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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Mar 2007, 00:12
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Ther are photos and some written detail on the...

Ther are photos and some written detail on the XH498 incident at Wellington on this thread......somewhere:ugh:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Mar 2007, 03:23
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Old Hairy...love :D it...best laugh I've had for ...

Old Hairy...love :D it...best laugh I've had for a while
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Mar 2007, 20:49
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

...and here I was thinking selection was all down...

...and here I was thinking selection was all down to good looks and charm!:D

It's really not that far removed from the WW2 system. I have an excellent recent book ISBN 1-86950-542-5, "Night After...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Nov 2006, 20:11
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Beautifully put Babyfactory, though if ever there...

Beautifully put Babyfactory, though if ever there was a misnomer it is that:ok: I don't believe the thread is in any danger, it is far too valuable to be so placed, and far too many admirers and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Oct 2006, 13:14
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Kiwi Vulcan

Can anyone gve me a link to that photo of the "Kiwi" RNZAF Vulcan? I think it may have been on this thread, ut some time ago.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Apr 2006, 15:10
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Well...the two accompanying aircraft are CT-!!4...

Well...the two accompanying aircraft are CT-!!4 Tutors: Canadian, therefore it's Canada!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Apr 2006, 23:41
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Not so! The Wellington Airport opening incident...

Not so! The Wellington Airport opening incident was 1959, and the Vulcan visit to Ohakea was much later, 1964 I recall. The Vulcan at Wellington broke the port undercarriage and the wingtip actually...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2006, 21:22
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

"I was considering pushing under and slowly...

"I was considering pushing under and slowly rolling upright".

Bloody hell; The mind boggles!:eek:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2006, 23:58
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Sqn Ldr McMaster telling an enthralled audience...

Sqn Ldr McMaster telling an enthralled audience that he had taken a Vulcan above Mach 1.0 and that he would never do it again as both pilots were pulling as hard as they could with both hands to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2006, 20:04
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Fascinating stuff that PN! I believe the two...

Fascinating stuff that PN!

I believe the two squadrons at Cottesmore, 10 and 15, had the Victor 1A, but the first trials unit of four Victor 2s , "C" Squadron was also there around 1961-62, and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2006, 03:21
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

..and a wonderful sight a four-ship scramble of...

..and a wonderful sight a four-ship scramble of Victor 2s or Vulcans was to behold. Once experienced. albeit as a spectator, never forgotten.As for the scramble warning, I, as a fireman [then] made...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2004, 01:49
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

I was at an air show in New Zealand yesterday,...

I was at an air show in New Zealand yesterday, and I'm sure i heard that one of the pilots in the RNZAF CFS display team was a former Vulcan pilot. He had completed an exchange tour with the RNZAF...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2004, 09:58
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Isn't there one of those Avro's in the RAAF...

Isn't there one of those Avro's in the RAAF Museum at Point Cook? I forget why, but it's there!

I watched the demise of the Victor at Cottesmore in 1961/2, and recall it was significant because...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2004, 10:58
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

I thought we at Cottesmore were the only ones to...

I thought we at Cottesmore were the only ones to have one of those Meteor snow melters, and yes, they did tie them to a Hippo tanker. Most onlookers used to watch from a safe distance. Funnily...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2004, 02:40
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Forget; I guess that's why they built the...

Forget; I guess that's why they built the airfield where they did. There is a shot around here somewhere of the Vulcan that very nearly made Wellington Airport its permanent home, but for some...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jan 2004, 11:05
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

Bloody hell Forget! I stand in awe! We pulled a...

Bloody hell Forget! I stand in awe! We pulled a few stunts, but never like that. I actually got into the Officer's Mess at Cottesmore, but it was in 1989 on a UK vist and it was legal! It was also...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jan 2004, 03:41
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,429
Posted By Samuel

What a truly awsome thread this is! I...

What a truly awsome thread this is!

I arrived at Cottesmore on November 1960, from Eastleigh, of all places, and what a different air force it was! From a holiday camp to a Real Air Force.[ I was...
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