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Old 5th May 2006, 05:17
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Dont remember Don Andrews I'm afraid.
Remember Doug Arnold tearing out of his hangar ina twin, miss me in the Auster and get airbourne in any way that he fancied!
Do have lots of childhood memories of the Bushe though.
My old man worked for Airwork in the 50's. Remember a fabric winged Viking in beautiful nick owned by the Guinness family. My dad flew asa flying spanner on the Vikings and then as a F/E on the Hermes.
Independant Airlines that became "Blue Air" overnight when one of their planes went in. A Hermes that hit the trees at the western end (bit vague that one as I was very young).
Used to go with the crews up to Heathrow and fly back with them bringing back the odd Viking that diverted there. Seemed to remember being allowed to raise the U/C out of LHR.
Remember the Seahawk hitting the concrete outside Silver City's hangar on the North side.

Airwork became BUA and disappeared. The US Navy arrived with a brand new hangar.
Enough already-happy daze
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