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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 09:44
Replies: 52
Views: 16,044
Posted By Innominate

Finningley had one of the RAF's Regional...

Finningley had one of the RAF's Regional Collections of aircraft (others being Colerne, Cosford and St Athan) but as Finningley was due to host the 1977 Jubilee Review of the RAF, the collection was...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 21:07
Replies: 142
Views: 25,844
Posted By Innominate

Continuing the stone theme... When I flew with...

Continuing the stone theme... When I flew with the RAE Gliding Club in the mid-80s, the duty pilot had to get a forecast by ringing a number on the (presumably military network) Stonehenge exchange....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Apr 2024, 15:25
Replies: 36
Views: 2,553
Posted By Innominate

According to...

According to https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator £20,000 in 1943 would be £754,872 (and 98p!) in 2024.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2024, 21:28
Replies: 36
Views: 2,553
Posted By Innominate

As I understand it, the figures in the Price...

As I understand it, the figures in the Price Books relate to the bare airfrane, and don't include things such as engines, radio, instruments etc. that the Ministry purchased seperately and passed to...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Feb 2024, 20:05
Replies: 8
Views: 1,815
Posted By Innominate

There is a public consultation, due to end on 4...

There is a public consultation, due to end on 4 March (next Monday) https://consult.basingstoke.gov.uk/consultation/local-plan-update-regulation-18/chapter/policy-sps55-popham-garden-village .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Feb 2024, 19:27
Replies: 16
Views: 3,123
Posted By Innominate

I visited last March and was fortunate to get a...

I visited last March and was fortunate to get a "backstage tour" via contacts. The building with the Mixmaster is used for restoration as well as storage. One of the volunteers had spent ages sorting...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2024, 18:28
Replies: 12
Views: 1,252
Posted By Innominate

I've read that when Alcock & Brown flew the...

I've read that when Alcock & Brown flew the Atlantic, they took with them a large piece of elastic to help ease the control loads - but it proved too short.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2024, 13:09
Replies: 2
Views: 545
Posted By Innominate

Airline History Conference

From Infinity to Beyond 2024 Conference – exploring civil aviation history & archives

British Airways Heritage Centre, Heathrow

Tuesday 27 February 2024,10:00 - 16:30

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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 21:46
Replies: 114
Views: 52,176
Posted By Innominate

I found it this afternoon - published on 24...

I found it this afternoon - published on 24 December 1954, pages 932 and 933. The story concerns an airliner flown (i.e. captained) by a former Mosquito pilot. Over the North Sea the radio fails...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2023, 17:12
Replies: 26
Views: 2,638
Posted By Innominate

KnC - I suspect that once a crew had been formed...

KnC - I suspect that once a crew had been formed at the OTU, the gunners decided between themselves who would go in which turret. One factor might be size - especially with the B-17's ball turret,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2023, 17:08
Replies: 63
Views: 10,743
Posted By Innominate

The issue has for many years been that surplus...

The issue has for many years been that surplus aircraft had to be sold, usually to scrapdealers who could outbid the enthusiasts. More recently the policy has changed and museums have been able to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2023, 16:53
Replies: 10
Views: 2,297
Posted By Innominate

This envelope is in the archives of the...

This envelope is in the archives of the Honourable Company of Air Pilots (incorporating Air Navigators), formerly GAPAN. Cowsill was one of the crew of a Britannia that took the Queen and her...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2023, 20:52
Replies: 63
Views: 10,743
Posted By Innominate

Used for initial parachute training - certainly...

Used for initial parachute training - certainly into the 1980s.

He mentioned in a lecture last month that it's no longer flying; I think he said something about issues with the ejector seat.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Oct 2023, 12:45
Replies: 16
Views: 2,410
Posted By Innominate

Another case of the government buying something...

Another case of the government buying something from a British firm to try to keep the manufacturer afloat? It was never designed for pilot training.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Sep 2023, 17:32
Replies: 47
Views: 6,530
Posted By Innominate

I have a vague recollection of reading that in...

I have a vague recollection of reading that in John Bushby's book "Gunner's Moon" - I last read it a couple of decades ago, so I may be wrong.

It was pointed out on Twitter recently that one of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Sep 2023, 15:05
Replies: 3
Views: 780
Posted By Innominate

My understanding is that ACRC was primarily the...

My understanding is that ACRC was primarily the introduction to service life - inoculations, drill, PT etc. - while ITWs covered more aircrew-specific topics such as aircraft recognition, plus lots...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Oct 2021, 21:23
Replies: 1,274
Views: 649,362
Posted By Innominate

It was 611 in 1973 when I did my course in the...

It was 611 in 1973 when I did my course in the May half-term break.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2021, 17:10
Replies: 44
Views: 7,537
Posted By Innominate

From...

From https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-hms-belfast-and-d-day "On 6 June 1944, HMS Belfast was the flagship of Bombardment Force E, supporting troops landing at Gold and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2021, 19:43
Replies: 20
Views: 2,066
Posted By Innominate

Pilot's Notes were first issued in the late...

Pilot's Notes were first issued in the late 1930s, as part of the "Volume 1" Air Publication - there are none in the Gladiator AP, but there are notes in the Hurricane 1 manual, so that gives a rough...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2021, 15:19
Replies: 20
Views: 2,066
Posted By Innominate

The orange cover is typical of the early series...

The orange cover is typical of the early series of Pilot's Notes issued from about 1940. Later issues had the blue covers - the one in the image states "2nd edtion" in the top left corner. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th May 2021, 20:50
Replies: 19
Views: 4,083
Posted By Innominate

The book gives the code as FDM-Q, rather than...

The book gives the code as FDM-Q, rather than FAI-K, so not CFS. DaveReidUK has presumably tracked it down to 2 FTS. The 3-letter codes beginning with F were allocated to Flying Training Command units
Forum: Private Flying
13th Nov 2020, 16:20
Replies: 47
Views: 7,570
Posted By Innominate

I always assumed that captains (whether of...

I always assumed that captains (whether of airliners, Cessnas or Pipers) sat on the left so they could check they were flying to the right of a line feature such as a canal or railway line - as...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2020, 17:13
Replies: 10
Views: 1,008
Posted By Innominate

"Johnnie" was a common nickname for people with...

"Johnnie" was a common nickname for people with the surname Johnson - even Amy Johnson was sometimes called "Johnny".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jul 2020, 19:31
Replies: 116
Views: 35,188
Posted By Innominate

I saw a tweet yesterday from a 747 pilot who said...

I saw a tweet yesterday from a 747 pilot who said that the second represented the pilot's eye height in the flare.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2020, 15:36
Replies: 21
Views: 4,239
Posted By Innominate

Not just Handley Page: the Air Ministry had for...

Not just Handley Page: the Air Ministry had for many years favoured alliteration (such as the Avro Aldershot and the Blackburn Blackburn - so ugly they named it twice) but by the 1950s the rules were...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2020, 16:05
Replies: 60
Views: 13,544
Posted By Innominate

Pilot Officer Billy Fiske joined 601 Sqn in July...

Pilot Officer Billy Fiske joined 601 Sqn in July 1940; his first flight with 601 is logged as "Type solo" which suggests that he had not flown a Hurricane (or any other front-line type) before....
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2020, 17:09
Replies: 45
Views: 14,272
Posted By Innominate

That's right. I'm not sure how/when they worked...

That's right. I'm not sure how/when they worked it out, but the citation was probably written in good faith, rather than covering up a friendly fire incident. If the VC has to be won for valour in...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2020, 09:44
Replies: 45
Views: 14,272
Posted By Innominate

L-H - Arthur Aaron's aircraft didn't return to...

L-H - Arthur Aaron's aircraft didn't return to the UK - they continued on to North Africa, and he is buried at Bone. The citation is at https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36235/supplement/4859...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Apr 2020, 20:19
Replies: 5
Views: 1,027
Posted By Innominate

NCOs who were commissioned received a new service...

NCOs who were commissioned received a new service number, so he went from 656909 to 51901 and (if it's the right chap) apparently went back to the Army post-war, which meant another new number!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2020, 21:42
Replies: 16
Views: 2,258
Posted By Innominate

That aircraft was still at Farnborough in the...

That aircraft was still at Farnborough in the early 1980s and is now at Cosford https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/1993-0860-A_Varsity_WL679.pdf There was some sort of RAE families...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2020, 17:23
Replies: 24
Views: 5,127
Posted By Innominate

When I was at RAE (1982-84) Q shed housed the RAE...

When I was at RAE (1982-84) Q shed housed the RAE Gliding and Aero Clubs, and a couple of Sea Vixens which I think were for apprentice training. I remember the adjoininng blister which we used as a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2020, 12:01
Replies: 24
Views: 5,127
Posted By Innominate

ISTR seeing the terms "Aeroplane Shed" and "Shed...

ISTR seeing the terms "Aeroplane Shed" and "Shed Type..." on airfield site plans from the 1930s/40s period.

The firm which made the canvas Bessonneau Hangars from the First World War - some still...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2020, 11:32
Replies: 97
Views: 39,994
Posted By Innominate

Some 40 years ago, when I worked for MOD, I was...

Some 40 years ago, when I worked for MOD, I was involved in a field trial in Germany. One of the squaddies - despite the abundance of trees he could have aimed at - had a pee against the side of his...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2020, 13:16
Replies: 129
Views: 36,822
Posted By Innominate

Was Rufforth still active as a RLG in 1970?...

Was Rufforth still active as a RLG in 1970? Brough had no military presence by then.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2020, 15:21
Replies: 2
Views: 1,241
Posted By Innominate

The obit says that his father was "a musician and...

The obit says that his father was "a musician and composer". George Dyson wrote the middle section of the RAF March Past.
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