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28th Jun 2018, 15:37
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Posted By Molemot

Something for you, Danny...came across this by...

Something for you, Danny...came across this by chance! The video seems irrelevant, but the photos further down are better...
...
18th Apr 2018, 19:18
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Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

Following a link on the "Apocryphal SWO Stories"...

Following a link on the "Apocryphal SWO Stories" thread, I poked about a bit and found this...
Bomber pilot's log (http://www.richardgilbert.ca/achart/public_html/bomber.htm)
A tale well worth the...
9th Apr 2018, 15:17
Replies: 34
Views: 8,837
Posted By Molemot

Allow me to recommend Mental Dead Reckoning and...

Allow me to recommend Mental Dead Reckoning and the Clock Code, as taught by the RAF. It's very useful for diversions, in flight corrections and checking that the numbers coming out of the WhizzWheel...
9th Apr 2018, 14:28
Replies: 51
Views: 29,723
Posted By Molemot

Anybody wishing to know more about the...

Anybody wishing to know more about the development of the British Bomb ought to read "Test of Greatness" by Brian Cathcart. Available as a Kindle version from the usual South American river...
23rd Feb 2018, 19:47
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

I saw a péniche in France carrying sand...two...

I saw a péniche in France carrying sand...two children playing in the largest sandpit ever, and a Lotus 7 aft, on top of the cabin...
14th Feb 2018, 12:10
Replies: 143
Views: 48,490
Posted By Molemot

I'm another with the "trapped under wires" thing....

I'm another with the "trapped under wires" thing. In the Japanese animated film "Porco Rosso", there's a scene where the pig hero is taking off in a floatplane from a canal, and it has all the wires...
14th Feb 2018, 12:02
Replies: 11
Views: 2,556
Posted By Molemot

During flying training at Linton in the...

During flying training at Linton in the 70s....our squadron trigraph was Foxtrot Uniform X-ray....(!) Formation callsign was "Sputum"...so we were "Sputum Yellow" or "Sputum Green"....
23rd Dec 2017, 12:07
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Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

I seem to remember that Reg wanted something that...

I seem to remember that Reg wanted something that dropped more and bigger bombs... hence the transfer to the Halifax. This thread continues to be one of the most fascinating and informative anywhere...
17th Dec 2017, 16:44
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Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spitfire-XVI-Pilots-Notes...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spitfire-XVI-Pilots-Notes-Supermarine/dp/0859790460
12th Dec 2017, 11:17
Replies: 23
Views: 7,942
Posted By Molemot

The Lightning prototype's canopy had a habit of...

The Lightning prototype's canopy had a habit of departing the airframe of it's own volition; this is covered in Beamonts book...the first time his helmet tore off. He flew with the helmet taped on...
5th Dec 2017, 16:19
Replies: 23
Views: 10,078
Posted By Molemot

Back before BA got ETOPS clearance for the 777,...

Back before BA got ETOPS clearance for the 777, they were running them from London to Paris. I was airside at TN4 when one of these came in...the very latest thing in the skies. As the passengers...
29th Nov 2017, 11:41
Replies: 29
Views: 6,493
Posted By Molemot

I can recommend "Test of Greatness", by Brian...

I can recommend "Test of Greatness", by Brian Cathcart; an entertaining and informative account of the development of the British bomb. A fascinating mix of science and fumbling.... I've just looked...
21st Nov 2017, 11:34
Replies: 2
Views: 1,858
Posted By Molemot

The technology now exists for models to be flown...

The technology now exists for models to be flown from the cockpit, with a HUD as well...
https://youtu.be/z1JFaaMVByE
14th Nov 2017, 15:22
Replies: 69
Views: 21,967
Posted By Molemot

I was on the helm of one of the boats in the...

I was on the helm of one of the boats in the River Pageant back in 2012. I have never been so cold and wet in my life...as we passed the Queen and her Consort, it occurred to me that if one ever...
27th Oct 2017, 10:17
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

The Solent Sky museum has a Sandringham flying...

The Solent Sky museum has a Sandringham flying boat...this photo shows the engine maintenance platforms...
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/5e/1a/2e/solent-sky-museum.jpg

Very...
27th Oct 2017, 10:06
Replies: 60
Views: 19,003
Posted By Molemot

An in-cockpit video of the current supersonic...

An in-cockpit video of the current supersonic record run, back in 1997...

https://youtu.be/zwh7Hlk6q1I
19th Oct 2017, 15:49
Replies: 90
Views: 25,354
Posted By Molemot

I spent 13 years in the Immigration Service. This...

I spent 13 years in the Immigration Service. This sort of thing would not have happened; it appears the Home Office is now staffed by morons.
3rd Sep 2017, 13:52
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

It's a Typhoon with a Napier engine.... Hawker...

It's a Typhoon with a Napier engine....
Hawker Typhoon RB396 » Restoration (http://hawkertyphoon.com/)
Being restored to flight; they have a seviceable engine.
8th Jun 2017, 09:05
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

Roland Beamont on the Tempest... "Reaching...

Roland Beamont on the Tempest...
"Reaching Newchurch airfield at 480 mph I held "RB" down to 20 ft from the runway and then pulled her up to a 60 ° climb holding it as the speed dropped slowly off...
5th Jun 2017, 11:58
Replies: 34
Views: 5,243
Posted By Molemot

I dislocated my right shoulder in 2000. This did...

I dislocated my right shoulder in 2000. This did for the rotator cuff..and ripped the axilliary nerve, too. I fought furiously to get surgery to repair the rotator cuff, and was finally successful,...
17th May 2017, 09:39
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

Sorry chaps...duff gen. I blame my fingers! It...

Sorry chaps...duff gen. I blame my fingers! It was, indeed, McInnis....I slipped the wrong vowel in there.... Still, those sort of errors can work both ways, and looking for McInnes might yet find...
16th May 2017, 12:38
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

A bit of Googling produced Course 42 at Moncton....

A bit of Googling produced Course 42 at Moncton. Feb 27 1942...amongst whom was V. B. McInnes, who came from Barrie, Ontario. More Googling shows there are still McInnes living in Barrie.....might...
2nd May 2017, 13:15
Replies: 64
Views: 24,744
Posted By Molemot

The first time I was in a Mayday situation, in a...

The first time I was in a Mayday situation, in a Tiger Moth, we didn't have a radio....(!)
2nd May 2017, 13:13
Replies: 51
Views: 29,723
Posted By Molemot

The first three tested didn't work as intended,...

The first three tested didn't work as intended, iirc. The fusion element didn't deliver... got it right in the November test.
20th Apr 2017, 15:34
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

Our home made telly grew as the years went...

Our home made telly grew as the years went by...first it got a second channel when ITV started, then the screen size went up gradually, as broken larger devices were obtained and repaired, ending at...
19th Apr 2017, 10:04
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

My Dad made our first TV set, out of old airborne...

My Dad made our first TV set, out of old airborne radar sets...these used Philips EF50 valves, and that's a story in itself....
The EF50, the tube that helped to win the War...
13th Apr 2017, 17:53
Replies: 76
Views: 22,514
Posted By Molemot

I seem to recall that the Grand Slam was...

I seem to recall that the Grand Slam was 22,000lbs.....(!)
6th Apr 2017, 15:00
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

Hang on in there, Danny....

Hang on in there, Danny....
21st Mar 2017, 13:36
Replies: 45
Views: 19,649
Posted By Molemot

Lighting fires.....yes...... Some years ago I...

Lighting fires.....yes...... Some years ago I cleared a few trees from the bottom of my garden. It was nearly Guy Fawke's Night, so I arranged a mighty bonfire and invited the neighbours. Had some...
17th Mar 2017, 10:59
Replies: 36
Views: 11,317
Posted By Molemot

Russian tyres....a typically simple explanation...

Russian tyres....a typically simple explanation of the canvas showing through. The tyres remains serviceable with up to 3 layers of canvas visible (iirc)...4 layers and you have to change them. No...
13th Mar 2017, 11:59
Replies: 24
Views: 7,395
Posted By Molemot

If you want to see how WE did it, allow me to...

If you want to see how WE did it, allow me to recommend this book....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Test-Greatness-Britains-Struggle-Atomic/0719552257

"Test of Greatness" details the British...
23rd Feb 2017, 14:12
Replies: 9
Views: 2,532
Posted By Molemot

I wonder if they will have other groups of...

I wonder if they will have other groups of children playing the part of the "Morale Raising Battalions".
Yet another worrying development; I have a nasty feeling that we are all being groomed for...
28th Jan 2017, 17:42
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

John Pudney also wrote "For Johnny"...which...

John Pudney also wrote "For Johnny"...which formed part of the film "The Way to the Stars"....

Do not despair
For Johnny-head-in-air;
He sleeps as sound
As Johnny underground.
Fetch out no...
18th Jan 2017, 09:50
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,689
Posted By Molemot

Facebook reminded me this morning that today is...

Facebook reminded me this morning that today is the birthday of our founding father, C. F. Leach...aka Cliffnemo. He lives on in cyberspace.....and his thread endures.
17th Jan 2017, 17:03
Replies: 47
Views: 13,823
Posted By Molemot

Back in 1994, a large number of Americans came...

Back in 1994, a large number of Americans came through Heathrow Terminal 4 where I was an Immigration Officer, it being the 50th anniversary of the Invasion. One came to my desk, with his much...
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