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Forum: Military Aviation

28th May 2016, 20:26

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RAF Chipmunks

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Posted By Exnomad

One further memory from way back. I was at No2...

One further memory from way back.
I was at No2 BFTS at Derby in 1952, on the same airfield they was an RAFVR unit with Percival Prentices, Those enabled Navs and Flight Engineers to get some flying...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Mar 2016, 17:32

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RAF Chipmunks

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Posted By Exnomad

Ah the smell when the starter cartridge fired.

Ah the smell when the starter cartridge fired.

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Feb 2016, 20:30

Replies: 760

RAF Chipmunks

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Posted By Exnomad

Back in 1952, flying from No2 BFTS Derby I did a...

Back in 1952, flying from No2 BFTS Derby I did a cross country where the turning point was over one of the square bashing sites, forget which one. Did a stall turn to reverse direction, did not want...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Oct 2015, 10:40

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RAF Chipmunks

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Posted By Exnomad

Having passed out high up on my Chippy course and...

Having passed out high up on my Chippy course and thorouighly enjoyed very hour, but failed when given something more difficult to fly.
I felt the Chippy was to easy to fly to be a suitable basic...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Oct 2015, 18:29

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RAF Chipmunks

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Posted By Exnomad

I was fortunate enough to fly chippies when they...

I was fortunate enough to fly chippies when they were fairly new.
Derby Burnaston in 1951
Came top of that course, but failed miserably when given something more difficult to fly, and was banished...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Aug 2015, 10:40

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RAF Chipmunks

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Posted By Exnomad

All the ones in my logbook are WG serial numbers....

All the ones in my logbook are WG serial numbers. Derby 1952

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