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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Sep 2017, 10:43
Replies: 127
Views: 53,765
Posted By Heave Ho

Sorry for the resurrection, but what a fabulous...

Sorry for the resurrection, but what a fabulous thread.

25 years ago I started a book on the Gannet, unfortunately it still remains a manuscript.

The pilots underwater escape seat system came...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Sep 2012, 16:56
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,836
Posted By Heave Ho

Unusual to see a picture of it all, let alone...

Unusual to see a picture of it all, let alone such a clear one.

Will declare open house until I'm familiar with what has or hasn't been covered.:uhoh:
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2012, 08:50
Replies: 18
Views: 3,973
Posted By Heave Ho

Glad it wasn't my memory playing up about the...

Glad it wasn't my memory playing up about the short term OCU move!
Thanks again for all the info, very useful.

Nimman, your post looks like a 'cut & paste' of usual published Nimrod history, I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Sep 2012, 15:22
Replies: 8,604
Views: 1,819,836
Posted By Heave Ho

Short SB.1?

Short SB.1?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2012, 13:49
Replies: 18
Views: 3,973
Posted By Heave Ho

Many thanks for the information so far, seems...

Many thanks for the information so far, seems perfect sense to have had a unit dedicated to bringing in the new type and its capabilities.
Any more tangible info about MOCU would be very welcome.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2012, 11:46
Replies: 18
Views: 3,973
Posted By Heave Ho

Nimrod service entry, MOTU or MOCU?

General histories of the Nimrod infer that it entered RAF service with MOTU at St Mawgan on 2 October '69, then mainly occupied with Shackleton training. 236 OCU was reformed on June 30 1970 out of ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Apr 2012, 15:40
Replies: 63
Views: 40,888
Posted By Heave Ho

As a Charles Brown fan I did wonder with some of...

As a Charles Brown fan I did wonder with some of those cloudscapes and compostions!
In the 'Aviation In Cornwall' book (Air Britain/P.London) on P.99 there is a good picture of one of the 35 sqn...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2012, 18:45
Replies: 63
Views: 40,888
Posted By Heave Ho

Hi Hipper, Many thanks for your very full...

Hi Hipper,
Many thanks for your very full reply.
The photographas are fantastic, are they in your collection? Do you know if any pictures were taken while the sqn was at St Mawgan?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Apr 2012, 19:15
Replies: 4
Views: 2,942
Posted By Heave Ho

Hi, It's the ALQ-78 ESM (Electronic Support...

Hi,
It's the ALQ-78 ESM (Electronic Support Measures) pod, fitted to the port inboard wing only. I haven't seen a P-3 for ages, but didn't think they would still be carrying those pods.
I think in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Apr 2012, 11:58
Replies: 41
Views: 27,032
Posted By Heave Ho

There is an element of truth to the first post,...

There is an element of truth to the first post, but not from an ASW aspect (ASW Gannets were withdrawn early 1960s and had been superseded by various rotary's by the early '80s).
The R.Navy was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Apr 2012, 17:57
Replies: 63
Views: 40,888
Posted By Heave Ho

Hi, sorry to resurrect this old thread, but the...

Hi, sorry to resurrect this old thread, but the information is fascinating and the pictures are superb.
My interest is from the St Mawgan angle, and I'm trying to pin down exactly what date, and how...
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