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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2024, 15:52
Replies: 45
Views: 4,069
Posted By l.garey

Not so niche maybe. Could be useful on long, thin...

Not so niche maybe. Could be useful on long, thin routes. For example I flew in Air China 747SP B-2452 Beijing-Sharjah-Frankfurt-Gatwick in 1991. It looked like most other 747s from inside!
Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2024, 09:20
Replies: 30
Views: 12,522
Posted By l.garey

In several of the fantastic photos posted by...

In several of the fantastic photos posted by Senior Pilot, above, it says clearly TURN LEFT. He obviously didn't.
Cheers, Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2024, 10:07
Replies: 63
Views: 6,375
Posted By l.garey

There is another surviving static Heron at the Al...

There is another surviving static Heron at the Al Mahatta museum on the site of the former RAF Sharjah, UAE. It is dressed up as G-ANFE of Gulf Aviation but is in fact...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2023, 09:16
Replies: 1
Views: 841
Posted By l.garey

I just received the sad news that Tony...

I just received the sad news that Tony Tubbenhauer, RAAF, about whom I wrote to mark his hundredth birthday in my post, above, died peacefully in Queensland on 29 September 2023 at the very...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2023, 15:10
Replies: 23
Views: 2,973
Posted By l.garey

I see from my records that I flew back with the...

I see from my records that I flew back with the car from Le Touquet to Lydd in G-APAU on 5.1.1968 having gone out in G-ANWM on 20.12.1967. Sadly I didn't record its markings.
Laurence
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jul 2022, 08:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,987
Posted By l.garey

This caused quite a stir in the Swiss...

This caused quite a stir in the Swiss German-language press, and indeed the poor guy may be forced to resign. The details are somewhat vague, as might be expected. Difficult to imagine a reasonably...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jul 2022, 08:19
Replies: 24
Views: 3,503
Posted By l.garey

I just checked my old records of my PA flights to...

I just checked my old records of my PA flights to Texel by PanAm 727 and 737s in 1982/1983 and see that of the four captains' names that I noted at the time two were clearly not Germanic but two were...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2022, 08:47
Replies: 19
Views: 3,052
Posted By l.garey

Here is a Schlepp at Lausanne in 2011. Laurence...

Here is a Schlepp at Lausanne in 2011.
Laurence
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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Apr 2022, 08:29
Replies: 1
Views: 2,997
Posted By l.garey

Crash of prototype Integral R, France, 12 April 2022

I have just seen that the prototype Integral R crashed in Ariège, France, on 12 April 2022. Sadly both occupants lost their lives.
The Integral R is a specific aerobatic aircraft produced by Aura...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Feb 2022, 08:09
Replies: 10
Views: 7,743
Posted By l.garey

Thanks Dave. Quite right! Pilot DAR: I once had...

Thanks Dave. Quite right!
Pilot DAR: I once had a failed go-around in a Cessna 170 that only had lap straps. Result: passenger with a broken jaw. Still on my mind 45 years later
Laurence
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
25th Feb 2022, 15:55
Replies: 10
Views: 7,743
Posted By l.garey

I found the enquiry report...

I found the enquiry report https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/2375.pdf.
In French, but basically says the engine failed to produce enough power during or soon after takeoff. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2022, 14:01
Replies: 37
Views: 4,993
Posted By l.garey

It enabled me to get from Luton via Keflavik to...

It enabled me to get from Luton via Keflavik to Oakland on a student charter in 1972 on G-AYSI.

Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2022, 14:15
Replies: 8
Views: 1,615
Posted By l.garey

Done. Good luck with the project. I grew up with...

Done. Good luck with the project. I grew up with Miles products.
Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2021, 07:38
Replies: 25
Views: 5,134
Posted By l.garey

Thanks again to those who gave more details to my...

Thanks again to those who gave more details to my original request about the Constellations.
Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2021, 08:09
Replies: 25
Views: 5,134
Posted By l.garey

treadigraph: thanks for that masterful piece of...

treadigraph: thanks for that masterful piece of sleuthing. At last I see them. And thanks, tubby, for the rather good news.
Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2021, 09:15
Replies: 25
Views: 5,134
Posted By l.garey

Thanks treadigraph, but I still can't see them....

Thanks treadigraph, but I still can't see them. Must be well camouflaged! Did any of the DCs or C-97s survive too?
Laurence
PS: I got your link but it's fuzzier than on a big screen. Still can't...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Nov 2021, 08:42
Replies: 25
Views: 5,134
Posted By l.garey

Very interesting film, longer ron. Thanks. I...

Very interesting film, longer ron. Thanks. I remember the tragic days of the Biafran war all too well. Just a question: I assume the abandoned wrecks were filmed at Sao Tome. I wonder what happened...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2021, 13:40
Replies: 14
Views: 5,632
Posted By l.garey

Gayford: are you still there? Re your post: As a...

Gayford: are you still there? Re your post: As a controller at Clutch Radar in the early seventies I always understood that the name related to the “clutch” of RAF stations along the Dutch German...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Aug 2021, 07:40
Replies: 1
Views: 841
Posted By l.garey

Flight Lieutenant Tony Tubbenhauer, RAAF: a hundred years young

It’s not often we have the good fortune to be able to congratulate a former bomber pilot on his hundredth birthday, but today I am happy to do just that. Although I have never met Tony face to face...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd May 2021, 07:57
Replies: 4,988
Views: 737,631
Posted By l.garey

"I think I saw somewhere that F-Wxxx is for...

"I think I saw somewhere that F-Wxxx is for prototypes, but with numerals following the W."

Flightless Parrot: F-Wxxx is used for flight testing, after which the registration reverts to a "normal"...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th May 2021, 13:11
Replies: 19
Views: 4,094
Posted By l.garey

PAXboy: Was you father a pilot? Maybe he learned...

PAXboy: Was you father a pilot? Maybe he learned to fly on the Harvard.

Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Apr 2021, 07:14
Replies: 0
Views: 597
Posted By l.garey

Pilot Officer Arthur Geary, DFC: RIP 13 April 1941

It is 80 years since my third cousin, Pilot Officer Arthur Geary, DFC, died in his Blenheim during a raid on German troops in Greece, the infamous Easter Sunday raid.

Son of a well-known baker in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2021, 08:20
Replies: 15
Views: 2,181
Posted By l.garey

Wonderful film. Brings back memories of my week...

Wonderful film. Brings back memories of my week at Hawkinge in 1958 flying WT918 and XA282, with up to 11 launches in a day. A Cert on the third day after 19 duel with Flt Lt Matthews and Ladley, and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Feb 2021, 08:42
Replies: 278
Views: 59,101
Posted By l.garey

[QUOTE=finfly1;10985938]I was wondering why...

[QUOTE=finfly1;10985938]I was wondering why nobody had mentioned an aircraft with such a totally distinctive sound. Around 1955, I used to tear out of my home with my 8x30 binoculars to watch as they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2021, 08:43
Replies: 278
Views: 59,101
Posted By l.garey

pulse1: the Lincoln had Merlins. The Griffons...

pulse1: the Lincoln had Merlins. The Griffons were on the Shackleton.

Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2021, 07:57
Replies: 278
Views: 59,101
Posted By l.garey

That's very memory-evoking, Lancman. When I was...

That's very memory-evoking, Lancman. When I was in the ATC in the 1950s I was lucky enough to fly in the Lincolns at Upwood. It was rare to be alongside the pilot (if not, my favourite spots were in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2021, 09:22
Replies: 278
Views: 59,101
Posted By l.garey

Some pleasant memories on this thread! I'm old...

Some pleasant memories on this thread!
I'm old enough to remember hearing B-36s in Eastern England in the 1950s. Unmistakable even if I didn't always see them. And the few times I did see one it...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Nov 2020, 07:43
Replies: 2
Views: 2,605
Posted By l.garey

This sad story is made even more tragic with...

This sad story is made even more tragic with local media reports of evidence that the pilot may have taken his own life in this incident. He was a very well respected member of the local community...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2020, 07:10
Replies: 8
Views: 1,644
Posted By l.garey

Sorry about that 2 sheds. I did reply but maybe I...

Sorry about that 2 sheds. I did reply but maybe I deleted it instead of sending it ?? It was just to say thanks for the suggestion. In fact I got another PM with the information I needed, but I am...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2020, 13:41
Replies: 8
Views: 1,644
Posted By l.garey

Thanks 2 sheds. I've replied to your message. ...

Thanks 2 sheds. I've replied to your message.

Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2020, 07:22
Replies: 8
Views: 1,644
Posted By l.garey

Thanks, dduxbury for that information. I'll...

Thanks, dduxbury for that information. I'll follow it up.

Laurence
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2020, 09:26
Replies: 8
Views: 1,644
Posted By l.garey

Thanks for the reply Geriaviator, and the story. ...

Thanks for the reply Geriaviator, and the story.

I also got some information from Don Clark www.211squadron.org (http://www.211squadron.org/) with a photograph of the installation in the Mark I. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Nov 2020, 08:04
Replies: 8
Views: 1,644
Posted By l.garey

Blenheim Mk I: WOP/AG seat

My third cousin was Pilot Officer Arthur Charles Geary, DFC, a wireless operator/air gunner with 211 Squadron on the Blenheim Mk I. I am in the process of writing a short article about his career,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2020, 13:53
Replies: 75
Views: 28,242
Posted By l.garey

I think I see only 6 Moths in that picture, of...

I think I see only 6 Moths in that picture, of which the second appears to be G-EBVx (maybe K, but not sure). The first one could be the G-ABHN that you mentioned, but might not be! Which one our...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2020, 07:17
Replies: 75
Views: 28,242
Posted By l.garey

Brilliant. Thanks! Laurence

Brilliant. Thanks!

Laurence
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