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21st Oct 2019, 12:18
Replies: 190
Views: 136,519
Posted By roving

Wearing my lawyers wig I wonder whether in the...

Wearing my lawyers wig I wonder whether in the case of single engined jet the acronym PEFATO (partial engine failure after take-off) is used accurately.. What is partial about powering down the only...
29th Sep 2019, 20:44
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

Geriaviator, I too have really enjoyed each part...

Geriaviator, I too have really enjoyed each part of your serialisation of this highly skilled and brave pilot and look forward to the next instalment.

So much have I enjoyed it, that it has...
29th Aug 2019, 17:41
Replies: 102
Views: 62,577
Posted By roving

Wander00, greetings;) Back in the day I...

Wander00, greetings;)


Back in the day I researched the WWII rank structure and the post war retained rank system which led me to this gem ...

--- HANSARD 1803–2005...
21st Aug 2019, 19:41
Replies: 21
Views: 7,063
Posted By roving

Ditching in the Pacific Ocean

A happy ending to Beechcraft Bonanza engine failure. All caught on camera.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgQAiG3pQis
21st Jan 2019, 20:55
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

Flying out of Britain during WWII in a Merlin...

Flying out of Britain during WWII in a Merlin powered P51, Bud Anderson became a triple ace. In this long video he brilliantly recalls his distinguished career which includes vivid descriptions of...
4th Jan 2019, 21:42
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxU_fF97wY ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfxU_fF97wY

Remarkable documentary About Tangmere produced in 1985.
12th Dec 2018, 06:55
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

harrym is this incident? ...

harrym is this incident?


https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550726-0
5th Dec 2018, 03:01
Replies: 73
Views: 21,096
Posted By roving

It appears that he has. CAREER HISTORY1986 -...

It appears that he has.
CAREER HISTORY1986 - Commissioned on a University Cadetship

1992 – Completed pilot training on Tornado GR1

This was followed by a succession of frontline tours,...
26th Nov 2018, 01:34
Replies: 172
Views: 51,037
Posted By roving

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1173x396/screenshot_2018_11_26_at_04_30_08_ad50b681ac18ac83300fc04bcd003a919d3fdd88.png

RAF Commands website.

Danny made mention of this...
13th Nov 2018, 10:47
Replies: 172
Views: 51,037
Posted By roving

Danny. thank you for sharing your rich and varied...

Danny. thank you for sharing your rich and varied life with us. You will be greatly missed but never forgotten here.
30th Oct 2018, 17:51
Replies: 15
Views: 3,487
Posted By roving

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/442x405/screenshot_2018_10_30_at_19_45_34_dd6f6956f1d6eee9a51a93b17983ed6bb8b01915.png
A photo of Frank Barnes when he was the OC of the Sycamore...
25th Oct 2018, 10:32
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

Hoping for a speedy recovery of Danny and his...

Hoping for a speedy recovery of Danny and his laptop.

Behind the paywall of today's Telegraph is the Obituary of a New Zealand pilot who took part in many dangerous operations in WWII and who went...
21st Sep 2018, 08:56
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

And there is one of T E Lawrence who was...

And there is one of T E Lawrence who was stationed there in 1927 as an AC2 Aircraft Fitter.

http://www.telstudies.org/discussion/images/tel_karachi_1927_s.jpg
28th Aug 2018, 13:13
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

Polish Pilots in the battle of Britain

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/1187x533/screen_shot_2018_08_28_at_16_01_57_fbf4c083fcdd6f65fe22caf6a12cec38c3eb8916.png...
7th Aug 2018, 13:36
Replies: 36
Views: 10,512
Posted By roving

papajuliet, Air Commodore Cozen's biography. He...

papajuliet, Air Commodore Cozen's biography. He was appointed in Dec 1937 as Officer Commanding, No 19 Sqn.

H I Cozens_P (http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Cozens.htm)
23rd Jul 2018, 21:20
Replies: 7
Views: 2,257
Posted By roving

Wonderful. As relevant and as poignant as any...

Wonderful. As relevant and as poignant as any videos ever posted on this site commemorating the bravery of those who guarded the skies of Britain in 1940.
20th Jul 2018, 16:51
Replies: 22
Views: 3,978
Posted By roving

Folklore is that Roy Urquhart was so incensed by...

Folklore is that Roy Urquhart was so incensed by the losses to the Parachute Regiment of some 8000, on returning to the UK he physically assaulted Boy Browning. who was blamed for implementing...
4th Jul 2018, 16:39
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

A wonderful achievement Danny. Your daughter must...

A wonderful achievement Danny. Your daughter must be looking after you very well.
27th Jun 2018, 13:06
Replies: 38
Views: 9,067
Posted By roving

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbull...

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/770x678/screen_shot_2018_06_27_at_15_59_54_1322f5123e4a78365955fffa82c98b2202ab18a5.png

for those anxious to miss the fly past on 10 July,...
14th Jun 2018, 21:27
Replies: 4
Views: 1,739
Posted By roving

Cadet Navigators. 582746 Derek George BLUNDEN...

Cadet Navigators. 582746 Derek George BLUNDEN (582746). 3rd Nov. 1951 (period of service to count from 28th June 1950).
6th Jun 2018, 10:52
Replies: 13
Views: 5,262
Posted By roving

The CEO has every right to be aggrieved. The...

The CEO has every right to be aggrieved. The malice is found in this earlier post.

https://www.pprune.org/9736060-post6.html
5th Jun 2018, 18:38
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

Here you go ... ...

Here you go ...



https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irishman-s-diary-about-john-allman-hemingway-ireland-s-last-surviving-battle-of-britain-pilot-1.2482499



No. 85 Squadron (RAF)...
5th Jun 2018, 05:12
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

A decade earlier, but at 7 minutes 15 seconds...

A decade earlier, but at 7 minutes 15 seconds into this Astra Gazette film, you will see the NAAFI Penang holiday centre.

Astra Gazette No 4 - British Pathé...
29th May 2018, 20:28
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

Lightning F.6, 26 May 1970 ...

Lightning F.6, 26 May 1970

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=143815
29th May 2018, 17:23
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

MPN11 Was this crash during your time in...

MPN11
Was this crash during your time in Tengah?
The BoI must have been difficult for all involved.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=143816
29th May 2018, 12:58
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

goudie, a favourite of my mother's -- see photo...

goudie, a favourite of my mother's -- see photo above -- was Sandy Johnstone, a man of great charm. He was the founding father of the RMAF. Its pride and joy was a Twin Pioneer.

add:

This one....
29th May 2018, 11:40
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

The only time I ever recall my dad being 'the...

The only time I ever recall my dad being 'the worse for wear' was when he visited all the messes at KL on his leaving do.

When we arrived in KL in January 1956, we lived in a letting some distance...
29th May 2018, 09:38
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

MPN11 I recall the golf course at Fraser's...

MPN11

I recall the golf course at Fraser's Hill.

Fun drive up there. Was it mornings for driving down and afternoon's for driving up?
28th May 2018, 10:07
Replies: 7
Views: 3,425
Posted By roving

Is this the one? ...

Is this the one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=GLUyEXO-jI0
27th May 2018, 12:52
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

News of Group Captain Hemingway D.F.C.'s passing...

News of Group Captain Hemingway D.F.C.'s passing has been much exaggerated, at the age of 98 he is still in the prime of his life.

Surviving total of Battle of Britain veterans increases from...
24th May 2018, 11:40
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

MPN11 did you ever get to Penang/Butterworth? ...

MPN11 did you ever get to Penang/Butterworth?

I think the Australians had taken over Butterworth by the time of your posting to Singapore.

The 'rovings' drove up to Penang for a holiday in...
23rd May 2018, 14:23
Replies: 46
Views: 8,876
Posted By roving

MPN11 were you conscious of 48 Red Beard bombs...

MPN11 were you conscious of 48 Red Beard bombs being stored at Tengah?
23rd May 2018, 13:12
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

In yesterday's Telegraph the Obituary for Group...

In yesterday's Telegraph the Obituary for Group Captain Caryl Gordon, the Duke of Edinburgh's flying instructor. He passed away on March 27th aged 94.
In common with others who contribute here, he...
20th May 2018, 18:36
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

To make amends part of the full IWM video of the...

To make amends part of the full IWM video of the 2017 Duxford air show showing a pair of Spitfires performing aerobatics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOPBEJ1h5SA

And see this one for nine...
20th May 2018, 17:33
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,794,726
Posted By roving

I must admit to misgivings about that part of my...

I must admit to misgivings about that part of my post and will amend it accordingly.
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