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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2020, 20:53
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Memory further stirred re. Bevs - the Aden based...

Memory further stirred re. Bevs - the Aden based Bevs had a run of engineering problems which left them with only one serviceable for some time. The callsign was MOBXG and it was soon after the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2020, 20:44
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Oh, the dreaded IRIS! Rumours of their being out...

Oh, the dreaded IRIS! Rumours of their being out and about spread quickly and comms procedures improved markedly! ... unless, like one unfortunate, who was already airborne when they arrived...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2020, 09:19
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

One of the more remarkable events in Hastings...

One of the more remarkable events in Hastings history was the locked/reversed elevator incident. Sketchy memory says airborne and had to fly on trims only?? Anyone anything further?
The pics of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2020, 20:34
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Thank you C 2 - that does nicely. I can see that...

Thank you C 2 - that does nicely. I can see that exiting via the DV window might well need some 'encouragement' from burning bang juice!
Re your 'known fault' mention, probably common to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2020, 13:08
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Interesting photo but frustratingly hiding an...

Interesting photo but frustratingly hiding an area I wanted to examine - the DV window. The interest? When were in Aden, a Hastings operated a 'fill-in' delivery for us to Ataq, an up-country dirt...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2020, 09:03
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Flew a number of times with George Luckins in...

Flew a number of times with George Luckins in Aden on Valettas. He was, indeed, an ex-Flt Eng. The Hastings co-pilot episode doesn't surprise me. Memories of being in a Cu Nim near Kirkuk with...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2020, 09:25
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Bevs could become overweight for reasons other...

Bevs could become overweight for reasons other than load. Took one out to Aden to replace another which we brought back for major servicing. Routed through Khartoum, significant for temperature/perf...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2020, 17:09
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

FED- Not always tropical humidity causing...

FED- Not always tropical humidity causing unchecked arrivals from the Bev. My first experience was dropping out of Abingdon on detachment from Dishforth. The load was a Land Rover on pallet. The load...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2020, 09:28
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

huge72 - Your mention of Arthur Hyland stirred up...

huge72 - Your mention of Arthur Hyland stirred up a host of memories! I flew with Arthur on 'Pigs', when he was a Flt Sgt pilot and, then later, on Bevs when he was commissioned. We were involved in...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2020, 21:28
Replies: 77
Views: 24,187
Posted By Cornish Jack

Posted onto Bevs for my second ops tour after a...

Posted onto Bevs for my second ops tour after a first one in Aden on 'pigs'. What a change! Everything enormous - particularly the flight deck. The RAF's first Perf A aircraft and spectacular v2...
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