By: Wally B - 15th April 2010 at 03:51
Phil
I’m not sure, all I can remember is a small brass plate, stamped “Donated by The Nuffied Tractor Co.”.
The name Nuffield has stuck in my mind because we had 2 Nuffield tractors on the farm when I was growing up.
When I find my old photos, I’m sure one will show the plate.
Cheers n Beers …Wally…
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th April 2010 at 15:46
Besen B7 VP-KRI
Sorry to create some thread drift …….again !!
Anyone here stationed at RNAS Sembawang in early 1966? It has been reported that Bensen B7 VP-KRI was present on the station around this time, owned by Lt (RN) A Reid. I am looking for a photograph of this gyro wearing those marks. It was later repatriated to the UK and became G-AVIK.
If you are able to help please contact me.
Planemike………..
By: Soggy - 13th April 2010 at 11:54
Wally
Would that have been the Nuffield Trust – I know the Trust donated gliders to the ‘GSAs’:
Phil
By: Wally B - 12th April 2010 at 13:24
Gliding in Singapore
I was in Singapore between 70-72, when I first arrived the gliding club was called “The FARELF Gliding Club”, and it was changed to “ANZUK Gliding Club”. There were 5 gliders then, a T.8, T.21, 2x T.31 and the T.45. I think they were donated by the Nuffield Tractor Co., or a couple of them were.
I remember Barny and BP Singh, also Surgeon Commander Knowls or Schnoles. There was also John Griffen towards the end of 71.
A few more beers and I might remember more……
Cheers n Beers …Wally Bingham…
ex ANZUK, RAE
By: WB981 - 28th May 2007 at 09:06
Anybody have any photos from this club? I am researching service gliding club history. Thanks.
By: SadOleGit - 4th May 2007 at 13:28
Clubs fleet consisted of T31-402 T21-403 Tutor-298 and Swallow-400
It was a great time for flying gliders then.
Jock Pilch
Ex 847Sqd
Jock, I concur -somehow when Slingsby gliders began to fade away from Club fleets, to be replaced by ‘glass’ – Puchaz and K-21 and even Blaniks, something, somehow, was never the same again.
SoG
By: Georgie - 4th May 2007 at 10:57
B P Singh do you remeber.
Yep.
I flew all the Gliders at Simbang in my early days of Gliding. From 69 through to 70.
After lots of circuits and bumps in T31-402 and T21-403 I did my first Solo in the Tutor Christmas eve 1969 all way up to 550 feet cos I didn’t pull the stick back. Second one wasn’t so bad, managed 700′ I think it was Barney who sent me solo but I can’t be sure. John Geary is a name in my log book also so he must have been responsible for some of my training.
I first flew the Straights Swallow-400 on the 6th Feb 1970 and was signed up by J A Fox.
Got sucked into a bloody great black cloud in the Swallow and managed 14 mins and climbed to 1650 feet. 14th March saw my longest flight which was in T21-403 and lasted 43 Mins. A climb to 3.000′ and some lessons in spinning was the order of the day. Almost wet myself with glee!
Clubs fleet consisted of T31-402 T21-403 Tutor-298 and Swallow-400
It was a great time for flying gliders then.
Jock Pilch
Ex 847Sqd
By: Georgie - 4th May 2007 at 10:48
B P Singh do you remeber.
Yep.
I flew all the Gliders at Simbang in my early days of Gliding. From 69 through to 70.
After lots of circuits and bumps in T31-402 and T21-403 I did my first Solo in the Tutor Christmas eve 1969 all way up to 550 feet cos I didn’t pull the stick back. Second one wasn’t so bad, managed 700′ I think it was Barney who sent me solo but I can’t be sure. John Geary is a name in my log book also so he must have been responsible for some of my training.
I first flew the Straights Swallow-400 on the 6th Feb 1970 and was signed up by J A Fox.
Got sucked into a bloody great black cloud in the Swallow and managed 14 mins and climbed to 1650 feet. 14th March saw my longest flight which was in T21-403 and lasted 43 Mins. A climb to 3.000′ and some lessons in spinning was the order of the day. Almost wet myself with glee!
Clubs fleet consisted of T31-402 T21-403 Tutor-298 and Swallow-400
It was a great time for flying gliders then.
Jock Pilch
Ex 847Sqd
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