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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2013, 14:27
Replies: 80
Views: 32,151
Posted By Laker Liker

Book on Borneo choppers

As a flight engineer on 48 Squadron Hastings I was one of the "volunteers" who were sent to Labuan to fly with either 230 or 110 Squadrons as crewman for a short period. I have just bought, through...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2012, 12:31
Replies: 40
Views: 11,265
Posted By Laker Liker

C130K odour

Funny that......when we delivered the 'shiny one' from Marrietta to Cambridge in 1967/68 they smelled brand new!! You youngsters just didn't look after them properly.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2011, 13:06
Replies: 4
Views: 1,055
Posted By Laker Liker

Hastings supply drop procedures

Can anyone out there help me. I am researching history of 48 Squadron supply dropping operations out of Kuching during Confrontation.

While I remember that we set power on the inboard engines to...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2009, 10:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,449
Posted By Laker Liker

C130K farewell

I agree with you. I trained at Sewart AFB in February 1967 on the E model, converted to the 'K' at Lockheed Marietta and spent eighteen happy months ferrying the shiny beasts back to Cambridge.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2009, 11:18
Replies: 120
Views: 17,623
Posted By Laker Liker

Navigators - bless 'em all...........

As a flight engineer on the Hastings I watched our navigator make a meal of a sun gun shot which frustrated him so much that he threw himself at the flight deck floor - and missed!!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2008, 16:05
Replies: 23
Views: 3,970
Posted By Laker Liker

Silver C130s

The ones that I flew from Marrietta to Cambridge only had four hours on them when we took off.............
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2008, 11:34
Replies: 23
Views: 3,970
Posted By Laker Liker

Ascot 600

I finished flying on the Albert in 1978 but the first ones I flew were silver all over - beat that!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2008, 11:45
Replies: 38
Views: 19,410
Posted By Laker Liker

Pisa crash

The Herc that you mention crashed on November 7th 1971. I was the flight engineer on the command aircraft when he went in behind us after a Hi-Lo departure of the first section of aircraft involved....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2008, 11:21
Replies: 23
Views: 4,878
Posted By Laker Liker

Laker Liker

They used to do a good job at Changi Gaol in the sixties!
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2007, 20:17
Replies: 44
Views: 9,230
Posted By Laker Liker

C130 dropping trials circa 1967/68

I was fortunate (?) enough to be the flight engineer on the dropping trials held at Boscombe Down to convince their Lordships at MOD that the Beverley system would work on the Herc.

Early trials...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2007, 10:46
Replies: 9
Views: 2,359
Posted By Laker Liker

The Devil's Punchbowl

Take time out to use Google maps and look at the Devil's Punchbowl at Hindhead - a quite remarkable plan view of a twin jet slap bang in the middle of the Bowl.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2007, 17:58
Replies: 4
Views: 1,750
Posted By Laker Liker

Old copy of Air Clues

Way back in the mists of time I wrote a letter to Air Clues when someone queried how an Allison engine on the C130K obtained the extra air when rotating at a constant speed. It was in 1971/72 when I...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2006, 08:57
Replies: 80
Views: 27,500
Posted By Laker Liker

Sir Freddie Laker

I had the pleasure of working for Fredfor the four last years as a flight engineer on the DC-10s. Best job I've ever had in the industry.

Many of his staff went on(including yours truly) to start...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2005, 20:28
Replies: 16
Views: 2,737
Posted By Laker Liker

Helicopter formation over Surrey

This afternoon between about 1545 and 1630 a collection of military choppers were circling near where I live that is 4DME on the 262 radial from the Midhurst VOR.

They were collectively a Chinook...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Mar 2005, 19:06
Replies: 15
Views: 2,723
Posted By Laker Liker

DH Mosquito as a glider

I have a friend who was a Mosquito pilot with 105 Squadron flying out of Bourne near Cambridge.

He mentioned yesterday that he once diverted into Manston rather than return to base on one engine. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th May 2004, 15:58
Replies: 20
Views: 11,286
Posted By Laker Liker

Richard Pickles

What a loss to aviation. I flew as flight engineer with Richard on Laker and Calair - he will be sadly missed.

Regards from an ex crab,

Ralph
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2004, 03:21
Replies: 3
Views: 1,727
Posted By Laker Liker

World Airways

World Airways did hire Brits in 1982 to act as strike breakers. Several of our guys from Laker went out for interviews and medicals - part of the medical was to have a thick glass rod rammed up...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2004, 02:17
Replies: 10
Views: 1,759
Posted By Laker Liker

Sorry Guys, The Varsity was never the "Pig",...

Sorry Guys,

The Varsity was never the "Pig", that title went deservedly to the Valetta.

The Varsity was too sophisticated for such a name.

How do I know? I was on the Hastings on 48...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2004, 22:18
Replies: 252
Views: 55,923
Posted By Laker Liker

Don't know what you modern Ascot guys are moaning...

Don't know what you modern Ascot guys are moaning about.

When we delivered the K model from Marrietta back in the mists of time we had a big shiny SILVER beast to fly via Bermuda and Lajes to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2003, 20:56
Replies: 28
Views: 4,531
Posted By Laker Liker

Last Man's Aeroplane

Sorry Bof,

Not me I'm afraid. I flew with Jack on 48 Squadron as flight engineer 1963 - 1966. The last time I saw the old reprobate was on the early days of the C130 when we didn't know our a**e...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2003, 20:32
Replies: 28
Views: 4,531
Posted By Laker Liker

The last Man's aeroplane

Let's face it, when the handling pilot called "slow cut" to the flight engineer it was a not an order but a request. If you had p****d him off during the trip there was no way that you were going to...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2002, 17:50
Replies: 2
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Views: 1,018
Posted By Laker Liker

Coltishall cock up

It really happend at West Raynham back in the mists of time when I was a flight engineer on Hastings.........now there's an aeroplane to bring tears to the eyes!
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