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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 12:30
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, Prof, I'll pass it on. I can honestly say...

Thanks, Prof, I'll pass it on. I can honestly say that the contributions on and arising from this thread have helped me to glean far more about Tony's National Service than I ever expected. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 09:33
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks for that, Timelord and sycamore. Think...

Thanks for that, Timelord and sycamore. Think that will now have to wait till after the funeral.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2023, 21:01
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Footnote...

Thanks for that link to the Scottish Saltire Aircrew Association (http://aircrew-saltire.org/lib239.html), SF. Well written and most illuminating.

It's now become clear that Tony had no previous...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2023, 21:12
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, it's a thought. At AST Perth (Scone) in...

Thanks, it's a thought. At AST Perth (Scone) in the 1960s, we used exercise codes that were similar but, I concluded, not quite the same as the RCAF ones. However, I think we are all fairly au-fait...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2023, 18:18
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

See what you mean, Squipdit F. (Unlike me, Tony...

See what you mean, Squipdit F. (Unlike me, Tony didn't fly the A320. More of a long-haul man.)

You seem to have nailed it ! I infer that the camera was facing north-west, so the skyscrapers of...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 19:17
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, Squipdit Fashions and Imagegear. On the...

Thanks, Squipdit Fashions and Imagegear. On the basis of what you've identified, it seems to be the Empress of France and, therefore, the return journey from Montreal to Liverpool in 1958.

Any...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 13:59
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

RMS Empress of France (1928 - 1960) Photo...

RMS Empress of France (1928 - 1960)
Photo courtesy of
LIVERPOOL SHIPS The Canadian Pacific liner EMPRESS OF FRANCE (ex DUCHESS OF BEDFORD) of 1928...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2023, 11:51
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

I did wonder if any ship afficionados might be...

I did wonder if any ship afficionados might be able to distinguish between the deck rails of the Liberté and the Empress of France !

Thanks for the extra Gazette entry, from which I infer you...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2023, 21:42
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

In case it helps, here's the full width of the...

In case it helps, here's the full width of the background in the original image:
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x518/img_7196_copy_82a610f88447410dc1208687048bce4ec17e695f.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 17:56
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

I'm now most grateful to someone who saw this...

I'm now most grateful to someone who saw this thread and offered to look at the immigration records of sailings, given the subject's name. He has come up with the following:

Departed Southampton...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 10:43
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks, SF! That's very interesting. The good...

Thanks, SF! That's very interesting. The good news is that his daughter seems to have access to some or all of his logbooks, so we should be able to learn if he followed the type progression in...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2023, 21:59
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks again, everyone. There are three entries...

Thanks again, everyone. There are three entries in the London Gazette which are confirmed as relating to his National Service:
Cadet Pilot 30/4/57;
Acting Pilot Officer regraded to Flying Officer,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 17:12
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Am most grateful to you guys for your speedy and...

Am most grateful to you guys for your speedy and pertinent responses. Yes, his logbooks - as always with aircrew - should answer many questions, if they can be found. The problem for his daughters...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 15:12
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Indeed it does, Prof. An ex-RAF friend was...

Indeed it does, Prof.

An ex-RAF friend was also unsure if the ring was broad enough to be Flying Officer.

The London Gazette has a Pilot Officer of the same surname and initials, and with a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 14:27
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Thanks. Would the change of cap have been swift...

Thanks. Would the change of cap have been swift after the Queen acceded in 1952, or did the wheels turn but slowly?

Is there any weather significance in what seem to be brown leather gloves?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 14:19
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Yes, and he was barely 17 at the Queen's...

Yes, and he was barely 17 at the Queen's accession.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 12:22
Replies: 69
Views: 21,329
Posted By Chris Scott

Can anyone date and place this photo, please?

An ex-colleague airline pilot has just died, aged 88, and his daughter, while sifting through old photos, is trying to work out when and where this one was taken, and what he was doing there:
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