Global Aviation Magazine : 60 Years of the Hercules
I just found this, I suspect circa 74 during the evacuation of British passport holders. 211 carried the name "Homer" I believe. Anyone any more info ? I think 70s Wheelbarrows had names starting with E ?
Credit Unknown, wiki sourced.
Smudge
Credit Unknown, wiki sourced.
Smudge
I have related in an earlier post of my experience of filming 'Juggernaut' with the Maxim Gorky. The WX for the real thing sounds very similar to our experience during the filming.
As for the Cyprus evacuation during the Turkish invasion I was told we had evacuated over 20 different nationalities. Certainly the trips I did contained a good mix.
As for the Cyprus evacuation during the Turkish invasion I was told we had evacuated over 20 different nationalities. Certainly the trips I did contained a good mix.
AA62,
Were you there ? Can you remember Heracles, Hyperion, Homer etc ? I was on the ground at the time, and remember waving my wife off back home in a VC10, sadly she was not considered good enough for an Albert ride home. We made up for it later on a Lyneham families day. Does anyone know why 70 named their aircraft in Cyprus ?
Smudge
Were you there ? Can you remember Heracles, Hyperion, Homer etc ? I was on the ground at the time, and remember waving my wife off back home in a VC10, sadly she was not considered good enough for an Albert ride home. We made up for it later on a Lyneham families day. Does anyone know why 70 named their aircraft in Cyprus ?
Smudge
Smudge,
I was not stationed in Cyprus but was involved in the holidaymaker pullout operating from the UK. I recall being told that several Brits had refused to be flown home from Akrotiri on Albert. I assume they were put on a VC10. I would have left them.
I was not stationed in Cyprus but was involved in the holidaymaker pullout operating from the UK. I recall being told that several Brits had refused to be flown home from Akrotiri on Albert. I assume they were put on a VC10. I would have left them.
My older sons' cousins and their parents were among the holiday makers evacuated - when asked the following year what they wanted to do for their holiday, their reply was " Same again please, including the flight off the beach!"
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Aircraft naming.
It was indeed the practice of squadrons to name individual frames before centralised servicing. Britannias were named after constellations (envy?) and the Belfasts and Akrotiri hercs were named after Greek heroes and somesuch. A quaintly British notion.
What used to get my goat is having to arrive at a particularly "warry" base full of dust and flies with the slogan emblazoned along the side. "This aircraft has been adopted by the Mrs Miggins raffia class of Toothill Primary School."
Fortunately that embarrassment went with a change of C.R.O. Cuddly Hercs we were not!
What used to get my goat is having to arrive at a particularly "warry" base full of dust and flies with the slogan emblazoned along the side. "This aircraft has been adopted by the Mrs Miggins raffia class of Toothill Primary School."
Fortunately that embarrassment went with a change of C.R.O. Cuddly Hercs we were not!
Dean,
The cartoons were definitely Cooperman! When I was there, Terry Pitt (?) was the Eng controller and he drew some great cartoons of the crews. I also left my own mark on the wall of 'Albert Hall' when we were down to 1 Herc and 1 VC10 - does anyone have a photo of that?
I remember being on 24 with you when a visiting senior officer noticed your name badge and commented 'Thats an unusual name, I knew someone with that name many years ago in the marine branch'......
The cartoons were definitely Cooperman! When I was there, Terry Pitt (?) was the Eng controller and he drew some great cartoons of the crews. I also left my own mark on the wall of 'Albert Hall' when we were down to 1 Herc and 1 VC10 - does anyone have a photo of that?
I remember being on 24 with you when a visiting senior officer noticed your name badge and commented 'Thats an unusual name, I knew someone with that name many years ago in the marine branch'......
Despite having many photos from the FI the only one with a cartoon in it is :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...The%20Team.jpg
Smudge might cringe at this one, sorry we bent it just a tad ... captions are there as we had to do a load of photos during a pressure run so the "experts" in UK could work out the repair plan ...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...w%20-%20in.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...The%20Team.jpg
Smudge might cringe at this one, sorry we bent it just a tad ... captions are there as we had to do a load of photos during a pressure run so the "experts" in UK could work out the repair plan ...
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...w%20-%20in.jpg
Doug, you may have been happy to drop the names back then. Some were more than happy to apply new ones during GW1;
Artist and photographer Unknown.
Thanks for answering my query re naming the aircraft, centralised servicing ended a lot of old practices, not always for the bad.
Omega, you did bend that one didn't you
Smudge
Artist and photographer Unknown.
Thanks for answering my query re naming the aircraft, centralised servicing ended a lot of old practices, not always for the bad.
Omega, you did bend that one didn't you
Smudge
Dean,
great pics again. Did you take them ? If so what were you doing so far aft with the ramp and door open ? Two Shacks with all four turning. Amazing !
great pics again. Did you take them ? If so what were you doing so far aft with the ramp and door open ? Two Shacks with all four turning. Amazing !
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Nose Art
Great photos Dean. All those rivets in close formation. Avoided MOTU. "Shackletons don't bother me"
Smuj
Some Nose Art was better than others and reflected the quality of the operators.
Smuj
Some Nose Art was better than others and reflected the quality of the operators.
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Bill,
Yes, I took all the photos. No real need for the nav as we were following the Shacks. I guess I was restrained by my long i/c lead. I can't remember but there must have been a harness.
Amazing 16 propellers contra-rotating.
Yes, I took all the photos. No real need for the nav as we were following the Shacks. I guess I was restrained by my long i/c lead. I can't remember but there must have been a harness.
Amazing 16 propellers contra-rotating.
Dean,
I always found it difficult to talk other crew members into venturing aft of 245 whenever any of the doors were open at the back. I would think you would have been on a harness especially as I note the a/c has roller laid on the ramp !
I always found it difficult to talk other crew members into venturing aft of 245 whenever any of the doors were open at the back. I would think you would have been on a harness especially as I note the a/c has roller laid on the ramp !
AA62,
Very true, rare indeed to see the "front end" aft of the galley
Dean, great shots of some great aircraft. They were the days I bet !
Doug, There were quite a few with nose art during GW1. Any more in your nav bag ?
This one wasn't quite finished at the time, the wording for the think bubble was later applied as "life's a beach" ISTR. Must have been after the recapture of Kuwait, taken at Bahrain, we had to clean the Windows every trip due to the oil fires.
Smudge
Very true, rare indeed to see the "front end" aft of the galley
Dean, great shots of some great aircraft. They were the days I bet !
Doug, There were quite a few with nose art during GW1. Any more in your nav bag ?
This one wasn't quite finished at the time, the wording for the think bubble was later applied as "life's a beach" ISTR. Must have been after the recapture of Kuwait, taken at Bahrain, we had to clean the Windows every trip due to the oil fires.
Smudge
`Smudge,while you are up there,don`t forget to polish the `speedtape` patches over the radome hinges...okay,Carry on ,Sgt...`
Sycamore,
Sgt ? Never managed that as a GE I do remember the speed tape, there for good reasons I reckon. Would the date/time stamp on the photograph equate to post Kuwait recovery ?
Smudge
Sgt ? Never managed that as a GE
I do remember the speed tape, there for good reasons I reckon. Would the date/time stamp on the photograph equate to post Kuwait recovery ?Smudge
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