

I used to fly at Halton with the Duncombe...

I used to fly at Halton with the Duncombe brothers!!!! Wonder what they are doing now. Bernard Newman was my instructor at Halton.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Dec 2008, 08:30

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

WILLHUNG Slight thread creep. I married a...

WILLHUNG Slight thread creep. I married a delightful girl from Chesham Bois. Her mother worked in the Post Office there.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Dec 2008, 08:26

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

Hi. WiILLHUNG. As you say,BNN VOR was like bees...

Hi. WiILLHUNG. As you say,BNN VOR was like bees round a honeypot. Like you, I used to fly at 2337 feet, 'cos nobody else does. Sad fact is that one did. Miserable day, looked up, blue Cherokee at...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Dec 2008, 21:39

Replies: 698

RAF Bovingdon - 1960s

Views: 302,790

Posted By JEM60

XV490. This thread brought back some...

XV490. This thread brought back some memories!!!. I used to do the same as you on many occasions. I remember being at the traffic lights, watching a Meteor 7 landing too long, failing to get...

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