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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2023, 18:31
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

WB 927 was hand built at Hooton. Then an RAF...

WB 927 was hand built at Hooton. Then an RAF station.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2022, 14:23
Replies: 173
Views: 38,656
Posted By ACW562

RAF Valley

Three years ago visiting RAF Valley. Officers mess for lunch. No vegetarian option on menu. Had to go for beans and chips. Had to pay for it as well !
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2020, 19:40
Replies: 61
Views: 15,427
Posted By ACW562

late 1950s. UK 33,000 dead with flue version....

late 1950s. UK 33,000 dead with flue version. 1968 80,000 UK dead with another Chines origin virus. No lock down and society carried on. Those alive that is.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2020, 19:16
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1418/curil_coleman_in_sedy_wb937_harden_date_nk_3718873168a38d139930d0bb639da47285a14de0.jpg
WB 937 over Hawarden. Cyril Coleman. (100 % great...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2020, 19:14
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1560x2000/sedy_wb986_186_gs_first_sedy_2__3f063aef43cd9377cd057018505d01d63bf98200.jpeg
WB986. First Sedburgh to be delivered to the then 186 GS....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2020, 19:10
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1299/img090_3__4d25341125b3eb7c513480696d1b1b057cf6ab62.jpg
631 Sealand. 1968
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2020, 19:07
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

800 ft on a winch launch. It did not go in the...

800 ft on a winch launch. It did not go in the daily flying log !!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2020, 19:06
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

It is. Daggling is an old term used many years...

It is. Daggling is an old term used many years ago.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2020, 21:52
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1538/dagling_pws_no_date_2__0f4bd4c3f29031e7a0071fa8cb7c6007424f8d17.jpeg

The said Daggling.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 21:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1460x2000/631_raf_sealand_circa_1968_687263473301f161ba8295f761523c07ae6acb1b.jpeg
631GS . RAF Sealand . Circa 1968
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 21:24
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

Cynical me BUT.... The RAF/Navy/Army could not...

Cynical me BUT.... The RAF/Navy/Army could not mount another Falklands effort in the current climate. So not much chance of RAF Air Cadet Gliding getting any support.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 21:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

Just read the above. No hope I am afraid. The...

Just read the above. No hope I am afraid. The people dealing with the Air Cadets at RAF and MOD level are at the bottom of the barrel. Muck any churns out muck. They dont want to be in the job they...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 21:09
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

None flying. Ground training !!

None flying. Ground training !!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 21:04
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

BGA are talking of recommending putting perspex...

BGA are talking of recommending putting perspex glass between two seat cockpits. Plus alternatives such as two way radios in the one aircraft. ME THINKS THE VIRUS WILL FIND WAYS INTO THE GAPS. Try...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 20:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

I have said it before. And again........During...

I have said it before. And again........During WW2 and austerity years that followed. Rationing continued etc. The RAF and MOD formed Air Cadet Gliding. Its was not for the want of people to join the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2020, 20:36
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

I have some 1960s photos but not able to upload...

I have some 1960s photos but not able to upload for some reason. Will keep trying.

Solo at 631 GS RAF Sealand March 1968. Kept on as staff cadet. Later A2 Instructor.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 20:32
Replies: 187
Views: 77,826
Posted By ACW562

Got My A2 after many long hard years.Hard won...

Got My A2 after many long hard years.Hard won wings. Wish they didnt keep changing the rules. But out of uniform, and not wearing a flying jacket and or a flying suit in civy flying, its of no use...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2020, 18:31
Replies: 61
Views: 15,427
Posted By ACW562

RAF Cadet Gliding.

Ditch Air Cadet Gliding. Its been massacred any way. Its only pennies in the overall budget. But the Penny pinchers at the MOD / RAF would consider it a tick in the box.(and promotion ! ) PS.....
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Feb 2020, 21:13
Replies: 218
Views: 105,206
Posted By ACW562

Speke or Hawarden

Question......Why not land at Speke or Hawarden. Minutes or so by road to Arrow Park Hospital. AND NO M6. Not that the residents of the Wirral are pleased no matter what they do.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2020, 17:28
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

It was 631 GS. RAF Sealand. Pilot survived. later...

It was 631 GS. RAF Sealand. Pilot survived. later returned and went solo.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2020, 17:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,771,234
Posted By ACW562

I am an ex A2 Instructor, and lately BGA...

I am an ex A2 Instructor, and lately BGA instructor. Having flown the Slinbsby MK 3 and Sedbergs and later the Vikings. I just have to make a small point that is subjective. It is simply that even in...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2020, 16:34
Replies: 30
Views: 24,865
Posted By ACW562

Val Maybury. Ex RAF Mosquito navigator. later RAF...

Val Maybury. Ex RAF Mosquito navigator. later RAF Air Cadet Instructor at 631 Sealand. (Lived Flintshire) just found he went the other world last October. RIP Val. But you cant get away with your...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2019, 20:17
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

Jim was an ex RN WW2 pilot. Instructor at 631 GS...

Jim was an ex RN WW2 pilot. Instructor at 631 GS RAF Sealand. Set the airfield on fire , literally, in mid 1970s. Walking back with a Sedburgh after landing ….lit a cigarette and discarded it. The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2019, 20:05
Replies: 1,274
Views: 652,056
Posted By ACW562

I can go better than waiting in the airfield...

I can go better than waiting in the airfield caravan......I, and some other staff cadets used to sleep in the dam thing. We used the aldis lamps of a night time. Duty instructor the next day always...
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