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Forum: Rotorheads
6th May 2013, 09:50
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Dennis, would that be Peter Michael who - so...

Dennis, would that be Peter Michael who - so Wikipedia tells me - founded both Micro Consultants and Quantel - never knew what they did till I read the article on Wiki!

Sav, a mere tickle...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2013, 20:59
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Quick bit of sleuthing with GINFO - the Hughes...

Quick bit of sleuthing with GINFO - the Hughes 500 was G-BESS! MCL owned her between '77 and early '81.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2013, 20:27
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

The Express Aviation hangar was also the Decca...

The Express Aviation hangar was also the Decca hangar - Decca's fleet (in 1975 the Bell 47, Jetstream and Percival Prince) occupied the western end with several other residents - there was a wall or...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th May 2013, 18:48
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Aye! Tho I first set eyes on it till about a...

Aye! Tho I first set eyes on it till about a decade later (1975), when it would have been partially obscured by a Britannia from that viewpoint! 'NFH could be seen flogging the circuit with Bristows...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2013, 13:20
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Last two suggest G-BEID? Ditched in the North...

Last two suggest G-BEID? Ditched in the North Sea, July '88, happily all aboard escaped.
Forum: Rotorheads
12th Apr 2013, 21:28
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Ah yes, VH-DIK - and presumably Dick - was at the...

Ah yes, VH-DIK - and presumably Dick - was at the Farnborough display in '82. Do I recall a story that the JetRanger picked up a bullet hole en-route round the world?
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Apr 2013, 11:56
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

<trivia> Tim Clutterbuck was associated with John...

<trivia> Tim Clutterbuck was associated with John Crewdson I think; he took part in ferrying three B-17s across the Atlantic for the film "The War Lover" with Crewdson, Greg Board, Martin Caidin and...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2013, 00:08
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

I always thought UH was a Bristows subsidiary,...

I always thought UH was a Bristows subsidiary, but Wikipedia tells me such a company existed as a JV between Stan Hiller and Henry Kaiser - so, UK sub flogging Hillers to the market over here?
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jan 2013, 06:32
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

And the (only?) exception... JCB had one of...

And the (only?) exception...

JCB had one of the earliest out of sequence registrations, G-BJCB an HS-125-600 in the 1970s - the registration was used again on its replacement; both can be seen on...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2012, 12:03
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

N82807 became G-BCRU with Bristows, it was...

N82807 became G-BCRU with Bristows, it was destroyed in an accident on the rig Forties Charlie in 1976. AAIB (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/6-1977%20G-BCRU.pdf).
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2012, 18:48
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Born in Hayle in '64 and spent the first few...

Born in Hayle in '64 and spent the first few years of my life hearing G-ASNL and her sisters shuttling backwards and forwards to the Scillies. Maybe the first aviation sound I ever heard...

The...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Feb 2012, 11:51
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Dare I mention... Fiat 7002? :} It was one...

Dare I mention... Fiat 7002? :}

It was one of a number of prototype helicopters I remember from 1960s editions of the Observers Book of Aircraft - the Piasecki Pathfinder and Filper Beta (which...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2011, 22:16
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Ah no, Senior Pilot, I was referring to Sav's...

Ah no, Senior Pilot, I was referring to Sav's last para about his trip from Lee-on-Solent... :)
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2011, 20:45
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Griffo, do you mean the three in the Solent, or...

Griffo, do you mean the three in the Solent, or are there more out there?

Energetic bunch, our forebears...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2011, 12:43
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Sav, that sounds like the Nab Tower...

Sav, that sounds like the Nab Tower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nab_Tower) off the eastern end of the Isle of Wight.
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Nov 2011, 12:43
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Did a quick bit of research on Google; the Mi-2 I...

Did a quick bit of research on Google; the Mi-2 I spotted was SP-SWG and can be seen at this link (http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1001392/) on Air Britain's website. Amazing what you can find on line....
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2011, 07:12
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

A bit of Eastern European nostalgia... Back...

A bit of Eastern European nostalgia...

Back in the late 70s - 1978 if I recall correctly - I saw a Polish (I think) Mi-2 whopping eastwards over this neck of the woods (Croydon). I believe it...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Aug 2011, 22:15
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Look out, fix-winged content! The Sea Fury is the...

Look out, fix-winged content! The Sea Fury is the late Ormond Haydon-Baillie's G-AGHB which was badly damaged in Spencer Flack's first Sea Fury prang in Germany - it was eventually rebuilt with a P&W...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jun 2011, 13:42
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Very dim recollection of a pair of Whirlwinds...

Very dim recollection of a pair of Whirlwinds noted in a yard near Brands Hatch according to the spotter's rust bible "Wrecks and Relics" back then - might have actually be at been Fawkham Green?
...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2011, 06:54
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

As I recall, the G-*ORR refered to the family...

As I recall, the G-*ORR refered to the family name, MORR was Michael Orr.

Aside from the Squirrels, they had an Aerostar, G-COLT, and either owned or sponsored several hot air balloons.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Apr 2011, 22:28
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

I recall that, was it really 12 years ago? I...

I recall that, was it really 12 years ago? I remember you had drifted down towards the 21 end; there suddenly seemed to be a fair bit of juggling at fairly low level going on, followed by a sudden...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Mar 2011, 17:12
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

G-ASNL went to the USA in '83, 'SNM is recorded...

G-ASNL went to the USA in '83, 'SNM is recorded as destroyed (http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources/11-1971%20G-ASNM.pdf) in November '70.

'SNL was presumably the one that would disturb my...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2011, 08:55
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Cor, she has a interesting history, thanks...

Cor, she has a interesting history, thanks Savoia! Memory is a bit vague, though the reg stuck in my mind for some reason. Hopefully I shall be reunited with her later this year as I am planning...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Mar 2011, 07:50
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,855,494
Posted By treadigraph

Savoia, I think it was Marc Wolf who flew G-BAKS...

Savoia, I think it was Marc Wolf who flew G-BAKS in "For Your Eyes Only". John Crewdson and Nigel Brendish were also involved in the filming.

Excellent thread this, even for a fixed wing...
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