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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

27th Apr 2022, 08:29

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RAF strength 1953

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Posted By brakedwell

Despite his strange diet I liked Veg West. Veg...

Despite his strange diet I liked Veg West. Veg and his other West sidekick on Beverleys made a great pair! I had some very hairy tail chases over the Troodos Mountains in the Meatboxes with Veg when...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

26th Apr 2022, 18:38

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

Views: 12,414

Posted By brakedwell

It was obviously a bad time in the early fifties....

It was obviously a bad time in the early fifties. My personal experience wasn’t too bad. On the day we arrived at RAF Ternhill at the beginning of January 1956 to start flying training on the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Apr 2022, 19:12

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

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Posted By brakedwell

During my detachment at RAF Nicosia in early 1958...

During my detachment at RAF Nicosia in early 1958 one of my good friends also flew the Levant Comm Sqn Meteors. He was a Beverley second pilot who was totally p****d off with his job. Luckily he...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Apr 2022, 08:17

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

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Posted By brakedwell

The tail wheel cofiguration of the Hastings was a...

The tail wheel cofiguration of the Hastings was a result of an Army requirement to carry droppable jeeps and guns under the belly. The civil version was the Hermes, which had a nosewheel....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2022, 21:09

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

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Posted By brakedwell

Sorry, I must be getting old. You are right, I...

Sorry, I must be getting old. You are right, I mixed it up with the Vampire T11.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2022, 19:59

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

Views: 12,414

Posted By brakedwell

There were far less Vampire accidents. Maybe it...

There were far less Vampire accidents. Maybe it was the fact it did not have any asymmetric problems, but age caused problems with the Five and Nine Vampires when I was trained on them.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2022, 18:44

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

Views: 12,414

Posted By brakedwell

I don’t think many of the pilots were National...

I don’t think many of the pilots were National Service, but they were inexperienced. I am not sure if my experience on the Meteor in early 1958 was common earlier on, but when I was a second pilot on...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Apr 2022, 14:19

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

Views: 12,414

Posted By brakedwell

Youve got it in one! I used to cycle to Lasham...

Youve got it in one! I used to cycle to Lasham and Blackbushe Airfields at some weekends. Blackbushe was the best as they used to let us go on the flight decks of the inbound Yorks and Hermes when...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2022, 22:48

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

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Posted By brakedwell

The seven or eight national service pilots on my...

The seven or eight national service pilots on my course were released from the RAF a couple of months before the end of their two years. I seem to remember one went back to being a solicitor, three...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2022, 19:35

Replies: 92

RAF strength 1953

Views: 12,414

Posted By brakedwell

I remember the big display well as I was at a...

I remember the big display well as I was at a boarding school on the southern side of RAF Odiham at the time. I then joined the RAF in 1955 and began flying training at Ternhill in January 1956. It...

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