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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2017, 17:05
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I cannot agree more with Ian B-B's post above....

I cannot agree more with Ian B-B's post above. "Ten-hour-itis" probably got rid of more potentially promising pilots in the RAF than the Luftwaffe ever did. I suppose that wartime conditions demanded...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2017, 16:31
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I think you mean Tony Spooner.

I think you mean Tony Spooner.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2017, 17:04
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I think I would like to tell you the story of a...

I think I would like to tell you the story of a very brave Australian:

F.Sgt. Ronald Rashleigh Sillcock 400840 RAAF.

It is 1942 and he is serving as a Lockheed Hudson captain with 53 Sqn. the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2017, 17:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

What a fascinating article that is Ian. I think...

What a fascinating article that is Ian. I think it would be fair to say that the good old aircrew watch lost its attractiveness when Seiko came out with an affordable quartz watch in the 1970s. They...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2017, 14:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

harrym: "A posthumous AFC would have been...

harrym:

"A posthumous AFC would have been more appropriate".

I could not agree more but I have a vague memory of being told that AFCs cannot be awarded posthumously. It was a long time ago but...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2017, 09:51
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Here are some (rather poor) photographs of TG574...

Here are some (rather poor) photographs of TG574 at Benina.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2017, 16:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I can assure you that airlines do indeed use...

I can assure you that airlines do indeed use remould tyres. Mind you, they are done to a much higher standard than the remoulds I used to put on my old Riley Falcon. In 32 years of civilian flying I...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2017, 16:13
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

While I was digging out the bit about the...

While I was digging out the bit about the Hastings oil problems, I came across another 1950 Hastings story in my book which I think shows absolutely magnificent flying by some very brave people:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2017, 14:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

You might be interested in the following. The...

You might be interested in the following. The year is 1950:

"Engine failures were still happening frequently. Strange as it might seem nowadays, the Hastings force at this time used re-cycled oil...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2017, 13:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

harrym: I got involved in a hilarious...

harrym:

I got involved in a hilarious discussion this morning with my Skyways York guru with reference to who did what with the throttles on civilian Yorks. It was quickly established that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2017, 09:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

harrym: Your story about loose flight...

harrym:

Your story about loose flight engineers on the York rang a distant bell. This is what I wrote on the subject with reference to the Beverley:

"June (1959) also saw the arrival of flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2017, 10:39
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Chugalug2: The Icecap Hastings did produce...

Chugalug2:

The Icecap Hastings did produce one injury; the signaller hit his head on one of the radios and needed some attention. We did not carry a signaller on the Argosy but we had a Station...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2017, 15:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Chugalug2: I'm sorry, I have exhausted my...

Chugalug2:

I'm sorry, I have exhausted my knowledge of the Hastings heavy beam. I will see what I can find. Perhaps one of my Hastings spies who helped me 25-30 years ago is still above ground? In...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2017, 16:46
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Finally, for today anyway, I'm sure many of you...

Finally, for today anyway, I'm sure many of you out there might remember the apocryphal tale of the Hastings parked at Clark Field in the Phillipines?

Alongside is a smart USAF C-54 (DC-4).

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2017, 16:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Hastings Heavy Drop: Perhaps it might be...

Hastings Heavy Drop:

Perhaps it might be useful if I were to add what I wrote on the subject in my book about 53 Squadron:

"In March 1952, two crews were sent to Abingdon to carry out heavy...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2017, 14:45
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I have an old friend at Shoreham who flew the...

I have an old friend at Shoreham who flew the York for Skyways. He tells a story about losing an engine just after take off from Khartoum. The highest they got in the subsequent circuit was about 150...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2017, 11:11
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

When I was a lad, Scottish Aviation started to...

When I was a lad, Scottish Aviation started to drag ex-RAF Yorks out of the MU at Silloth in order to refurbish them for my local airline, Scottish Airlines. They were to be used on trooping...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2017, 17:35
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Geriaviator: I love the mongoose story....

Geriaviator:

I love the mongoose story. Keep them coming please.

MPN 11:

You have raised the subject of gully-gully men. In 1976 I was happily ensconced in the left seat of Mrs Windsor's...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2017, 16:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Well done; I thoroughly enjoyed reading that.

Well done; I thoroughly enjoyed reading that.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2017, 15:00
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

The salt tablets in Aden went straight through...

The salt tablets in Aden went straight through the system like bullets!
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2017, 17:08
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Lovely story Danny. Here is a quick Yorkshire...

Lovely story Danny. Here is a quick Yorkshire tale. A friend of mine visited Sutton Bank a couple of years back. He bumped into a couple of locals outside the clubhouse.

"I used to do a lot of...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2017, 12:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I shall never forget sitting in the back of a...

I shall never forget sitting in the back of a Bedford QL as an ATC cadet in 1955 going from Maidstone station to RAF Detling. The noise it made going up Detling hill will be remembered forever.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2017, 15:32
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

I have to admit that I can't remember ever doing...

I have to admit that I can't remember ever doing an ACR 7 approach using the "step down" method (or "dive" and "drive" as my American colleagues used to call it). Whilst it is probably perfectly...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2017, 12:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

As something of a coincidence, I had the only...

As something of a coincidence, I had the only genuine engine fire of my long career on take-off from runway 22 at Salalah. The date was 14.04.67 and we had arrived at Salalah from Muharraq via...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2017, 16:30
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

The Salalah ACR 7: Why did "Sunny Salalah"...

The Salalah ACR 7:

Why did "Sunny Salalah" need an ACR 7 you may wonder? Well, the thing is that Salalah was not always sunny. In fact, from late May until early September the surrounding coastal...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2017, 17:03
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

FED: I like the photographs; it's quite...

FED:

I like the photographs; it's quite remarkable that, between us, we have come up with photographs of the beginning and the end of an exercise that took place over half-a-century ago. Indeed,...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2017, 16:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

FED: Fascinated to hear of the background to...

FED:

Fascinated to hear of the background to XS412. (I only mentioned XR412 because you mentioned it in post #10229).
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2017, 13:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

FED: Looking at the original photographs,...

FED:

Looking at the original photographs, the two Whirlwinds being loaded into the Belfast are XP357 and XS412. I reckon the latter was your favourite aircraft. (XR412 was a Radioplane OQ-19...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2017, 10:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

And here as promised are more.

And here as promised are more.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2017, 10:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

The withdrawal from Labuan rang a bell so here...

The withdrawal from Labuan rang a bell so here are a couple of photographs for you. More to follow.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2017, 11:56
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Fg Off Robin Plumtree was the son of AVM Eric...

Fg Off Robin Plumtree was the son of AVM Eric Plumtree. When the latter was a young Plt Off, he served as a Blenheim pilot on 53 Squadron. On 27 October 1940, he set off from Detling to attack...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2017, 17:28
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

MPN 11, Do you think there is something...

MPN 11,

Do you think there is something about some Air Trafficers and artists coming from the same mould?

I had a good friend on my ITS course at South Cerney in 1960 who came from Rhodesia and...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2017, 16:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

Thank you Danny and Chugalug; the Carlstrom Field...

Thank you Danny and Chugalug; the Carlstrom Field links are quite fascinating and, having had a look at Google Earth, it's amazing that so much of it is still there. It is a real time warp.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2017, 13:52
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

The man who got me into aviation had dozens of...

The man who got me into aviation had dozens of Tee Emm magazines and he used to get me to read them (I learned a lot). My memory is not what it used to be but was the good show award the MDOVO (Most...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2017, 12:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,826,378
Posted By JW411

The mention of Sir Archibald McIndoe's special...

The mention of Sir Archibald McIndoe's special burns unit at the Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead has made me think of another one of 53 Squadron's "Army" pilots. Lt Bernard Brian StG Daly...
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