Thursday’s Comet

[Argonautical]

Just a heads up for those that don’t read the Talking Pictures TV schedules. Tomorrow (29th) they’re showing a 1966 IWM documentary about an RAF Comet flight to Singapore. Should be interesting and no doubt nostalgic for some.

[HOVIS]

Thanks for the heads up.
There's some really interesting and nostalgic stuff on that channel. Some is available on demand too.

[chevvron]

'The Man in the Sky' was on earlier today.

[UV]

Just a heads up for those that don’t read the Talking Pictures TV schedules. Tomorrow (29th) they’re showing a 1966 IWM documentary about an RAF Comet flight to Singapore. Should be interesting and no doubt nostalgic for some.

Wow. Thanks for that link Argonautical

I was a service brat in the early 1960’s because my Dad was a service school teacher in Singapore and Hong Kong, so I remember those places very well.

I particularly remember the flight from Singapore to Hong Kong via Saigon in a Hastings in 1960.

Awesome to see view from the Argosy as it approached HK. The school my Dad taught at, and which I attended, was under short final on the approach to Kai Tak. It showed up quite clearly, and in close up, from the Argosy cockpit!

That bought back memories from 60+ years ago.

Many thanks again Argonautical for bringing the programme to my attention!!

[Argonautical]

Thanks for the feedback. The Hastings flight also brought back memories for me because I flew in one as an ATC cadet at Lindholme. It is worth keeping an eye on this station’s listings as they show some good stuff.

[Herod]

Refuelling from drums using a Kelston pump. Aaah, memories.

[DaveReidUK]

For anyone who missed it, you can view it on TVTP Encore (free signup): https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/IWM-Thursday-s-Comet?id=8345bf83-ee04-47e0-b312-3e1bcf59ed76