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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 13:08
Replies: 144
Views: 40,875
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Not faulting your reasoning, Lomon, but,...

Not faulting your reasoning, Lomon, but, post-square bashing basics, the likes of 2788 Sqn were issued with khaki battledress, worn with RAF Regiment blue shoulder titles, from the onset of their...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 09:02
Replies: 144
Views: 40,875
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

A quick reverse image search reveals this is a...

A quick reverse image search reveals this is a probably a colourised version of a B&W photo in the IWM Collection and available on the wonderful Wikipedia, the description of which reads "Major...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2023, 03:08
Replies: 63
Views: 10,743
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

The balloons used for parachute training were...

The balloons used for parachute training were effectively re-purposed Low-Zone barrage balloons designed in 1934, with the addition of a cage for the trainee parachutists and instructors/despatchers....
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2023, 09:33
Replies: 257
Views: 104,796
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Timelord, you're absolutely right. One of many...

Timelord, you're absolutely right. One of many controversies surrounding the crash; reportedly, the 'third' pilot, A/Sqn Ldr James George Woodgate Stroud, was even described as a navigator on his...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2023, 22:07
Replies: 257
Views: 104,796
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

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

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x739/mod330_892_phantom_xt864_1st_f4_to_fly_1000_hours_29_11_72_scw_478d53a9540067937e4f75bdfbef6dd1fefcb1d0.jpg
"....and what appears to be a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2023, 12:48
Replies: 257
Views: 104,796
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

All agreed, and acknowledged as a matter of...

All agreed, and acknowledged as a matter of record, So, whilst Bill and Jim were "ejected", they did not choose to "Eject!" ( a word which forms half the title of the book in question) and therefore...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2023, 09:52
Replies: 257
Views: 104,796
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Highest ever?

Megan - surely Bill Weaver's doesn't count as an ejection, nor a wholly successful one; not only was it was not (as far as Bill could recall) a deliberate initiation of the seat (the crew were...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2023, 11:07
Replies: 10
Views: 1,436
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Hi BOTR - it should be remembered that, whilst...

Hi BOTR - it should be remembered that, whilst the Armistice is always acknowledged as 11 Nov 1918, the Treaty of Versailles was not signed until 28 Jun 1919; thus formally ending the war; and that...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2023, 10:41
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

The anti-spin strakes on RAF Chipmunks were only...

The anti-spin strakes on RAF Chipmunks were only fitted from 1958, with the mod complete across the fleet c.1959. They were never fitted to the Canadian aircraft in RCAF service at all, as far as I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2023, 08:02
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

And there's more....

Interestingly, given that our subject went on to have a successful career in civil aviation; the area of river in the original thread photo is almost exactly where Sully Sullenberger ditched A320...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2023, 13:11
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Location found!

Chris - after much virtual tramping the Google Earth, I can reveal the location in the background as:

North German Lloyd Pier No.2, Hoboken, New Jersey.

So it is on arrival at New York,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 15:15
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Exactly the photo of the EoF that I was working...

Exactly the photo of the EoF that I was working from! Also; the Liberte appears to have a lower bottom rung; no toeboard and the top rail is fitted above the bracket. Top rail on the OP photo is...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 08:35
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

LJ - agreed; we'd already narrowed the image to...

LJ - agreed; we'd already narrowed the image to 1957 or 1958, My feeling (mainly due to the apparent F/O rank, but also because the 5-bar rail is hugely reminiscent of the Empress of France's upper...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 07:07
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Which all lines up nicely, albeit slightly later...

Which all lines up nicely, albeit slightly later than my estimate above. The NATO Air Training Plan (NATP - ignore my reference to the NFTC, which is the more recent initialism) ran from 1950 and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2023, 12:10
Replies: 69
Views: 21,279
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

I'd suggest it's F/O braid, and lower flat button...

I'd suggest it's F/O braid, and lower flat button (exposed below belt) and St Edward's (Queens) crown clearly indicate post-1952.
Blues and brown gloves may indicate northern hemisphere.
Lack of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2022, 11:08
Replies: 160
Views: 34,641
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Parachutes had been in use for British...

Parachutes had been in use for British observation balloons both prior to, and during WW1, and had been considered for emergency escape from heavier-than-air powered aircraft by both the Admiralty...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2022, 11:55
Replies: 24
Views: 4,086
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Hi Matt - in case you hadn't seen, there's three...

Hi Matt - in case you hadn't seen, there's three mentions of your Dad in Martin Bowman's excellent book "Battle of Berlin: Bomber Command over The Third Reich 1943-1945", contributed by Doug Curtis...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2021, 11:36
Replies: 16
Views: 3,507
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

Regarding Pete Foolkes' time on 227 Sqn, you may...

Regarding Pete Foolkes' time on 227 Sqn, you may also like to contact the RAF Balderton Research Group - they have a Facebook page, a website (rafbaldertonFMG.co.uk) and have posted an excellent...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2021, 14:33
Replies: 16
Views: 3,507
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

As you suggest, it could well have been the case...

As you suggest, it could well have been the case that he underwent pilot training first - in the interview with Cliff Watson linked by Lauriebe above, Cliff actually alludes to the fact (22 minutes...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2021, 10:26
Replies: 16
Views: 3,507
Posted By Squipdit Fashions

FreeBMD (a useful quick UK geneaology search)...

FreeBMD (a useful quick UK geneaology search) corroborates TheAerosCo's finding of a birth in Watford in 1922, with a given mother's maiden name of 'Ghost' (!). No record of a UK death may also...
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