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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2017, 02:43
Replies: 353
Views: 203,456
Posted By thetexpat

I was a 'student at 2 ANS, Hullavington, in...

I was a 'student at 2 ANS, Hullavington, in 1962/3 and we/they were still using GEE Mk.2 AND Mk.4 on the Varsities and, I believe, the Valettas!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Dec 2016, 01:52
Replies: 41
Views: 14,250
Posted By thetexpat

I believe that in the '60s (1960s that is!), the...

I believe that in the '60s (1960s that is!), the route was known as the MEDAIR when operated by civvy airlines such as BRITISH EAGLE INT'L AIRLINES with their Viscounts in 'trooper config', i.e....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2015, 02:08
Replies: 77
Views: 17,529
Posted By thetexpat

I believe this may be the 'missing' crop-spraying...

I believe this may be the 'missing' crop-spraying Tiger referred to:

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy98/thetexpat/Thruxton/G-AMTOTigerMothduster13AUG1961_zpsc284690c.jpg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Oct 2013, 01:06
Replies: 32
Views: 13,377
Posted By thetexpat

I had the 'honour' of being stationed at R.A.F....

I had the 'honour' of being stationed at R.A.F. White Waltham in 1962 while 'holding' for #2 A.N.S!
Offices Mess was a thatched single-storey country residence with the usual 'massed-produced'...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Oct 2013, 21:00
Replies: 32
Views: 13,377
Posted By thetexpat

'Google' for 'Fairey Gannet Survivor XA459'! ...

'Google' for 'Fairey Gannet Survivor XA459'!
Believe this is the 'beast' you saw!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jun 2013, 16:47
Replies: 43
Views: 10,221
Posted By thetexpat

Had the honour of gaining my PPL at Thruxton...

Had the honour of gaining my PPL at Thruxton (Wiltshire School of Flying) in 1961, primarily on the Jackaroo (bastardised Tiger!?)!
Final flight with the CFI (John Heaton) was inflight engine...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Apr 2013, 00:33
Replies: 16
Views: 6,091
Posted By thetexpat

berniemack Greetings from a former 'member'...

berniemack

Greetings from a former 'member' of the BRITISH EAGLE Flight Operations gang who remembers many of the names listed! I worked with Fred Marshall, Keith Milligan, Fred Thompson & Barry...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Feb 2009, 14:06
Replies: 4
Views: 926
Posted By thetexpat

pjac, Thanks for your response. There are 2...

pjac,

Thanks for your response. There are 2 websites and the one you quoted is the other.

http://www.britisheagle.net/ was in existance in late Jan/early Feb!

Cheers
thetexpat
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Feb 2009, 02:04
Replies: 4
Views: 926
Posted By thetexpat

British Eagle Website

Greetings Y'all!
T'would appear that the BRITISH EAGLE website (http://www.britisheagle.net/)
is moribund/dead/etc!
Anybody have an idea as to what is happening?
Cheers
x-EGGPEGOO
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2008, 16:41
Replies: 162
Views: 66,897
Posted By thetexpat

Short Sunderland (variant)

FYI, there is a Solent III living at Oakland Int'l Airport (KOAK/OAK), California in the care of the Oakland Aviation Museum. Has an interesting history including service with BOAC!
...
Forum: Freight Dogs
2nd May 2008, 20:09
Replies: 8
Views: 1,593
Posted By thetexpat

Ah! All change again according to today's New...

Ah!
All change again according to today's New York Times:

May 2, 2008
Aloha cargo service gets green light to fly again
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 3:07 a.m. ET

HONOLULU (AP) -- Aloha...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st May 2008, 16:35
Replies: 6
Views: 1,086
Posted By thetexpat

Thylacine

Click into another BRITISH EAGLE website, namely:

http://www.britisheagle.net/

You'll see a lot of info there!

Cheers
thetexpat (ex-EGGPEGOO)
Forum: Freight Dogs
29th Apr 2008, 19:30
Replies: 8
Views: 1,593
Posted By thetexpat

'Twould appear to be nobody! The Associated...

'Twould appear to be nobody!

The Associated Press
Tuesday, April 29, 2008; 2:24 AM

HONOLULU -- Aloha Airlines shut down its cargo division Monday because its primary lender decided not to...
Forum: Freight Dogs
25th Apr 2008, 17:38
Replies: 8
Views: 1,593
Posted By thetexpat

Latest news from The Wall Street Journal/Dow...

Latest news from The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires is:

Judge OKs Sale Of Aloha Airlines' Contract Services Division

HONOLULU (AP)--A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jan 2008, 18:47
Replies: 6
Views: 2,217
Posted By thetexpat

Sharpie180 I have a spare copy of the required...

Sharpie180
I have a spare copy of the required Pilot's Notes. It is well used and the cover has seperated along the spine. I'll continue 'digging through the archives' to see if any other copies...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2007, 02:04
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,175
Posted By thetexpat

Douglas X-3:hmm: ?

Douglas X-3:hmm: ?
Forum: Freight Dogs
27th Nov 2006, 01:49
Replies: 431
Views: 137,460
Posted By thetexpat

Nineiron

As you're aware, it was many years (decades:eek: !) ago that we performed these flights!
Based upon the following information from the SAFAIR website
(http://www.safair.co.za/)
Weight
Maximum...
Forum: Freight Dogs
26th Nov 2006, 22:31
Replies: 431
Views: 137,460
Posted By thetexpat

RB 211 Figures

Gentlemen,
Being one of the former 'Limey' Members of the Transamerica (TV) Ops Control group during those 'wonderful' years, I can confirm that TV operated the L-100-300 Herks...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Nov 2006, 01:44
Replies: 117
Views: 29,009
Posted By thetexpat

Most Excellent!

Speechless Two!

And what about that wonderful little island of Gan? Another popular tech-stop!
EVen though I laboured at the northern end of the BRITISH EAGLE line (Liddypool) I remember...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Oct 2006, 02:05
Replies: 10
Views: 3,093
Posted By thetexpat

Rarest Photo

Con-Pilot
Would you like to share a suitably 'censored' copy of it with our ExPats resident in the 'Colonies'?
Cheers
thetexpat
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jun 2006, 01:12
Replies: 19
Views: 10,778
Posted By thetexpat

Thumbs up FACT: Aircraft, engines, etc., suffer some form...

FACT: Aircraft, engines, etc., suffer some form of failure!
FACT:Humans are more suseptable to failure (A more complex entity!)!
REALIITY:IT HAPPENS!
Good on MONARCH AIRLINES for knowing who pays...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2006, 10:07
Replies: 5
Views: 1,395
Posted By thetexpat

Things get curiouser and curiouser! The eBay...

Things get curiouser and curiouser!
The eBay listing for the aircraft has been withdrawn!
Any ideas?
T
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th May 2006, 13:41
Replies: 5
Views: 1,395
Posted By thetexpat

Hi Brian, Per the eBay listing "The aircraft...

Hi Brian,
Per the eBay listing "The aircraft was operated commercially by Hawkair in Terrrace, BC until 1999 and then parked until it's final flight in early September of 2004. It now sits at the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th May 2006, 23:17
Replies: 5
Views: 1,395
Posted By thetexpat

Last 'Flyable' Bristol 170 Mk.31?

This may be the last opportunity to obtain one of these aircraft and fly her back home to England!
Right now, on eBay (where else?), is the former Hawkair aircraft that used to fly out of Terrace,...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
21st Dec 2005, 18:07
Replies: 3
Views: 1,030
Posted By thetexpat

Vicleecy, In my many years involvement with...

Vicleecy,
In my many years involvement with flight planning, and especially ReClearance/ReFile/ReDispatch, I have NEVER utilised an airport that is BEYOND the initial POA!...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Jun 2005, 18:26
Replies: 14
Views: 2,514
Posted By thetexpat

U(S)A Aircraft Graveyards

FYI,
Might to take a look at the following web-site:

http://www.airchive.com/SITE%20PAGES/VINTAGE.html

May be of interest!
Cheers
Thetexpat:ok:
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jun 2004, 13:35
Replies: 29
Views: 7,559
Posted By thetexpat

Northolt also hosted a PANAM B707! Mk.I PA...

Northolt also hosted a PANAM B707! Mk.I PA eyeball confused the then existing gasometers west of the airfield for a similar one west of Heathrow! :ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd May 2004, 19:07
Replies: 9
Views: 884
Posted By thetexpat

EricMc Bangor, ME was a fuel stop before...

EricMc
Bangor, ME was a fuel stop before 'jumping the pond'! Even the DC-10-30s used BGR as a fuel/crew change stop, both east & westbound!
Cheers
thetexpat:ok:
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
28th Apr 2004, 14:42
Replies: 18
Views: 3,388
Posted By thetexpat

Worked for a certain Supplemental airline at...

Worked for a certain Supplemental airline at OAK/KOAK many years ago. One day had a certain pratt of a Capt. who had a major ego problem(?!?!?). I was the duty dispatcher/controller:
CAPT -...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Mar 2004, 21:25
Replies: 1
Views: 696
Posted By thetexpat

Try ...

Try
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110309
thetexpat:ok:
Forum: Freight Dogs
20th Feb 2004, 21:35
Replies: 5
Views: 3,611
Posted By thetexpat

When y'all say 'Dallas' you must be referring to...

When y'all say 'Dallas' you must be referring to Dallas-Love Field, (aka DAL/KDAL), home of SOUTHWEST AIRLINES!
Believe that you really are referring to DFW International (aka DFW/KDFW), home of...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jan 2004, 02:00
Replies: 2
Views: 1,021
Posted By thetexpat

Travolta 707

Try the following:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031102/NEWS/311021090/1010/REALESTATE

:ok:
Forum: Freight Dogs
9th Jan 2004, 21:11
Replies: 9
Views: 2,313
Posted By thetexpat

Received the following compliments of ATW this...

Received the following compliments of ATW this morning:

Cathay Pacific to add 13 aircraft to cargo fleet
Dateline: Friday January 09, 2004

In a major expansion of its freighter...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2003, 21:57
Replies: 10
Views: 1,551
Posted By thetexpat

There's a campaign afoot to save XX105! Check...

There's a campaign afoot to save XX105!
Check out:
http://fp.mrshubigbus.plus.com/bac1-11jet.co.uk%20News.htm
thetexpat:ok:
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
4th Dec 2003, 04:55
Replies: 30
Views: 3,653
Posted By thetexpat

Caslance, Can't beat quality and...

Caslance,
Can't beat quality and professionalism no matter whether still extant or not!
P.S. Worked for them at EGGP many moons ago!
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