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4th Feb 2018, 08:55
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Posted By handsfree

Found this on a website: RAF St. Mawgan...

Found this on a website:
RAF St. Mawgan (http://splashdown2.tripod.com/theroyalairforce/id5.html)

On return to St. Mawgan on one such trip on XF710 ‘K’ on 5th December 1961 the...
14th Sep 2017, 08:52
Replies: 138
Views: 34,457
Posted By handsfree

I've just finished reading that account by David...

I've just finished reading that account by David Crook myself,
Chugalug. Makes for very interesting reading and much room
for thought.
17th Aug 2017, 07:49
Replies: 33
Views: 4,901
Posted By handsfree

Is it too simplistic to ask why the solution...

Is it too simplistic to ask why the solution isn't just to strictly
enforce the Air Navigation Order which states that no person
shall board an aircraft, or be in an aircraft, while drunk.

Edit:...
4th Aug 2017, 07:57
Replies: 56
Views: 26,188
Posted By handsfree

From the headers on the 8th December 2016 list ...

From the headers on the 8th December 2016 list
(from the link on post number 11"

"Rank must be in full with no abbreviations"

Rank of 2nd case down is given as "Sgt" and the 5th as "SAC".
...
7th Jan 2017, 09:53
Replies: 55
Views: 12,145
Posted By handsfree

Don't know if it's the well known one but will...

Don't know if it's the well known one but will this do ?

http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz216/poodlejumpy/8223569938c794b041de5c8b87c393a4_zps4tspwbyn.jpeg
18th Aug 2016, 08:56
Replies: 109
Views: 38,534
Posted By handsfree

Oi ! I heard that TURIN. Must agree though,...

Oi ! I heard that TURIN.

Must agree though, excellent programme.
My esteem for the SAR crews has reached new heights and
why are people like the "winch wench" not given gongs by
outgoing Prime...
17th Aug 2016, 07:20
Replies: 53
Views: 16,177
Posted By handsfree

From post no.3 According to this link there is...

From post no.3
According to this link there is only one carriage left and that's
the one near Hull. There's a photo of it in the article.

British Military Train...
13th Jun 2016, 12:21
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

It didn't help that someone chose yesterday to...

It didn't help that someone chose yesterday to threaten to throw
himself off a bridge over the M1. The southbound carriageway
of the M1 has now been closed for over 24 hours and the area all...
10th Jun 2016, 08:01
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

Rumour has it about 13:15 Saturday. I can't...

Rumour has it about 13:15 Saturday.
I can't vouch for the accuracy of it though.

Anyone planning to use EMA this weekend (including Monday
morning, leave plenty of time as the Download Festival...
10th Mar 2016, 07:41
Replies: 73
Views: 33,282
Posted By handsfree

I have relayed that information for someone who...

I have relayed that information for someone who cannot post on here.
I hope it makes sense.
25th Jan 2016, 11:04
Replies: 99
Views: 23,406
Posted By handsfree

Wander00, as your dad was in the London Fire...

Wander00, as your dad was in the London Fire Service during the Blitz
you may be interested in a book called "The Longest Night: Voices from the London Blitz: The worst night of the London Blitz" by...
30th Oct 2015, 10:05
Replies: 2,117
Views: 614,771
Posted By handsfree

I suggest anyone with an interest in Manston's...

I suggest anyone with an interest in Manston's future get hold of a copy of the latest issue of Private Eye (No 1404) and read the item on P18 headed WELLS HUNG within the Rotten Boroughs section.
14th Oct 2015, 13:24
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

Having hunted and found this original East...

Having hunted and found this original East Midlands thread I just thought I'd bring it back into the foreground again.

A propos of nothing I see the DHL extension is coming on in leaps and bounds.
5th Aug 2015, 14:47
Replies: 52
Views: 31,849
Posted By handsfree

Not sure if this is relevant to the thread but...

Not sure if this is relevant to the thread but there is a section on the storeage and diposal of mustard gas and Operation Pepperpot is mentioned
...
23rd Jun 2015, 06:17
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

Presumably the works are to do with the planned...

Presumably the works are to do with the planned DHL extension.
See post 3181 for details.
2nd Apr 2015, 09:16
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

50 Years Old Today

Happy Birthday East Midlands Airport.

Opened to passengers as East Midlands Airport 50 years ago today, 2nd April 1965.
21st Jan 2015, 06:42
Replies: 30
Views: 4,647
Posted By handsfree

To claim or replace UK medals this link is very...

To claim or replace UK medals this link is very useful

https://www.gov.uk/the-ministry-of-defence-medal-office
11th Nov 2014, 11:43
Replies: 23
Views: 4,949
Posted By handsfree

This explains the situation rather well - ...

This explains the situation rather well -

https://forcespensionsociety.org/news/justice-widows-solution/
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Aug 2014, 09:35
Replies: 16
Views: 4,176
Posted By handsfree

This little clue from a search on google ......

This little clue from a search on google

... graduations from 20 to 120 and markings for helicopter jump navigation once used with the Wessex ...

E6BFlightComputer -RAF Computer Dead Reckoning...
15th Jul 2014, 12:56
Replies: 71
Views: 16,096
Posted By handsfree

And Anna Soubry is promoted at the Ministry of...

And Anna Soubry is promoted at the Ministry of Defence to the rank of minister of state.
Forum: Questions
1st Jul 2014, 15:06
Replies: 1
Views: 917
Posted By handsfree

I believe it's one of the Mets finest probably...

I believe it's one of the Mets finest probably intercepting someone's mobile calls while on the move up the M1 or up to something naughty in Nottingham.

I've sent you a PM.
26th Jun 2014, 07:09
Replies: 29
Views: 5,497
Posted By handsfree

UIA I think (UK International Airlines Ltd). ...

UIA I think (UK International Airlines Ltd).
Owned a single aircraft (767) which flew for a couple of months before the company folded and then it sat by the hangars for about 3 years before being...
19th Jun 2014, 13:50
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

You could be affected if it gets very bad at peak...

You could be affected if it gets very bad at peak times as the M1 can back down past the slip from the A42 and block your getting to the airport slip.
I'd plan to come off at the Tonge junction...
14th Jun 2014, 15:29
Replies: 19
Views: 10,727
Posted By handsfree

That would seem to be close to Hucknall airfield.

That would seem to be close to Hucknall airfield.
14th Jun 2014, 13:35
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

Air traffic - not noticed any increase Road...

Air traffic - not noticed any increase
Road traffic - oh yes
Beer traffic - lots.
6th Jun 2014, 13:07
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

I've been through EMA three times this year and...

I've been through EMA three times this year and unless my experiences were not typical the process of getting through security had improved quite considerably.
Arrivals unfortunately can still be...
29th Apr 2014, 11:23
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

A couple of views of the aircraft on here ...

A couple of views of the aircraft on here

BBC News - East Midlands Airport flights suspended after problem (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27201081)
29th Apr 2014, 08:39
Replies: 39
Views: 32,478
Posted By handsfree

Nothing exciting but it looks like EMA will be...

Nothing exciting but it looks like EMA will be out of use for most of the day.

BBC News - East Midlands Airport flights suspended after cargo plane problem...
11th Mar 2014, 07:55
Replies: 3,561
Views: 1,209,607
Posted By handsfree

Link to the Strategic Development Plan for those...

Link to the Strategic Development Plan for those interested

Sustainable Development Plan (http://www.eastmidlandsairport.com/developmentplan/)
12th Jan 2014, 08:47
Replies: 79
Views: 7,700
Posted By handsfree

EGNX may have plenty of land around it but the...

EGNX may have plenty of land around it but the airport happens to be on top of a hill with the contours dropping quite steeply on all sides.
Housing and a large freight depot have now passed...
31st Oct 2013, 15:25
Replies: 18
Views: 1,704
Posted By handsfree

It's tootling about around EGNX at the moment

It's tootling about around EGNX at the moment
Forum: ATC Issues
4th Oct 2013, 14:34
Replies: 39
Views: 10,739
Posted By handsfree

And according to the ATCEUC they have indeed...

And according to the ATCEUC they have indeed posponed the strike but it says for details see the Press Release about the Malta Meeting which try as I might I can't find.
Can some kind soul please...
8th Aug 2013, 09:40
Replies: 7
Views: 1,859
Posted By handsfree

It was a Spitfire accompanying the BA Dreamliner...

It was a Spitfire accompanying the BA Dreamliner to a Derby RR fly past.
I think there was a JP in the formation as well

The 787 is now at Newcastle to be followed by Edinburgh and then a tootle...
11th Jun 2013, 16:19
Replies: 3,930
Views: 1,916,219
Posted By handsfree

Thanks for the reply hampshireandy and you are...

Thanks for the reply hampshireandy and you are quite correct.
The reason I've always been asked in the past is that I've always booked a return back into the UK. The UK also require API.
...
6th Jun 2013, 15:18
Replies: 32
Views: 6,959
Posted By handsfree

Cannot recommend doing it too much and try to do...

Cannot recommend doing it too much and try to do as much as possible on steam driven instruments and in as awful weather as your instructor is willing to go out in.
The experience is invaluable in...
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