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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Nov 2020, 11:49
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

He was probably ex-Laker. That is exactly what we...

He was probably ex-Laker. That is exactly what we did when turning round in the turning circle at Luton. F/E at One Door Left on the interphone could tell me just how close I was getting to the grass.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Nov 2017, 17:50
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

Boeing Eng: "....Puzzling to see the...

Boeing Eng:

"....Puzzling to see the Tridents (thought they were CAT3B by then)"

Don't forget that although the aircraft might be certificated for CAT3B operation, that assumes that ABSOLUTELY...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2016, 17:56
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

I wonder if the "NEC" stamped on the end of the...

I wonder if the "NEC" stamped on the end of the cartridge shown above is related to the term "Net Explosive Content" that we used to use in Transport Command?

I seem to remember that carrying...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Apr 2016, 17:08
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

I used to visit Gibraltar frequently when I was...

I used to visit Gibraltar frequently when I was flying Argosys in the RAF. DC-3 G-AMFV used to fly to Tangier and back several times a day for Gibair. One night, some of the RAF lads had too many...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2016, 11:08
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

DaveReidUK: Sorry old son; that was very...

DaveReidUK:

Sorry old son; that was very careless of me. Hill or mountain matters not a jot if you hit it at speed and wreck the aeroplane so badly that it can't be used again. I seem to remember...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2016, 16:20
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

I once met the F/O of Argosy G-ASXP which crashed...

I once met the F/O of Argosy G-ASXP which crashed at Stansted on 04/12/67. He was also the F/O of Argosy G-ASXL which flew into a mountain trying to land at Milan on 04/07/65. What a lucky chap!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Feb 2015, 16:58
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

I do believe that this is the prototype of the...

I do believe that this is the prototype of the Percival P-74 hicopleeter that no one was ever brave enough to fly.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jan 2015, 17:01
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

Which is why they were called petrol-cooled...

Which is why they were called petrol-cooled oil-burners.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jan 2015, 11:33
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

I do believe that the second one is a DC-4.

I do believe that the second one is a DC-4.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Nov 2014, 09:22
Replies: 3,898
Views: 1,708,325
Posted By JW411

It was a Templewood 707 that had a massive...

It was a Templewood 707 that had a massive hydraulic leak on take-off from 26. The Vauxhall car park was sprayed with Skydrol and something like 100 cars were ruined. There was a story doing the...
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