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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2024, 07:46
Replies: 8
Views: 595
Posted By pmills575

Radar was AI18 an GEC built set not AI23(b-f)

Radar was AI18 an GEC built set not AI23(b-f)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Apr 2024, 06:55
Replies: 15
Views: 2,050
Posted By pmills575

Gatwick: Penciled in for the 27th July I believe....

Gatwick: Penciled in for the 27th July I believe. Keep an eye on their web site (If you can get past the dross)
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2024, 08:36
Replies: 7
Views: 2,925
Posted By pmills575

Tranche 1 Typhoons

Has the recent events in the middle east shown that there is a place for airframes that can only operate in the air to air role? Does this show that the decision to reduce the Tranche 1 Typhoons to...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2024, 05:21
Replies: 22
Views: 5,838
Posted By pmills575

Aircraft Carriers

Aircraft Carriers
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2023, 07:56
Replies: 38
Views: 10,463
Posted By pmills575

I am fairly sure that the TFR range was 9,000...

I am fairly sure that the TFR range was 9,000 yds, TFR on the Vulcan (when I worked on Akrotiri Wing) was a very unserviceable beast. It occasionally gave a fly down when it should have been up. (or...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 11:06
Replies: 0
Views: 499
Posted By pmills575

Shackleton and Lightning runs this weekend (Sept 16)

Gatwick Aviation Museum has resumed its public ground running of two of its runnable airframes.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2023, 09:57
Replies: 34
Views: 11,498
Posted By pmills575

I was at St. Mawgan heading down the hill and...

I was at St. Mawgan heading down the hill and wondered why a Hunter kept doing circuits, it turned out to be several aircraft arriving. The next day, alongside a line of Hunters parked on the end of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2022, 06:08
Replies: 80
Views: 12,022
Posted By pmills575

Gatwick Aviation Museum is still there and...

Gatwick Aviation Museum is still there and thriving, sadly it's closed from 19 Dec to Jan 5.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Sep 2022, 15:25
Replies: 59
Views: 9,123
Posted By pmills575

Is the "RAF to to use civvie airports" a factor?...

Is the "RAF to to use civvie airports" a factor? After all the area occupied by the museum is the HAS part of the airport/airfield that would be perfect for deployed/dispersed airframes!
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 06:17
Replies: 442
Views: 170,817
Posted By pmills575

I see that the Daily Mail is reporting that the...

I see that the Daily Mail is reporting that the Reds could be canned.
Seems like a good move to me, they could be replaced by The Rainbows.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jun 2022, 06:21
Replies: 14
Views: 1,931
Posted By pmills575

A couple of years ago varies organizations were...

A couple of years ago varies organizations were contacted to try to find Mk2 Shack /Lanc wheels. It was known that two or three museums had acquired the remaining stocks of Shack spares when the MOD...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2022, 05:47
Replies: 19
Views: 1,940
Posted By pmills575

St. Mawgan had a purpose built V dispersal, A...

St. Mawgan had a purpose built V dispersal, A number of buildings including a full fitted out kitchen area, all kept in good condition. When the Nimrod entered service this whole complex became the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2022, 07:36
Replies: 265
Views: 79,663
Posted By pmills575

To get a real insight into the issues experienced...

To get a real insight into the issues experienced by 1 Squadron on Hermes the book:RAF Harrier Ground Attackby Jerry Pook
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2022, 06:48
Replies: 3
Views: 1,405
Posted By pmills575

As an ex Radar fitter on Shacks for many years I...

As an ex Radar fitter on Shacks for many years I have never seen such a facility and cannot recall any interface between ASV21 and the Sonics system. I do posses the ASV21 manual and it doesn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2021, 04:43
Replies: 20
Views: 6,428
Posted By pmills575

During 1974 when the Turkish army decided to take...

During 1974 when the Turkish army decided to take a holiday in Cyprus, a Greek AF Noratlas one early morning attempted to land at Akrotiri thinking he was on approach to Nicosia airport. He was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2021, 06:37
Replies: 20
Views: 5,800
Posted By pmills575

The American TFR on the Vulcan had a habit of...

The American TFR on the Vulcan had a habit of every now and again of indicating a "fly down" instead of "fly up". It was very unreliable and the pod was changed so often even engine fitters were...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2021, 05:52
Replies: 77
Views: 14,640
Posted By pmills575

Incident at AKR

Most of the ECM cans took some time to become operational, known as "warm up time", the power switch had an alternate position which had a plastic guard that could be broken if enough force was used....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2021, 07:01
Replies: 13
Views: 2,914
Posted By pmills575

When I worked for Ford Motor company (2011) they...

When I worked for Ford Motor company (2011) they still held the drawings for their version of the Merlin. Many thousands of Merlins made by Ford after they redrew the plans to a modern style suitable...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2020, 17:10
Replies: 68
Views: 29,786
Posted By pmills575

Just finished it and I found it very interesting...

Just finished it and I found it very interesting especially the effort to get 809 ready for war.

Most of the war chapters were well written and added to the books by Mog and Sharkey, especially...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2020, 07:18
Replies: 23
Views: 12,455
Posted By pmills575

The late Brian Caroll was known to have taken a...

The late Brian Caroll was known to have taken a Lightning F53 (Real Lightning) up to 83,000 ft in Saudi, although that was apparantly eclipsed by another F53 managing 87,000.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2019, 07:25
Replies: 77
Views: 51,203
Posted By pmills575

Well, at the museum that I volunteer at, one of...

Well, at the museum that I volunteer at, one of our best sellers is the Corgi "Syncho Pair". If that can be considered a reasonable measure of the "Reds effect" on impressionable youngsters, then...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Dec 2017, 06:47
Replies: 16
Views: 4,562
Posted By pmills575

Just for the sake of accuracy, in the list of...

Just for the sake of accuracy, in the list of support aircraft the Shackleton identity is incorrect. If the serial is WR972 then the mark is 3 not 2. Clearly if the serial is something else then it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2017, 07:38
Replies: 3
Views: 1,311
Posted By pmills575

It was used to get a very accurate bearing on a...

It was used to get a very accurate bearing on a target. The unit had a knurled knob which when pushed replaced the normal trace coming from the resolver synchro in the scanner, by one generated in...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2017, 04:09
Replies: 2
Views: 2,379
Posted By pmills575

Pictures

A couple of pictures from last weekends successful engine runs.

http://gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/pics/17.jpg
http://gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/pics/53.jpg

pm575
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2017, 05:18
Replies: 2
Views: 2,379
Posted By pmills575

Lightning and Shackleton engine runs

For those who have an interest in seeing (and hearing) ex Military hardware running, this coming Saturday the 5th of August, Gatwick Aviation Museum will be running their Lightning F53 AND their Mk3...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2017, 16:53
Replies: 24
Views: 8,567
Posted By pmills575

Another tale from my time on the Orange Harvest...

Another tale from my time on the Orange Harvest test bench at St. Mawgan. Myself and another technician decided as there was not a lot of work to re-jig the test bench. This took a couple of days and...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2017, 07:36
Replies: 100
Views: 47,921
Posted By pmills575

Boeing are just about to build a large hanger for...

Boeing are just about to build a large hanger for servicing the Dreamliner at Gatwick, perhaps they could tag the P8 onto that scheme. Handy for the channel, North sea and the Atlantic. No need for...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2017, 06:51
Replies: 35
Views: 7,443
Posted By pmills575

A large number of the Hunters from Chivenor were...

A large number of the Hunters from Chivenor were based at St. Mawgan for a few days. I clearly remember them lined up at the 26 end of the 26/08 runway. I also remember the armourers stirring large...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2017, 06:04
Replies: 65
Views: 25,849
Posted By pmills575

When I was on the Orange Harvest bench at...

When I was on the Orange Harvest bench at St.Mawgan I, along with another fitter was sent to RRE at Pershore. There was a MK11 that had been fitted with an IR Linescan and they had had to modify the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2017, 15:53
Replies: 0
Views: 1,903
Posted By pmills575

Gatwick Lightning F53 post rebuild engine runs

Ex RSAF EE Lightning F53-671, will be available to view running at a special event on the 4th of March at 13:00, Gatwick Aviation Museum. This will be the first public runs for 671 to celebrate post...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jan 2017, 05:55
Replies: 44
Views: 13,361
Posted By pmills575

When I was at Wattishambles we had a group visit...

When I was at Wattishambles we had a group visit that included the vicar of Lavenham who was most miffed that we "radiated" his church tower. As I recall we expected at least -1v on the agc meter to...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2016, 05:37
Replies: 73
Views: 33,957
Posted By pmills575

Well that was b****y silly of me to leave out the...

Well that was b****y silly of me to leave out the entry number. It was the 46th entry at Cosford. It was definitely the last of the Air Radar Mechanics, we were told that there were too many Radar...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2016, 15:05
Replies: 73
Views: 33,957
Posted By pmills575

I was in the last entry of Air Radar Mechanics at...

I was in the last entry of Air Radar Mechanics at Cosford, May 1962 to December 1963 Service Number 1947575. We had our first reunion in 2013 after 51 years!.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2015, 14:56
Replies: 26
Views: 9,497
Posted By pmills575

http://gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/shack/picture...

http://gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk/shack/pictures/gav1.jpg

Another era!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2015, 12:23
Replies: 367
Views: 106,493
Posted By pmills575

Oops! We don't need an MPA, do we?

Britain calls in French to hunt Russian sub lurking off Scotland - Telegraph...
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