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26th Jan 2015, 19:19
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Posted By airborne_artist

I ordered Regle's book and it arrived today as I...

I ordered Regle's book and it arrived today as I was leaving for work.

I have tomorrow off ;)
5th Oct 2014, 06:04
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Posted By airborne_artist

The US may have forgotten about it, but in a...

The US may have forgotten about it, but in a corner of England it used to live on. The Battle of Midway was taught at Dartmouth to young snotties on the SL aviator path.
29th Sep 2014, 06:50
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Posted By airborne_artist

And that, gentlemen, is perhaps the best post I...

And that, gentlemen, is perhaps the best post I have ever read on this thread and the whole of PPrune. It is so wonderfully crafted that I too was there in that cockpit, smelling the same smell.
21st Dec 2013, 10:10
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Posted By airborne_artist

A few weeks ago I rode my bike 53 miles along the...

A few weeks ago I rode my bike 53 miles along the foot of the Berkshire Ridgeway (White Horse area), skirted the E side of Shrivenham and back through Stanford in the Vale and Steventon (edge of RAF...
9th Dec 2013, 11:24
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Posted By airborne_artist

HTB - by 1979 87 Flight by now ex BRNC also...

HTB - by 1979 87 Flight by now ex BRNC also attended Seafield Park for the Aircrew Medical Course followed by the Survival Course.

No New Forest pool for us though - the six man liferafts (which...
9th Dec 2013, 06:48
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Posted By airborne_artist

One of my favorite sayings is from the PO GI who...

One of my favorite sayings is from the PO GI who single-handedly took 87 Flight BRNC from a bunch of useless civilians to a still quite useless (militarily) Middies and Sub Lts who could on some very...
18th Aug 2013, 17:35
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Posted By airborne_artist

Way off topic, but Leeming in 1979 had a rather...

Way off topic, but Leeming in 1979 had a rather nice-sounding lady on GCA. Never met her, but always enjoyed the experience.

Probably would be interpreted by the trick-cyclists as an Oedipus...
2nd Jun 2013, 19:40
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Posted By airborne_artist

It must be an aviator's thing Danny. A baby...

It must be an aviator's thing Danny. A baby Observer on the Dartmouth flight before mine looked across a dance floor at a young lady for the first time and said to his oppo "I'm going to marry her"...
20th Apr 2013, 11:01
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Posted By airborne_artist

Geriaviator I think we should go one better...

Geriaviator

I think we should go one better - Ppruners could subscribe (a la wartime Spitfire funds) to buy a Bond Minicar for Danny to cherish and enjoy. He could write up his exploits for us...
3rd Apr 2013, 08:36
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Posted By airborne_artist

There is no such thing as an average paratrooper...

There is no such thing as an average paratrooper ;)
8th Jan 2013, 17:25
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Posted By airborne_artist

We liked the arrangement. No grown-ups to...

We liked the arrangement. No grown-ups to complain about the noise after hours and a reduced accomodation charge which meant we had more to spend on beer and women (but not always in that order).
...
8th Jan 2013, 09:38
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Posted By airborne_artist

RN EFTS pukes at Leeming lived in the Seco huts...

RN EFTS pukes at Leeming lived in the Seco huts until HRH Duke of York arrived in 1980, when they moved into the OM ;)
28th Oct 2012, 10:18
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Posted By airborne_artist

Fit a second tank with a switch-over valve would...

Fit a second tank with a switch-over valve would be one solution, but do tell ;)
24th Oct 2012, 18:52
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Posted By airborne_artist

I tried Sycamore, I did try. I'm sure that the...

I tried Sycamore, I did try. I'm sure that the Sqn Ldr (Retd) who taught ground school nav at RNAS Leeming was in the RAF on 1.4.1918 ;)
24th Oct 2012, 17:28
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Posted By airborne_artist

1:1,000,000 - I hope Edited - long day,...

1:1,000,000 - I hope

Edited - long day, failed to read calculator correctly.
6th Feb 2012, 08:12
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Posted By airborne_artist

Probably killed in a raid over Duisberg. The...

Probably killed in a raid over Duisberg. The cemetery he is buried in is less than ten miles from Duisberg.

RAF History page for April 1943 (http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/apr43.html)

CWGC...
3rd Dec 2011, 08:39
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Posted By airborne_artist

I can recommend a search for Padhist's previous...

I can recommend a search for Padhist's previous posts. Some superb reading in there. His aircraft types flown list is to die for, and sadly many did, so it's even better having a true veteran to...
30th Sep 2010, 15:37
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Posted By airborne_artist

OK, it's about a USN WWII pilot, not RAF, but try...

OK, it's about a USN WWII pilot, not RAF, but try reading this without a bit of "dust" in the eyes .... ;)

The Paper (http://thecommunitypaper.com/archive/2010/09_09/index.php)
6th Aug 2010, 20:36
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Posted By airborne_artist

A very fine obituary of Reg in The Telegraph...

A very fine obituary of Reg in The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/7931232/Reginald-Levy.html)
5th Aug 2010, 17:49
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Posted By airborne_artist

Reg's obit in the NY Times...

Reg's obit in the NY Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/world/europe/05levy.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries)

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/08/05/world/LEVY1-obit/LEVY1-obit-popup.jpg
...
28th Jun 2010, 16:13
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Posted By airborne_artist

Forget - a mate was on the same para course as...

Forget - a mate was on the same para course as the majority of the victims - but at the other end of the alphabet - with two exceptions the Army guys are from A-H, according to this list...
19th Apr 2010, 18:39
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Posted By airborne_artist

You can never have too much Pinot Griggggioooo :E

You can never have too much Pinot Griggggioooo :E
19th Apr 2010, 18:23
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Posted By airborne_artist

Wander - you bad man. Now I have to buy a new...

Wander - you bad man. Now I have to buy a new keyboard. Ever wondered if Pinot Grigiot and IT mix, well they don't :}
3rd Mar 2010, 18:04
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Posted By airborne_artist

And is now a satellite to RNAS Culdrose.

And is now a satellite to RNAS Culdrose.
12th Nov 2009, 20:56
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Posted By airborne_artist

Sounds like Mazingarbe in the Pas-de-Calais,...

Sounds like Mazingarbe in the Pas-de-Calais, here...
22nd Oct 2009, 20:13
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Posted By airborne_artist

Obituary of Wenty/Wendy Beaumont...

Obituary of Wenty/Wendy Beaumont (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article807474.ece) (cf above)

"The 3rd Viscount Allendale had an action-packed youth, reminiscent of a Boys...
20th Oct 2009, 16:26
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Posted By airborne_artist

Regle - what had all the existing Sabena Captains...

Regle - what had all the existing Sabena Captains done during the war?
6th Oct 2009, 21:03
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Posted By airborne_artist

Reg - an aside about Salisbury Hall. A friend has...

Reg - an aside about Salisbury Hall. A friend has home video shot of the Rolls Royce Mosquito (RIP her crew) "displaying" at SH on the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the Mosquito. He shot it...
2nd Oct 2009, 14:14
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Posted By airborne_artist

JF - if you've got this far it might not take...

JF - if you've got this far it might not take much more to turn them into an E-book (as a PDF) and then find a site that will host/sell the finished article. You could then direct all proceeds to...
20th May 2009, 15:35
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Posted By airborne_artist

My Dad had a 1937 Ruby Saloon in the late 60s or...

My Dad had a 1937 Ruby Saloon in the late 60s or early 70s! Bought and sold it for £25.00 as I recall.
20th May 2009, 14:59
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Posted By airborne_artist

looks very much like an Austin Seven Pearl...

looks very much like an Austin Seven Pearl cabriolet - see here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Austin_Seven_Pearl_Cabriolet_1935.jpg)
2nd Feb 2009, 15:42
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Posted By airborne_artist

Highly unlikely, I'd say :E

Highly unlikely, I'd say :E
16th Jul 2008, 09:28
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Posted By airborne_artist

As did mine when I went in 78! Still have it.

As did mine when I went in 78! Still have it.
9th Jul 2008, 08:17
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Posted By airborne_artist

Mary Pickford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...

Mary Pickford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Pickford)

"Known as "America's Sweetheart," "Little Mary" and "The girl with the curls," she was one of the...
23rd Jun 2008, 17:47
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Posted By airborne_artist

Love the words, but the pics need to be bigger...

Love the words, but the pics need to be bigger Cliff :ok:
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