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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Aug 2015, 00:24

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

Percival Bonfire Aircraft Burning.

Thanks to LTNman for Post 967.
I think this incident was in summer '45. I've only ever seen one very poor photo of the pantomime with the backdrop of the 'German' aircraft, which was of course ...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

25th Aug 2015, 01:01

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

Percival Garden Party, Luton Airport - 1945.

This I realise is a long-shot...

Just after the end of the war, in late summer 1945, there was a Percival Aircraft Co.Ltd Garden Party at Luton Airport, complete with a comic act and bonfire. I'm...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Nov 2014, 23:08

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

Saturday, July 16th, 1938.

Luton Airport is officially opened. Here is a fascinating home-movie of the event.
Question;- Have any stills survived of the event, especially of Edgar Percival and his machines. The separation of...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Oct 2014, 00:10

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

Garden Party Query.

Percivals held a garden party for their staff in July 1945. There were some amusing histrionics organised with some wrecked a/c sections being painted-up black with white crosses as 'German', and the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Oct 2014, 02:56

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

Oxenos;- I think you'll find that correct reading...

Oxenos;- I think you'll find that correct reading of the latin inscription was 'Boudiccastrasse'. Those pesky Icenae....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Apr 2014, 19:49

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

G-AFAA.

@ LTN Man;- Thanks for posting those. G-AFAA was of course the sole example of the E3H. I heard that 'AA was lent to DH's for airscrew testing during the war and that one of their test-pilots tried...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Apr 2014, 12:27

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LUTON History and Nostalgia

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Posted By GQ2

Luton Pre-War.......

Always interested to see Early photos of Luton from when Percivals moved up there from Gravesend - until the war broke out. Especially images depicting construction of the various wooden a/c. Images...

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