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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Feb 2013, 16:25

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Posted By JW411

John: I think we are talking somewhat at...

John:

I think we are talking somewhat at cross purposes. We took the Wittering Harrier to Sao Paulo Congonhas civil airport which is on a plateau in the middle of the city.

The Harrier was...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Feb 2013, 13:50

Replies: 48

Harrier cockpit

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Posted By JW411

As far as I know, no South American country ever...

As far as I know, no South American country ever bought the Harrier.

Certainly, if you had seen the large audience of expectant voyeurs at Sao Paulo (the biggest city in Brazil) watch the RAF...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Feb 2013, 13:25

Replies: 48

Harrier cockpit

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Posted By JW411

John: Good to hear that you spoke to Eddie....

John:

Good to hear that you spoke to Eddie. I shall go and see him next month.

Anyway, my curiosity has got the better of me and I have been doing a bit of research into which Harrier accident...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Feb 2013, 17:11

Replies: 48

Harrier cockpit

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Posted By JW411

John: There was a time when I thought that a...

John:

There was a time when I thought that a pedant was someone who looked after in-growing toe nails.

Then I discovered that my dear old mother was going to a gyrocopter to have her feet...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Feb 2013, 16:45

Replies: 48

Harrier cockpit

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Posted By JW411

All right John; then who was it? BAC, Hawkers,...

All right John; then who was it? BAC, Hawkers, Hawker Siddley or who?

The result was still the same.

By the way, I had a beer with Eddie before Christmas and he's still alive and kicking.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Feb 2013, 14:35

Replies: 48

Harrier cockpit

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Posted By JW411

BAe decided they wanted to have a single seat...

BAe decided they wanted to have a single seat "fighting" Harrier at the air display. MOD agreed to lend them one. I was a co-pilot on the Belfast at the time. We proposed an itinerary from Wittering...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

11th Feb 2013, 16:56

Replies: 48

Harrier cockpit

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Posted By JW411

John Farley: Was that G-VTOL at Rio in...

John Farley:

Was that G-VTOL at Rio in September 1973 after being delivered inside the CL-44 Guppy before (or after) the air display at Sao Jose dos Campos?

I was in the Belfast that delivered...

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