My Dad flew this particular Prentice, while it was used by RAF Laarbruch flying club, in 1965. I have copy of a colour picture taken of it, outside its hangar, parked alongside our car at the time, a Ford Taunus estate, also painted blue and white.

Project-9699,

Sorry I didn’t mean to imply that the “Sabre Dance” was the cause. I love the appearance of the F-100 and every time I see that video (I think it involved a Test Pilot) it sends shivers down my spine.

If I have caused offence, I sincerely appologise, and ask the Mods to remove the post.

Not only did Coastal Command use B-17’s but I think 213 Squadron used them for ECM sorties later in WW2. The radar housing replaced the chin turret and they were painted in standered Bomber Command camouflage colours.

There was a story that ran around Lossiemouth, when 15(R) Squadron moved in with the Tornado. A pilot complained that the cockpit heating wasn’t working properly. He was asked (with a perfectly straight face) if he had remembered to move the selector switch from the England setting to the Scotland setting.

Another favourite was the Job card stating that the fault lay in the “seat / joystick interface” (think about it).

these were the modern Ruskie version we played with in the 80’s

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Ah the notorious “Green Parrot” much beloved of Taceval organisers.

Don’t think its from a Nimrod.
Nimrod nukes were used as depth-charges.
Top right rotary switch shows live release options, Ground level detonation with parachute deployment, Mid-air detonation with parachute deployment,
Ground level detonation in free-fall mode, Mid-air detonation in free-fall mode
This may be from a “V” bomber. I recognise the layout, particularly the sliding block in the lower right opening but I can’t remember where I saw it.

My Dad was at Laarbruch from 1962 to 65. He was the Church of Scotland Padre.
He was an active member of both the gliding and flying clubs. I have many memories of weekends spent watching their activities, and generally trying not to get in anybody’s way.
The flying club initially had an all red Tiger Moth, which was replaced by a Percival Prentice, the very same one that is now on display at Newark Air Museum.

Cabbage, he probably didn’t lose it, the standard thing was to jettison it at the end of the runway for the rag packers to collect, before taxying back in. Ours used to try and avoid using them in Gib, they would use aerodynamic braking ( keeping the nose high and using the drag to slow it )

The one I saw definitely lost it before crossing the public road. I saw the black end cap come off, but no chute deployment. I was in the old terminal building awaiting the flight back in a Hercules.