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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2011, 20:41
Replies: 12
Views: 1,804
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

It might be "Flight One" by a chap called...

It might be "Flight One" by a chap called Carpentier, 1972.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th May 2011, 20:23
Replies: 8
Views: 1,941
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

I have a dim memory that down the years there...

I have a dim memory that down the years there have been one or two incidents of damage to houses in Hounslow from approaches into Heathrow. I also have a feeling that a small wake turbulence...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2011, 20:38
Replies: 17
Views: 2,433
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

For what it is worth, I flew on a British Airways...

For what it is worth, I flew on a British Airways 747-200 Heathrow to Nairobi with a stop in Frankfurt as late as 1977.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2011, 00:06
Replies: 9
Views: 3,856
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Delta aircraft did indeed visit Heathrow. As I...

Delta aircraft did indeed visit Heathrow. As I vaguely recall (subject to correction), there were DC-8s for a period late 1960s and then 747-100s for a brief period mid-1970s. These were designated...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2011, 20:53
Replies: 42
Views: 15,259
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Talking of short flights on the SP, I flew on...

Talking of short flights on the SP, I flew on China Airlines from Hongkong to Taipei in about 1994. Apparently they were commonly used on this route.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2011, 11:38
Replies: 2
Views: 2,198
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Double Shackleton collision 11 Jan 1955

When researching something else, I came across this incident which I had never heard about :

ASN Aircraft accident Avro Shackleton MR.2 WL743 Fastnet Rock, Ireland...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Oct 2010, 20:12
Replies: 196
Views: 35,315
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

As the site keeps prompting me that I haven't...

As the site keeps prompting me that I haven't posted for a long time, I'll yield. I first flew in July 1969 on a British United Viscount from Gatwick to Le Touquet - as part of a trip to Paris on...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Jun 2010, 20:32
Replies: 27
Views: 6,988
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

I think BA also used a Concorde on one or two...

I think BA also used a Concorde on one or two Glasgow shuttles to celebrate the 10th anniversary of services in 1986.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Jun 2010, 13:32
Replies: 17
Views: 4,203
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Come on everyone : Defence Secretary Gates...

Come on everyone : Defence Secretary Gates usually travels in an E-4B, nothing more than that.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jun 2010, 19:46
Replies: 10
Views: 2,031
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

WHBM. May I just say that I always appeciate all...

WHBM. May I just say that I always appeciate all your historical posts. Your knowledge of commercial aviation over 50-odd years is unmatched. You remind me of dozens of things I had forgotten and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2010, 20:26
Replies: 15
Views: 2,070
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

BA resumed a very limited operation out of T3...

BA resumed a very limited operation out of T3 around 10 years or so ago if my memory is right. The reason was said to be due to insufficient gate capacity at T4. There was usually one or maybe at...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Mar 2010, 20:21
Replies: 44
Views: 5,682
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Washington Reagan National has a small public...

Washington Reagan National has a small public park at the north end which offers excellent and close shots of aircraft landing or taking off (depending on wind etc...).

Is the old US Customs car...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
4th Jan 2010, 10:45
Replies: 85
Views: 20,461
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Just briefly, there was a hijacking from a UK...

Just briefly, there was a hijacking from a UK airport in the 1970s - a British Airways One-Eleven on a domestic flight.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Dec 2009, 16:22
Replies: 200
Views: 95,170
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Despite the number of thread pages, I thought it...

Despite the number of thread pages, I thought it was telling that the American incident has had slightly more views than the Ryanair incident (as I write). Sorry for the off-topic.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2009, 10:05
Replies: 101
Views: 27,466
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

One good example of a successful airline merger...

One good example of a successful airline merger was Delta and Western in the 1980s. But, agreed, they're pretty rare.
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jun 2009, 19:42
Replies: 4,593
Views: 3,291,974
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Regarding search time for boxes in previous...

Regarding search time for boxes in previous accidents, the New York Times (for what that may be worth) says today that in the case of the South African 747 one box was found no less than 14 months...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Apr 2009, 19:29
Replies: 13
Views: 987
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Chino is excellent. If you're willing to drive...

Chino is excellent. If you're willing to drive greater distances, the air museum in San Diego is a fine example. Also, you can go up to the desert yards at Victorville and Mojave and see quite a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Apr 2009, 19:53
Replies: 236
Views: 116,433
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Not five, but there was a famous formation flight...

Not five, but there was a famous formation flight of four BA Concordes for some publicity purpose over the Channel. Dim memory tells me it was a Christmas Eve about 1984-ish. So I suppose there...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Apr 2009, 23:47
Replies: 236
Views: 116,433
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

SZT passed on to Invicta in 1966. After 1968 it...

SZT passed on to Invicta in 1966. After 1968 it spent the rest of its life under various African registrations, finally being written off in a crash in the Congo on 7 January 1987 as 9Q-CAG.
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Apr 2009, 17:07
Replies: 48
Views: 20,750
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

500 pounds today is only about 730 dollars.

500 pounds today is only about 730 dollars.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Mar 2009, 00:50
Replies: 5,750
Views: 818,127
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

San Sebastian ?

San Sebastian ?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Mar 2009, 21:27
Replies: 54
Views: 8,963
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

<<< ...whereas Liverpool, since the demise of...

<<<
...whereas Liverpool, since the demise of British Eagle, has never sustained a London service, even at the level of one return a day.>>>

I agree that Liverpool-London services have been...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2009, 00:02
Replies: 952
Views: 526,163
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

How would they possibly know it was 4 inches ?

How would they possibly know it was 4 inches ?
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2009, 10:14
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,139,463
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

WHBM, re: "same airport". Didn't the BA depart...

WHBM, re: "same airport". Didn't the BA depart Beijing, and the Delta Shanghai ?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Mar 2009, 20:43
Replies: 399
Views: 193,040
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Not sure about this, but I have read (I think on...

Not sure about this, but I have read (I think on pprune actually) that the first deep stalls go as far back as the Javelin, which suffered one or two such events further back, ie. in the 1950s.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Feb 2009, 20:00
Replies: 7
Views: 1,651
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Actually Cubana also operated the real Britannia.

Actually Cubana also operated the real Britannia.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2009, 23:13
Replies: 5
Views: 1,846
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

I wonder if you may be thinking of an incident...

I wonder if you may be thinking of an incident involving an Argentine CL-44 :

ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-44D4-6 LV-JTN Yerevan (http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810718-0)
Forum: Questions
6th Feb 2009, 19:54
Replies: 6
Views: 1,558
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

There is no upper age limit for a green card.

There is no upper age limit for a green card.
Forum: Questions
5th Feb 2009, 20:42
Replies: 6
Views: 1,558
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

As BRS said, marry a US citizen (or existing...

As BRS said, marry a US citizen (or existing green card holder) is the most efficient way to get a green card. But you will have to give full chapter and verse to prove that the marriage is genuine,...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2009, 20:34
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,060,255
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

There was a commercial airliner ditching in 1956...

There was a commercial airliner ditching in 1956 with a Pan American Stratocruiser in which all survived. Ditto an Aeroflot TU-124 in 1963 near St Petersburg.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2008, 19:32
Replies: 96
Views: 49,601
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Re: the Channel Trident just a few slots above. ...

Re: the Channel Trident just a few slots above. Which airfield is that (looks like a runway 27L) ? Wouldn't have been Heathrow in those days (as they were then on 28L). Maybe an idea for the...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Dec 2008, 21:41
Replies: 5,833
Views: 1,304,041
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

I'm sorry, but increasing the value of a business...

I'm sorry, but increasing the value of a business by 100m does not plug a financial hole of 100m (assuming the latter exists). Shareholder value is just a paper or book value, while cash is cash.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2008, 21:05
Replies: 46
Views: 49,777
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

I did not know until a few days ago that Lithgow...

I did not know until a few days ago that Lithgow once held the world speed record - 735.7 mph in a Swift in 1953.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2008, 18:13
Replies: 1,634
Views: 675,563
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

Langewiesche is indeed good. He wrote a superb...

Langewiesche is indeed good. He wrote a superb piece about the Egyptair 767 flight MS990 some years ago, I think in the Atlantic Monthly magazine.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2008, 23:50
Replies: 14
Views: 2,942
Posted By Golf Charlie Charlie

VC-10 RVM also used to circuit bash at Stansted...

VC-10 RVM also used to circuit bash at Stansted in the 1970s.
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