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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

8th Mar 2007, 23:58

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Ugly buigger leaving.... ...

Ugly buigger leaving....

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c92/allan907/VulcanExit.jpg

Air Commodore somebody or other in the Crew Drill Trainer

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Jan 2007, 00:47

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55 pages - still receiving posts - loads of...

55 pages - still receiving posts - loads of invaluable data, stories, and "atmosphere" - a refusal by the management to close it down - source material for Tim McLelland's book(s)........why hasn't...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Jan 2007, 23:57

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Tim most of us are a fairly reticent lot when it...

Tim most of us are a fairly reticent lot when it comes to books etc. Would it not be worthwhile plundering this thread and if there are any stories that you feel worth fleshing out contact the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Dec 2006, 09:57

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IIRC the cockpit canopy jacks were fairly...

IIRC the cockpit canopy jacks were fairly powerful beasts which extended to about 18 inches. In a static jettison they would undoubtedly blow the canopy a fair way up. I certainly remember the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Dec 2006, 00:10

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At the time of that one I was a lowly SAC working...

At the time of that one I was a lowly SAC working in ECMSDF (Electronic Countermeasures Servicing and Development Flight) which was part of BCDU (Bomber Command Development Unit).

ECMSDF was...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Oct 2006, 10:49

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As Beags says....the Vulcan might have made a...

As Beags says....the Vulcan might have made a significant contribution to stand off attacks during GW1. Makes for interesting speculation - never even considered it as a 'sentry' within UKADGE.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Oct 2006, 14:49

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It would be fascinating to see how a Vulcan B2...

It would be fascinating to see how a Vulcan B2 (or even a Victor B2) would have operated with today's electronics and weaponry whizz bangs. Would it have been better than the kit that is being flown...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Oct 2006, 07:34

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I always thought that if the scanner actually...

I always thought that if the scanner actually picked up a hostile within lethal range the 'action' switch illuminated the "ABANDON AIRCRAFT" warning panel :E

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Oct 2006, 11:52

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Milt - the reply given by forget is spot on. To...

Milt - the reply given by forget is spot on. To see a Red Steer installation on static test whizzing around like a demented mad thing was a sight to behold.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

22nd Oct 2006, 01:49

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I remember the torrid time that we had on ECMSDF...

I remember the torrid time that we had on ECMSDF during the introduction to Red Steer 2 (or it might even have been getting Red Steer 1 to work properly). Anyway, the return springs broke with...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

26th Sep 2006, 16:11

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As I was posting old pics in the "Uniform" thread...

As I was posting old pics in the "Uniform" thread and as XA 907 has just be mentioned thought that this might be interesting

BCDU (Bomber Command Development Unit), Finningley 1965 or 66
...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Sep 2006, 14:19

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The B52s in service now (and expected to be at...

The B52s in service now (and expected to be at end of service life) are NOT the B52s which came off the line in the beginning. G and H comes a long while after A and B. although I grant you the ones...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Mar 2005, 14:19

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Doesn't add much to this thread but in the State...

Doesn't add much to this thread but in the State Art Gallery of WA there is a terrific sculpture of an aboriginal lass and her younger brother clinging to her. Their hair and clothes are obviously...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Mar 2005, 01:25

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Last flew in 360 on 30 Dec 1971. It was a Group...

Last flew in 360 on 30 Dec 1971. It was a Group Standardisation Unit trip. Flt Lt Hainsworth was the captain with Sqn Ldr Glen Whitelam as co, Flt Lt Brian Drake AEO, and Flt Lt 'Sleepy Bear'...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Feb 2005, 12:05

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Most of the complaints about the UK LL route...

Most of the complaints about the UK LL route seemed to come from Garforth as the route was squeezed in between Leeds and the Vale of York airfields.

Ahhh - happy days!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

13th Jan 2005, 01:36

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Posted By allan907

Sounds like a good idea to me. It was, after...

Sounds like a good idea to me. It was, after all, a very significant part of our heritage.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

24th Aug 2004, 09:07

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Posted By allan907

Flatus - were you on 1 GSU by any chance? In...

Flatus - were you on 1 GSU by any chance? In fact - were any of the posters on this thread ex 1 GSU? If so PM me!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Jun 2004, 15:31

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Drool, drool! Mind you it looks as though them...

Drool, drool! Mind you it looks as though them there engines ain't been run for a while - either that or they're running 'em on diesel:ok:

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2004, 16:07

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Had a similar problem at Finningley in the mid...

Had a similar problem at Finningley in the mid 60s. I was a lowly SAC working on BCDU and was tasked with burning some unused bundles of chaff which had been used on some trial or other. Had to be...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

21st Apr 2004, 02:42

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Now this has got the grey cells stirring! Didn't...

Now this has got the grey cells stirring! Didn't the canopy fly straight up and come down on someone trying to exit injuring their back? Or perhaps that was the one that landed wheels up at...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Apr 2004, 09:40

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Posted By allan907

No probs. Now, does anyone have a pic of...

No probs.

Now, does anyone have a pic of the crunched Vulcan at Finningley??

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

20th Apr 2004, 08:28

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I didn't say that the photo of 427 was the one...

I didn't say that the photo of 427 was the one that collapsed at Finningley. That happened in the mid 60s (1966?) and the photo of 427 was taken in 1982 when it was moved up to the fire dump at...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

19th Apr 2004, 08:22

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How do you include pix with a posting? I've got...

How do you include pix with a posting? I've got an absolute magic one of XL 427 doing some 'low level bombing' at Macrihanish which deserves a much wider audience.

Picking up on some earlier...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

18th Apr 2004, 16:36

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Did You Fly The Vulcan?? (Merged)

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Posted By allan907

LIQUIDS ON THE ENTRANCE DOOR SEAL

Just read the posting about the pee tube and its effect on the door seal. When I was an SAC on 1 GSU I had the opportunity to go on a few high level Vulcan flights with the guys. I was normally...

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