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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jan 2010, 14:38
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Isn't English wonderful? There is something...

Isn't English wonderful?
There is something rib-tickling about people trying to recall what General Recall meant.:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2009, 14:29
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

The cunning plan at Akrotiri, hatched over too...

The cunning plan at Akrotiri, hatched over too many Brandy Sours, was to get the Vs off then all jump on the Hercs and head for Jo'burg.:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Feb 2009, 14:35
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Looks like it, talk about Moonies.:uhoh: ...

Looks like it, talk about Moonies.:uhoh:

(Gleaming white knees for the uninitiated).
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2009, 11:08
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

NutLoose:uhoh::) Thank you, was trying to...

NutLoose:uhoh::)

Thank you, was trying to place it from the background scenery, with no luck.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2008, 15:06
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Where is 823 resident?

Where is 823 resident?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Sep 2008, 07:28
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

RETDPI, fair call. But they were.

RETDPI, fair call. But they were.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Sep 2008, 16:48
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Thanks Pontious, that's the one. Hmm, apart...

Thanks Pontious, that's the one.

Hmm, apart from the kerb stone painting, sounds like what I have lined up for the weekend.:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Sep 2008, 16:35
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

What was that Airman Trade Group that supplied...

What was that Airman Trade Group that supplied permanent SWO Joes? General Duties or something? All thick as planks.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Aug 2008, 16:19
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Off Topic Art, do you remember a Valiant...

Off Topic
Art, do you remember a Valiant co-pilot accidentally blowing the canopy?
(If it was indeed possible).
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Aug 2008, 14:03
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

What was the wing incident? (Or is buried...

What was the wing incident? (Or is buried somwhere earlier in this thread?)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2008, 13:33
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Aviation Video: UKs RAF Avro Vulcan | Patrick's...

Aviation Video: UKs RAF Avro Vulcan | Patrick's Aviation (http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/Wasilj/3438/)

White B.1s:) Do your ears a favour and turn off your speakers though.:yuk:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Apr 2007, 07:34
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Pontius, That one was written off and given an...

Pontius,
That one was written off and given an M number. It then sat out behind the Q shed on 56's patch (Golf pan?) and was used as a christmas tree and for plumber training (bombs on/bombs off)....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Oct 2006, 12:11
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

How about a white B.1?

How about a white B.1?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Sep 2006, 07:45
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

I remember NEAF Bomber Wing at Akrotiri changing...

I remember NEAF Bomber Wing at Akrotiri changing from red/white/blue roundels to red/blue sometime in about the middle of my tour there (70-73).
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st May 2005, 08:30
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

YS, Mauser 27mm is on Tornado F/GR.

YS,
Mauser 27mm is on Tornado F/GR.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Feb 2005, 14:07
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Nice V-Force feature (5pgs) in the March...

Nice V-Force feature (5pgs) in the March Aeroplane. Your first name wouldn't be Roy would it Pontius?:)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Apr 2004, 10:15
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Pretty as a picture. ...

Pretty as a picture.

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/Vulcan_B1.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Apr 2004, 15:02
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Not a hard kill, but someone (alleged to be a...

Not a hard kill, but someone (alleged to be a Vulcan) accidentally dumped a load of chaff over Norfolk one evening in about 1976 or 77. Saw it on Honington's AR1, it took hours to dissapate.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2004, 22:39
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Ah, was H24 in those days BEags. The...

Ah, was H24 in those days BEags.

The Oven-Ready Chicken lot with Frightenings and a Canberra, 9 & 35 with Vulcans, 1563Flt (later 84Sqn) with Whirlwinds, Love & Kisses with Argosy and Hercs, plus...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2004, 13:54
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

One afternoon at Akrotiri in 1970 or 1971, a...

One afternoon at Akrotiri in 1970 or 1971, a Britannia burst two or three tires on landing (R/way 27) and came to a stop just beyond the PAR.

For some reason a Vulcan could not divert and so...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Feb 2004, 00:15
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

There was a thread on "That" bash about two years...

There was a thread on "That" bash about two years ago, I'll see if I can find it.

Ed to add: No luck, search is disabled.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jan 2004, 19:54
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

There is quite a lot of old (1950s B.1s) Vulcan...

There is quite a lot of old (1950s B.1s) Vulcan footage on the Pathe News site. Complete with corny commentary and cheesey background blare of the time.:)
Free and worth a visit. Just type Vulcan...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2004, 18:22
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Hi Wub, Thanks, I was just guessing.

Hi Wub,
Thanks, I was just guessing.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jan 2004, 14:54
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Maybe the TFR was GD designed and built under...

Maybe the TFR was GD designed and built under licence for the RAF by Ferranti?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2004, 22:31
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

No Reds, I thought you were refering to the...

No Reds,
I thought you were refering to the scrapyard owner's Jaguar XJ.:confused:
In the Malta accident I believe that a woman on the ground was also killed.
BTW, Lots of good tales about...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2004, 14:20
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Hello Den, Thanks for that. I have often...

Hello Den,
Thanks for that. I have often wondered how many people have gone in as a result of performing for the cameras/press/VIPs. The "Hey, watch this" famous last words syndrome. Sad.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2004, 23:32
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

B(I)8, Wasn't that one of the first Victor...

B(I)8,
Wasn't that one of the first Victor SR.2s of 543Sqn? I remember seeing it on TV. Seem to recall it did a wingover but didn't have the height to recover.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2004, 15:15
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

Tommc Remember one of the NEAF Bomber...

Tommc


Remember one of the NEAF Bomber Wing B.2s at Akrotiri doing that in about 1971 as it was being de-fueled for a major servicing. It was written off, given a maintenance serial number and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Dec 2003, 19:59
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

FJJP Thanks for the correction, I just called...

FJJP
Thanks for the correction, I just called it the Bomber Box as it was vaguely similar to the ones I'd seen/heard in the RAF.

As a further memory, the landlord's game plan, in the event of a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Dec 2003, 20:32
Replies: 2,117
Views: 1,199,392
Posted By Gainesy

The local pub also had a "Bomber Box" until a few...

The local pub also had a "Bomber Box" until a few years ago, IIRC it was removed about 1995. Other rural locations were police stations and Post offices but as the village has neither, it was fitted...
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