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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Feb 2023, 20:45

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Handley Page Hastings

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Ah, it brings tears to my eyes; now resting in...

Ah, it brings tears to my eyes; now resting in some aeronautical cemetery in South Africa, as far as I know. We has some fun together, me and that under-powered old banger (bought for £700 covered in...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Feb 2023, 12:42

Replies: 362

Handley Page Hastings

Views: 138,946

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It was Bahrain, with an even better runway than...

It was Bahrain, with an even better runway than Sharjah, I suppose the problem was simply weight and temperature, and maybe lack of wind?

The Sharjah runway might have been OK for a Beverley, but...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Feb 2023, 16:35

Replies: 362

Handley Page Hastings

Views: 138,946

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I had to renew my acquaintance with the Beverley...

I had to renew my acquaintance with the Beverley when travelling several times between Sharjah and Bahrain......I still nurse the trauma of sitting in the boom as its Irish-accented Captain made 3...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Jan 2023, 20:45

Replies: 362

Handley Page Hastings

Views: 138,946

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First and last time I saw a Hastings, dimly...

First and last time I saw a Hastings, dimly because it was dark, was at RAF Benson as we boarded for the first night jump of the all-arms para course. I forget exactly when but it would have been...

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