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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Aug 2020, 17:49
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I remember the 1957 celebration well !

I remember the 1957 celebration well !
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Dec 2019, 17:16
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

[QUOTE=sycamore;10641249]A, red fuselages,and...

[QUOTE=sycamore;10641249]A, red fuselages,and silver wings...worn/somewhat faded; reg .on fuselage was silver...probably red on wings;same on Tigers..

This was my recollection from 1957 when I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jul 2019, 14:35
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I first saw that Mustang overflying Kidlington in...

I first saw that Mustang overflying Kidlington in the summer of 1968 when it was owned by Charles Masefield
I was being shown over Menno Parson's "Mustang Sally" at Rand Airport in South...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2019, 17:44
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

G- AIGT was another Auster owned by the flying...

G- AIGT was another Auster owned by the flying club in the 50's . I last saw it in bits in a garage roof In Bury St. Edmunds being restored by a mate of mine in the 80's..
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2019, 15:57
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

Vintage ATCO, In the mid 50's (before my father...

Vintage ATCO,
In the mid 50's (before my father bought his third hand 1936 motor bike) I occasionally went to work with him on Saturday mornings, From Stopsley war memorial we took the bus to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jul 2019, 07:47
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

The Napier Eland Convair liner was really more of...

The Napier Eland Convair liner was really more of a test bed. It was flying out of Luton's grass airstrip in the mid 50's . They used to start it up in their hangar and it would ,allegedly begin its...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2019, 15:33
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

The above accident was caused IIRC by the Provost...

The above accident was caused IIRC by the Provost hinging instrument panel swinging open and locking the stick back, causing a stall after take-off.Haraka senior was on the enquiry.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Sep 2018, 08:15
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

This was allegedly based on Italian POW's who...

This was allegedly based on Italian POW's who stayed on . Even in the 50's it was a joke that folks asking directions in Bedford would prefix their enquiry with "Sir, If you speak English....?"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2018, 06:55
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I flew in ADDI at a Yeovilton Air Day in the mid...

I flew in ADDI at a Yeovilton Air Day in the mid 60's.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2018, 05:46
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

There were about a dozen of those Caribous ...

There were about a dozen of those Caribous being ferried through from Canada on to the customer (Ghana?). I remember one batch coming in overhead my house as a stream-first time I had seen the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2018, 18:49
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I watched the press flying demo of the record ...

I watched the press flying demo of the record Canberra from our garden in Stopsley.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Nov 2017, 17:08
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I remember watching the first Euravia Connies...

I remember watching the first Euravia Connies doing consolidation circuits in the very early 60's.
Even out at Stopsley their unsuppressed electrics played hell with our (B&W) tellies!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Oct 2017, 07:44
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

......and the turned up wingtips.

......and the turned up wingtips.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Oct 2017, 05:54
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I would suggest that in the second shot, the...

I would suggest that in the second shot, the majority of the single engined aircraft in front of the hangars are Prentices, with a Prince lower right.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jul 2017, 05:29
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I think the date in the above post has a typo in...

I think the date in the above post has a typo in it and would suggest 1948 for the Prince. Even the Merganser was first flown in 1947.
It is nevertheless a very evocative shot for those of us...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Feb 2017, 04:31
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

Indeed. Two Ashtons were modified by Napiers as...

Indeed. Two Ashtons were modified by Napiers as test beds.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2016, 06:08
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

Also I remember the TV interviewer sticking a...

Also I remember the TV interviewer sticking a microphone into an airport official's face at the scene and demanding "Tell us , what happened?"
The guy just indicated with his finger at a dug-in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jun 2016, 06:20
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

Ref. the J.P.1's Provost undercarriage legs. It...

Ref. the J.P.1's Provost undercarriage legs. It was a noticeable feature that when taxying over the grass, the legs had a habit of "walking " alternatively. I do remember seeing about 6 early JP...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jun 2016, 18:57
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

the Percival P.74 helicopter.Ron Gellatly (...

the Percival P.74 helicopter.Ron Gellatly ( Fairey Rotodyne etc,) was brought in to initiate the P.74 into flight test
Apparently it frightened him to death. He needed both hands (and arm muscles) ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jun 2016, 18:38
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

The Tiger Moth G-AMTO by the tower was owned by...

The Tiger Moth G-AMTO by the tower was owned by Farm Aviation, Rush Green.
Indeed! IIRC and the photo seems to support it , weren't they converted to single seat configuration?
I recall that they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2016, 16:59
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

"The only scant info I can find about the...

"The only scant info I can find about the Canberra it was used by Huntings"
I'll ask around as I haven't got a clue.
One (very) wild guess might be a connection to Hunting weapons testing........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2016, 05:48
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

Tri-Pacer. I was with Haraka Senior when I saw my...

Tri-Pacer. I was with Haraka Senior when I saw my first ( at Luton)
His comment:
" Horrible! Looks like a beetle on three matchsticks."
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th May 2016, 11:45
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

When I were a lad we used to walk across the...

When I were a lad we used to walk across the fields from Crawley Green Road to get to the airport.......
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2016, 07:46
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

One sunny Spring Term day in 1959 ,during the...

One sunny Spring Term day in 1959 ,during the morning play break at Stopsley Junior School not one , but two Piaggio pushers heralded their first arrival with that resonating drone. Flying quite...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Feb 2016, 07:09
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

Had my first flight in 1957 after winning ten bob...

Had my first flight in 1957 after winning ten bob on the fruit machine in that bar ( immediately appropriated by my father for "savings" ).
The Messenger incident of course made "The Luton News"...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2015, 05:02
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

....and the pedant in me would argue that if the...

....and the pedant in me would argue that if the pic was taken in 1938 then the monoplane is most likely to one of the Percival Gulls .... :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2015, 12:25
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

LTNman Thanks for this one as well! I do...

LTNman
Thanks for this one as well! I do remember there being perspex over the sideways facing rear seat area, if that helps define the variant.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2015, 08:29
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

vintage ATCO Thank you so much , I now have a...

vintage ATCO
Thank you so much , I now have a photo of the first aircraft I flew in ( sitting sideways in the back).
Happy Christmas!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2015, 07:19
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

On the off chance , can anybody perhaps give me...

On the off chance , can anybody perhaps give me the registration of the other Auster to G-AIGT at the Luton Flying Club around 1957?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2015, 14:03
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

That line of markers alongside the bowser is...

That line of markers alongside the bowser is where we used to stand as kids to look on to the pan. Autair Vikings and Euravia Connies come to mind........
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Aug 2015, 20:13
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

I would put the photo at around 1953-4 with the...

I would put the photo at around 1953-4 with the Nomad Shackleton (VW131- the second prototype) at the far right.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jun 2015, 07:54
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

High Altitude Canberra

Pure Nostalgia. As a kid one day from our garden in Stopsley, I watched the Canberra doing some high angle climbs and wing overs. Haraka senior confirmed on coming back from work that filming had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Mar 2015, 10:05
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

The infamous Provost hingeing instrument panel...

The infamous Provost hingeing instrument panel accident. It came open post take off- jamming the control column back.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Mar 2015, 11:21
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

According to AJ Jackson in the Avro Putnam. ...

According to AJ Jackson in the Avro Putnam.
PRJ was:
"flown to College of Aeronautics Cranfield 11.62 as G-36-3 as spares for Lancaster PA474."
So she lives on in parts.
For ex LGS boys: I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2015, 03:56
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,341
Posted By Haraka

It almost certainly is treadigraph. The Eland...

It almost certainly is treadigraph. The Eland Convair wouldn't fit in the hangar and that tail sticking out of the doors was a common sight in the '50s. Very nostalgic shots indeed . Thank you Mr....
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