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Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2019, 09:19

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By kenparry

FED: That is strange. When I was a UAS...

FED:

That is strange. When I was a UAS student at the end of the 50s, we had a former National Service pilot and a former National Service navigator as students on the sqn. Both wore their...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Apr 2016, 15:19

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By kenparry

Looks to be a Grumman Avenger

Looks to be a Grumman Avenger

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2015, 09:18

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By kenparry

Danny: Not yet. Radium has a...

Danny:

Not yet. Radium has a half-life of 1600 years, so the 70-yo York will still have its Radium at near full strength.

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Nov 2011, 10:30

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By kenparry

That's right, the airfield site was built over...

That's right, the airfield site was built over some decades ago. The remaining traces are in some of the street names, of Miles aircraft. Woodley NBD still exists, on or close to where the airfield...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Mar 2010, 12:11

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By kenparry

Spitalgate was still being used for some flying...

Spitalgate was still being used for some flying as late as 1978 - the Harrier OCU at Wittering used it for training their new pilots in landing and taking off using grass surfaces. The RAF had left...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Mar 2009, 12:02

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Sticky Gaining An R.A.F Pilots Brevet In WW II

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Posted By kenparry

"Reg what were the wings on your right shoulder,...

"Reg what were the wings on your right shoulder, as this was just after basic training so you would have not got your wings yet?"

Not wings - this was covered way back. This shoulder badge is...

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