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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2023, 14:12
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

It was perhaps the unhappiest time in my flying...

It was perhaps the unhappiest time in my flying career.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2023, 13:50
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Quemerford: How many were stored at Kemble...

Quemerford:

How many were stored at Kemble after RAF service?

You would need to specify a date to get an accurate answer to that question. For example, I can tell you for sure that on 25...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Dec 2023, 16:22
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Some recollections may vary. They were not all...

Some recollections may vary. They were not all at Kemble by November 1976. XR366 was kept at Brize Norton as a demo aircraft for potential buyers. I last flew her there on 25 February 1977. I first...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2018, 16:03
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

XR367 was always named "Heracles".

XR367 was always named "Heracles".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jan 2018, 11:17
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

ExAscoteer: Sorry, I was not aware that the...

ExAscoteer:

Sorry, I was not aware that the RAF had any Hercules C.3s in 1976.

Herod:

Yes, we all had our bad days. I can remember one of our better times. We set up a slip pattern to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2018, 16:57
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Brakedwell: Apples and Oranges. John, I...

Brakedwell:

Apples and Oranges.

John, I realise that you are having a bit of fun but just how many Pumas could you get in a Brit? And even if you could get one in, how would you have got it on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2018, 14:47
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Herod: "Yes the C130 was bought as a...

Herod:

"Yes the C130 was bought as a tactical aircraft, but to the RAF's surprise also proved to be a very useful strategic one".

Let me say right away that the purchase of the C130K was one of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jan 2018, 15:39
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

After ten years of throwing all sorts of stuff...

After ten years of throwing all sorts of stuff out of the back end of an Argosy, I was delighted to learn that the Belfast had no air drop capability.

Going back to the bunks; they were pretty...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jan 2018, 15:21
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

In flight refuelling was irrelevant. The limiting...

In flight refuelling was irrelevant. The limiting factor was engine oil not fuel. No engine oil contents gauges were fitted (only temperature and pressure) so it worked out that if you divided the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2018, 16:49
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

We had three Belfasts at Manston owned by...

We had three Belfasts at Manston owned by Eurolatin in 1978 (G-BEPE/XR362, G-BEPL/XR369 and G-BEPS/XR368). We only ever flew G-BEPS in my time. G-BEPL made a one-way flight to Hucknall and was broken...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jan 2014, 09:48
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

I seem to remember one of our aircraft doing a...

I seem to remember one of our aircraft doing a run from Changi to Saigon with Red Cross supplies that were stuck inside 2 unserviceable C-130s.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2013, 14:54
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

So I wonder what Heavylift did wrong. I only ever...

So I wonder what Heavylift did wrong. I only ever had to shut one down (LP5 failure) when I flew them in the RAF.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Oct 2012, 09:14
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

My copy of "Broken Wings" by JJ Halley...

My copy of "Broken Wings" by JJ Halley (Air-Britain publication) states:

21.10.57 Hastings C.1 TG615 511 Sqn 1 1/4 miles SSW of Colerne: Undershot asymmetric landing and bounced; yawed on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2012, 17:18
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

G-BEPE/XR362, G-BEPL/XR369 and G-BEPS/XR368. ...

G-BEPE/XR362, G-BEPL/XR369 and G-BEPS/XR368.

I flew G-BEPS (with the registration stuck on with black bodge tape) for the very first time from Manston on 14.02.78 with T.N. and Zebedee.

This...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2012, 15:59
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Mind you, as an afterthought, it has to...

Mind you, as an afterthought, it has to remembered that the RAF got rid of something around 600 Meteors!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2012, 15:52
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Hastings Losses: Just to reassure myself...

Hastings Losses:

Just to reassure myself that my memory was not particularly defective, I have just done a quick check:

TG499 AAEE & RAE Pannier broke away and wrecked tailplane;...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2012, 08:12
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

bingofuel: Could that be one of the reasons...

bingofuel:

Could that be one of the reasons that the Hastings had such a high attrition rate?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Oct 2012, 13:33
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

That was the way it was. If you were posted from...

That was the way it was. If you were posted from MRT to LRT in those days (Comet, VC-10, Britannia and Belfast) you did what was, in effect, a 6-year tour consisting of three years in the right seat...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Oct 2012, 11:40
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Brian 48nav: Dave didn't get on to the...

Brian 48nav:

Dave didn't get on to the Belfast until about 1973. In fact, I also missed the great event by about 9 days. I didn't get to Brize until 01 January 1972.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Oct 2012, 08:02
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/10UP1.jpg

http://www.frpilot.com/Dad/10UP1.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Oct 2012, 18:22
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

RadolphHucker; As you say, you were straight...

RadolphHucker;

As you say, you were straight out of Brat School (Halton) and I'm afraid that your memory is a little bit lacking.

Setting up the bleed valve on a RR Tyne engine was indeed a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Apr 2012, 08:16
Replies: 215
Views: 142,998
Posted By JW411

Geoff Fentum and I picked up XR368 at Tengah when...

Geoff Fentum and I picked up XR368 at Tengah when she finally came back from Darwin (we were stuck in Singapore for 11 days). We left Tengah for Gan on 20 December, 1974 then Gan to Masirah on 21...
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