Shocking example of low flying
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You beat me to it Solotk! They are cracking photos... 
And thanks for all the other pics folks, this is a great thread - so is the Omani one!
I'm keeping my head down!
And thanks for all the other pics folks, this is a great thread - so is the Omani one!
I'm keeping my head down!
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Great Pics Solotk,
The B&W picture was taken during the filming of 'The War Lover' in the 1960's. John Crewdson did most of the flying, and in the picture, is seen beating up Bovingdon at low level.
They dont make 'em like that anymore!
The B&W picture was taken during the filming of 'The War Lover' in the 1960's. John Crewdson did most of the flying, and in the picture, is seen beating up Bovingdon at low level.
They dont make 'em like that anymore!
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Been away, only just saw your May posting. I think you will find it was a 14 Sqn Canberra out of Wildenrath, and it was SASO who not only saw the a/c below him on the slopes, but was able to read its number on the upper mainplane! John Purdey
Been away, only just saw your May posting. I think you will find it was a 14 Sqn Canberra out of Wildenrath, and it was SASO who not only saw the a/c below him on the slopes, but was able to read its number on the upper mainplane! John Purdey
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John Purdy wrote . . .
If it was 14 Sqn that would have been a B(I)8.
But . . .ooops!
The 8s, nor any Cranberries, had numbers on the upper mainplane. Must have been on the fus.
I think you will find it was a 14 Sqn Canberra out of Wildenrath, and it was SASO who not only saw the a/c below him on the slopes, but was able to read its number on the upper mainplane!
If it was 14 Sqn that would have been a B(I)8.
But . . .ooops!
The 8s, nor any Cranberries, had numbers on the upper mainplane. Must have been on the fus.
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Shocking Example of Low Flying
The ski-slope story of the Canberra is partly correct. I was on PR7s in RAFG at the time (1968 ish) and the "offender" was a 14 Sqn B(I) 8 mate- not a QFI. Apparently he had been authorized for "low flying 4 ATAF, photographing castles and skiers!" Not sure who the senior was but it was either the CinC or his deputy. The major "crime" of which he was accused was that he had penetrated what was then the ADIZ just north of the Austrian border. I seem to remember that he got away with that one but he was indeed booted out for, I think, getting airborne with some gear locks still in. Apparently this was the last straw.
I also had heard the one about the bridge (on the Kiel Canal) and that the locals had solved the problem by hanging chains from the bridge. How true this story was, I don't know, for it was way before my time. It may even have pre-dated the Canberras. Sounds just the sort of thing the Venom/Hunter/Swift mopb might have got up to!
I also had heard the one about the bridge (on the Kiel Canal) and that the locals had solved the problem by hanging chains from the bridge. How true this story was, I don't know, for it was way before my time. It may even have pre-dated the Canberras. Sounds just the sort of thing the Venom/Hunter/Swift mopb might have got up to!
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Lots of good pics and vids. Even more have been offered, but yet to be posted, come on guys 
Crap, was going to post an incredible, (seriously) low pass video, but the link has gone down. I have it on my HD, it's 2 Mb, can anyone host it?
If so, pm me please.
Crap, was going to post an incredible, (seriously) low pass video, but the link has gone down. I have it on my HD, it's 2 Mb, can anyone host it?
If so, pm me please.
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Beeayeate, You are quite right, memory plays strange tricks! I was confusing the fact that because so many LF Canberras had their numbers taken by complaining observers on the ground, HQ RAFG decided to delete the (large) numbers on the underside of the M/Ps. Of course, SASO (and I am pretty certain that it was he) must have read the fuselage numbers. JP
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The second of your B17 photos shows the aircraft doing what we of the UK C130 fleet used to call the 'snatch' - a mail pick-up using a hook on an aircraft-mounted winch to snare a suspended wire or rope attached to the mail package, which can be seen on the ground. The technique was revived by the C130 fleet at the end of the Falklands war to facilitate the delivery of important mail back to UK while the Stanley runway was out of commission. I have a number of photos of the technique being practised on Salisbury plain in the summer of '82 - I'll see if any of them are worth posting here!
The second of your B17 photos shows the aircraft doing what we of the UK C130 fleet used to call the 'snatch' - a mail pick-up using a hook on an aircraft-mounted winch to snare a suspended wire or rope attached to the mail package, which can be seen on the ground. The technique was revived by the C130 fleet at the end of the Falklands war to facilitate the delivery of important mail back to UK while the Stanley runway was out of commission. I have a number of photos of the technique being practised on Salisbury plain in the summer of '82 - I'll see if any of them are worth posting here!
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Hi JohnP
The Canberras of the Strike Squadrons in Germany all retained large underwing serials. However, some sqds had large a/c serials in white on the fus aft of the roundel. 3 Sqd had this scheme as well as individual a/c squadron "fleet" letters on the fin. These identifiers stood out remarkably well against the grey/green camo and black undersides.
I guess the RAF wanted the russkies to know which individual aircraft had delivered instant sunshine to them, in case of any complaints you understand.
The Canberras of the Strike Squadrons in Germany all retained large underwing serials. However, some sqds had large a/c serials in white on the fus aft of the roundel. 3 Sqd had this scheme as well as individual a/c squadron "fleet" letters on the fin. These identifiers stood out remarkably well against the grey/green camo and black undersides.
I guess the RAF wanted the russkies to know which individual aircraft had delivered instant sunshine to them, in case of any complaints you understand.
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The Falkland’s finest. All 4 Flick-knives airborne at the same time, plus tanker and arriving Timmy.
Couldn’t get the Herc boys though, new shipment of pies had just arrived.
MOG
The Falkland’s finest. All 4 Flick-knives airborne at the same time, plus tanker and arriving Timmy.
Couldn’t get the Herc boys though, new shipment of pies had just arrived.
MOG
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OK lets try again..............
Turn up the volume, unless you are offended by strong language (which I doubt), they don't get any lower than this
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.co...Low%20Pass.wmv
Turn up the volume, unless you are offended by strong language (which I doubt), they don't get any lower than this
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.co...Low%20Pass.wmv
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Does anyone have any photos (or a link) of the infamous F4 beatup at the Cranwell Graduation mid-80's?
Quality thread...
Does anyone have any photos (or a link) of the infamous F4 beatup at the Cranwell Graduation mid-80's?
Quality thread...
Hats blown off, grown men crying...
Jobza,
Can you please tell me more about this supposed 'beat up to beat all beat ups' at the Grad parade? I've heard so many stories, and it's hard to find out the real facts... What exactly happened?
Cheers, RG.
Can you please tell me more about this supposed 'beat up to beat all beat ups' at the Grad parade? I've heard so many stories, and it's hard to find out the real facts... What exactly happened?
Cheers, RG.
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Thanks, very interesting about the Strike Sqns, but I am pretty sure (after all these years!) that my old dad said the underwing numbers on the Recce Sqn a/c were deleted. Am I right?
Of course, as with all things in those days, local circumstances prevailed and there were always kites coming off majors, or other servicings, having been not fully re-painted, etc. Also, sqns, and ASFs, in Germany had the ability to apply paint-jobs as necessary. When the 8s changed from black undersides to silver there were many and various "intrim" schemes extant - even within a single sqn! (Plays merry he££ with modellers these days.
) There is a very long "air-brake" panel along the underside of a Can's wing. If a new panel had to be fitted and a re-paint left out (and they were) the serial number could be seriously broken up so as to be virtually un-readable. So many variations that who's to say your dad is wrong. Don't recall if there was an actual order that serials had to be deleted underwing, but I doubt it.