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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2021, 17:39
Replies: 63
Views: 17,928
Posted By Box Brownie

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x775/f2_6258fa860626a40d901ffd4fa8444379da806663.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2021, 17:08
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

The Vintage Pair - '73 ...

The Vintage Pair - '73
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1446x922/valley73_f8621b54b6aca52df1596f630e2ac7614b7e6684.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2021, 08:34
Replies: 76
Views: 49,556
Posted By Box Brownie

The attached photo of the F4 was taken at a...

The attached photo of the F4 was taken at a Gaydon air display in '76 0r '77. Just before MOD sold Gaydon, a set of trials took place involving F4s approaching the airfield from below the ridge...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2021, 16:00
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Another photo of U16 WA991 ...

Another photo of U16 WA991
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1290/meteor_ui6_c0e9707e7d3ad2802de1f688d721730a6810d131.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2021, 12:29
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Meteor T7 WF791 ...

Meteor T7 WF791
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1446x922/t7_2334b989946a0bf309961887c820c32ffe94f638.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2021, 18:11
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Sadly I lost touch with Mike (Tagg) I recall...

Sadly I lost touch with Mike (Tagg) I recall him saying that his son was a pilot on Tornado - perhaps someone on here might know of him.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2021, 15:43
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Some years ago I mentioned to a friend the...

Some years ago I mentioned to a friend the occasion at Valley in either '59 or '60 when I saw about a dozen Piston Provosts arrive.
His reply " It was the cricket team from St Athan arriving for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2021, 11:29
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Andover on approach - if I recall, early 70s ...

Andover on approach - if I recall, early 70s
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1083x729/andover_v_b30236d0946e472100e3144dc60affc1caf68d50.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2021, 18:07
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Meteor U16 WA991 ...

Meteor U16 WA991
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1800x1160/meteor_u16_7d3c4d3440a8b5b05bec3bc9e18718ec8204af9c.jpg
photographed in the static park at an air display in the mid 70s
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2021, 10:54
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Gnat XR538 - photo taken at Kemble ...

Gnat XR538 - photo taken at Kemble
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x707/xr538_796140bbcac9032345b3cebc5553803ee3bd7eed.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2021, 08:26
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

On one of our summer holidays at Rhosneigr I was...

On one of our summer holidays at Rhosneigr I was surprised to see that there was a families day taking place. At least that is what I told my wife! The attached photo was taken from the dunes near...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2021, 17:43
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

By all means use the photo in any way you so wish...

By all means use the photo in any way you so wish EXFIN. The photo was taken that summer, though not at an air show. I will try and root out some other photos for you.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2021, 17:13
Replies: 186
Views: 46,447
Posted By Box Brownie

Dad was stationed there in 57/60. As a lad I...

Dad was stationed there in 57/60. As a lad I remember the Swifts and the Javelins. What sparked my interest in this thread was mention of the Sea Vixen. When we were there we would spend many a...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2020, 19:22
Replies: 214
Views: 165,767
Posted By Box Brownie

Waddo Liney, it was so long ago I can't recall if...

Waddo Liney, it was so long ago I can't recall if it had a sheen or not. I do recall Dad saying that it was not cleared to land at RAF Sylt. I have always presumed that it was at height either near...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2020, 16:57
Replies: 214
Views: 165,767
Posted By Box Brownie

At last, Waddo Linney, someone else who has seen...

At last, Waddo Linney, someone else who has seen a black Canberra! Way back in the thread I mentioned, as a young teenager seeing an all black Canberra land at Sylt in 1961. When I reminded my...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2020, 10:00
Replies: 15
Views: 5,142
Posted By Box Brownie

I have a photo I took of the aircraft the...

I have a photo I took of the aircraft the following day. I did hear that as it happened, a lady was pushing her mother along the road in a wheelchair. On seeing the approaching Andover, mother had...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2020, 13:11
Replies: 45
Views: 14,253
Posted By Box Brownie

I wonder if I may be allowed a slight thread...

I wonder if I may be allowed a slight thread drift please. The other Catalina VC was Canadian David Hornell. Back in the early eighties I was invited to spend an afternoon at the home of the captain...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2020, 10:29
Replies: 38
Views: 10,911
Posted By Box Brownie

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

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1080x613/victor_gaydon_7dd4a9c46079c0b385e055ac64a8ced75511c449.jpg
Interesting observations pr00ne. Dad's admin office for the Valiants at Gaydon...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2018, 17:28
Replies: 148
Views: 25,198
Posted By Box Brownie

Attached are two photos taken from the 1955 BofB...

Attached are two photos taken from the 1955 BofB programme for Wellesbourne Mountford. The flying display makes for interesting...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2018, 21:15
Replies: 36
Views: 10,545
Posted By Box Brownie

That was always my understanding Wensleydale. I...

That was always my understanding Wensleydale. I have a copy of Gibson's log book No2 and there is only one Mosquito entry - July 10th 1944 with pilot: Sqdn Ldr Martin ( Mickey Martin?) Local...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2018, 18:15
Replies: 36
Views: 10,545
Posted By Box Brownie

rolling20, I rang a close friend, Graham Simons,...

rolling20, I rang a close friend, Graham Simons, to find your answer for Memphis Belle. Fifteen hours of footage were taken when making the film. The take off sequence was taken from the ball turret....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2018, 20:56
Replies: 36
Views: 10,545
Posted By Box Brownie

Papajuliet I can confirm your comments about...

Papajuliet I can confirm your comments about Air Commodore Cozens. Back in 1980 I spent a morning with him. He mentioned that the film was totally unofficial and that the take off sequences were...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2017, 19:17
Replies: 415
Views: 197,918
Posted By Box Brownie

The clutch airfields were built by the Airfield...

The clutch airfields were built by the Airfield Construction Branch, then based at Wellesbourne Mountford
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2017, 15:37
Replies: 415
Views: 197,918
Posted By Box Brownie

Goudie - I remember it well. We had a hiring in...

Goudie - I remember it well. We had a hiring in Westerland. On the second day there,
as a family we went to sit on the sand dunes. I am chatting with my brother when a local chap...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2017, 13:11
Replies: 754
Views: 509,875
Posted By Box Brownie

Dan Gerous - another photo of a 43Sqdn aircraft. ...

Dan Gerous - another photo of a 43Sqdn aircraft.
I took the photo at Gaydon - '75/76?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2017, 19:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

The same thoughts from me.

The same thoughts from me.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2017, 09:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar R.I.P. Five into four won't...

Flt Lt John Dunbar R.I.P. Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes

BB John continued to fly after leaving the air force. As it is not relevant to the thread I have sumarised the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2017, 16:55
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Indeed Chug. Having said that, Sir Ivor broom...

Indeed Chug. Having said that, Sir Ivor broom said that every move made was at the suggestion of others.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2017, 07:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes Back to the UK

One day, after about three months of flying the General, I just semi-passed out while...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2017, 14:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Wander00 Your comment on Sir Ivor is so true. ...

Wander00 Your comment on Sir Ivor is so true. When I taped him he told the story of how his back was broken in the Mosquito crash. A miracle he survived.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 19:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Air Vice Marshal Bird-Wilson was a gentleman as...

Air Vice Marshal Bird-Wilson was a gentleman as was Sir Ivor Broom. I interviewed Sir Ivor so that may well be one worth putting on Prune.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 12:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four won't go ...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC Five into four won't go

Taken from three tapes.

At the end of the war I flown 228 hrs operationally over the jungle Interestingly, of 176 aircrew forced down...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 12:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

That is truer than you realise MPN 11 I have...

That is truer than you realise MPN 11 I have missed out a chunk! Now looking for it.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2017, 19:06
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

I was in our hangar at Kemble about three years...

I was in our hangar at Kemble about three years ago, no one around.
Walking towards me was a guy on artificial legs. I was able to put him in our static Spitfire. This quiet and thoughtful chap...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2017, 14:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,821,095
Posted By Box Brownie

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC RIP Taken from...

Flt Lt John Dunbar DFC RIP

Taken from three tapes Five into four won't go

Earlier I mentioned Dave Proctor, one of life's characters. At the end of the war along with three others, I...
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