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Old 2nd Nov 2007, 12:47
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Fareastdriver
 
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In Aldergrove, again, in the mid seventies the MU was folding the apprentices school. They had a couple of Vampire T11s, a Pembroke and a Provost that I had flown at Tern Hill that they used for marshalling practice. The Vampires were bought by an American to convert to 4 seat sports aircraft in the States, John Travolta had one. The Provost was going to some engineering college in England. It was fully serviceable apart fron the hood seal and clock. I was invited to do its last run up.. After fifteen years I got it going with the first cartridge and did the whole thing right up to 3,000 rpm at +8 boost. Those were the days.
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