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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 06:27
Replies: 52
Views: 16,018
Posted By Haraka

Beverley with a scorpion

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x768/blackburn_beverley_99934d46b2dc9d26bcba62d1d96c3b011e394d0e.jpg
Ex 84 Squadron Here's mine in 1:144 scale from some time (40 years) ago :)
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 11:18
Replies: 52
Views: 16,018
Posted By Haraka

Technically it was an 'Orphan" parked outside . ...

Technically it was an 'Orphan" parked outside . Internal structural corrosion was getting very serious and the real fear was that if something fell off it could do bad damage , or worse, to whatever...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 19:35
Replies: 224
Views: 45,108
Posted By Haraka

Conscription?

I didt submit earlier my observation thet applying for a Vet Card did give data of interest to those seeking tranches for conscription
Currrent political gossip is bouncing around the topic!
Those...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 16:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,760,550
Posted By Haraka

[QUOTE=GreenXCode;11628300]After CISTRS, on 618 @...

[QUOTE=GreenXCode;11628300]After CISTRS, on 618 @ West Malling in the late 70s IIRC, the Sedburgh and Kirby Cadet were using:

C - Controls - Full & Free
B - Ballast - Not Fitted
S - Straps
I -...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2024, 06:20
Replies: 8
Views: 2,377
Posted By Haraka

IIRC this was the " Belgian Survey...

IIRC this was the " Belgian Survey Pembroke"
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2024, 19:55
Replies: 224
Views: 45,108
Posted By Haraka

Remember guys (and Gals) you are just doing the...

Remember guys (and Gals) you are just doing the politicians' job for them in drawing up likely candidate categories for selective recall.
NB for obvious reasons Expat retirees are currently ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2024, 05:43
Replies: 4,948
Views: 729,175
Posted By Haraka

IIRC some of the Westland/ Sud Helos had French...

IIRC some of the Westland/ Sud Helos had French car door handles.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 17:38
Replies: 224
Views: 45,108
Posted By Haraka

I think we would be quite a way down the...

I think we would be quite a way down the priority list Mog!
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 06:04
Replies: 224
Views: 45,108
Posted By Haraka

Possibly actually a scanning exercise for...

Possibly actually a scanning exercise for prioritising personnel for recall to service in a national emergency?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 05:57
Replies: 93
Views: 25,087
Posted By Haraka

Bit different from single officer accommodation...

Bit different from single officer accommodation in many messes :) Tiny room with single bed mattress based upon a park bench, toilet and bathroom "down the corridor" Stunnning (!) view of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 09:25
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,403,083
Posted By Haraka

Wasn't that the earlier thinking? One at sea,...

Wasn't that the earlier thinking?
One at sea, one on work up, one on refit?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 09:14
Replies: 122
Views: 18,416
Posted By Haraka

Anybody else suspicious of the motivation behind...

Anybody else suspicious of the motivation behind the detailed personal details required on application for a 'Veterans' Card?
A possible provisional initial "Call up " Survey comes to mind.
Noting...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2024, 18:51
Replies: 34
Views: 2,028
Posted By Haraka

FYI Vinten Prototype autogiro was G 55 1 This...

FYI Vinten Prototype autogiro was G 55 1
This was 1985/6
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2024, 08:56
Replies: 22
Views: 2,408
Posted By Haraka

Converting momentum in to an apparent single...

Converting momentum in to an apparent single engine climb was an old Farnborough SBAC show trick. e.g. Percival Prince.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 08:44
Replies: 167
Views: 22,701
Posted By Haraka

Beags Well considering the RAF weren't even there...

Beags Well considering the RAF weren't even there in N.I. officially in the early days ( when mine was handed out by the back door) I find that figure astounding.
( incidentally , to avoid silly...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2024, 18:20
Replies: 22
Views: 2,408
Posted By Haraka

A Lanc. went round at a display at St.Eval ...

A Lanc. went round at a display at St.Eval c.1951 cutting an engine on each circuit.
Including the 4th!
Aicraft dived over the cliff eventually spluttering back to life over the sea and ...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 04:36
Replies: 167
Views: 22,701
Posted By Haraka

Beags. The buck flowing downhill ,by the time...

Beags.
The buck flowing downhill ,by the time it got to my unit level in 1977 there was just one medal for 60 guys .for me to nominate.
My oldest hairy with a (then comparative) chestful going back...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 07:41
Replies: 52
Views: 9,762
Posted By Haraka

Similar: 1.Passed The Course. 2.Attended The...

Similar:
1.Passed The Course.
2.Attended The Course;
:)
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 10:21
Replies: 159
Views: 34,289
Posted By Haraka

OK One of mine.! My Flt Sgt (Photog) regaled me...

OK One of mine.! My Flt Sgt (Photog) regaled me with a tale of a camera spare he ordered in Singapore.
After months it arrived in the docks but was held from him pending the availiabiity of a Queen...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2024, 05:58
Replies: 33
Views: 4,791
Posted By Haraka

'He said that the original nose fairing for his...

'He said that the original nose fairing for his autogyro was the nosecone from a V1 flying bomb.' (ex82watcher)

Never heard that one! The fuselage fairing later was moulded from a Hunter Drop tank...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Nov 2023, 15:31
Replies: 10
Views: 1,674
Posted By Haraka

Her Gull was of course in a Percival Hangar for...

Her Gull was of course in a Percival Hangar for many years..
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2023, 06:48
Replies: 148
Views: 25,242
Posted By Haraka

The mention of the Poles in the BoB film was in...

The mention of the Poles in the BoB film was in no small measure due to the input of Benny Fisz as a Producer ( accoring to his Bank Manager in conversation)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2023, 16:07
Replies: 47
Views: 6,526
Posted By Haraka

IIRC One ws acid resistant, the other fire...

IIRC One ws acid resistant, the other fire resistant.........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2023, 06:03
Replies: 47
Views: 6,526
Posted By Haraka

IIRC the letter was a check item on the...

IIRC the letter was a check item on the correctness of the entered number on a computer based system , which also then displayed your Service origin. It failed hilariously on my and many friends'...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2023, 09:36
Replies: 30
Views: 4,469
Posted By Haraka

A pair of Bretagne fuselages. See: ...

A pair of Bretagne fuselages.
See:

https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=163931
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2023, 07:59
Replies: 4
Views: 776
Posted By Haraka

The distinction is between Service and Design...

The distinction is between Service and Design Bureau designators. "Fighter" types have odd numbered designators whilst "Bomber" and most other "Heavies" have even numbered Service designators .
For...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jul 2023, 06:05
Replies: 4,948
Views: 729,175
Posted By Haraka

My Father drew up and built a 1/12th scale flying...

My Father drew up and built a 1/12th scale flying model of the Sparrow in the mid 60's. It flew , but with a tendency to go into spiral instability which ended most flights.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2023, 09:50
Replies: 71
Views: 13,689
Posted By Haraka

"]The McConnell Story." a.k.a "Tiger in the...

"]The McConnell Story."
a.k.a "Tiger in the Sky" in the .U.K. .
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2023, 16:12
Replies: 77
Views: 20,544
Posted By Haraka

Well , since U.K Pensions are frozen for many Ex...

Well , since U.K Pensions are frozen for many Ex Pats.......
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2023, 07:58
Replies: 16
Views: 4,387
Posted By Haraka

c.1986 IIRC

c.1986 IIRC
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2023, 06:16
Replies: 12
Views: 1,149
Posted By Haraka

In one later classic case 221 shadowed a...

In one later classic case 221 shadowed a surfaced sub which turned out afterwards to hsve been a U-boat stuck on the surface.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Mar 2023, 16:24
Replies: 12
Views: 1,149
Posted By Haraka

IIRC 221 had Wellington Mk VIIIs and certainly...

IIRC 221 had Wellington Mk VIIIs and certainly did anti-shipping work ( my father was RAF Malta Ground Crew) .
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 16:09
Replies: 72
Views: 11,299
Posted By Haraka

Forty years ago ,having previously seen most of...

Forty years ago ,having previously seen most of the Museums near Washington,I drew up a map of locations of museums which likely fulfilled my interests and which could be most visited in a 16 day or...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2023, 15:41
Replies: 38
Views: 21,576
Posted By Haraka

My first wife was Concorde Cabin crew for 6 years...

My first wife was Concorde Cabin crew for 6 years continious
She died of "a peculiar lung cancer"
Aged 38.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2023, 11:38
Replies: 225
Views: 43,471
Posted By Haraka

Ninthace . You are wasting your time I fear. :)...

Ninthace . You are wasting your time I fear. :) (As with anything involving the unqualified and unfounded Walter Mitty assertions of individuals such as Nick Pope who was a fairly junior secreterial...
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