Global Aviation Magazine : 60 Years of the Hercules
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In the top picture front row me stew goldsmith (pic right ) steve payne next to me mick the chief with the standard issue1000 pint beer bellybelly ifcouldnt fix it it wasnt fixable simon in the dp's geoff at the back and i think alex gibbs with back to camera in light blue shirt cant recall the reason for the team pic but good to see the motley crew again perhaps a reunion is in order ?
A Night to Remember
Spent the last lockdown, whiling away the time, reinserting photos kindly deleted by Photobox, a long process ,finding the photos and putting them, hopefully, in the right place. (thinks of Morecambe and Wise with Andre Preview).
Came across this cutting from the Lyneham Globe, shortly after the event.
In retrospect, it may have been an overreaction, but the Captain was relying on information passed from the freight bay and of course it was pitch black ( apart from the flames) and difficult to see where they were emanating from. We were just coasting out south of Gatwick. I think we were on the ground within 10 minutes from the time the flames were detected. A very busy 10minutes.
Came across this cutting from the Lyneham Globe, shortly after the event.
In retrospect, it may have been an overreaction, but the Captain was relying on information passed from the freight bay and of course it was pitch black ( apart from the flames) and difficult to see where they were emanating from. We were just coasting out south of Gatwick. I think we were on the ground within 10 minutes from the time the flames were detected. A very busy 10minutes.
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I've just seen on Facebook that MEng Derek Jeans has passed away. Very sad - a true gent and a great instructor. And, incidentally, responsible for my PPrune username. Blue Skies Derek
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Bearer of more bad news i am afraid, MALM Dave Whiting passed away late Nov and his funeral was held in Dec. LXX Sqn standard was displayed in the church and 24 Sqn provided an A400M for a flypast as the cortege arrived at the Crematorium. A fitting send off to a legend of the AT (and C130) world.