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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2023, 19:46
Replies: 16
Views: 4,337
Posted By ARCHIE1

RAF AKROTIRI Front Door Smell

I believe it was jasmine too. Summer of 1990 and we were one of the first, if not the first VC10 route activation crews for Op Granby. Spent the night on makeshift bedding in the Officers' Mess after...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2020, 19:40
Replies: 25
Views: 6,721
Posted By ARCHIE1

My money would be on Cyprus. 114 Sqn flew...

My money would be on Cyprus. 114 Sqn flew Chipmunk T10s out of RAF Nicosia on internal security duties during the Cyprus emergency 1958/59. Those are olive trees down below and you don't get many of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2020, 08:32
Replies: 14
Views: 3,281
Posted By ARCHIE1

XV104 James McCudden VC

I navigated (remember them?) XV104 all over the world many times between '77 and '94. Destinations such as Hong Kong, Washington Dulles and Calgary feature frequently in my logbooks, with Thumrait...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2020, 19:11
Replies: 35
Views: 10,989
Posted By ARCHIE1

Compass amplifiers, navstar1, the control boxes...

Compass amplifiers, navstar1, the control boxes for the port and starboard gyro magnetic compasses which feed all the other compass displays around the flight deck (correction: apart from the standby...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2020, 16:08
Replies: 35
Views: 10,989
Posted By ARCHIE1

XM 496 NAV'S POSITION

Now now, just to reassure the travelling public, that is of course a photo of a museum piece, currently preserved at Cotswold Airport Kemble and open for viewing every other Sunday (see XM496.com)....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2019, 10:36
Replies: 18
Views: 4,306
Posted By ARCHIE1

Throttle Lever Colours

This may not answer the question fully but, as a member of the team preserving XM496 at Kemble, my answer when asked by visitors why the throttles are topped with different colours, is usually that...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2018, 18:46
Replies: 116
Views: 32,519
Posted By ARCHIE1

Following Argosy conversion at Thorney Island in...

Following Argosy conversion at Thorney Island in mid-63, those pilots and navigators on my course destined for 105 Sqn undertook a short bombing course at RAF Lindholme followed by an air photography...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2018, 17:14
Replies: 28
Views: 6,531
Posted By ARCHIE1

Sorry to see that. Staff Nav '69 and GD...

Sorry to see that. Staff Nav '69 and GD Aerosystems '73. Lots of memories but it certainly seemed to be one of the most relaxed and well run Officers' Messes I ever encountered, probably because, as...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Sep 2017, 19:08
Replies: 0
Views: 1,581
Posted By ARCHIE1

XM496

Dear Pruners

We know what it is - XM496, the last surviving RAF Bristol Britannia; we know approximately when it was - very early 1960s, from the livery, black props and no star name; but we would...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th May 2015, 20:09
Replies: 8
Views: 5,200
Posted By ARCHIE1

Britannia performance - take off run required

The difficulty here is that the Take Off Distance Available (TODA - paved run plus clearway over which to climb to a screen height) and the Take Off Run Available (TORA - paved surface alone) are...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2015, 20:53
Replies: 33
Views: 6,707
Posted By ARCHIE1

METEOR

Eleven or so hours in the back seat of various NF14(T)s, 1 ANS, RAF Stradishall, April 63. One of the ANS fleet is in the Jet Age Museum at Staverton (recommended); another, which is in my log book,...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2014, 21:55
Replies: 32
Views: 5,813
Posted By ARCHIE1

I met and fell in love with Mrs Archie1 just over...

I met and fell in love with Mrs Archie1 just over 50 years ago at Headley Court, in the days when the Orderly Officer used to raise and lower the flag from his wheelchair and MRAF Lord Tedder was an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2013, 20:24
Replies: 31
Views: 8,826
Posted By ARCHIE1

And, just to even things up, I was on 511. Not...

And, just to even things up, I was on 511. Not that there was much inter-squadron rivalry, especially as we shared the pooled aircraft fleet. But I must say those pictures of 496 at Thule show just...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2013, 20:00
Replies: 31
Views: 6,369
Posted By ARCHIE1

THANKS

I was an air transport 3-star fix navigator throughout and only encountered the Mears Slide on academic courses such as the Staff Nav and Aerosystems but I would like to express my thanks and...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2011, 06:32
Replies: 7
Views: 3,774
Posted By ARCHIE1

THE SHEPHERD

Thanks for that. I have the book, which I have read many times, but nothing so evocative as listening to the story again, read elegantly, in a darkened conservatory under a starlit sky with just a...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2010, 20:00
Replies: 11
Views: 1,916
Posted By ARCHIE1

Just a pedantic note here. It's Britannia with...

Just a pedantic note here. It's Britannia with one 't' not two. Brittany Ferries have two 't's but then that's where they are from whereas the Whispering Giant was British. I only mention this...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jun 2010, 15:00
Replies: 5,917
Views: 813,849
Posted By ARCHIE1

Southrop, Gloucestershire?

Southrop, Gloucestershire?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2010, 05:40
Replies: 62
Views: 20,886
Posted By ARCHIE1

Sad day. I remember these two from as far back as...

Sad day. I remember these two from as far back as 1976, my first tour on 10 Sqn. At the time, XV109 seemed to be undergoing a very deep major in Base Hangar and bore the logo 'Enola Gay' daubed on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2009, 18:17
Replies: 3,441
Views: 721,987
Posted By ARCHIE1

Thank you, Spewing Stew. An impressive display in...

Thank you, Spewing Stew. An impressive display in any colour scheme....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2009, 18:04
Replies: 5,917
Views: 813,849
Posted By ARCHIE1

Sorry for the delay, everyone. Nothing to add so...

Sorry for the delay, everyone. Nothing to add so OPEN HOUSE!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2009, 22:42
Replies: 5,917
Views: 813,849
Posted By ARCHIE1

.. Hucknall?

.. Hucknall?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2009, 06:11
Replies: 85
Views: 13,213
Posted By ARCHIE1

Beat me to it, FoxtrotAlpha18! I was about to say...

Beat me to it, FoxtrotAlpha18! I was about to say that, while there were lots of Meteors about during my childhood in the UK, it took until a couple of years ago for me to be introduced to that F8...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Apr 2009, 19:26
Replies: 13
Views: 5,571
Posted By ARCHIE1

You are right -'Beyond the Blue Horizon' by...

You are right -'Beyond the Blue Horizon' by Alexander Frater first published 1986. I have a much thumbed and well loved copy in front of me as I write. Frater was however writing more about Imperial...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Apr 2009, 06:05
Replies: 12
Views: 1,336
Posted By ARCHIE1

Thanks for those two videos everyone. Not a dry...

Thanks for those two videos everyone. Not a dry eye in the house here!

India Four Two. You were probably waiting for Flight No. 6369 operated on 9 Apr 69 by Britannia XM 518 Captain Flt Lt...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2009, 07:57
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,413
Posted By ARCHIE1

Thanks, evansb. OPEN HOUSE!

Thanks, evansb.

OPEN HOUSE!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2009, 06:35
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,413
Posted By ARCHIE1

Tunis El Aounia (Carthage). Air France Languedoc....

Tunis El Aounia (Carthage). Air France Languedoc. Lovely aircraft.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2009, 18:44
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,413
Posted By ARCHIE1

LFLX Chateauroux Deols?

LFLX Chateauroux Deols?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Feb 2009, 20:39
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,413
Posted By ARCHIE1

Lots of straight lines out there. Canada?

Lots of straight lines out there. Canada?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2009, 20:34
Replies: 40
Views: 15,493
Posted By ARCHIE1

There's one just been donated (last Tuesday) to...

There's one just been donated (last Tuesday) to HQ Thames Valley Wing ATC at Abingdon. Probably slimmer than 42" but I could just about get into it last week even at my advanced age and waistline....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2009, 17:23
Replies: 19
Views: 6,427
Posted By ARCHIE1

I see from the BBC News on-line that 'Harrier...

I see from the BBC News on-line that 'Harrier jets on the island train for search and rescue operations'! I suppose it was the juxtaposition of 84 Sqn and the Harrier on the same page that confused...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2008, 18:11
Replies: 17
Views: 3,358
Posted By ARCHIE1

RAF Hornchurch 1959. 16 years old. CCF cadet....

RAF Hornchurch 1959. 16 years old. CCF cadet. Started on an A-frame basic glider, launched by bungee, straight hops only. Continued to the T31 Cadet and the T21 Sedburgh, winch launched. Soloed on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2008, 21:28
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,413
Posted By ARCHIE1

Thank you. I don't have anything suitable...

Thank you.

I don't have anything suitable to hand so it's Open House or as Captain Renault (left of screen) would have said - "Round up the usual suspects!"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Aug 2008, 21:01
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,413
Posted By ARCHIE1

Van Nuys Metropolitan

Van Nuys Metropolitan
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jul 2008, 08:07
Replies: 150
Views: 25,930
Posted By ARCHIE1

My schoolboy Dinky Toys included an Airspeed...

My schoolboy Dinky Toys included an Airspeed Envoy, 2 x Hawker Tempests, a Gloster Meteor and a BOAC Comet 1. No need to rely on my very old memory either: they are all sitting there, worn down to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jun 2008, 04:02
Replies: 67
Views: 17,301
Posted By ARCHIE1

Oz Belfast

Just to drift away from Southend for a moment, I noticed RP-C8020 at Cairns yesterday, Friday 27 June. She was tucked right in amongst a couple of 727s and smaller fry. Is that the normal off-duty...
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