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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2020, 00:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Met Danny once at his flat, enjoyable even though...

Met Danny once at his flat, enjoyable even though apparent that he was having issues.
Attended his funeral and briefly afterwards, but too choked to do much as others had much more personal...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2019, 15:58
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

A bit more on this old thread on another website...

A bit more on this old thread on another website Details of Missions flown... [Archive] - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2019, 13:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

ICM: That'll be Halifax II HX181: ZA-K Op:...

ICM: That'll be
Halifax II HX181: ZA-K Op: Leverkusen Took off 1622 Melbourne. Crashed 2135 onto a hangar at Tangmere airfield, Sussex.
1015613 F/Sgt (Pilot) Benjamin HOLDSWORTH RAFVR +
578363...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2018, 17:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Thanks to Danny42C we all know a lot more about...

Thanks to Danny42C we all know a lot more about that strange Vultee Vengeance and now this appears....
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Vultee-Vengeance-in-Battle-Hardback/p/15263
There have...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2018, 12:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Get well soon and have a happy birthday. We do...

Get well soon and have a happy birthday. We do miss you, but take it steady!
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2018, 10:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Yes, where did it come from? I have limited...

Yes, where did it come from?
I have limited knowledge (says OH) about WW2 barrage balloons, except they were over major cities, towns and other important sites, such as docks, but I've not heard...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2018, 19:36
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

As it's close to 75 years since D Day and 1 week...

As it's close to 75 years since D Day and 1 week after the first V1's started to arrive, some newcomers might need a bit of a refresher.
In early 1944, Bomber Command had diverted from attacking...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2018, 13:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

The tumbleweed is piling up against the crew room...

The tumbleweed is piling up against the crew room door and a few panes have cracked no one home, has the base been sold off by the MoD?
Hopefully it means that Danny is being cosseted at home by the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2018, 17:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

I had the same reaction as Danny that it was a...

I had the same reaction as Danny that it was a Vengeance!
As seems de rigeur in wartime photos, there HAS to be someone standing exactly where the sole means of clearly identifying it is, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2018, 19:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

As we're now venturing into the efforts of the...

As we're now venturing into the efforts of the Polish aircrews. this may be of some help and interest.
I'd known there were a lot of Polish fliers, but 17,000! ...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2018, 10:15
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

I've found this thread absorbing for many years,...

I've found this thread absorbing for many years, recounting many of the unknown or unsung aspects of RAF life.

The contribution made by Polish forces to aid us, particularly in the most desperate...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2018, 10:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Well, for one, without the Arnold Scheme, we...

Well, for one, without the Arnold Scheme, we wouldn't have Danny at the controls now, nor would Bomber Command have had the manpower for the heavy bomber fleet of Stirlings, Halifax and Lancasters....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2018, 18:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Most brick products fade or can become...

Most brick products fade or can become discoloured, stained with soot or algae etc unless specialised treatment of a glazed finish.
I have no knowledge of all that has occurred, but Wienerburger DO...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2018, 20:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Starter for 10 ...

Starter for 10
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Malcolm

http://ww2today.com/4th-december-1942-no-18-squadron-nearly-wiped-out-in-v-c-attack

and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2018, 12:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Thanks for the photo of different bombs. Is it...

Thanks for the photo of different bombs.
Is it me, or is the caption reversed for the two bombs on the extreme left?
The 2,000 lb looks a lot smaller in diameter than the 1,000 lb above it....
...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2017, 10:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Geriaviator and Olympia: You may have solved a...

Geriaviator and Olympia: You may have solved a question that has lurked in the back of my mind for many years!
My first wife's father had worked as a draughtsman for Rolls Royce and said he "worked...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 23:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

The one really sad aspect of this thread is that...

The one really sad aspect of this thread is that the participants in Round 2 are preparing for that final takeoff all too soon and too many.....
It is a corollary of this thread that what they (and...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 17:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

In other circumstances, I'd make a barbed remark,...

In other circumstances, I'd make a barbed remark, but....

RIP Michou, there's plenty of friends up there to stand lunch (and a few drinks) for you...

I'm almost ashamed to say it, but I can...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2017, 23:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Paddy stands up to deliver his Best man speech...

Paddy stands up to deliver his Best man speech and starts by wishing Mick and Colleen a happy honeymoon in Wales...
Mick hisses across to Paddy "We're not going to Wales"...
"Oh" says Paddy "but...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2017, 17:33
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

£22,000 for the presentation silver matchbox...

£22,000 for the presentation silver matchbox holder (estimate £300-£400) on top of £88,000 for Reggie Reynolds medals.....
Monetary value pales into insignificance against the courage required for...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2017, 18:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

B48N: You probably already know this but maybe...

B48N: You probably already know this but maybe others will find a little ineterest..
Air Commodore Peter Merriman - obituary - Telegraph...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2017, 12:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

A bit more info on where in Kent might allow...

A bit more info on where in Kent might allow someone to contact Buster.......
Be a shame if his memories were to be lost forever...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2017, 20:22
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

C'mon harrym; this is the ideal place for such...

C'mon harrym; this is the ideal place for such reminiscences and perhaps revelations and the passage of years has probably put most of the central characters already in the ethereal crewroom. Your...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2017, 23:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

OK, War brings out the worst, but can we...

OK, War brings out the worst, but can we distinguish between then and now please?
I'm as enthralled by WW2 exploits as the rest of us here, but let's stop at modern "politics" and the IMF....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2016, 20:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Just a public and very appreciated "Thanks" to...

Just a public and very appreciated "Thanks" to savimosh01
Chartham hospital certainly had a lot of BoB casualties.
Just need to know why on earth Luftwaffe dead from Hampshire would be taken there....
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2016, 10:06
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Thanks warmtoast (and notthemainline, who is a...

Thanks warmtoast (and notthemainline, who is a new member so his post hasn't appeared yet, but did get his PM)
I need to sqaure the circle.
We have 4 known crew members of the Ju 88 who were...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2016, 21:12
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Understood MPN11 and have also posted in Aviation...

Understood MPN11 and have also posted in Aviation History & Nostalgia sub forum, but this thread gets most views of WW2 era aircrew and may come up with the answer.
My point is there are many...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2016, 16:13
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Apologies for barging in to your crew room with...

Apologies for barging in to your crew room with this, but I'm hopeful that some old timers here can add something to my quest.

On 21st August 1940, 2 Spitfires from 234 Squadron shot down a Ju88...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2016, 21:21
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Regrettably that 2 seater ML407 on Facebook (the...

Regrettably that 2 seater ML407 on Facebook (the Grace Spitfire G-LFIX) had an undercarriage issue at Sywell.
Seems damage is "slight" (probably in Spitfire terms) but no injuries and already...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2016, 19:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

You'll find plenty of those hands here, we just...

You'll find plenty of those hands here, we just want to support you through this bad time.
I sorrow for your loss, Mary will be missed, that's a given, but you have shoulders galore here to lean on...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2014, 22:48
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

wee Ronny.... Was he nicknamed "Bunny"? Just...

wee Ronny....
Was he nicknamed "Bunny"?
Just found a link to this old PPRuNe thread, but on Phantoms so may be the next generation on.... BBC programme "Skywatch" circa 1974 [Archive] - PPRuNe...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2014, 16:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

thegypsy: My bad and will be "bourn" in mind in...

thegypsy: My bad and will be "bourn" in mind in future!
I should have edited with more spacings for better legibility.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2014, 21:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

DFCP (DFC award?) A very quick check reveals at...

DFCP (DFC award?)
A very quick check reveals at least one
ROYAL, ROBERT ERIC. Rank: Sergeant. Trade: Flt. Engr. Service No: 3000076.
Date of Death: 23/06/1944. Age: 19.
Regiment/Service: Royal...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2014, 13:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Thanks HF Jr and PeteT. Just spent the morning...

Thanks HF Jr and PeteT.
Just spent the morning trawling through the Loss Cards.

15 Squadron Stirling Mk I EF359 from Bourne. Bomb load 1 x 2,000 lb HX; 1x500 lb (LD37) 1 x 500 lb (LD37E). Neither...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2014, 10:57
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,858,023
Posted By Icare9

Thanks HF Jr and PeteT. Just spent the morning...

Thanks HF Jr and PeteT.
Just spent the morning trawling through the Loss Cards.

15 Squadron Stirling Mk I EF359 from Bourne. Bomb load 1 x 2,000 lb HX; 1x500 lb (LD37) 1 x 500 lb (LD37E). Neither...
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