Dear Santa … What I *Really* Want Is

is… for someone to discover and recover a Short Stirling Bomber from a freshwater lake so that she can be restored and be a fitting tribute to the men that flew and maintained her!

Thanks James, I will give it a whirle in the morrow.:)
Jim.
Lincoln .7

I must admit that I was surprised how clean it was inside.

You’re welcome to the pictures, just click either on the pictures or the links underneath which will take you to the Flickr album, click on the picture again and you should have an option to open it to full size, do that and then right click and select ‘save picture as’.
I have uploaded the images at their maximum size/quality.
Let me know if you have problems saving them.

Happy Christmas to you and yours James, and many, many thanks for posting the photos for me, it’s very much appreciated.they were never as clean inside as the one in the photo though;)

Is there any way I can get a set, willing to pay all exes.
Thanks again.
Jim.

Lincoln .7

I would like to go to Cosford and sit in the cockpit of RE 348, Lincoln, in which I spent many hours of enjoyment.

However, I can’t, as the Curator stated I would be in harms way, due to the radiation from the instruments.

Happy Christmas Jim, not the same thing but at least you won’t get the instant tan from the instruments this way!

Avro Lincoln B.2 RF398 clooking aft RAFM Cosford Oct 98 by jamtey71, on Flickr

Avro Lincoln B.2 RF398 radio operator position RAFM Cosford Oct 98 by jamtey71, on Flickr

Avro Lincoln B.2 RF398 cockpit RAFM Cosford Oct 98 by jamtey71, on Flickr

Avro Lincoln B.2 RF398 bomb aimer position RAFM Cosford Oct 98 by jamtey71, on Flickr

It doesn’t require much imagination to see what you two are wanting!! BUT
It’s a waste of time, money and energy,
It’s messy, it’s smelly,
The position undignified,
The pleasures momentary,
And the consequences are invariably catastrophic.

On the other hand, some of us know which cockpit we want which joystick in.
Give me a bloody aeroplane any time. I can at least talk to them with some chance of understanding each other.

Yay, Stan, but bear in mind, you can still crash and burn in either 😉 and both are costly.
Jim.

Lincoln .7

I did give her a pat for you when I visited Jim! 🙂

Graham, Yes thanks for that:) that’s 2 I owe you for, the A4 Mallard and the Linc,

Any chance of seeing you on the 30th at O.W. ?. P.M. me.

Jim.
Lincoln .7

It doesn’t require much imagination to see what you two are wanting!! BUT
It’s a waste of time, money and energy,
It’s messy, it’s smelly,
The position undignified,
The pleasures momentary,
And the consequences are invariably catastrophic.

On the other hand, some of us know which cockpit we want which joystick in.
Give me a bloody aeroplane any time. I can at least talk to them with some chance of understanding each other.

I’ve been good too. So Santa, what I’d really like for Christmas is a night of unbridled passion with Fiona Bruce please. :diablo:

YES PLEASE – forget ya bloody aeroplanes :diablo:

I did give her a pat for you when I visited Jim! 🙂

Good story, Lincoln, and now I can understand your “wish”. Perhaps you’ll be able to manage it one day without Santa’s help….:)

No, In the 115 A.T.C in Peterborough, Myself and Forum member L. Gary flew with 7 sqdrn at RAF Upwood. in Lincolns.
I didn’t at the time live very far from Upwood, so I was able to fly with them perhaps more than others.
Having checked my now tatty 3822, I spent more flying hrs in that particular aircraft than that of all the other aircraft I have flown in. Hense, I have a soft spot for the old girl. 🙂
Jim.
Lincoln .7

I would like to go to Cosford and sit in the cockpit of RE 348, Lincoln, in which I spent many hours of enjoyment.
Jim.
Lincoln .7

Very nice.:) Were you aircrew..?

I would like to go to Cosford and sit in the cockpit of RE 348, Lincoln, in which I spent many hours of enjoyment.

However, I can’t, as the Curator stated I would be in harms way, due to the radiation from the instruments.

Interested to know, has Santa got a G.P.S. unit onboard? 😉

Jim.
Lincoln .7

G-FIRE back in the UK, back in immaculate “Flack” Red and pinstripes, back in the air after a nice overhaul (at DX maybe ;)) and back with those strobe lights blazing. Yes please Santa 😎

I was with you right up to the glorious September day part.
Do we get such days any more?

Pete

You’ve had a ride in one – ok, it was a taxi back to the hangar 😉

To wind back to 1960 so that I could go on the sponsored PPL course offered through the CCF instead of the Arduous Training Camp for the DoE Award, which I opted for, in a fit of madness!! Come on Santa, roll back those years!!!:D

RC Chinook helicopter is in santa’s bag & im looking forward to playing with it.!!:D

A T.21 port wing without major spar damage, good D-box and proper drag spar would be nice.

Dear Santa

Please can we have a set of production drawings,Two Peregrine engines and a set of propeller blades for our Westland Whirlwind Fighter project.

www.whirlwindfighterproject.org