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Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Jul 2016, 09:23

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Burtonwood Aviator. Well sad; You must be BT; I...

Burtonwood Aviator. Well sad; You must be BT; I m MJA!!i

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2016, 16:02

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets grounded

Can someone please tell us JM's background? JP

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Feb 2016, 15:33

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets Grounded

What we had in those far off days was heaps of experience. The instructors at No 1 Gliding Centre Hawkinge claimed that between them they had flown every aircraft in the RAF inventory- and the flt lt...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Feb 2016, 09:09

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets Grounded

POBJOY. No, it was Christchurch- chosen as possible diversion because there was an Air Cadet gliding school there. JP

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Feb 2016, 13:25

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Air Cadets Grounded

POBJOY. I reply to your earlier, on June 8th 1961 !!! I aerotowed a Prefect from St Eval to Halesland, with Freddie Hillman as the towee. We had arranged that if we were running short of fuel by the...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Feb 2016, 14:39

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Halesland.

The success of Halesland was almost entirely due to dear old Robbie, who found the place and named it after the local landowner from whom he arranged the sale -Mr Hale. He was sorely missed, but at...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Feb 2016, 16:33

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

AC Gliding.

Well said Clunkdriver. In my day (1960s) we had one Sqn Ldr to whom all 27 Gliding Schools and 2 Gliding Centres reported. He had 2 (very experienced) JEngos, who had roaming technical oversight,...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Nov 2015, 14:37

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Air Cadets grounded?

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Posted By John Purdey

Ar Cadets Grounded

Chugalug. I think you and I have been here before, but please give us chapter and verse for "From minister downwards it has been officially declared, in writing, that to issue an order to disregard...

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