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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Sep 2018, 06:19
Replies: 47
Views: 16,628
Posted By gruntie

EI-ASJ at Nairobi while with EAA. Is that...

EI-ASJ at Nairobi while with EAA. Is that container meant to be at that angle?

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1023x683/eaa747_6fac0df5c2c4871c3be5a48eaf2d8ec8c6bd1770.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Aug 2018, 12:12
Replies: 34
Views: 10,292
Posted By gruntie

I’m not sure at all: just going by old photos I...

I’m not sure at all: just going by old photos I found. Would they have had both types? Or maybe the photos I found had the wrong description: it’s happened before.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Aug 2018, 07:12
Replies: 34
Views: 10,292
Posted By gruntie

But it had oval windows...... ...

But it had oval windows......

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/800x533/40d0f4d2_2c07_48a7_893b_fc7cbf66ad23_b2d6b2f7320b8d0797f2011a1b12aa4760b86106.jpeg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Aug 2018, 12:27
Replies: 34
Views: 10,292
Posted By gruntie

Just been thru this exercise for someone else. ...

Just been thru this exercise for someone else.
Last BOAC Constellation service was Oct 58. Super Connies had square windows, earlier Connies (the type BOAC had) had round ones. Windows on Britannia...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th May 2018, 11:08
Replies: 71
Views: 28,159
Posted By gruntie

Ghana was their own: they ordered 3, operated...

Ghana was their own: they ordered 3, operated one, leased one to MEA which was destroyed shortly afterwards at Beirut, and cancelled the third which was taken up by British United.

Nigeria did...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2017, 08:54
Replies: 32
Views: 7,645
Posted By gruntie

On BBC ‘South Today’ yesterday: “.....Well...

On BBC ‘South Today’ yesterday:

“.....Well what makes them a ‘flying boat’? The answer to that is that they are a seaplane with fixed wings, they have a hull, and cannot land on land.......”.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Nov 2017, 17:22
Replies: 298
Views: 109,560
Posted By gruntie

In 1973 I was able to park a Transit van in the...

In 1973 I was able to park a Transit van in the “overheight vehicle” park in the central area. Just a bomb site: all sorts of coaches & trucks were in there. No idea exactly where it was, though.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2017, 07:03
Replies: 298
Views: 109,560
Posted By gruntie

I remember them being bicycles & pedestrians(!)...

I remember them being bicycles & pedestrians(!) only, in the mid-60s: motorbikes must have been later.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Aug 2017, 08:10
Replies: 6
Views: 4,011
Posted By gruntie

Yes, I'm aware of that, also that a 'go-around'...

Yes, I'm aware of that, also that a 'go-around' in itself is just a fact of life and nothing to get excited about.
My point though is that I assume both aircraft must have been under some sort of...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Aug 2017, 07:48
Replies: 6
Views: 4,011
Posted By gruntie

Goodwood runway conflict?

At Goodwood yesterday, the classic cars were displayed on the racetrack around the end of the active runway: the regular noise of an aero engine was thus normal.
While looking at the cars, I became...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jul 2017, 09:22
Replies: 298
Views: 109,560
Posted By gruntie

At the risk of thread drift, and in anorak mode,...

At the risk of thread drift, and in anorak mode, the full (or full enough) story of BEA's one-and-a-half deckers from the 50s is here:
http://www.countrybus.org/rf/RF6.htm
And the later...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2017, 08:40
Replies: 71
Views: 28,159
Posted By gruntie

.....and BOAC never had any 4Cs. This one is...

.....and BOAC never had any 4Cs. This one is going to be a problem in the future.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2017, 13:06
Replies: 71
Views: 28,159
Posted By gruntie

A depressing pic I found somewhere of the 3...

A depressing pic I found somewhere of the 3 original EAA Comets in various stages of dismemberment.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2696/32794130242_9a9eed7543_c.jpg

Tusker is available from the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2017, 04:57
Replies: 71
Views: 28,159
Posted By gruntie

EAA had 3 Comet 4s, VP-KPJ, KPK and KRL: the...

EAA had 3 Comet 4s, VP-KPJ, KPK and KRL: the first 2 delivered in 1960 and the latter in 1962 (the last 4 built, amongst the production of 4Cs, which creates confusion to this day)

All 3 were sold...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Dec 2016, 21:06
Replies: 10
Views: 3,918
Posted By gruntie

Triangular windows = Caravelle

Triangular windows = Caravelle
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2016, 20:42
Replies: 13
Views: 2,805
Posted By gruntie

As far as I can decipher the names were: ...

As far as I can decipher the names were:

Lieutenant Colonel Tom Edwin Adlam
Rev Arthur Herbert Procter
Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Cecil Capel Miers
Sgt Norman Cyril Jackson
Colonel Donald John...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2016, 17:11
Replies: 13
Views: 2,805
Posted By gruntie

I suppose it was - details came from someone who...

I suppose it was - details came from someone who worked for EAA at the time, they still have autographs of the 10 VCs concerned.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2016, 11:26
Replies: 13
Views: 2,805
Posted By gruntie

A bit of drift, but - when 5X-UVA initiated EAA's...

A bit of drift, but - when 5X-UVA initiated EAA's VC10 services, the first flight was a promotional trip billed as "10 VC's on a VC10", carrying 10 VC holders, one of whom had been gassed in WW1 and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2016, 16:55
Replies: 7
Views: 2,410
Posted By gruntie

Probably because there weren't any. Basutoland...

Probably because there weren't any. Basutoland was a Protectorate, not a Colony: European population was always relatively minimal.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Sep 2016, 10:51
Replies: 7
Views: 2,410
Posted By gruntie

I used to live in Lesotho - or Basutoland as it...

I used to live in Lesotho - or Basutoland as it was then - in the early 60s. The capital would have been called a "one horse town", if someone hadn't forgotten the horse. They only got their first...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Aug 2016, 07:25
Replies: 133
Views: 150,569
Posted By gruntie

Drummed into me while I was in the CCF by a...

Drummed into me while I was in the CCF by a serving RAF officer several decades ago.

A couple of decades later I was watching the Italian AF giving a demonstration of mountain rescue at a ski...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2016, 09:46
Replies: 3
Views: 2,518
Posted By gruntie

Close, but no cigar......Merton Studios were in...

Close, but no cigar......Merton Studios were in Kingston Rd near Nelson Hospital, active until the mid-60s, car chases were often filmed locally in those traffic-free days and can often be spotted in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2016, 11:24
Replies: 20
Views: 8,828
Posted By gruntie

Not to detract, but I was under the impression...

Not to detract, but I was under the impression that the first airline to carry HMQ (or any other British monarch) was East African Airways, when they took her to Entebbe to link up with a BOAC...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Mar 2016, 07:15
Replies: 29
Views: 8,609
Posted By gruntie

Don't forget to add the fact that up until the...

Don't forget to add the fact that up until the early 60s a lot of the calling points were in countries that were, or had been until recently, pink on the map. With most of the travelling public still...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2016, 12:34
Replies: 46
Views: 14,084
Posted By gruntie

I took the car over a couple of times, and used...

I took the car over a couple of times, and used the hovercraft: a combination of thrill factor and a ferry strike. I remember a constant jolting ride (the sea state appeared just average), and I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Nov 2015, 12:00
Replies: 81
Views: 31,836
Posted By gruntie

Some more thread drift...... In the summer...

Some more thread drift......

In the summer of 1967 all eastern-Africa flights were routed via Tehran due to the situation in the ME. A BUA VC10 did this about mid-July, but went tech in Nairobi...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Oct 2015, 14:36
Replies: 185
Views: 590,045
Posted By gruntie

It sounds a bit like this guy SE-AMO...

It sounds a bit like this guy SE-AMO (http://capetocape.net)
It doesn't say though if he took a hurdy-gurdy with him.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Sep 2015, 08:15
Replies: 56
Views: 19,920
Posted By gruntie

One of the AF Concordes was reputed to have been...

One of the AF Concordes was reputed to have been kept in at least taxiable condition in case of necessity for the crash investigation. Is this still so?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Aug 2015, 07:03
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,029,178
Posted By gruntie

208 Squadron above Embakasi, Nairobi, in 1960....

208 Squadron above Embakasi, Nairobi, in 1960. Configuration clearly visible.

http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/Operations-208/208%20Sqn%20-%20box%20four%20loop_1960_PM.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jul 2015, 13:10
Replies: 185
Views: 590,045
Posted By gruntie

I haven't seen the prog, but the nearest...

I haven't seen the prog, but the nearest mountains (apart from ex-volcanoes) in central Africa are the Ruwenzori/Mountains of the Moon: nowhere near Entebbe. What there is though is a f***ing great...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Apr 2015, 17:22
Replies: 11
Views: 6,356
Posted By gruntie

(Excuse the thread drift) Planemike, the book you...

(Excuse the thread drift) Planemike, the book you mention seems unavailable in the Big River site (Keith Campling & the story of aviation in East Africa).
Is there anything in there (it would have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2015, 06:47
Replies: 14
Views: 6,832
Posted By gruntie

A bit off-topic, but Sir Cloudseley Shovell lost...

A bit off-topic, but Sir Cloudseley Shovell lost not only his own ship but others were wrecked too: the total death toll was in the region of 2,000 and was a major naval disaster. The problem was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2015, 07:43
Replies: 67
Views: 16,325
Posted By gruntie

According to increasingly fallible memory, in the...

According to increasingly fallible memory, in the mid-70s the 144 was used on a state visit to Tanzania - Dar es Salaam? by the USSR premier of the time.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2015, 21:32
Replies: 67
Views: 16,325
Posted By gruntie

I thought they were like that anyway?

I thought they were like that anyway?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2015, 19:43
Replies: 67
Views: 16,325
Posted By gruntie

I was once fortunate enough to be seated on...

I was once fortunate enough to be seated on G-BOAG from Heathrow to Barbados (& back).
Heathrow was in cold, grey & dismal November. Barbados was 5(?) time-zones away, and tropical: and all I'd done...
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