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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2024, 06:53
Replies: 23
Views: 3,051
Posted By brakedwell

The Aero 45 we escorted to Bahrain was VH-DUB on...

The Aero 45 we escorted to Bahrain was VH-DUB on July 5th 1960.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2024, 07:03
Replies: 50
Views: 19,644
Posted By brakedwell

It was the same in the past!. This was RAF...

It was the same in the past!. This was RAF Sharjah in March 1960.
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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 12:01
Replies: 52
Views: 16,190
Posted By brakedwell

it must have been quite a squeeze. I used to...

it must have been quite a squeeze. I used to visit Roborough in a Coastal Command Com Flight Anson quite regularly and I frightened myself several times after landing on the downhill grass slope with...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 10:55
Replies: 173
Views: 30,242
Posted By brakedwell

I remember two met men at RAF Bovingdon in the...

I remember two met men at RAF Bovingdon in the early sixties. One was very short of hair and had a lump on top of his head. We called him Cu Nim Charlie and he was very optimistic in his forecasts....
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2024, 16:42
Replies: 23
Views: 10,952
Posted By brakedwell

I was ay Lajes for three months from December to...

I was ay Lajes for three months from December to February and if I remember correctly the wind was nearly alway westerrly - down the runway.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2024, 16:14
Replies: 23
Views: 10,952
Posted By brakedwell

I remember it used to be very windy at Lajes! ...

I remember it used to be very windy at Lajes!


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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Mar 2024, 08:16
Replies: 691
Views: 300,460
Posted By brakedwell

That is the one, although I arrived at Bovingdon...

That is the one, although I arrived at Bovingdon in September 1961. It was used rarely, mainly for RAF air to air photography and by the odd Fighter Command senior officer. I really did fancy a go in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2024, 16:24
Replies: 691
Views: 300,460
Posted By brakedwell

When I was on Coastal Com at Bovingdon in 1961/2...

When I was on Coastal Com at Bovingdon in 1961/2 Fighter Com had a Very nice Meteor NF 14. Having flown the Meteor 7 and 8 at Nicosia I tried to have a go with the Fighter Com Meteor, but failed,even...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2024, 08:25
Replies: 29
Views: 2,648
Posted By brakedwell

Best one? It very likely depended on the pilot...

Best one? It very likely depended on the pilot flying the type.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Mar 2024, 10:12
Replies: 29
Views: 2,648
Posted By brakedwell

It was along time ago when I flew the single and...

It was along time ago when I flew the single and dual seat Vampire and Meteors, Some RAF Canadian trained Shooting star pilots arrived at RAF Swinderby for UK acclimatisation courses on the Vampire....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Feb 2024, 09:46
Replies: 3
Views: 1,077
Posted By brakedwell

Very interesting. When I was on a Boeing 757...

Very interesting. When I was on a Boeing 757 conversion course at Seattle in Feb/Mar 1983, Richard Curry, the B52 Boeing pilot was my sim/flt instructor for the course. He told us about his B52...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2024, 17:55
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

browndhc2 The photo was taken at Thule AFB,...

browndhc2

The photo was taken at Thule AFB, on a polar Navigation flight up to the North Pole with Spec N Nav’s at the end of their course. We were airborne over 11 hours on that flight.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2024, 16:07
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

They were nav equipment aerials, which were...

They were nav equipment aerials, which were fitted to all the RAF Brits. but I can't remember which....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jan 2024, 08:45
Replies: 104
Views: 36,990
Posted By brakedwell

Yes, I agree. I was flying southwest of Lincoln,...

Yes, I agree. I was flying southwest of Lincoln, so I think it could have come out of Rolls Royce's airfield at Hucknall.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jan 2024, 07:25
Replies: 691
Views: 300,460
Posted By brakedwell

That is a very nice photo of Bovingdon QUAKUKGF....

That is a very nice photo of Bovingdon QUAKUKGF. It brings back memories of my mushroom picking from the grass in the left hand bottom corner!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2024, 09:23
Replies: 104
Views: 36,990
Posted By brakedwell

They seemed to use all types to test engines in...

They seemed to use all types to test engines in those days. I was flying a Vampire 5 out of Swinderby in 1957 and on reaching about FL 310 I saw a DC3 ahead of me! Closing in, I could see it had two...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jan 2024, 07:55
Replies: 90
Views: 57,968
Posted By brakedwell

While standing underneath a Shackleton, I took...

While standing underneath a Shackleton, I took these two photos at Lajes Field in 1957!




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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2023, 10:00
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

Listen who;s talking!

Listen who;s talking!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2023, 15:05
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

They all look so young! I got a bit invoved with...

They all look so young! I got a bit invoved with the War Lover as I did two two hour flight in an Anson with the main door rewmoved and the camera man shooting pictures of passing clouds, which were...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2023, 10:56
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

It was a long time ago and we were both very...

It was a long time ago and we were both very young!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2023, 10:23
Replies: 76
Views: 18,965
Posted By brakedwell

I got on very well with Shirley Anne Field when...

I got on very well with Shirley Anne Field when she was filming the War Lover at Bovingdon.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 15:43
Replies: 76
Views: 16,097
Posted By brakedwell

Can I have one of those Orrificer cap badges...

Can I have one of those Orrificer cap badges please!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2023, 15:36
Replies: 94
Views: 19,528
Posted By brakedwell

I was very lucky to have a good instructor durng...

I was very lucky to have a good instructor durng my Piston Provost course at Ternhill in the mid fifties. He had been on Spitfires during the war and he came from a family that owned a large farm...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2023, 09:29
Replies: 33
Views: 5,373
Posted By brakedwell

I remember the return of the forage cap in the...

I remember the return of the forage cap in the early seventies. It seemed to be very good for use on our long haul routes, so I purchased one, although I was one of the very few users on the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Nov 2023, 15:54
Replies: 8
Views: 764
Posted By brakedwell

I remember Ramridge Park from my childhood days...

I remember Ramridge Park from my childhood days around 1948. My mother was the Head Teacher of the Weyhill Village School, where we lived and which was just up the road from the RAF Ramridge, which...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2023, 09:38
Replies: 63
Views: 10,760
Posted By brakedwell

I remember the aircraft arriving at Odiham for...

I remember the aircraft arriving at Odiham for the review in 1953 as I was at boarding school three miles south of the airfield. It partly inspired to join the RAF two years later!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2023, 09:44
Replies: 72
Views: 5,303
Posted By brakedwell

My gliding experience is extremely limited! In...

My gliding experience is extremely limited! In 1961 I returned from RAF Bahrain and joined the Coastal Command Comunications Flight. In November 61 I was given a secondary duty! O/C Coastal Command...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2023, 08:40
Replies: 12
Views: 1,693
Posted By brakedwell

My memory has faded, but I remember the time I...

My memory has faded, but I remember the time I was with IAS. I joined on the Britannia in 1974. The first courses on the DC8 had started, but I can't remember where they were. I converted on to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2023, 16:13
Replies: 15
Views: 2,389
Posted By brakedwell

I would hate to think of the nose down pressure...

I would hate to think of the nose down pressure when full powere was applied'
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2023, 09:15
Replies: 68
Views: 18,991
Posted By brakedwell

I remember flying a Britannia from Brize to...

I remember flying a Britannia from Brize to Bahrain with two engines for two Belfast that were stuck in Bahrain with engine failures, but that was before the fast mods at the rear end of the mighty...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Sep 2023, 21:26
Replies: 12
Views: 6,795
Posted By brakedwell

When I was based in Bahrain in 1959/61, flying...

When I was based in Bahrain in 1959/61, flying RAF Pembrokes and Twin Pioneers, I remember a Kalinga DC3 joining Gulf Air. I also remember searching for a Gulf Air DC3 which was lost on a flight from...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 16:01
Replies: 8
Views: 2,454
Posted By brakedwell

Sounds as if you had a near miss Gordon!

Sounds as if you had a near miss Gordon!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2023, 20:36
Replies: 47
Views: 6,555
Posted By brakedwell

Ditto. I joined as an Officer Cadet in 1955 with...

Ditto. I joined as an Officer Cadet in 1955 with a seven figure number starting 417
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jul 2023, 10:11
Replies: 121
Views: 49,454
Posted By brakedwell

I used to go into Funchal regularly with Air...

I used to go into Funchal regularly with Air Europe in the Boeing 737/200 and then the Boeing 757. It didn't use the 757 for Funchals until November 1985, over 2 years after it's introduction. I was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jul 2023, 15:31
Replies: 5
Views: 1,359
Posted By brakedwell

I knew Gordon Corps when I was on DC8’s with IAS...

I knew Gordon Corps when I was on DC8’s with IAS Cargo Airlines. I remember doing a C of A air test on a DC8 with him in 1976/7, when he insisted we reached the maximum speed for the type, which was...
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