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Forum: Military Aviation

8th Sep 2017, 20:30

Replies: 87

BBMF Grounded

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Posted By Ruperts Trooper

Scampton have emailed that subject to a air test...

Scampton have emailed that subject to a air test tomorrow, the BBMF Lancaster and a Hurricane, plus a Griffon-Spitfire will display at Scampton this weekend

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Jan 2014, 13:40

Replies: 70

US Pave Hawk down

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Posted By Ruperts Trooper

The shingle bank hasn't been washed away - it's...

The shingle bank hasn't been washed away - it's been flattened by being pushed inland.

Since the 1953 floods that shingle bank has been continuously bulldozed into a pyramid of much greater height...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Feb 2008, 21:17

Replies: 43

Height records

Views: 12,294

Posted By Ruperts Trooper

The same article claims the figure of 87,800ft...

The same article claims the figure of 87,800ft was achieved by Flt Lt Dave Roome of 74Sqn out of Tengah in an F6 while doing a PI against an RB-57F on 23rd Oct 1968.

Which was it, a U-2 or an...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Feb 2008, 07:51

Replies: 43

Height records

Views: 12,294

Posted By Ruperts Trooper

It's the Canberra PR9 ceiling I'm trying to find....

It's the Canberra PR9 ceiling I'm trying to find. If they could outfly (height-wise, not in any other way!) the Lightning, presumably 90,000ft plus?

I know it was classified but I'm too old to...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Feb 2008, 21:38

Replies: 32

European and UK Dakota passenger flights under threat!

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Posted By Ruperts Trooper

The EU directive has provision for exemptions -...

The EU directive has provision for exemptions - apparently the CAA hasn't applied to exempt Air Atlantique's DC3s - blame the CAA, not the EU.

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Feb 2008, 21:32

Replies: 43

Height records

Views: 12,294

Posted By Ruperts Trooper

Height records

Wikipedia contains an unconfirmed reference to an RAF Lightning intercepting a U-2 on exercise at 88,000 ft. RAF Canberra crews always maintained that no RAF fighter could match their height.
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