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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Jan 2024, 09:07

Replies: 104

Airspeed/D.H. Ambassador.

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Posted By WHBM

I believe by 1964 the Jordanian Air Force...

I believe by 1964 the Jordanian Air Force Ambassador had been passed on, via the equivalent Moroccan Air Force, still as a VIP transport, and had come back to the Decca company in the UK, where it...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Jul 2017, 11:13

Replies: 104

Airspeed/D.H. Ambassador.

Views: 37,136

Posted By WHBM

DH actually bought out Airspeed just as WW2...

DH actually bought out Airspeed just as WW2 started, in 1940. Airspeed was a bit of a "mom-and-pop" operation on the airfield at Portsmouth, a bit pushed to put out more than one a fortnight....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Jun 2017, 23:56

Replies: 104

Airspeed/D.H. Ambassador.

Views: 37,136

Posted By WHBM

Hello Nia Given that the Ambassador was...

Hello Nia

Given that the Ambassador was withdrawn from BEA service by summer 1958 (as commented in my post above), and that most BEA crew in those days were ex-RAF WW2 aircrew (including Jim...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Oct 2009, 08:40

Replies: 104

Airspeed/D.H. Ambassador.

Views: 37,136

Posted By WHBM

Tap Changing was an old expression for resistance...

Tap Changing was an old expression for resistance control (of variable voltage), a semi-mechanical device in those days. They came in various sizes, little ones for small scale, up to huge ones in...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Oct 2009, 11:26

Replies: 104

Airspeed/D.H. Ambassador.

Views: 37,136

Posted By WHBM

The Ambassador was not particularly well received...

The Ambassador was not particularly well received by BEA, the only airline to buy them new. Introduced in 1952, the 20 were all out of service by August 1958 and then took some years on the market to...

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