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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Jan 2018, 15:04

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Can you see the Sea King? It's there, believe...

Can you see the Sea King? It's there, believe me. At Shannon, July 1970, on its way to Edwards AFB.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Jan 2018, 21:30

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

I've no recollection from my 53 Sqn time of ever...

I've no recollection from my 53 Sqn time of ever hearing of any attempt to open the doors in flight.

I find the continuing interest in these 10 aircraft rather fascinating, particularly as they...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2018, 22:24

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

Herod: I'm absolutely sure that you're right, and...

Herod: I'm absolutely sure that you're right, and I've no recollection of any suggestion that the Belfast be cleared for airdropping. It sounds as if the Museum has exercised a touch of artistic...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2018, 16:56

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

There were trials of continuous double-crew ops...

There were trials of continuous double-crew ops on both Belfast and VC10. The VC10 trial was in July 1969 and I suspect that the Belfast one was also around that time. Slip crew positioning for the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

12th Jan 2018, 11:06

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

Yes, comfy and conducive to a good sleep, though...

Yes, comfy and conducive to a good sleep, though I can't say that I ever remained asleep after landing till being interrupted by Movements staff clambering up the stairs outside, as a colleague once...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Jan 2018, 10:39

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

Indeed, we've been over quite a bit of this...

Indeed, we've been over quite a bit of this before. There were, of course, different versions of the Tyne - check Wiki if you want more. The development of the Belfast to its final form as the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Oct 2012, 10:56

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

Thinking back to the immediate postwar years,...

Thinking back to the immediate postwar years, sheer necessity and the pressure of events must have played a part in driving straight-through conversions to the left seat. For example, all of Bomber...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

3rd Oct 2012, 14:00

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

I know that all 10 aircraft were flown together...

I know that all 10 aircraft were flown together one day in late 1971. My impression is that this happened because, uniquely, the possibility of doing so arose, rather than as a Flight or RAF News...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Apr 2012, 14:09

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

Views: 142,998

Posted By ICM

I think that the timelines are getting a little...

I think that the timelines are getting a little confused in all of this. The Belfast order was placed in 1960. The RAF C-130s were ordered as a result of the cancellation of the HS681 project in...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2012, 11:30

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

Views: 142,998

Posted By ICM

OK then, a bit more. I seem to recall that the...

OK then, a bit more. I seem to recall that the word on 53 Sqn circa 69/70 was that larger props had been intended - my head-on shot up above indicates there was certainly room for them - but Mr...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2012, 17:33

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

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Posted By ICM

Proplinerman: You may well be correct and the...

Proplinerman: You may well be correct and the book I quoted does not mention costs. There had, however, been a tie-in for several years between Shorts, Bristol and Canadair arising from the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2012, 11:26

Replies: 215

Short Belfast-why?

Views: 142,998

Posted By ICM

No delusions of grandeur, nor right/left mixups -...

No delusions of grandeur, nor right/left mixups - just the response to an Operational Requirement starting back in the 1950s, when the RAF AT fleet was in pretty poor shape, given that resource...

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