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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Apr 2024, 13:01
Replies: 12
Views: 1,139
Posted By Bergerie1

The Speedbird was the corporate logo of Imperial...

The Speedbird was the corporate logo of Imperial Airways and was continued by BOAC when the corporation was founded in 1939. It is a very great pity that British Airways decided to dispense with such...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2024, 18:43
Replies: 3
Views: 991
Posted By India Four Two

A real "Mig Alley"

On Friday, I visited the Polish Aviation Museum at the old Kraków-Rakowice-Czyżyny Airport. Lots of interesting aircraft but for me the surprising highlight was a real Mig Alley!
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2024, 08:42
Replies: 30
Views: 12,443
Posted By treadigraph

He was pulling back on the yolk at the time of...

He was pulling back on the yolk at the time of impact...

And to embellish the old Duxford pilots' r/t joke...

"I'm over ova over..."
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2024, 07:51
Replies: 30
Views: 12,443
Posted By ShyTorque

That’s certainly one for the albumen.

That’s certainly one for the albumen.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Mar 2024, 17:26
Replies: 22
Views: 2,007
Posted By Asturias56

"So the question I ask is, what’s the point of...

"So the question I ask is, what’s the point of all this? What is the threat of a tourist travelling to a holiday spot? "

if you employ people to do basically boring jobs on low salaries they will...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Mar 2024, 16:16
Replies: 12
Views: 1,139
Posted By albatross

BOAC Cuff Links

Stumbled across these at a local thrift shop today.
Looked like they needed a home.
Would these have been a part of crew uniforms or an item sold or gifted to passengers?
Just curious....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2024, 19:52
Replies: 18
Views: 2,054
Posted By India Four Two

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1184x1634/steve_hinton_8dd51d645020b877ee446439bac8508f574e0e2b.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQnyWTnPbXU
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2024, 08:25
Replies: 3
Views: 717
Posted By Asturias56

I commend his enthusiasm but history tells u...

I commend his enthusiasm but history tells u getting hold of the ship is only the first step o n a painfull journey. Running costs, maintenance, site purchase, salaries..... and how many people a...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Feb 2024, 22:30
Replies: 201
Views: 169,628
Posted By Fishtailed

Sailing into the sun on a sea of cloud. ...

Sailing into the sun on a sea of cloud.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/dscn5672e_43cea4244e0d4d6f54c5d1a90dda3f6a259e9abf.jpg
Forum: Private Flying
11th Feb 2024, 19:13
Replies: 19
Views: 2,816
Posted By Maoraigh1

I got my PPL at Thruxton in 1964 and my memory is...

I got my PPL at Thruxton in 1964 and my memory is that the boss was a retired squadron leader with a double-barrelled name, unlikely to be still alive today.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2024, 12:04
Replies: 9
Views: 1,493
Posted By horatio_b

The nose and forward fuselage section of the...

The nose and forward fuselage section of the scrapped DC-4, 44-42914, survives, appropriately, as an exhibit at the RAF Burtonwood Heritage centre near Warrington...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Feb 2024, 12:21
Replies: 3
Views: 1,565
Posted By pasta

I suspect the idea is to claim to be supporting...

I suspect the idea is to claim to be supporting aviation with statements like "We are pleased to confirm that aviation continues at Bicester Motion" whilst also making it sufficiently inconvenient...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
2nd Feb 2024, 14:26
Replies: 26
Views: 3,052
Posted By davidjohnson6

Prices in the domestic departures area at IST are...

Prices in the domestic departures area at IST are significantly cheaper than international departures.
Prices for those flying internationally are not intended to be remotely comparable to what you...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2024, 19:17
Replies: 9
Views: 1,163
Posted By dixi188

Well ahead of it's time at "Wokefeild"!

Well ahead of it's time at "Wokefeild"!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 16:25
Replies: 47
Views: 8,751
Posted By EXDAC

Was this ever answered? I'm curious because I...

Was this ever answered? I'm curious because I was fooled and thought it was a genuine early colour photo. Perhaps the lack of fading should have been a clue.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 21:55
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,558
Posted By Easy Street

Interesting time to be arguing that. I tend to...

Interesting time to be arguing that. I tend to think that the Post Office scandal has made clear just how vulnerable our courts are to being misled by bulls*** presented as fact by expert witnesses....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 17:18
Replies: 47
Views: 8,751
Posted By VM325

I'm curious, what colours are wrong? Nothing...

I'm curious, what colours are wrong?
Nothing seems to scream out at me...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 13:16
Replies: 47
Views: 8,751
Posted By campbeex

PPRuNE personified, a subject more befitting the...

PPRuNE personified, a subject more befitting the "Aviation History and Nostalgia" forum popping in "Military Aviation".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 07:31
Replies: 104
Views: 36,918
Posted By Prangster

Art though accurate oh shredded memory

As a 9/12 year old my favourite place was hugging the 2 strand wire fence that separated Snape's Wood from the Rolls Royce Flight Test Establishment airfield at Hucknall, Dim memory tells me that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2024, 20:49
Replies: 104
Views: 36,918
Posted By By George

My first flight in an aeroplane, London to...

My first flight in an aeroplane, London to Germany (Munich?) in 1957. Sat opposite my brothers on a four-seat table complete with linen tablecloth, fine china and stainless-steel knives. My father in...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Jan 2024, 00:40
Replies: 61
Views: 8,599
Posted By TowerDog

Ouch..

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/540x537/img_2403_10f66fea8a0a171854f321ba2866e867c9da6599.jpeg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jan 2024, 05:09
Replies: 5
Views: 1,256
Posted By megan

Have made much use of both Gentleman's excellent...

Have made much use of both Gentleman's excellent web sites, I salute them both for the work they have put into the provision of information to we nutters. RIP

It's a worry though, what occurs in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jan 2024, 00:08
Replies: 5
Views: 1,256
Posted By Fris B. Fairing

There is a thread on Geoff Goodall's passing...

There is a thread on Geoff Goodall's passing here:
RIP Geoff Goodall (https://www.pprune.org/australia-new-zealand-pacific/656728-passing-geoff-goodall.html)

Sorry to hear of Joe Baugher's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2024, 16:00
Replies: 63
Views: 6,332
Posted By TCAS FAN

Apologies for the thread drift, but mention of...

Apologies for the thread drift, but mention of the Herons takes me back to my ATCO training. Was tasked with doing a live 1/2 mile SRA. On the debrief my (autocratic) instructor picked me up on some...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2024, 13:39
Replies: 63
Views: 6,332
Posted By muggins

G-ANXA and G-ANXB. Both used on the island runs. ...

G-ANXA and G-ANXB. Both used on the island runs.


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x875/g_anxaoverwater_a5a3cc27cb93311d5ad0af62cbae43b10408226f.jpeg
photographer unknown.....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2024, 08:44
Replies: 63
Views: 6,332
Posted By longer ron

They certainly did - I posted a pic of one on the...

They certainly did - I posted a pic of one on the previous page of this thread ;)
In fact all three u/c legs were 'down and welded' on the 50 or so Mk1 Herons built :)
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jan 2024, 10:37
Replies: 50
Views: 29,952
Posted By Jim59

Wigan pier should be on your bucket list!

Wigan pier should be on your bucket list!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2024, 02:02
Replies: 63
Views: 6,332
Posted By bean

Flown in ORG delightful. The one in Oregon was...

Flown in ORG delightful. The one in Oregon was ORH her sister in Jersey Airlines before sale to the navy in 1961
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 13:36
Replies: 63
Views: 6,332
Posted By treadigraph

Remember 'ORG arriving overhead Duxford a few...

Remember 'ORG arriving overhead Duxford a few years ago, such a beautiful purring noise...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2023, 15:13
Replies: 50
Views: 29,952
Posted By ETOPS

I'm referring to the situation at Ashcroft and...

I'm referring to the situation at Ashcroft and its frankly worrying website /owner.

Kenyon Hall farm airstrip is no different to hundreds of similar landing grounds throughout the UK - I've flown...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Dec 2023, 08:05
Replies: 50
Views: 29,952
Posted By ETOPS

Mike Flynn You do realise the document dates...

Mike Flynn

You do realise the document dates from 2011? It was ignored by the CAA thus leading to various unfortunate statements made by the author about their officers which were then published...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Dec 2023, 00:32
Replies: 14
Views: 2,555
Posted By cooperplace

Around 40 years ago I walked the Routeburn Track...

Around 40 years ago I walked the Routeburn Track in NZ. Practically ran it, did it in one day. Recently had another crack at it, took 3 days. Had considerable difficulty with the hills. Conclusion:...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Dec 2023, 18:08
Replies: 4
Views: 1,051
Posted By meleagertoo

Wonderful tale, and so good to hear of BS, a man...

Wonderful tale, and so good to hear of BS, a man I hugely admired and for whom I worked briefly in his aircraft spares business who enthusiastically encouraged and inspired his temp warehouse-boy's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Dec 2023, 20:55
Replies: 0
Views: 568
Posted By BigBoreFour

Southern Cross (replica) flies again

Good to see her back in air!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0eCI5r4RLwY&pp=ygUWc291dGhlcm4gY3Jvc3MgcmVwbGljYQ%3D%3D
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2023, 10:17
Replies: 30
Views: 3,599
Posted By treadigraph

Ahhh! I well recall my first visit to the Tiger...

Ahhh! I well recall my first visit to the Tiger Club hangar in early 1978, Tigers, Stampes, Turbs, the Swift?, Cassutts, Cosmics (two and neither of them Ballerina!), Betas, a Titch, the...
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