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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jan 2024, 16:30
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1460/342_fh_000570_1562ec19efd7b394a11e8bd3be4eabc67ec9a1ac.jpg
Bovingdon's tower in November 1943, when the Eighth Air Force's 2900th...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2024, 10:10
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x1170/screenshot_20240119_105308_baf8e8f543948c8789ca3b6c7b9ce917c9dd19a9.png
chevvron – Could that bus have used Pocketsdell Lane, in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

The tests on the effects of aircraft noise at...

The tests on the effects of aircraft noise at Latimer House took place in May 1942, supervised by the research branch of the General Post Office (GPO; later British Telecom/BT) – which had overseen...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2024, 11:50
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was...

I've now managed to establish that Bovingdon was to have had a satellite airfield at Holtspur, just west of Beaconsfield, but it was cancelled following concerns over noise affecting recordings of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2024, 14:24
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

Quiet please!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1711x1148/33_e1a7edfa4690b34d8b83d595d386e62e9facf1e6.jpg


This extract from Helen Fry’s book The Walls have Ears confirms that, in October 1941,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2024, 09:57
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

Thanks Q. I have PM'ed you about the document in...

Thanks Q. I have PM'ed you about the document in the PRO.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 10:30
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

Latimer House

'Q'– Could you confirm the source of the suggestion that Bovingdon did not become an RAF bomber OTU (as, presumably, planned) at the request of the intelligence services at Latimer? Is it from Helen...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 13:02
Replies: 76
Views: 16,175
Posted By XV490

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1124/img_20231211_135316996_hdr_e25d127fbce834e20e310ce9c9ca52f899661ed5.jpg

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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Oct 2023, 10:59
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

"I am going to make the most of it," said Chesham...

"I am going to make the most of it," said Chesham councillor Mrs F K Brandon, referring to the "lavish hospitality" at the cocktail party laid on by the Americans.

Sounds like she did just that.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2023, 09:59
Replies: 210
Views: 48,208
Posted By XV490

​​​ That was just 'click bait' from a chancer...

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That was just 'click bait' from a chancer hoping to cash in on the early curiosity about the TV series, which was first mooted by HBO several years ago.

The Apple TV series will concentrate...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2023, 12:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,235
Posted By XV490

James Bolam

It's been announced that veteran actor James Bolam, of Likely Lads fame, is joining the cast as a latter-day character reflecting on Bomber Command's losses.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2023, 09:17
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

Here's hoping you find more items, Q'. It'd be...

Here's hoping you find more items, Q'. It'd be great to keep this thread's momentum going. I've learned so much from all its contributors.
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Apr 2023, 16:24
Replies: 3
Views: 1,235
Posted By XV490

Lancaster story

I don't usually like low-budget modern films about the RAF in what I still call the "last" war, but this one caught my eye for its special effects – particularly the Lancaster fronting the sunset.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2023, 15:27
Replies: 40
Views: 5,772
Posted By XV490

​​​​​​I don't consider the BBC, especially its...

​​​​​​I don't consider the BBC, especially its recent crop of regional reporters, to be suitable arbiters in such matters.

But I do give credit to the BBC scribe here who picked up on Mr...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2023, 09:51
Replies: 40
Views: 5,772
Posted By XV490

This was first discussed here...

This was first discussed here (http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/362595-airfield-memorials-plan.html?highlight=Bannerman) on Pprune 14 years ago, when opinions began to concern the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Feb 2023, 09:37
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

'Stalag Luft III'

Bovingdon airfield will soon be playing its latest screen role, as infamous PoW camp Stalag Luft III, in Apple TV's Masters of the Air series, which is expected to be make its debut next month or in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2023, 08:13
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

QUAQUKGF – Keep at it! Having started this thread...

QUAQUKGF – Keep at it! Having started this thread in 2008, I'm staggered at the amount and variety of the information it's yielded, and your knowledge and contributions have now added an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2022, 08:46
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

Can someone confirm when, and perhaps why, the...

Can someone confirm when, and perhaps why, the traffic lights were installed? Did a particular incident lead to their introduction?

Earlier in this now-mammoth topic there's a reference to a bus...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2022, 08:39
Replies: 12
Views: 7,106
Posted By XV490

Sadly confirmed by daughter-in-law Daisy Grace on...

Sadly confirmed by daughter-in-law Daisy Grace on their official Facebook page.

It's also thought that son Richard Grace was slightly injured in the accident.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2022, 09:32
Replies: 210
Views: 48,208
Posted By XV490

Spring premiere?

Playtone, the production firm behind the nine-episode series, says it will be shown on Apple TV "in the spring" – one insider suggesting it will run from the end of March till the end of May...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Nov 2022, 08:41
Replies: 71
Views: 9,705
Posted By XV490

These really take me back. Thank you to whoever...

These really take me back. Thank you to whoever put the work in to make them available.
👍
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Nov 2022, 09:34
Replies: 298
Views: 182,623
Posted By XV490

The tragedy affords an extra layer of tribute to...

The tragedy affords an extra layer of tribute to this morning's remembrance event at the former 381st Bomb Group memorial at Ridgewell airfield in the UK.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2022, 16:28
Replies: 10
Views: 3,800
Posted By XV490

Then I will add, "admired".

Then I will add, "admired".
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2022, 08:30
Replies: 10
Views: 3,800
Posted By XV490

Minimal anonymity ​for an officer who was...

Minimal anonymity ​for an officer who was respected by many. A cheap laugh in print.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 16:05
Replies: 442
Views: 170,813
Posted By XV490

Yeah. Seats worked as advertised.

Yeah. Seats worked as advertised.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 15:48
Replies: 442
Views: 170,813
Posted By XV490

Reds' airshow SIM catches fire.

Reds' airshow SIM ablaze (https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/20759528.evacuation-red-arrows-flight-simulator-catches-fire-clacton-airshow/) at Clacton. Oh what a season...😟
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2022, 11:09
Replies: 27
Views: 3,483
Posted By XV490

Eisenhower's pilot that day was Maj Gen 'Pete'...

Eisenhower's pilot that day was Maj Gen 'Pete' Quesada, CG IX Fighter Command. Both men were reprimanded by Generals Bradley and Arnold for risking capture.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jun 2022, 13:46
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

​​​​​​ The general also gave his name to...

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The general also gave his name to Andrews Field (https://andrewsfield.com/history-of-andrewsfield/) (commonly 'Andrewsfield' these days), the US-built airfield at Great Saling, near...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th May 2022, 09:22
Replies: 41
Views: 7,731
Posted By XV490

This thread immediately put me in mind of the...

This thread immediately put me in mind of the character played by James Robertson-Justice in the film Out of the Clouds - from which this still (https://www.imago-images.com/st/0097688435) shows his...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2021, 08:04
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

PoW camp set pictures

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x720/20211015_085948_587da556badff1e983eb6a93cb4b0dfeb8284512.jpg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2021, 11:58
Replies: 698
Views: 302,284
Posted By XV490

The Masters of the Air film crew have been...

The Masters of the Air film crew have been shooting street scenes in old Hemel...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Sep 2021, 12:44
Replies: 31
Views: 8,462
Posted By XV490

Talking of pianos... ...

Talking of pianos...

https://youtu.be/l5cD_oTV2wI
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2021, 09:31
Replies: 2
Views: 1,423
Posted By XV490

Can anyone please copy and paste the full...

Can anyone please copy and paste the full article? I refuse to subscribe to the DT. Thank you.

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Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2021, 09:11
Replies: 210
Views: 48,208
Posted By XV490

One of Heston Blumenthal's, presumably? The Crown...

One of Heston Blumenthal's, presumably? The Crown looks like it hasn't changed much in 80 years.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2021, 15:34
Replies: 210
Views: 48,208
Posted By XV490

The Mail (https://mol.im/a/9516351) has now...

The Mail (https://mol.im/a/9516351) has now revealed a reconstructed communal and HQ site at Chalfont St Giles, Bucks.
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