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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2016, 19:02
Replies: 68
Views: 37,757
Posted By HectorusRex

RAF Halton to close

MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

On the 9th December 2016 we were formally advised that RAF Halton will close by 2022.
The run down is planned to occur in three phases before disposal of the site as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2013, 06:29
Replies: 43
Views: 8,327
Posted By HectorusRex

A disgraceful delay Why did it take so long to...

A disgraceful delay
Why did it take so long to award campaign decorations to survivors of the Arctic convoys and Bomber Command?

Veterans of the Arctic convoys and Bomber Command were victims of...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2013, 06:31
Replies: 43
Views: 8,327
Posted By HectorusRex

250,000 veterans of Arctic convoys and Bomber Command to be honoured

Long overdue recognition!

250,000 veterans of Arctic convoys and Bomber Command to be honoured
Up to a quarter of a million Second World War veterans and their families will be recognised for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Sep 2012, 05:55
Replies: 51
Views: 16,216
Posted By HectorusRex

Mosquito update.

KA 114/ZK-MOS is currently parked in Air NZ #3 hangar at Mangere/Auckland International Airport.
This beautiful machine is sadly unserviceable at Auckland Intl with an airspeed indicator fault so...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2012, 20:59
Replies: 399
Views: 402,459
Posted By HectorusRex

FARNBOROUGH: Airbus Military pulls A400M out of flying display

FARNBOROUGH: Airbus Military pulls A400M out of flying display

By: Dominic Perry London
11:21 5 Jul 2012
Source:FARNBOROUGH: Airbus Military pulls A400M out of flying display...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2012, 19:00
Replies: 78
Views: 17,412
Posted By HectorusRex

WG Cdr Bill Simpson

Sadly Bill Simpson passed away in Auckland about 2 years ago.
He was a great mover in the New Zealand Bomber Command Association.
I first met him when he was a Flt Commander on the staff at RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2011, 12:30
Replies: 8
Views: 2,232
Posted By HectorusRex

Get some time in! HectorusRex 68th

Get some time in!
HectorusRex 68th
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
11th Aug 2011, 10:17
Replies: 1,363
Views: 674,851
Posted By HectorusRex

New BA pilot training programme

Hamilton flight school to train BA pilots
MICHELLE COOKE

Hamilton flight school to train BA pilots | Stuff.co.nz...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2011, 06:59
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,311,631
Posted By HectorusRex

The Wheels of Justice turn exceedingly slowly.

Hopefully the crew will finally be fully exonerated, and also hopefully those responsible for the original travesty of justice will get their just deserts.
No more reading the delusional rantings of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2010, 18:35
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,311,631
Posted By HectorusRex

With the recent announcement that there will be a...

With the recent announcement that there will be a new inquiry into 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash to be conducted by an “independent lawyer” it is to be hoped that finally we will see justice...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2010, 20:49
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,311,631
Posted By HectorusRex

From Argyll News Independent Review. "If...

From Argyll News Independent Review.

"If this review is held in private and if it eventually upholds the Wratten/Day judgment, no one will ever believe it".
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jun 2010, 23:10
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,115
Posted By HectorusRex

Air NZ crash ruling 'superficial'

Air NZ crash ruling 'superficial'

Air NZ crash ruling 'superficial' | Stuff.co.nz (http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/3873298/Air-NZ-crash-ruling-superficial)

By MICHAEL FIELD - Stuff

A...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jun 2010, 20:13
Replies: 1,524
Views: 742,115
Posted By HectorusRex

Human error more important than 2 blocked sensors?

Human error to blame for Air NZ crash - report
By Catherine Field
4:00 AM Wednesday Jun 30, 2010

Human error to blame for Air NZ crash - report - National - NZ Herald News...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2010, 11:28
Replies: 37
Views: 11,486
Posted By HectorusRex

April 1951, 1 Wing, RAF Halton:)

April 1951, 1 Wing, RAF Halton:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Mar 2010, 09:49
Replies: 3
Views: 2,985
Posted By HectorusRex

Aviation not inherently dangerous2 on Flickr -...

Aviation not inherently dangerous2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/meredithmac/3035334271/)
Found by asking Google Images your question.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2010, 19:43
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,311,631
Posted By HectorusRex

From The Scotsman

174 glitches in doomed Chinook software
174 glitches in doomed Chinook software - The Scotsman (http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/174-glitches-in-doomed-Chinook.5955041.jp)
Published Date:...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2009, 06:13
Replies: 12
Views: 2,642
Posted By HectorusRex

Hostility between British and American military leaders revealed

Hostility between British and American military leaders revealed

The deep hostility of Britain’s senior military commanders in Iraq towards their American allies has been revealed in classified...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2009, 05:34
Replies: 50
Views: 6,085
Posted By HectorusRex

Ministry of Defence officials get £8,000 a month in Afghanistan

Ministry of Defence officials get £8,000 a month in Afghanistan
Civil servants at the Ministry of Defence are being paid more than £8,000 a month for working in Afghanistan, nearly five times as...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2009, 07:38
Replies: 14
Views: 5,357
Posted By HectorusRex

Try this link. The Airfields Of Vale of...

Try this link.

The Airfields Of Vale of Glamorgan Llandow (http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/Llandow.html)
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2009, 06:18
Replies: 50
Views: 6,085
Posted By HectorusRex

Ministry of Defence officials paid £47 million in bonuses

Ministry of Defence officials paid £47 million in bonuses

Civil servants at the Ministry of Defence have been paid £47 million in performance bonuses this year, it can be disclosed.
Ministry of...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Oct 2009, 05:20
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,283,752
Posted By HectorusRex

Air France crash 'could have been avoided' The...

Air France crash 'could have been avoided'
The recent Air France crash over the Atlantic could have been avoided if the crew had access to more recent weather maps, an investigation by two of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2009, 06:15
Replies: 256
Views: 41,985
Posted By HectorusRex

Helicopter fleet to be reduced to save £1.4 billion The Times learns

Helicopter fleet to be reduced to save £1.4 billion The Times learns
Michael Evans, Defence Editor
Helicopter fleet to be reduced to save £1.4 billion The Times learns - Times Online...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2009, 07:18
Replies: 119
Views: 29,955
Posted By HectorusRex

Airbus Needs U.S. Help to Dispose of Elephant

Commentary by Celestine Bohlen

Airbus Needs U.S. Help to Dispose of Elephant: Celestine Bohlen - Bloomberg.com (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aKM9OZmTX9PY#)

July 7...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2009, 23:21
Replies: 952
Views: 525,254
Posted By HectorusRex

Pilot of Emirates flight that nearly crashed at...

Pilot of Emirates flight that nearly crashed at Melbourne Airport was sleep-deprived
[url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,28318,25387505-5014090,00.html]
Ellen WhinnettSunday Herald SunApril...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2009, 03:07
Replies: 31
Views: 7,699
Posted By HectorusRex

Hi DZ, The port flap jack linkage eye bolt...

Hi DZ,
The port flap jack linkage eye bolt failed, and the failure appears consistent with progressive fatigue failure which reached ultimate strength limit on this flight and failed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2009, 08:48
Replies: 31
Views: 7,699
Posted By HectorusRex

Hi Double Zero. ZK-DHW replaced #...

Hi Double Zero.

ZK-DHW replaced # 04412/NZ1821/ZK-UDO which crash-landed at RNZAF Ohakea a couple of years ago, following the failure of a flap-jack end fitting when full flap was selected during...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2009, 08:54
Replies: 31
Views: 7,699
Posted By HectorusRex

DH104 Dove Series 8 formerly #04533 G-ASMG is now...

DH104 Dove Series 8 formerly #04533 G-ASMG is now registered ZK-DHW, and is owned and operated by the Devon 21 Syndicate, North Shore Airfield(NZNE), Auckland, New Zealand.
Still wearing the basic...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2008, 23:30
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,311,631
Posted By HectorusRex

Chinook helicopter crash Board of Inquiry

A short précis of how and why this discussion has continued for so long.

Bill Wratten
Bill Wratten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wratten)
Wikipedia, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2008, 21:14
Replies: 1,471
Views: 217,054
Posted By HectorusRex

Coroner's Findings released

Hercules inquest: MoD guilty of 'serious failure' over deaths of 10 servicemen
A coroner has accused the military of "serious systemic failure" which led to the deaths of 10 British servicemen...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
29th Mar 2008, 06:06
Replies: 1,172
Views: 264,792
Posted By HectorusRex

Willie's not leaving on a jet plane just yet

Willie's not leaving on a jet plane just yet

By Damian Reece
Last Updated: 1:35am GMT 29/03/2008...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2008, 08:58
Replies: 1,172
Views: 264,792
Posted By HectorusRex

Passengers fume in the chaos of Terminal 5's first day

Passengers fume in the chaos of Terminal 5's first day
Flights cancelled and baggage system collapses at BA's £4.3bn showpiece
• Dan Milmo, transport correspondent
• The Guardian,
• Friday...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2008, 05:26
Replies: 130
Views: 20,391
Posted By HectorusRex

MoD should ditch key arms projects, say MPs

MoD should ditch key arms projects, say MPs
• Committee says cutbacks needed to make ends meet
• Report questions need to build new aircraft carriers
• Richard Norton-Taylor
• The Guardian, ...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2008, 08:47
Replies: 17
Views: 1,669
Posted By HectorusRex

Calls for national Armed Forces Day

Calls for national Armed Forces Day

By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
Last Updated: 1:01am GMT 09/03/2008...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2008, 08:14
Replies: 216
Views: 36,050
Posted By HectorusRex

"Last Man out please turn off the lights?"

RAF and navy hardest hit by £4.5bn MoD cuts
• Overstretched armed services facing crisis
• Army chiefs warn Britain fighting on too many fronts

• David Hencke and Richard Norton-Taylor
• The...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2008, 04:26
Replies: 1
Views: 6,789
Posted By HectorusRex

I note that the original thread on this topic "SQ...

I note that the original thread on this topic "SQ A380 off paved surface in Singapore" has been closed, but it appears that a major item visible on picture A380-5 clearly shows that the right wing...
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