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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2024, 19:48
Replies: 15
Views: 1,892
Posted By Compass Call

Growlers

En route to Norfolk USA. Not sure which year but dad was at Ballykelly. Beautiful aircraft. Loved the noise of the engines as they passed overhead!
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2024, 07:17
Replies: 30
Views: 12,458
Posted By Senior Pilot

Since Nickctaylor posted these on BookFace, I...

Since Nickctaylor posted these on BookFace, I shall do the honours! 👍

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/680x960/img_1689_f783fc0bfee64eecc17899db26ec6368f55eb63f.jpeg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2024, 17:23
Replies: 4,237
Views: 654,000
Posted By sycamore

OUA,sadly it`s not...it`s me..however.. 3 yrs...

OUA,sadly it`s not...it`s me..however..
3 yrs earlier,a conversation with DM went something like this..amidst much smoke from his pipe..
DM;`Now laddy,have you read all the Gladiator`s Notes...?
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2024, 12:44
Replies: 4,237
Views: 654,000
Posted By sycamore

Actually,it`s more `sore-tooth` when you start...

Actually,it`s more `sore-tooth` when you start the Mercury,with much `grinding and `squeaking`,until it runs smoothly,oil pressure is high,then falls to normal as the temperature rises...Then in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Mar 2024, 05:59
Replies: 4,958
Views: 731,858
Posted By Glevum

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/600x800/img_0084_0454232e42582fdc841f0087d39c8beb87d0d0b2.jpeg
Could be worse, he could be running a RB211 in his garden.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2024, 12:08
Replies: 7
Views: 4,926
Posted By bill fly

In the 1950s as a schoolboy in Winchester I came...

In the 1950s as a schoolboy in Winchester I came across this stone while cycling along the remote track along which it stands.
I was mad keen on aeroplanes at that time. The additional plaque with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Feb 2024, 16:55
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,137
Posted By Self loading bear

Indeed Brasil of which only a smaller part is...

Indeed Brasil of which only a smaller part is sub-tropical.
Shouldn’t tak long now:
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1000x695/img_9626_371ba99d47e8901c52637c1946392a30f242680d.jpeg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2024, 16:26
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,137
Posted By MAC 40612

Yes, well done to SLB who was first to get the...

Yes, well done to SLB who was first to get the correct answer and Descol. Zielona Gora/Babimost is correct. This was a joint use military and civil airport, with the civil Terminal being built in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Feb 2024, 15:15
Replies: 10
Views: 1,110
Posted By 70 Mustang

BE8T

The logbook shows it designated as a BE8T.

with Troy Air, I flew N401TH, N400WA, N407TH, N800TH, last flight was Feb 11, 1989. I was there when they were shut down.

I remember that winter being...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2024, 16:42
Replies: 691
Views: 300,423
Posted By Liffy 1M

Some great photos here of the B-17s used in the...

Some great photos here of the B-17s used in the making of "The War Lover". https://www.flickr.com/photos/64209520@N05/albums/72177720314779999/
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2024, 18:42
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,137
Posted By Dora-9

A 1936 photo - the aerodrome has featured before,...

A 1936 photo - the aerodrome has featured before, it probably won't last very long, but I like this evocative photo.

...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2024, 16:07
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

They were nav equipment aerials, which were...

They were nav equipment aerials, which were fitted to all the RAF Brits. but I can't remember which....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jan 2024, 14:38
Replies: 691
Views: 300,423
Posted By chevvron

Seconds 48 to 55; I took off from that almost...

Seconds 48 to 55; I took off from that almost straight bit of taxiway for the first ever glider launch from Bovingdon on 21 Jun 1965 at about 6 pm with instructor Paul Duncombe in the back seat. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2024, 09:23
Replies: 104
Views: 36,986
Posted By brakedwell

They seemed to use all types to test engines in...

They seemed to use all types to test engines in those days. I was flying a Vampire 5 out of Swinderby in 1957 and on reaching about FL 310 I saw a DC3 ahead of me! Closing in, I could see it had two...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 20:13
Replies: 46
Views: 9,378
Posted By MightyGem

Tractor Crash

Nearly choked on my cocoa when I came across this:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/738x850/tractor_a9938d96997a0449cde5dc4527c69d37152e9d36.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 12:21
Replies: 691
Views: 300,423
Posted By chevvron

There is to ths day sufficient flat land to...

There is to ths day sufficient flat land to provide for an extension of the runway possibly to the 'standard' 6,000ft.
The 336 bus from Chesham to Hemel Hempstead always turned off the main Chesham...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 691
Views: 300,423
Posted By XV490

The tests on the effects of aircraft noise at...

The tests on the effects of aircraft noise at Latimer House took place in May 1942, supervised by the research branch of the General Post Office (GPO; later British Telecom/BT) – which had overseen...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 691
Views: 300,423
Posted By XV490

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was...

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was to have had a satellite airfield at Holtspur, just west of Beaconsfield, but it was cancelled following concerns over noise affecting recordings of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2024, 15:21
Replies: 104
Views: 36,986
Posted By horatio_b

Following the British Open Golf championship...

Following the British Open Golf championship final playoff in 1963 between Bob Charles and Phil Rodgers, the BBC decided to replay the match for BBC TV. Henry Longhurst, a well known golf commentator...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jan 2024, 05:09
Replies: 17
Views: 4,416
Posted By missy

Very sad news. I worked with Geoff during the...

Very sad news. I worked with Geoff during the introduction of TAAATS (Travelling All Around Australia Talking ****). Geoff was one of the nicest guys you could meet, he was a great storyteller, for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2023, 21:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,051
Posted By sycamore

Smile Tiger in the dark-ish

5 December 1976,`Under the Moon of Love`-`Showaddywaddy`, was No1 on TOTP in UK,and `Tonight`s the Night(It`ll be alright)` was No1 in USA( Rod Stewart)....

I was Duty Check Pilot at the Tiger...
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
21st Dec 2023, 10:55
Replies: 0
Views: 425
Posted By Warmtoast

RAF Christmas Celebrations in Africa 1951

I wonder whether the RAF today celebrates Christmas as we did in my day 72-years ago way back in 1951 at RAF Thornhill (5 FTS), S. Rhodesia

Photos show

Airmen waiting in the airmen’s mess for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2023, 11:19
Replies: 215
Views: 142,909
Posted By treadigraph

If the water level rose any higher, it would...

If the water level rose any higher, it would emulate its namesake moored by Tower Bridge...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2023, 09:48
Replies: 215
Views: 142,909
Posted By Jhieminga

Did anyone spot any animals boarding the Belfast...

Did anyone spot any animals boarding the Belfast in pairs?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2023, 10:03
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By dixi188

Thread drift. In the late 1970s I was working...

Thread drift.
In the late 1970s I was working at Muscat.
There were 2 or 3 TMAC and Tradewinds CL44s night stopping most nights. In the morning we would see them lined up against the sunrise. I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2023, 09:58
Replies: 279
Views: 125,600
Posted By Bergerie1

Pax B, BOAC VC10 and B707 cabin crew were dual...

Pax B, BOAC VC10 and B707 cabin crew were dual qualified on both types. Some time ago I wrote this about the Indian Ocean trips:-I have often been asked which was my favourite route. To me, the best...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2023, 04:49
Replies: 19
Views: 2,386
Posted By Kiwithrottlejockey

Another couple of images of ZK-EIN, this time on...

Another couple of images of ZK-EIN, this time on the ground.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Nov 2023, 12:45
Replies: 56
Views: 5,547
Posted By Sue Vêtements

If you can include the B36, then you can also...

If you can include the B36, then you can also include The Avro Lancastrian

https://planehistoria.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/8812225299_66018a6ef1_o.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2023, 14:27
Replies: 41
Views: 7,979
Posted By Spiney Norman

A good friend of mine was flying for Air Europe...

A good friend of mine was flying for Air Europe Express on the SH360 at this time and walked out onto the apron at Birmingham to find a fire vehicle parked in front of the aircraft. His first...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2023, 11:13
Replies: 72
Views: 5,302
Posted By Warmtoast

My first solo was in 1952 at 5 FTS, R.A.F....

My first solo was in 1952 at 5 FTS, R.A.F. Thornhill (Rhodesia) whilst a member of the R.A.F. Thornhill Gliding Club.

The R.A.F. Thornhill Gliding Club was formed with the object of bringing...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Nov 2023, 20:15
Replies: 32
Views: 1,924
Posted By FlyboyAl

Good point - I'm only going on other information...

Good point - I'm only going on other information that I've received.

If this post has done nothing else, it has made me look at other options, particularly that it was posted in Baghdad and sent...
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