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Wing's Over France

G’ day all formite’s 😀

WING’S OVER FRANCE by Lieutenant Colonel Harold E. Hartney U.S. Air Service. pub 1940, 1971, 1974 SBN 561 00207 X

Yep I’m still kickin, and blooody fighting it all the way, No Retreat NO Surrender:dev2: This MS Cr@p even after 16 year’s of it, has not got a hope up against my Cornish Pirate and Kraut Gene’s, No part of one’s body and mind will give in LOL:D

Well I am reading Wing’s Over Frog land again for the 50th time or so(I got it for me 14th birthday), and I would like to know who was the training Fella that they mention, who spun the Short or Long Horn’s many time’s over on purpose and survived.:eek:

The nob yelled at him when down, What the Hell are you trying to do KILL YOURSELF YOU SILLY TW@T.:mad:

When asked just how he did it, after so many sudent’s and instructor’s died spinning in, he said ” put the stick in to neutral, and prayed to the god’s “

Then everyone knew how to get out of spinning!!

Who was that Man ???

Thank’s if ya’s can help 😉

(pssst watchout 😮 Stormy may invade pommie land in about 2 year’s IF still well enough, Be Afraid……….be very afraid…….:D

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By: STORMBIRD262 - 27th May 2008 at 07:16

Seem’s lot’s had a go and died trying!!!!!:rolleyes:

Our famous Aussie HARRY HAWKER get’s a mention for Spinning over Brookland’s on purpose in 1914 as well :dev2:

Maybe he’s my MAN!!

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By: STORMBIRD262 - 27th May 2008 at 07:00

H’mmmmm slippery buggger!!

Still digging!! 😉

Man this guy hartney even had a shot at at THE Baron 😮 and missed of course :rolleyes: thing’s could have been different!!!!!!!!

Who is NOT in this very good book of those long ago flyin day’s 😉

Ooooo Roooo back to diggin up this spin king, done all me book’s almost, have to start serious net searching next! :dev2:

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By: STORMBIRD262 - 21st May 2008 at 08:10

Thank’s Adro mate 😀 😀

Yes I seen that one already, I’m thinkin not only one pilot worked it all out:confused: .

bit like the first to fly and also loopin, not all was correct!!;)

BUT I will still have a further dig, may get a lucky strike somewhere…….:dev2:

Ooooo Roooo, thank’s again Adro mate 🙂

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By: adrian_gray - 20th May 2008 at 10:41

Phil,

For what it was worth, the first man to get out of a spin was, IIRC, called Parkes, possibly Wilfred Parkes, and was flying the Avro G (this is based on a Putnam in my school library 25 years ago, so may not be strictly accurate!).

Dunno if that gives you anything to go on?

Adrian

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By: STORMBIRD262 - 20th May 2008 at 06:01

😮 WHO WAS THAT MAN!!:eek:

The Spin King, So far I have found little of him, but determined to find who he was, and did he survive the meat grinder WW1 was!!!!:dev2:

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By: STORMBIRD262 - 17th May 2008 at 22:14

G’ day Mate!

How’s it going RP mate 😀

thank for the welcome back 😉 , I probaly already know the answer :rolleyes:

But brain don’t spit it back up on order now 😮

I’ll dig in my huge fire risk bedroom wood pile 😀 , and have a sqizzy for a few day’s, probably lose me bed again and be back on the couch!!

IT HAPPEN’S !!!!

Last I hit the net, Hartney just called him mister very average student pilot!:eek:

He was out on the field, instructor nob Lieut D. M Wynne next to him, and they were watching a aircraft spinning in, amused sort in a strange way, like here’s another silly tw@t dead, better here then.

when mr dull pulled out of it:eek: , then went up again and did another spin in, then up again to do it over and over left and right.

landed a said after being abused stupid like only dull pom officer’s can still do :p

” Put my controls in neutral, trusted in the lord and slowly pulled out of it “

Thereafter almost solved less spinning in problem’s.

still a lot of death’s but from accident’s and all cause’s

poor buggger’s did not have much chance flying in motorised boxkite’s!!

And like Hartney ” here’s a bit

On Dec 13th after 4 hour’s and 10 minute’s solo, I earned my Royal Aero Club Licence(he tell’s ya his number some where too), and finally, got my Federation Aeronautique Internationale licence..

graduated from long horn’s to short, then did another 4 hour’d duel in a F.E. 2B with the 160 horse’s Beardmore donk. another 8 solo and was off to war!

Said the only fight he ever had with fellow young flyer’s was with a pilot by the name of………Lieut Albert Ball…………ring any bell’s huh:rolleyes:

Were best mate’s then had a huge row over which was better, the American Indian Motorcycle or the British Trumpy’s, but became firm(Brylcream Boy’s:eek: :p ) mate’s again later.

I gotta crash again, fatigue’s aright b itchy problem as alway’s!!

Oooooo Rooooo

Quick Trivy Question,

Who there can name the first 5 Pom ticket holder’s, and nerd’s like me(I know who you are:rolleyes: ) may do ten please 😀

And Planeinsane aerofreak’s!! like me:dev2: ,

well you mug’s try for 20 or more and get a comp goin between ya’s like I know ya’s like to out do!

Ciao and CROC’S RULE!!:dev2:

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By: RPSmith - 16th May 2008 at 20:35

welcome back Stormbird.
Can’t help with your enquiry though.
2 years time? I’ll start diggin me shelter now 😀 😀 😀

Roger Smith.

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