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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2019, 20:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Geriaviator, I too have really enjoyed each part...

Geriaviator, I too have really enjoyed each part of your serialisation of this highly skilled and brave pilot and look forward to the next instalment.

So much have I enjoyed it, that it has...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2019, 20:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Flying out of Britain during WWII in a Merlin...

Flying out of Britain during WWII in a Merlin powered P51, Bud Anderson became a triple ace. In this long video he brilliantly recalls his distinguished career which includes vivid descriptions of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2019, 21:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxU_fF97wY ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxU_fF97wY

Remarkable documentary About Tangmere produced in 1985.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2018, 06:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

harrym is this incident? ...

harrym is this incident?


https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550726-0
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2018, 10:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Hoping for a speedy recovery of Danny and his...

Hoping for a speedy recovery of Danny and his laptop.

Behind the paywall of today's Telegraph is the Obituary of a New Zealand pilot who took part in many dangerous operations in WWII and who went...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2018, 08:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

And there is one of T E Lawrence who was...

And there is one of T E Lawrence who was stationed there in 1927 as an AC2 Aircraft Fitter.

http://www.telstudies.org/discussion/images/tel_karachi_1927_s.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2018, 13:13
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Polish Pilots in the battle of Britain

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1187x533/screen_shot_2018_08_28_at_16_01_57_fbf4c083fcdd6f65fe22caf6a12cec38c3eb8916.png...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2018, 16:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

A wonderful achievement Danny. Your daughter must...

A wonderful achievement Danny. Your daughter must be looking after you very well.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2018, 18:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Here you go ... ...

Here you go ...



https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irishman-s-diary-about-john-allman-hemingway-ireland-s-last-surviving-battle-of-britain-pilot-1.2482499



No. 85 Squadron (RAF)...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2018, 12:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

News of Group Captain Hemingway D.F.C.'s passing...

News of Group Captain Hemingway D.F.C.'s passing has been much exaggerated, at the age of 98 he is still in the prime of his life.

Surviving total of Battle of Britain veterans increases from...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2018, 13:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

In yesterday's Telegraph the Obituary for Group...

In yesterday's Telegraph the Obituary for Group Captain Caryl Gordon, the Duke of Edinburgh's flying instructor. He passed away on March 27th aged 94.
In common with others who contribute here, he...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2018, 18:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

To make amends part of the full IWM video of the...

To make amends part of the full IWM video of the 2017 Duxford air show showing a pair of Spitfires performing aerobatics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOPBEJ1h5SA

And see this one for nine...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2018, 17:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

I must admit to misgivings about that part of my...

I must admit to misgivings about that part of my post and will amend it accordingly.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2018, 14:43
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

At the risk of being seen to be promoting the...

At the risk of being seen to be promoting the 'Jet Blast' discussion about lend lease, I do not for one minute accept that the UK's current economic woes arise from war reparations. To put the cost...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 16:24
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

My dad's head, but not his legs, as he prepared...

My dad's head, but not his legs, as he prepared for his first solo at Terrell.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2018, 09:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Edited extracts from an article in today's...

Edited extracts from an article in today's Guardian, written by  Michael Morpurgo, the author of the book (which became a movie) 'War Horse', in which he explains why he has written and published a...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2018, 18:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

He truly had nine lives, four of which are...

He truly had nine lives, four of which are recorded in the Guardian Obituary.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2018, 10:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

This is a useful tool for making comparisons...

This is a useful tool for making comparisons between 'back in the day' and now.

Historical UK inflation rates and calculator (http://inflation.iamkate.com)

£45 in 1962 is £950 today.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2018, 17:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

MPN111 I am saddened to learn that you have had...

MPN111 I am saddened to learn that you have had extensive radiotherapy. I read a post of yours on a thread some time ago when you mentioned a spot of prostrate trouble. I hope you make a speedy and...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2018, 12:16
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

I am reading this wonderful publication with the...

I am reading this wonderful publication with the great care and attention it so richly deserves, so I am only on page 38 which recalls a twenty year Danny wearing his forage cap and Ray Bans as he...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2018, 07:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

It is Anzac Day. ...

It is Anzac Day.


https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/anzac-day-2018-live-updates-as-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-to-attend-london-service-a3822716.html
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2018, 17:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Vera Lynn is now aged 101. She was born on 20th...

Vera Lynn is now aged 101. She was born on 20th March 1917.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsM_VmN6ytk&index=8&list=RDd5aeClRY4kA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YTKeeri7Xc
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2018, 18:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Another WWII bomber pilot passes away. ...

Another WWII bomber pilot passes away.



Wing Commander Henry Cobb ? obituary (http://subscriber.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/04/16/wing-commander-henry-cobb-obituary/)
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2018, 10:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Coming back to WWII, I was looking at a very...

Coming back to WWII, I was looking at a very informative website yesterday. It records all the fatal air accidents in Yorkshire including during (and post) WWIi.

The 4th of March 1945, was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2018, 10:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

It was the 30th of December 1955 when my mother,...

It was the 30th of December 1955 when my mother, and my younger brother, and I sailed on Asturias from Southampton to Singapore.

A glance at the ship's history shows that having carried out a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2018, 17:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Desecration is the act of depriving something of...

Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2018, 14:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

This 85 minute video is the remarkable...

This 85 minute video is the remarkable recollection of Ellis Knowlton. He recalls in great detail many incidents from WW2 including training in South Africa and the Middle East, and operations /...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2018, 16:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Geriaviator, Fareastdriver & Danny42, thank you...

Geriaviator, Fareastdriver & Danny42, thank you both for the explanations. I guess he used them when he did a tour as a UAS CFI at Woodvale in the early 1950's.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2018, 09:48
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Danny42, in the box of my late father's goodies...

Danny42, in the box of my late father's goodies dating back from the 1950's, there was a pair of dark goggles. I recall trying them on as a boy and I couldn't see much. I assume, perhaps wrongly,...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2018, 17:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Having distinguished himself as a WWII Bomber...

Having distinguished himself as a WWII Bomber Command pilot, he is yet another pilot whom on being too deemed too old to fly and/or be promoted in the Post Sandys Royal Air Force in the late 1950's...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2018, 16:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Wander00 He was on the same course as my dad...

Wander00

He was on the same course as my dad in Terrell.

I will post the group photo later, for now here is one of him from the year book.

edit

He does not appear on the Group photo for...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2018, 11:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Forgive the interruption to the fascinating...

Forgive the interruption to the fascinating discussion of the IAF and the Vengence, but before I forget I found this very recently uploaded video on youtube. Its original colour footage (I think)...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2018, 20:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

Dsrsia described how his father went straight...

Dsrsia described how his father went straight from training in the USA to an instructors course.

This is my dad's instructor's course photo - he is 4th from the left on the 2nd row. He was a...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2018, 08:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

megan the story about Thomas Dobney is...

megan

the story about Thomas Dobney is remarkable. He was awarded his brevet at the age of 15 and flew bombers on operations!.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2018, 06:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,822,895
Posted By roving

sidevalve another Obituary. 30 JANUARY...

sidevalve another Obituary.


30 JANUARY 2018 • 6:40AM
Gordon Mellor, who has died aged 98, was shot down over Belgium and managed to evade capture. With the help of the Comet Escape Line, he...
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