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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2008, 17:09
Replies: 2
Views: 1,034
Posted By norman atkinson

F/O D Murray

You will now have an E-Mail but since then I have printed out 6 pages on his family. Has both English and Norwegian roots I suspect that RAF 31 Squadron and Arnhem come in with the 'Mad Colonel'bit...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2008, 17:09
Replies: 14
Views: 2,654
Posted By norman atkinson

Preserved Dak

I am indebted for the Sabena information. Probably the JU52 was 'a spoil of war' like the ME 108 as the 'civvy stuff' went into our satellite of RAF Northolt. Apart from PH-PBA, and the stray 'Lib',...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2008, 08:59
Replies: 14
Views: 2,654
Posted By norman atkinson

Preserved Dak

Might I step in here?

In 1949, RAF Hendon had something called 'the Dutch Comm. Flight' run by a Corporal. It received a regular visit from a Dak painted in red over silver and registration...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Dec 2007, 21:49
Replies: 45
Views: 10,029
Posted By norman atkinson

Golden Horn-G-AFCK

Not a Sunderland but an Imperial Airways G-Class which is said to have been converted to RAF use under X8273.

So this aircraft was on the strength of the RAF and its crash report will be filed at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Nov 2007, 07:24
Replies: 38
Views: 5,546
Posted By norman atkinson

High Octane Petrol

Personnally, I couldn't care a jot, iota or tittle about who, what and how a Mustang P-51 arose. The comments were about an aircraft which arrived in this country and elsewhere which could not cope...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2007, 21:24
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB

I was on something very close to what you are talking about.
Even now, what went on is not being admitted.

The important thing is whether the staffing levels at Bletchley Park are correct. If...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2007, 21:05
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB

Mike,
RAF Bombs would have just bounced off.

Think about it- Bismark was only crippled because a torpedo hit the rudder which was not within the real armour protection.

Tirpitz- well...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2007, 20:05
Replies: 38
Views: 5,546
Posted By norman atkinson

High Octane Petrol

Waiting for Airport arrivals- so a test of Aviation knowledge.

What has a P-51 Mustang got to do with the Queen's Flight?
In fact, there are two P-51's but these would really make too many ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2007, 19:50
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB

Mike, HMS Manchester was not sunk by air attack- we scuttled it!
She was quite a 'dreadnought', sailed out of the Tyne on gunnery trials, if I recall- as a 7 year old. Probably it was a birthday...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2007, 19:35
Replies: 38
Views: 5,546
Posted By norman atkinson

High Octane Petrol

Now the Supermarine S6B???? Ah, Mike, should I tell him that Boothman flew a Spitfire. With 100 octane, but of course! Air Vice Marshall Sir John Boothman- at RAF Hendon. Used to fly Jimmy Robbs kite...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2007, 17:22
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB

It is quite correct to mention that the Brits could break the Nazi Codes and Messages. Unfortunately, the speed of decoding was manual and painfully slow. I doubt that most important signals could be...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2007, 12:39
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB

I removed my bit because there is little to be gained when Crete was invaded- a year before Enigma was captured.

It was a case of Shakespeare's Chiming Clocks in Rome.
a terminological...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2007, 10:29
Replies: 38
Views: 5,546
Posted By norman atkinson

High Octane Petrol

100 octane- the stuff that won the Battle of Britain was blue/blue as in blue.
Recall that the US hadn't a decent inline engine to run on anything until it got the Merlin---- running on blue petrol....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2007, 09:00
Replies: 38
Views: 5,546
Posted By norman atkinson

High Octane Petrol

Dear me,
Blue of course. This was the Royal Air Force run by little boys with 6 weeks training whilst the rest were on Operation Plainfare- the Berlin Airlift -to lesser mortals.

Having a little...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2007, 08:49
Replies: 48
Views: 12,644
Posted By norman atkinson

Dan Dare

I suspect that the origins are 'trooping' service personnel. This leads me to Marshall Suttons of Beverley in Yorkshire who ran charter in connection with Dan Dare. I had/have a villa in Menorca for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2007, 08:01
Replies: 38
Views: 5,546
Posted By norman atkinson

High Octane Petrol

There is a remarkably accurate account of when the Brits gave a few Hurricane 11's with XX Merlins to the Russians.
There was a problem of fuel. I asserted that Merlins ran on 100 octane.
Google...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2007, 07:36
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB pilots

Blacksheep is more than correct!

Crete fell with the RAF unable to defend its own airfields by its own people. It gave rise to two events. One was the formation of the RAF Regiment and the second...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Nov 2007, 18:02
Replies: 4
Views: 1,156
Posted By norman atkinson

Hurricane 11

I have a record of always Merlins and the 11 had the XX and the 111 got Packard Merlins.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2007, 09:40
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB pilots

It was only a few days ago that I attended a lecture on 'Dreadnoughts' by a guy who was ex RN etc. He got to the number of hits with one ton shells in an engagement. Each shell which missed was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2007, 23:46
Replies: 38
Views: 4,681
Posted By norman atkinson

BoB pilots

According to a recent-ish post war source, the RAF lost 915 aircraft whilst the Luftwaffe lost 1733 from RT Bickers' Battle of Britain.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2007, 19:22
Replies: 13
Views: 1,629
Posted By norman atkinson

Lost Bomber Data Base

I entered 17th April 1942 which was the date that John Nettleton won his VC on the first Lancaster raid to Augsburg. His wing man went in to the target already in flames and he survived 'the Great...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2007, 13:05
Replies: 14
Views: 3,726
Posted By norman atkinson

Diamonds in the Sky

Not Sgt Jim Weston's son by any chance?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2007, 12:40
Replies: 17
Views: 2,346
Posted By norman atkinson

Seen one of these before?

My mother recounted the story of a raid on Tyneside when she was a 'gal'.

The raider saw the newly limed fields in Ponteland- ie North of the present Aerodrome and bombed them. He had assumed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2007, 11:56
Replies: 68
Views: 33,272
Posted By norman atkinson

Shacked up?

Anyone recall Farnborough 1949? Shack Mark one possibly No.1 flew.

Took off with two props feathered and then maintained height on starboard outer. Charles Gardiner, the BBC aviation...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Oct 2007, 07:15
Replies: 8
Views: 2,201
Posted By norman atkinson

Airmens Song Book

In an inebriated practice run before my RAF 31 Squadron Reunion, I scribbled the bit from the sound track of Angel's One Five in reply.
I had no idea of the published works for various ditties....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2007, 22:30
Replies: 57
Views: 14,723
Posted By norman atkinson

Ubiquitos Annie

Ok, fellas but with a memory, the 19's had an an Air Pubs Numbers of
2525 and 2526 for the airframes and cheetahs.

RAF Hendon now the Museum claims that it has all the AP's/
It may help...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2007, 17:05
Replies: 57
Views: 14,723
Posted By norman atkinson

Those Airworthy Ansons

RAF 31 Squadron had 19's and 12's at Hendon.

Does anyone have a photo of one flying around the ski jump at Hamstead Heath?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Aug 2007, 08:28
Replies: 1
Views: 867
Posted By norman atkinson

RAF Hendon PreWar

Thank you for interest and seeing that `149 had a look.

I have now come across a reference to Heyfords doing the same thing earlier!

I began to think that it was 'penile debenture'

N
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2007, 17:14
Replies: 145
Views: 98,629
Posted By norman atkinson

Abandonned and Little Known Airfields

RAF Ouston became Albermarle Barracks.

Does anyone know anything about Air Ministry Book Production and Distribution Unit? It appears- or so the RAF Museum claims on something called a Form SD13....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2007, 06:40
Replies: 1
Views: 867
Posted By norman atkinson

RAF Hendon PreWar

I am currently trying to write something for my Squadron Association- No31 who occupied Hendon in the late 40's, 50's.

As a small boy of perhaps 7, I recall a photograph (1937?) of the Hawker...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th May 2007, 09:22
Replies: 4
Views: 1,603
Posted By norman atkinson

BBMF et al

I missed old Devon C1- VP-981, my old girl. She flew away and was replaced by a 'Dak as a hack' in the BBMF

She was one of RAF 31 Squadron's adoptees at Hendon. Actually she was the private kite...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2007, 15:19
Replies: 6
Views: 3,872
Posted By norman atkinson

RAF Northolt Ops

Johnathan,
Probably you will have read my RAF Antarctic thing here and note the RAF Hendon connection. In 1949, Northolt was satellite to Hendon. It doesn't help you directly but I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2007, 16:48
Replies: 10
Views: 3,549
Posted By norman atkinson

Antarctic Austers

Correction- the needle and thread guy was Sgt Jim Weston- Fitter1

I can't get my head around this Antarctic thing because the Beeb has reported a Post Office. This is OK, I suppose but there is a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2007, 11:47
Replies: 10
Views: 3,549
Posted By norman atkinson

Antarctic Austers

I am indebted for your interest and contributions.
No, I am merely a former 'erk' but was responsible at RAF Hendon- 31 Squadron for helping out the RAF Antarctic Flight who came in with 2 Austers...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd May 2007, 20:29
Replies: 10
Views: 3,549
Posted By norman atkinson

Antarctic Auster 7's

I read with interest the now closed contribution on the above.
What surprised me was that there is no feed back about S/Ldr Brian Walford, F/Lt Tudor's two Austers that went to QueenMaudland in 1949...
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