Nimrod MR2 Out of Service Magazine - Stories, Photos & Dits Wanted

[zedder]

Just read the Mag cover-to-cover. Top job Keith.

[Shackeng]

Foam Strip landing

For the record, it was a CXX crew that landed at Leeming with the nosewheel stuck up. Capt dear old Ken Maynard (RIP) as stated, Air Eng. Dave Bidgood, my golf partner. We all took the p***s afterwards, firstly for not taking out the pressure swing with the DMCV when the front door was opened. Second, for not realising that he could have got the n/w down if he had taken a fire axe to the appropriate hyd.pipe in the hyd. bay. It only took the Engineers' section a few hours to work that out from the manuals!!!

[J.A.F.O.]

Is there any way that those of us who have long departed the maritime world could get to see a copy?

[XV148]

Have you any Nimrod stories ?

I read with interest all the stories in the site and wondered if anybody would care to share aircraft or event specific detail, stories, images etc for a detailed (spare time) book I am putting together on the Nimrod following my book on the Comet with Air Britain in 2002. I am looking to build a very comprehensive reference (and tribute) to the Nimrod and everything about her. Please contact me on this email if you are interested: [email protected] (Owner of XV148)

[Frustrated....]

Is there any chance that an elecronic copy of the magazine can be attached to a post so we can all read it?

Frustrated
Ex 206 Sqn

[kb661]

Ladies & Gents,
The magazines finally arrived at Kinloss this morning. Once the Hangar event is over tomorrow I will know how many spare copies we have. I will post an email address to request the magazines from next week. Please bear with me.

As for an electronic copy I am trying to get a low res version PDF of it but the one I currently have is 190 MB. This is far too big for most email/bulletin boards. There are also copyright issues, etc which I am trying to resolve in and around doing my primary duty. Again please bear with me.

Please watch this space. I promise to post more details next week.

For those of you who gave me photos, stories & dits for the magazine I have put the magazines destined for UK addresses in the post today. If they do not arrive by Thursday next week please get in touch.

KB

[kb661]

Ordering Nimrod MR2 OSD Magazines

Frustrated,
Please don't be frustrated. I have been trying to sort out the who and what elements of what I am allowed to do with monies and cheques, etc. The money will be used to cover postage. Any surplus money will be split between a local charity (at least 50%) and the Kinloss Gate Guardian Project.

It is a 72 page A4 colour magazine. It covers (a brief) history of the Nimrod MR1 & 2 from 1969 to March 2010.

If anyone would like a copy please send a cheque for £8 (UK), £10 (Europe) or £12 (RoW) (made payable to Service Funds RAF Kinloss) to the following address:

Nimrod MR2 OSD Magazine
Flt Lt Keith Bissett
RAF Kinloss
Forres
Morayshire
IV36 3UH


Please do not forget to include your name, postal address and contact phone number.

I have about 500 spare copies so there should be more than enough. I will try and update as necessary. If you would like to check my stocks please email [email address]

Please email for overseas postage.

I am taking a wee bit of leave so they should reach you by 20th April.

Thanks
Keith

[kb661]

Postage prices update:
UK £8
Europe £10
Rest of the World £12

All prices include a charity donation.

All magazines will be sent airmail or first class post.

Keith

[kb661]

Fellow ppruners,
thank you for your support so far. The PMs and emails have been great.

I would like to get all orders filled by the end of April. Please get in touch if you want a copy.

I'm off to the bash now as I have been scrubbed due to weather.

All the best from ISK.

Keith

[Yeller_Gait]

TheMightyHunter

Not sure what happened to a thread on the forum, but TheMightyHunter made reference to meeting Greg Rusedski in Hooters, Miami.

I had totally forgotten about that event, but hopefully it made it into the magazine. I still have a copy of the picture too.

Y_G

[kb661]

Does anyone know how to change the title of your thread? I would like it to reflect the fact the mag has been printed.

Thanks
Keith

[kb661]

Seriously, how easy is it to change a thread name? Should I just start a new thread?

Thanks
Keith

[teepee1]

kb661,

in Vbulletin you can normally change the thread title by editing your first post. It will depend on the timeout settings used by the administrators though so may not always be the case.

Hope this helps.

[Royalistflyer]

Nimrod Life

Its just a thought, but with the new MR4 Nimrod likely to be around until 2028/9 - the Comet and its direct descendants will have been flying in active service for 80 years! (there were still civil Comets in the late 60s) - and the Nimrod for 60 years. Quite something.

[BEagle]

...(there were still civil Comets in the late 60s)...

Indeed there were - in fact the last civil operator, Dan Air, flew its last Comet 4 flight in 1980. I was fortunate enough to have flown a few times as a passenger on Dan Dare's Comets in the 1970s; they were a very familiar sight on the UK-Balearic Islands route. And very comfy they were too!

[Yeller_Gait]

Nimrod Magazine

Keith,

Just received my copy of the magazine, many thanks for sending, it will bring back fond memories I am sure once I have read it fully.

Good luck for the future.

Y_G