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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Mar 2009, 06:46

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Scimitar Crash nr Ben Vorlich 10 Nov 1959

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Posted By Mech one

For all its little niggles the Scimitar was a...

For all its little niggles the Scimitar was a great aircraft and has a soft spot in my memories.
I joined 700X Sqdn at RNAS Ford in November 1957, the Scimitar trials unit. We worked in shifts...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Mar 2009, 05:31

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Scimitar Crash nr Ben Vorlich 10 Nov 1959

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Posted By Mech one

Bit suprised no mention yet of the incident...

Bit suprised no mention yet of the incident involving the Scimitar landing by Cmdr Russell (803) and his untimely death following the wire failure on the Victorious. I was on the flight deck at the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Mar 2009, 05:09

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Scimitar Crash nr Ben Vorlich 10 Nov 1959

Views: 25,268

Posted By Mech one

I was on 807 at Lossie at the time the Grier-Rees...

I was on 807 at Lossie at the time the Grier-Rees incident happened. Think it was only a day before we heard of his recovery. Double hydraulic failure usually associated with the pumps but more...

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