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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2024, 20:33
Replies: 25
Views: 6,811
Posted By Prangster

Engine missing as opposed to merely misfiring (do...

Engine missing as opposed to merely misfiring (do not t confuse the the two or it becomes embarrassing)
Stirling MG-W 7 Squadron Oakington 1940. After a skirmish with a ME110 near Bremen the pilot...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 12:43
Replies: 265
Views: 79,658
Posted By Prangster

A salutary tale Bergerie1, In October 1940 expat...

A salutary tale Bergerie1, In October 1940 expat Brits living in Argentina formed The Fellowship of the Bellows (bellows create and air force) to collect money for Beaverbrooks Spitfire fund. that...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2024, 17:00
Replies: 6
Views: 3,046
Posted By Prangster

Is it supposed to do that?

Watching one of the Orange Mob's jets scuttling along Birmingham's decidedly bumpy runway in adverse weather reminded me of an incident with a Bev at RR Hucknall in the mid 1960's. Now, Hucknall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 13:15
Replies: 104
Views: 37,133
Posted By Prangster

Thanks planemike glad to know some of my memory...

Thanks planemike glad to know some of my memory still hangs on. Didnt realize the Ashton hung on that long it must only have been scrapped when I went to work for RR in 1969
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 08:12
Replies: 104
Views: 37,133
Posted By Prangster

Shredded memory revived. 'Twas an Ashton not a...

Shredded memory revived. 'Twas an Ashton not a Tudor
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 07:31
Replies: 104
Views: 37,133
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: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2023, 15:33
Replies: 26
Views: 4,503
Posted By Prangster

Happy Ending to 504's Squadron Silver Sharp...

Happy Ending to 504's Squadron Silver
Sharp eyed RAF policeman enters our ATC Wing HQ at RAF Newton. 'Excuse me sir', sayeth he to the wing Ad O A DFC beribboned ex Stirling/Lanc pilot of great...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Nov 2023, 18:50
Replies: 24
Views: 2,223
Posted By Prangster

You might try Professor R V Jones's seminal Most...

You might try Professor R V Jones's seminal Most Secret War where he discusses the subject of German searchlight control at some length. Particularly how our scientific intelligence slowly unravelled...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Nov 2023, 17:38
Replies: 72
Views: 5,352
Posted By Prangster

I was that soldier

Early Feb 1963 643 GS Kirton in Lindsey. Course been staggering on through foul and fouler weather since before Christmas 1962. C.O getting fed up with the sight of us miserable reprobates 3 in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2023, 16:12
Replies: 256
Views: 98,737
Posted By Prangster

BBMF Rules OK

Just checking my tongues not stuck in my cheek but how about:

Scrap the Reds
Hunt down a spare Spitfire or two, sufficient of those flying now to bolster BBMF
Team of 6 adequate to provide...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Sep 2023, 16:55
Replies: 0
Views: 755
Posted By Prangster

RYR 24GA EDI Malaga diversion

RYR 24GA EDI Malaga diverted to Manchester 737 8 200 EI-IGG just landed
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2023, 18:18
Replies: 4,462
Views: 639,307
Posted By Prangster

What do you mean it wont fit?

First RB211 to be delivered to Burbank collected from Hucknall by a Saturn Hercules, except the carefully constructed crate's too big to fit into the aircraft? Puzzled looks all round as in true RR...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
1st Aug 2023, 16:01
Replies: 6
Views: 3,443
Posted By Prangster

No further information has been released, some...

No further information has been released, some confusion in local press reports as to whether the aircraft was involved in a mid-air incident. All that can be positively gleaned is that it was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
28th Jul 2023, 12:25
Replies: 6
Views: 3,443
Posted By Prangster

Light Aircraft Fatal North Nottinghamshire

Light Aircraft down one reported fatal near Darlton North Nottinghamshire yesterday. Pilot 70yr old male.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2023, 19:46
Replies: 51
Views: 8,591
Posted By Prangster

As we recovered 485 gold bars from the wreck of...

As we recovered 485 gold bars from the wreck of our cruiser HMS Edinburgh 200 miles off Murmansk, I think this took place in 1981, is this considered legal salvage even though a war grave was...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2023, 15:40
Replies: 10
Views: 3,233
Posted By Prangster

53000 volunteer members of the peasantry KIA in Bomber Command

No press gang needed. Despite knowing the odds they flooded in.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th May 2023, 15:47
Replies: 4,462
Views: 639,307
Posted By Prangster

How accurate is FR24 info?

Just had a Patenavia Victor of Ravenair overhead tracking 270. According to the FR details its supposed to be Liverpool Aberdeen so what's he doing heading west just south of Mansfield on what...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Apr 2023, 20:01
Replies: 4,462
Views: 639,307
Posted By Prangster

Rolls Royce's Spitfire XIX

Airborne for 1 hour ex EMA on 23rd. Todays offering an unusual occurrence for Nottinghamshire formation of 4 Defence Helicopter School cabs swung round Mansfield
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2023, 16:49
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,458
Posted By Prangster

Nutty et al bravo shout

We 3 retired part time penquins rely absolutely on Nutty's and his mates insights as the main news channels seem hell bent on under-reporting this most vicious of conflicts. Keep up the good works....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2023, 16:46
Replies: 86
Views: 11,461
Posted By Prangster

OK can we now play a game of spot the difference...

OK can we now play a game of spot the difference with other aircraft? Spent time making noise recordings of competitors engines (as you do) and never ever noticed the odd man out!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2023, 16:40
Replies: 12
Views: 1,151
Posted By Prangster

Not sure when they got involved by Alfred Price...

Not sure when they got involved by Alfred Price in his book Aircraft Versus Submarine logs a USN PBY attack on a U boat passing though the straights of Gibraltar. The Catalina was equipped with...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 19:54
Replies: 1,431
Views: 473,167
Posted By Prangster

The whole of our defence structure has now been...

The whole of our defence structure has now been reduced to the point where all I suspect we an do is remember the old mantra 'When in danger or in doubt run in circles scream and shout'
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Feb 2023, 20:19
Replies: 1,274
Views: 650,938
Posted By Prangster

The best advice I was ever given was use your own...

The best advice I was ever given was use your own judgement,,'if we're using the short runway and your high over the hedge what the (naughty word) do you think the spoliers are for. Use the buggers I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2023, 16:05
Replies: 38
Views: 4,502
Posted By Prangster

Amongst great granddads paperwork was a cancelled...

Amongst great granddads paperwork was a cancelled share certificate for Instone Airways, I always wondered how it came to be in his files as he never had any money and absolute zero interest in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2023, 07:56
Replies: 1,274
Views: 650,938
Posted By Prangster

Thanks for the heads up, never realized the...

Thanks for the heads up, never realized the launch was from Camphill When I was in intensive care in Sheffield the guy in the next bed was Derbyshire Gliding Clubs CFI who'd failed to follow one of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2023, 21:45
Replies: 1,274
Views: 650,938
Posted By Prangster

Theory of flight ACP had a page or two on glider...

Theory of flight ACP had a page or two on glider aerodynamics and the met APC discussed thermal generation though I suspect the latter was included tongue in cheek given the MK 111 brick tendency, ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2023, 15:30
Replies: 1,274
Views: 650,938
Posted By Prangster

Don't forget most cadets did quite a bit of...

Don't forget most cadets did quite a bit of classroom work meandering from Ist Class to staff cadet picking up useful knowledge along the way and though subjects were poured into our lugholes in bite...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jan 2023, 10:53
Replies: 9
Views: 1,439
Posted By Prangster

Thanks Megan, curiosity satisfied

Thanks Megan, curiosity satisfied
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2023, 20:24
Replies: 9
Views: 1,439
Posted By Prangster

Anthracite

You had me going for a moment there folks. Anthracite powered aircraft? So that's what granddad's S brevet was for stoker not signaller. Replace spectacles and see that its Amphitrite, ah well! Can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2023, 20:10
Replies: 362
Views: 138,898
Posted By Prangster

'It's a bloody Halifax with nobs on', one of the...

'It's a bloody Halifax with nobs on', one of the aircrew administers a gentle clip round the ear to the impertinent ATC cadet heading towards one of Lindholmes T5,s
'Just you mind your Ps and Qs...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2023, 10:41
Replies: 32
Views: 12,156
Posted By Prangster

Last in the skies a custard

644 nine ship with smoke. Ridiculous though we did manage an unofficial 3 ship echelon port that staid together downwind
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2022, 16:29
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,137,458
Posted By Prangster

Most of the fires hitting shopping centres,...

Most of the fires hitting shopping centres, factories and military storage are little more than insurance scams. Sanctions are biting the oligarchs have little to sell so the shops are empty, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2022, 14:48
Replies: 25
Views: 7,085
Posted By Prangster

If ever you're passing please drop in for...

If ever you're passing please drop in for breakfast

June 1940 and an itinerant Luftwaffe fighter pilot having dined on an early breakfast at Calais finds himself dangling under his parachute...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2022, 17:58
Replies: 87
Views: 36,846
Posted By Prangster

May I offer up the name of Mike Brook as an hours...

May I offer up the name of Mike Brook as an hours contender he frequently mutters on about the Canberra following around like a faithful dog, he did the whole lot from squadron pilot through to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2022, 08:18
Replies: 18
Views: 1,610
Posted By Prangster

Cairo to Baghdad navigation by Camelsat

[QUOTE=India Four Two;11321736]Swastikas are commonly seen as decorations on temples in SE Asia.[/

Wonderful response folks, many thanks for all your inputs. I'll work it up into a lecture for my...
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