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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2023, 09:41
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,908
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks for the clarification, Raikum. And in...

Thanks for the clarification, Raikum. And in particular your closing observation:
"The irony of course is that it could be said that the pilot's legal advisors didn't disagree that the pilot's...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 22:56
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,908
Posted By Chris Scott

No, we've already discussed the gross negligence...

No, we've already discussed the gross negligence part. Perhaps I should have highlighted my relevant sentence on "gross-negligence manslaughter". As a layman, I find it hard to contemplate that a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 21:27
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,908
Posted By Chris Scott

You present a plausible argument, Easy Street,...

You present a plausible argument, Easy Street, but haven't yet addressed the point I made in my first post...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 15:51
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,908
Posted By Chris Scott

The conduct of the medical clinicians in that...

The conduct of the medical clinicians in that case took place during a period of over 24 hours, during which they were able to confer with fellow doctors and the nursing staff who had first alerted...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 09:04
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,908
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks for that, Dave. I'm new to this thread and...

Thanks for that, Dave. I'm new to this thread and the post-inquest discussion, but am curious about the following extract you've included from H.M. Coroner's findings:
"40. [Mr Hill's] flying was...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 12:30
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, Prof, I'll pass it on. I can honestly say...

Thanks, Prof, I'll pass it on. I can honestly say that the contributions on and arising from this thread have helped me to glean far more about Tony's National Service than I ever expected. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 09:33
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks for that, Timelord and sycamore. Think...

Thanks for that, Timelord and sycamore. Think that will now have to wait till after the funeral.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 21:01
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Footnote...

Thanks for that link to the Scottish Saltire Aircrew Association (http://aircrew-saltire.org/lib239.html), SF. Well written and most illuminating.

It's now become clear that Tony had no previous...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2023, 21:12
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, it's a thought. At AST Perth (Scone) in...

Thanks, it's a thought. At AST Perth (Scone) in the 1960s, we used exercise codes that were similar but, I concluded, not quite the same as the RCAF ones. However, I think we are all fairly au-fait...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2023, 18:18
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

See what you mean, Squipdit F. (Unlike me, Tony...

See what you mean, Squipdit F. (Unlike me, Tony didn't fly the A320. More of a long-haul man.)

You seem to have nailed it ! I infer that the camera was facing north-west, so the skyscrapers of...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 19:17
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, Squipdit Fashions and Imagegear. On the...

Thanks, Squipdit Fashions and Imagegear. On the basis of what you've identified, it seems to be the Empress of France and, therefore, the return journey from Montreal to Liverpool in 1958.

Any...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 13:59
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

RMS Empress of France (1928 - 1960) Photo...

RMS Empress of France (1928 - 1960)
Photo courtesy of
LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Canadian Pacific liner EMPRESS OF FRANCE (ex DUCHESS OF BEDFORD) of 1928...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 11:51
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

I did wonder if any ship afficionados might be...

I did wonder if any ship afficionados might be able to distinguish between the deck rails of the Liberté and the Empress of France !

Thanks for the extra Gazette entry, from which I infer you...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2023, 21:42
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

In case it helps, here's the full width of the...

In case it helps, here's the full width of the background in the original image:
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x518/img_7196_copy_82a610f88447410dc1208687048bce4ec17e695f.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 17:56
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

I'm now most grateful to someone who saw this...

I'm now most grateful to someone who saw this thread and offered to look at the immigration records of sailings, given the subject's name. He has come up with the following:

Departed Southampton...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 10:43
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, SF! That's very interesting. The good...

Thanks, SF! That's very interesting. The good news is that his daughter seems to have access to some or all of his logbooks, so we should be able to learn if he followed the type progression in...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2023, 21:59
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks again, everyone. There are three entries...

Thanks again, everyone. There are three entries in the London Gazette which are confirmed as relating to his National Service:
Cadet Pilot 30/4/57;
Acting Pilot Officer regraded to Flying Officer,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 17:12
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Am most grateful to you guys for your speedy and...

Am most grateful to you guys for your speedy and pertinent responses. Yes, his logbooks - as always with aircrew - should answer many questions, if they can be found. The problem for his daughters...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 15:12
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Indeed it does, Prof. An ex-RAF friend was...

Indeed it does, Prof.

An ex-RAF friend was also unsure if the ring was broad enough to be Flying Officer.

The London Gazette has a Pilot Officer of the same surname and initials, and with a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 14:27
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks. Would the change of cap have been swift...

Thanks. Would the change of cap have been swift after the Queen acceded in 1952, or did the wheels turn but slowly?

Is there any weather significance in what seem to be brown leather gloves?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 14:19
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Yes, and he was barely 17 at the Queen's...

Yes, and he was barely 17 at the Queen's accession.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 12:22
Replies: 69
Views: 21,311
Posted By Chris Scott

Can anyone date and place this photo, please?

An ex-colleague airline pilot has just died, aged 88, and his daughter, while sifting through old photos, is trying to work out when and where this one was taken, and what he was doing there:
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2021, 23:36
Replies: 278
Views: 58,946
Posted By Chris Scott

After taking a break from PPRuNe, just stumbled...

After taking a break from PPRuNe, just stumbled on this super thread. There are just too many distinctive and charismatic engine sounds in my head, but I'll start with the P&W R-1830 Twin Wasp (well,...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2021, 13:18
Replies: 11
Views: 4,428
Posted By Chris Scott

Yes indeed, megan. Sad to say, many students who...

Yes indeed, megan. Sad to say, many students who flew with Ernie - including some at Scone in the late 1960s - are no longer in a position to congratulate him.

[EDIT]
Anyone lacking the spare...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2021, 11:33
Replies: 11
Views: 4,428
Posted By Chris Scott

A video of Ernie's virtual, pre-birthday...

A video of Ernie's virtual, pre-birthday celebration yesterday evening, hosted by East Scotland University Air Sqn (Leuchars), with special guest AVM Ross Paterson and an audience on Teams of about...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2021, 00:10
Replies: 11
Views: 4,428
Posted By Chris Scott

Flt Lt Ernie Holmes, DFC

Ernie Holmes celebrates his 100th birthday today, January 29th. He remains in remarkably good health and may be the only surviving flight-crew member of the Pathfinders.

A Lancaster captain with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2020, 13:27
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks for that. Many of us would never have...

Thanks for that. Many of us would never have realised we'd flown a VC12!

An AAIB accident report (https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/vickers-vc8-viscount-g-aoyi-25-may-1986) refers to a V806 Viscount...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Dec 2020, 22:27
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

Probably because it replaced this: ...

Probably because it replaced this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_V-1000
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Dec 2020, 20:34
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

My fault, in raising the wing-bending relief and...

My fault, in raising the wing-bending relief and consequent economy provided by wing-mounted engines - particularly two per side, as on your DC-8 - that would penalise any neo-VC10 design.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Dec 2020, 16:39
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

Gordon Corps

Yes indeed. In the ARB/CAA, I see he eventually succeeded D P Davies* as Chief Test Pilot, before moving to Airbus at Toulouse as an engineering test-pilot around 1982, in time to work on the A310...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Dec 2020, 00:24
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

Yes, it's hard to justify a specification that...

Yes, it's hard to justify a specification that was forced on to Vickers primarily by, I think it's not unfair to say, a state airline that did not need to make money (and, AFAIK, never did). But what...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Dec 2020, 13:16
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

48 tonnes of freight on a DC-8-54F? The max on...

48 tonnes of freight on a DC-8-54F? The max on the contemporary B707-320C was about 39 tonnes (including the pallets). I thought the DC-8-50F was only a tonne or so more than that.

But, returning...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2020, 22:13
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

You've covered a lot of ground, even in the two...

You've covered a lot of ground, even in the two paragraphs I've quoted. I'll give it a try, in the order of your asking:

If you were asking about the conventionally-engined A320 family,as opposed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2020, 11:10
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

Great post, Genghis. Re "systems that should...

Great post, Genghis.

Re "systems that should stay firmly in the 1960s where they belong", just want to point out for the information of others that the systems on the VC10 - a second-generation...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2020, 10:34
Replies: 189
Views: 43,544
Posted By Chris Scott

Hi megan, Not the redundancy aspects, although...

Hi megan,
Not the redundancy aspects, although they remain relevant for certification and performance: simply the issue of wing-bending relief, which would appear to be better with two engines...
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