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Forum: Rotorheads

16th Mar 2024, 18:05

Replies: 87

Fairey Rotodyne.

Views: 39,401

Posted By morrisman68

Sadly, not so - it doesn't take much delving to...

Sadly, not so - it doesn't take much delving to discover von Ohain - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_von_Ohain

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Sep 2022, 08:52

Replies: 7

Sqn. Ldr. John Potter, aka Potts

Views: 3,513

Posted By morrisman68

Memorial Service

As and when COVID restrictions were lifted in Wales and by the Church of Wales, we were able to celebrate John's life at St. Bridget's Church, St. Brides, Pembrokeshire on Saturday 13th August. His...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Feb 2021, 22:04

Replies: 7

Sqn. Ldr. John Potter, aka Potts

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Posted By morrisman68

Sqn. Ldr. John Potter, aka Potts

John died in his sleep last night, having wrestled with Parkinson's Disease for some years. His flying career spanned the Piston Provost, Vampires, the Vickers Valiant on 207 Sqn. at Marham, fast jet...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Aug 2020, 07:39

Replies: 33

RAF Official Photographs

Views: 9,861

Posted By morrisman68

Old thread, I know, but did you succeed? If not I...

Old thread, I know, but did you succeed? If not I can almost certainly get a date for you from Potts's log book - he's my brother.

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Jul 2020, 12:06

Replies: 76

So What Did You Snack On In The Cold War, Daddy?

Views: 23,050

Posted By morrisman68

Thanks for that one

Aforementioned reliable source aka my brother was a co-pilot on the Valiant, but definitely mentioned Lightnings on account of the achievable rate of climb. I've sent him the link, anyway - thanks!

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Jul 2020, 19:31

Replies: 76

So What Did You Snack On In The Cold War, Daddy?

Views: 23,050

Posted By morrisman68

Cold war snacks

A highly reliable ex-aircrew member source (should such a thing be imaginable) spoke of a Lightning squadron challenge to achieve max altitude ere the chocolate marshmallow exploded. Said source -...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Feb 2016, 08:22

Replies: 127

Gannet AEW3's

Views: 53,979

Posted By morrisman68

Seamew

I was told by one gentleman who spent time as child at one of the FAA stations in Scotland telling me of Seamews flying in on delivery, taxied across the field and scrapped. I cannot vouch for this,...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Oct 2015, 14:22

Replies: 79

Bent airframes

Views: 25,225

Posted By morrisman68

Wing replacement

I read a tale of a Junkers being assembled at Farnborough during or after WWII. IIRC a Luftwaffe technician was amused to point out that wings from two different marks had been used.

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Oct 2015, 09:00

Replies: 79

Bent airframes

Views: 25,225

Posted By morrisman68

Possibly apocryphal

I recall hearing a tale of a Royal Ordnance Factory being contracted to build some steam locomotives during, I think, WWI. On seeing the tolerances in the wheel bearings on the drawings they...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Oct 2015, 14:51

Replies: 79

Bent airframes

Views: 25,225

Posted By morrisman68

Hand-fettled aeroplanes

I did wonder about that.

I often muse on the scene from one the 'Dollars' films - the Spaghetti Westerns - where the man with no name goes into a gunsmiths and fiddles with (Colt?) revolver...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Oct 2015, 10:21

Replies: 79

Bent airframes

Views: 25,225

Posted By morrisman68

Thank you, so far!

Thank you, gentlemen, for reminiscences.

I often wondered whether this died out with the demise of hand-built and fitted airframes, though I suppose a determined airframe driver could bend...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Oct 2015, 07:59

Replies: 79

Bent airframes

Views: 25,225

Posted By morrisman68

Bent airframes

Apologies from a Newbie arm-chair enthusiast.

My brother flew, among other things, the Vickers Valiant and told me once that one of them always flew oddly, the airframe having been bent during...

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