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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Feb 2023, 09:23
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Sharjah brings back memories. I first landed on...

Sharjah brings back memories. I first landed on the sand runway with a Twin Pioneer in 1959. My last landing at Old Sharjah, on the tarmac runawy, was with a civil Britannia in 1975. My other claim...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2023, 10:45
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Here is a photo of both of the villains taken in...

Here is a photo of both of the villains taken in 1958!


https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1771x1001/esqq6506_fe1d89a8bc3eae0e8185c674c226e82de96385c8.jpeg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jan 2023, 16:18
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Here are some more photos of the Portugese Air...

Here are some more photos of the Portugese Air Force aircraft

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x736/sarb17_42091d137b3d3ea3e9bf9045c3a01192fa1993dc.jpeg...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jan 2023, 19:05
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

It is a Portuguese SAR B17. I think the...

It is a Portuguese SAR B17. I think the Portuguese Air Force had about three at Lajes.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Nov 2021, 09:58
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

I spent two years as a Hastings 2nd pilot in...

I spent two years as a Hastings 2nd pilot in 1957/9. I hated the job, but we had two Chipmunks and an Anson to play with. In fact we were meant to get at least 100 hours a year on them to qualify for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 17:43
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

I do remember Cocchinelli haze :ok:

I do remember Cocchinelli haze :ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 16:38
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

The autopllot shown in my Hastings Pilots Notes...

The autopllot shown in my Hastings Pilots Notes is a Mk 9, a very hazy memory after 58 years.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 15:55
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Autopilot

The co-pilot's controller is a bit clearer.

The round knob was used for turn/heading and the long switch controlled the pitch, a very basic piece of kit. ISTR there was no height or heading lock,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2015, 09:21
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Autopilot

NRU74 -this might help:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/Screen%20Shot%202015-12-22%20at%2009.44.25_zpshkgmhxi6.png
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Dec 2015, 14:33
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

I had forgotten how primitive it was! ...

I had forgotten how primitive it was!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/aviation/Screen%20Shot%202015-12-21%20at%2015.26.23_zpskgpdxajz.png

To jog the memory of the lucky...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2015, 10:27
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

And the severity could be gauged by the amount of...

And the severity could be gauged by the amount of water entering the flight deck :eek:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2015, 19:20
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

No frostbite?

No frostbite?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2015, 20:26
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

I seem to remember mag drops could be induced be...

I seem to remember mag drops could be induced be switching off one set of plugs for the last hour of the flight :E
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2015, 12:48
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

I flew with Flight Sergeant Huntingdon four times...

I flew with Flight Sergeant Huntingdon four times when he was a Hastings instructor on 242 OCU at Dishforth in 1957.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2015, 18:06
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

It was pounds when I was on Hastings in 1957/8/9,...

It was pounds when I was on Hastings in 1957/8/9, in fact I was always under the impression that only American piston engines used inches.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2015, 16:20
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

TG536 was with 242 OCU at Dishforth in 1957. I...

TG536 was with 242 OCU at Dishforth in 1957. I flew down to Abingdon in 536 with Jack Huntingdon on 19th November 1957 - 3 days of day/night para dropping, formation photos and air experience...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2015, 08:56
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

And Transport Command/Air Support Command...

And Transport Command/Air Support Command Loadmasters were far too sophisticated to behave in such a crude manner :E
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2015, 08:41
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

These photos taken on a Bahrain Nicosia leg show...

These photos taken on a Bahrain Nicosia leg show how near the mountains we were!

Mount Ararat:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/aviation/MountAraratNorthernTurkey-1.jpg
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2015, 15:15
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Ops called us out at short notice to fly an...

Ops called us out at short notice to fly an Admiral from Northolt to Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar), to carry out an annual inspection after his "admiral's barge" went u/s.

Several HM Customs Officers...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jan 2015, 11:05
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Thanks for that staircase. I was only a lowly...

Thanks for that staircase.
I was only a lowly second pilot who managed to escape from the dead end job after fourteen months, so I never got a chance to handle the damned thing! I do remember flight...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2015, 09:15
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

The Jordan Operation was routine - a routine cock...

The Jordan Operation was routine - a routine cock up :rolleyes:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2015, 08:45
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

The Jordan and Lebanon crisis of 1958 Doug,...

The Jordan and Lebanon crisis of 1958

Doug, I think we have been over this before.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2015, 17:11
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Fascinating. Modified beams compatible with...

Fascinating. Modified beams compatible with Austin Champs must have been rushed into service shortly after the Suez fiasco. I enjoyed a few pub crawls around Wiltshire with Tony Waugh (in his...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2015, 10:59
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

We were still dropping underslung loads (Austin...

We were still dropping underslung loads (Austin Champs) from the Hastings in 1957/8.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2015, 08:19
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Thanks Jock for those remarkable photos. They...

Thanks Jock for those remarkable photos. They bring back memories of frustrating times. (Undercarriage up, flap up and shut up!) The Heath Robinson systems on the underslung loads caused a lot of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2015, 14:52
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

I must have dropped around a dozen Champs, but...

I must have dropped around a dozen Champs, but can't remember being briefed about the dangers of an engine failure, however, second pilots weren't considered worth briefing in those days!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2015, 11:07
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Nice to see it in one piece! 53 sqn must have had...

Nice to see it in one piece! 53 sqn must have had it on charge before 99sqn as all 99's Hastings and crews were transferred from Lyneham to Colerne in January 1959, some time after 53 re-equiped with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2015, 16:51
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

And the same to you Laurence. As the signaller...

And the same to you Laurence.
As the signaller was in sole charge of the radios I can't remember much about the comms.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2015, 16:44
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

You are right about the old callsign system...

You are right about the old callsign system dedicated to individual A/C


53 MODB

99 MOJA

53 & 99 MOGA

Its at the bottom of this:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2015, 15:36
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Not sure about that. I thought the G was our...

Not sure about that. I thought the G was our squadron letter when I was on 99 Hastings.

This image muddies the waters!
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2015, 13:54
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Not so Jock, G was the 99 Sqn aircraft code....

Not so Jock, G was the 99 Sqn aircraft code. WJ332 happened to be AY. In those carefree days we were all gay, after a few beers of course :)


Sqn Markings 99_P...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2015, 15:22
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

W00 We used to drop underslung vehicles from...

W00
We used to drop underslung vehicles from the Hastings. The Army Heavy Air Despatch unit at Abingdon possessed an endless supply of battered Austin Champs, which we used to deposit on Watchfield...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2015, 11:04
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

They did - It was called a Hermes, but only 29...

They did - It was called a Hermes, but only 29 were built. BOAC used them for a short time before they were passed down to the independents.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2015, 10:27
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Our bent Hastings looked ancient compared to the...

Our bent Hastings looked ancient compared to the MATS aircraft passing through Lajes in 1957.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/aviation/Lajesflightline_zpsf09c4807.jpg

Also...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jan 2015, 08:58
Replies: 362
Views: 138,969
Posted By brakedwell

Two of an older generation at Khormaksar in 1958 ...

Two of an older generation at Khormaksar in 1958

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/sedgwickjames/aviation/HastAden.jpg

Unfortunate incident at Lajes in December 1957 when WJ332, a mark 2...
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