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GeeRam

29th January 2006 22:04

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Originally Posted by A and C

Wonderful tail but I suspect that it comes from the same stable as the rumour the RAF Northolt is in the wrong place because the officer buying the land could not read a map and aquired the land on the wrong side of the railway !.

Being as RAF Northolt predates the RAF itself, that would have been an Army officer presumably:E

Onan the Clumsy

30th January 2006 01:50

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i remember painting those tristars by hand for GW1. 30 blokes, rollers and buckets.

Did you apply the transfers afterwards too? :p

(Dee-cals for Americans)

A and C

30th January 2006 08:25

GeeRam

I was trying to avoid an inter service bun fight, but as you say it must have been an army officer thats of course IF it is true!

GeeRam

30th January 2006 10:59

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Originally Posted by A and C

I was trying to avoid an inter service bun fight, but as you say it must have been an army officer thats of course IF it is true!

IF it is true, I would think it would be recorded. There was a special ltd edition Crown Copyright offical history of RAF Northolt 90th Anniversary edition printed last year, so I would guess any current serving there may be able to see a copy and confirm?
I suspect that's an updated version of the similar 60th Anniversary one I had back in the 70's and lost many moons ago.....:rolleyes:

I seem to vaguely recall from that, that RAF Northolts origins actually was a pre-service civilian aviation location, so I suspect the story isn't true. And I can't think of any reason why it would have been more beneficial to have been located on t'other side of the railway anyway...?

A and C

30th January 2006 11:36

The actual location of RAF Northolt is on what was at one time called Ickenham marsh, I can remember reading that in the WW1 days drainage was a problem.

The airfield is located much nearer to Ickenham and Hillingdon that it is to Northolt I can only think that the location and the fact that a marsh is not a good place for an airfield has this added fuel to this rumour.

PerArdua

30th January 2006 12:21

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Originally Posted by Tilt and Gain

Didn't quite a few GR-4s turn 'F3 grey' three years ago. Either someone's planning on a fracas somewhere maritime grey or there must be another sale on a B&Q.

T'was handy when we lost a panel from a GR4 over Dundee, we blamed Leuchars!!!

PA

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