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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2023, 16:28
Replies: 3
Views: 612
Posted By 233SQN

Many thanks.... I think was in a very poor state...

Many thanks.... I think was in a very poor state late 60s and I remember seeing the fuel tank dumped by the railway line after 86 Sqn moved premises to the Heston TA Centre and parts of a seat...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2023, 12:22
Replies: 3
Views: 612
Posted By 233SQN

Air Cadet Tiger Moth in Hounslow?

Does anyone have any recollections, details or best of all pictures of a Tiger Moth that stood on the site of 86 Sqn Heston and Isleworth Air Cadets when they were based behind Hounslow East tube...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2022, 08:13
Replies: 63
Views: 34,657
Posted By 233SQN

The P51 in the picture is the right model, right...

The P51 in the picture is the right model, right Fighter group, right everything etc and I was told by an eyewitness to the aftermath of the crash when researching this about 7 years ago that he...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2022, 18:51
Replies: 63
Views: 34,657
Posted By 233SQN

Wasn't "Ticket Home" the name of Gaston Riggs'...

Wasn't "Ticket Home" the name of Gaston Riggs' P51 that crashed into Grange Farm?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2021, 20:23
Replies: 41
Views: 10,894
Posted By 233SQN

Anyone able to add anything to this picture?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/702x960/hurri_ea1d87b9fcb1121f0b776198d5b6f1c52fcfbebf.jpg

Folks.... this picture regularly crops up on our local history FB group (the Hurricane...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2021, 15:45
Replies: 16
Views: 2,650
Posted By 233SQN

RAF flypasts over London

Hello all.

As child I grew up in Hounslow under the approach to LHR 28R. I have vague recollections of RAF flypasts, I think, to mark the Queen's birthday and I'm guessing it was late 60s.

I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2020, 20:14
Replies: 6
Views: 1,699
Posted By 233SQN

Thanks folks.... I knew you would know!

Thanks folks.... I knew you would know!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2020, 20:41
Replies: 6
Views: 1,699
Posted By 233SQN

An easy one for you guys!

Folks... can anyone tell me the details/reg etc of the Tiger Moth that spent its final days with 86 Sqn (Heston and Isleworth) Air Cadets at their HQ in Hounslow? It was there up until about 1970...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jun 2009, 21:41
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

I too would be up for a bit of exploring.....I...

I too would be up for a bit of exploring.....I live in Worcester but get down to London frequently.... and my dog is getting fed up of Perdiswell, Throckmorton and Defford!!

Oldandslow...I would...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jun 2009, 12:37
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

Really?? Where abouts? Can you post a...

Really??

Where abouts? Can you post a Google Earth picture with an arrow or something?

I always thought that Hounslow Areodrome would make a good (if unusual ) subject for a Time Team...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2009, 17:49
Replies: 178
Views: 73,306
Posted By 233SQN

As a VR(T) officer I have organised countless AEF...

As a VR(T) officer I have organised countless AEF trips for cadets... it remains the highlight of their time with the ACO.

AEF pilots do a fantastic job giving these youngsters an experience...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2009, 14:29
Replies: 5
Views: 1,903
Posted By 233SQN

71 MU, Premier Garage, Bath road Slough??

am researching the crash of a P51B Mustang in 1945, near Heston Aerodrome

Amongst the accident report paperwork I have is a memo to 71 MU, Premier Garage, Bath road Slough. They were responsible...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2008, 22:37
Replies: 46
Views: 49,715
Posted By 233SQN

Mike Lithgow BAC 1-11 crash site, 1963

quote from Wikipedia:

Lithgow was pilot of the prototype BAC One-Eleven (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_One-Eleven) G-ASHG when on 22 October 1963 the aircraft entered a deep stall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2008, 22:31
Replies: 37
Views: 20,992
Posted By 233SQN

or about 15 yrs ago (?)the BA 747 that was making...

or about 15 yrs ago (?)the BA 747 that was making a night time ILS approach to Heathrow's 27R in clag and on making visual at a couple of hundred feet realigned with the A4 Bath Road thinking it was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Oct 2008, 14:47
Replies: 214
Views: 121,260
Posted By 233SQN

they crop up regularly on Ebay... I bought one...

they crop up regularly on Ebay... I bought one the other week for a couple of quid....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Sep 2008, 13:16
Replies: 7
Views: 9,365
Posted By 233SQN

is that 1919?? if so that would be 10 years...

is that 1919?? if so that would be 10 years before Heston Aerdorome was built....should it be Hounslow?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Sep 2008, 17:55
Replies: 214
Views: 121,260
Posted By 233SQN

No Completely different.... This tower was on the...

No Completely different.... This tower was on the North side and was built as part of the military expansion, but continued in use into the civilian period.

The original control tower attached to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Sep 2008, 07:00
Replies: 150
Views: 25,883
Posted By 233SQN

try The unofficial reference to vintage...

try
The unofficial reference to vintage Matchbox kits (http://www.matchboxkits.org/)

and these may aslo be of interest too...

- The Airfix Tribute Forum - :: Index...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Sep 2008, 12:11
Replies: 214
Views: 121,260
Posted By 233SQN

This first shot is view from the Queens building...

This first shot is view from the Queens building in th every early 60's. The original Fairey Hangar is in th middle distance. The white "square building" on the corner of the hangar was the original...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Sep 2008, 07:50
Replies: 35
Views: 9,380
Posted By 233SQN

Does this picture help? Is that the cutting to...

Does this picture help? Is that the cutting to the top left??

The picture was taken in 1964 during the construction of the M4
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Sep 2008, 07:29
Replies: 63
Views: 34,657
Posted By 233SQN

Wow thanks for that.... great link. Anyone...

Wow thanks for that.... great link.

Anyone know exactly where Big moose came down?? The reports suggest in landed in a cornfield... could this have been the Wheatlands at Heston or was this too...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Sep 2008, 18:55
Replies: 35
Views: 9,380
Posted By 233SQN

I have always been puzzled by an odd bit of...

I have always been puzzled by an odd bit of tarmac track that still exists... could this be the U turn to which you refer???

see The Airfields Of Greater London Heston...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Sep 2008, 18:06
Replies: 63
Views: 34,657
Posted By 233SQN

Heston: wartime crashes and incidents

As suggested by A30yoyo.... I thought I would start a Heston wartime crashes thread, as there a few interesting ones coming out of the woodwork.

To kick off, here is an account found on th net
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Sep 2008, 09:28
Replies: 35
Views: 9,380
Posted By 233SQN

Hello A30yoyo... great to see and hear more...

Hello A30yoyo... great to see and hear more Heston memories and correspondence!!



How did you fair searching for Heston Airport bar?? I have a few very poor pictures and some contemporary...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2008, 14:12
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

1945 Mustang that crashed after clipping the Grange Farmhouse

There is an interesting thread developing regarding the Mustang that crashed after clipping the Grange Farmhouse whilst trying to make an emergency landing at Heston in 1945.... see
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2008, 12:13
Replies: 35
Views: 9,380
Posted By 233SQN

That's interesting.... I have been collecting and...

That's interesting.... I have been collecting and researching Heston Airport history for years .... but I don't have much post closure stuff, but I'll have a look.

Do you know roughly where on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2008, 09:39
Replies: 214
Views: 121,260
Posted By 233SQN

Some great memories here.... As someone...

Some great memories here....

As someone who grew up in Hounslow (underneath 28R) and later lived in Harlington and Sipson I also have lots of memeories... here are a few (which seem difficult to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2008, 20:18
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

There's a new playground there now.... if you...

There's a new playground there now.... if you click on the
birds' eye (as opposed to map) view on that link you can see the new soft play site slightly to the west.

Ho hum....oh to have a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Aug 2008, 19:27
Replies: 8
Views: 1,159
Posted By 233SQN

London Transport Chiswick Works (major bus...

London Transport Chiswick Works (major bus overhaul works) built Halifax sections (and were geographically quite close to Park Royal) and would add some credence to the comfortable seat theory......
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Aug 2008, 19:22
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

There was a blister hanger still in existence up...

There was a blister hanger still in existence up to the late 60s early 70s that stood in the corner of the junction of Convent Way and North Hyde Lane, see

The Airfields Of Greater London Heston...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2007, 21:18
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

I would be up for a walk of the sites... but work...

I would be up for a walk of the sites... but work commitments would mean it would need to be after September 30th (our year-end!)
I now live in Worcester, but used to live locally and know all the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Aug 2007, 16:41
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

In the case of Hanworth, have a look at the photo...

In the case of Hanworth, have a look at the photo of the Graf Zeppelin over the aerodrome in 1932 http://www.cdrake.co.uk/Images/Felth...ark%201932.jpg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2007, 22:08
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

The Heston Control Tower complex was demolished...

The Heston Control Tower complex was demolished in 1978, and was recorded by a photographer form the City of London Museum, I have copies of the contact sheets, very sad.

The large hanger...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2007, 19:40
Replies: 69
Views: 34,867
Posted By 233SQN

Heston Hanworth and Hounslow

Whilst searching web for stuff on Heston Aerodrome, I came across an intersting thread (2004,now closed...see http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=151003&page=2) with DOC.400 and others...
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