Hi Admiral
Although I have seen a Belfast before, this was the first time I had ever heard one, and what a pleasant sound it is too. I live not far to the west from Brisbane Airport and I heard the take-off of what I assumed must be the Belfast, so I didn't get to observe the u/c retraction time. What did strike me though was the fact that, having departed from RW19 heading (not unreasonably!) south, it was some considerable time later that the aeroplane appeared overhead heading north. This caused me to wonder just how far south he went to effect the turn. I imagine he was heavy but the temp can't have been above 25C at the time. Made my day just the same.
And yes this colonial does know what an Argosy is. We had three "Whistling Wheelbarrows" on the Australian register and all were scrapped with seemingly indecent haste with apparently no consultation with the local preservation movement. Considering how comparitively recent this was we didn't exactly cover ourselves with glory where the Argosy is concerned.
Cheers