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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2020, 17:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Aeroplane magazine March 2020

I just bought the magazine and there’s a 13 page section on the Vultee Vengence. Dive in chaps!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:57
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:54
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

For Union Jack Did it look like this during your recent visit?...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 13:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

More from The Sprog

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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2018, 09:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

All these images of Union Castle vessels has made...

All these images of Union Castle vessels has made me jump forward in my narrative to bring you this image of my dad's homeward journey VJ Day At Sea aboard Athlone Castle. I still don't know if he...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2018, 20:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

The Sprog

The magazine has 64 pages plus covers. Front cover plus pages 1 and 2 C.O's letter......................
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2018, 19:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Unfortunately, all the scanned images I have of...

Unfortunately, all the scanned images I have of "The Sprog" are too high in resolution so I need to investigate how to "downsize" them on my PC before attempting to upload them again.
We have...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2018, 19:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Now for the inside pages, if you squint you can...

Now for the inside pages, if you squint you can join the map up!
https://www.pprune.org/members/474591-tr-9er-albums-my-dad-s-nav-training-ww2-picture1048-img-20180403-0001.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2018, 19:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

When he arrived in South Africa my dad was issued...

When he arrived in South Africa my dad was issued this piece of useful local guidance. There follow 8 images which make up a single sheet 14 6/10ths inches by 9 8/10ths inches printed both sides....
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2018, 18:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Geriaviator I agree about the splendid old...

Geriaviator
I agree about the splendid old fashioned punctuation, I've even found myself emulating it at work, much to the amusement of colleagues!
I must question the need for full stops in R.A.F....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2018, 16:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Now we have a sequence of three images that look...

Now we have a sequence of three images that look like they were taken in South Africa to me.
He's middle row 3rd from left here....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2018, 16:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Here he is 7th from left on 3rd row from front....

Here he is 7th from left on 3rd row from front. All have white patches on their forage caps. Anyone know where this was taken? Probably UK from the architecture....
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2018, 16:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

As you may remember from my post #11869 on page...

As you may remember from my post #11869 on page 594, my dad, Norman Frank Hibbert was born in August 1924, left Hackney Downs School on 17th July 1940 not quite 16 years old and went to work for...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2018, 09:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

I see from a PM that there is interest in my...

I see from a PM that there is interest in my dad’s papers and images of his navigation training in South Africa that I listed a few pages ago.
As tomorrow is a day of relaxation I’ll have a go at...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2018, 16:57
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Whilst scanning "The Sprog" I've been counting up...

Whilst scanning "The Sprog" I've been counting up the base personnel, it is quite a number.

Lead by Group Captain P.G. Chichester there was a large base contingent of
SHQ (Station Head Quarters?)...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2018, 15:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Got me bang to rights there! Drat. And that was...

Got me bang to rights there!
Drat. And that was after looking it up to make sure I didn’t give out ‘duff gen’ too. Double drat.
TIF was Aussie for, now then, was it “trial instructional flight” or...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2018, 13:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Danny42C I've now read further into this thread...

Danny42C
I've now read further into this thread and come across the discussion of RAFVR numbers being 7 digits (your post #5765 page 289).
The envelope containing my dad's "A Message of Welcome" is...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2018, 13:13
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Sorry Danny but I must disappoint you. After his...

Sorry Danny but I must disappoint you. After his demob my dad trained as a Chartered Accountant and I followed his example in due course. I met my wife during my training and she too is a Chartered...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2018, 12:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Tim00; I have scanned all the photos and...

Tim00;

I have scanned all the photos and most of the booklets and they are ready on Flickr for sharing once my post count reaches the magic number that will allow me to add the links to a post on...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2018, 18:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

Tim00 If your Dad was at Oudtshoorn in 1945 his...

Tim00
If your Dad was at Oudtshoorn in 1945 his photo should appear in the staff photographs in The Sprog magazine I will be able to share when I have established my credibility with the moderators....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2018, 18:26
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

FantomZorbin, geriaviator and Danny42C Thank...

FantomZorbin, geriaviator and Danny42C
Thank you for your warm welcomes. It is quite something to be in conversation with you directly after three months of vicarious listening in!

I’m drafting a...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2018, 14:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,843,851
Posted By Tr.9er

My Dad, the RAF navigator 1945

Ladies and gentlemen of the best thread on the Forum, I discovered this thread three months ago after a tip-off on PistonHeads and have been spellbound ever since. My reading has only taken me to...
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