If were talking British aircraft then what about the Javelin ( 435 built ) which I don’t ‘think’ fired a shot in anger it’s afterburners normally being enough to scare people away during the Malayan Conflict.

P.S. nice username D1566. DGH ( part owner 47105/295/376/401/417 ) 🙂

Great articule. Unbelievable amount of work gone into this not to mention money. I imagine most of us would have looked at the work required shrugged our shoulders and headed for the pub. I for one are most gratefull – looking forward to 2007. 🙂

Hello Kev,

I’m a payed up member of the AACF Club so I tend to keep an eye on the website for events I can attend but alas alot like the upcoming event at Kemble clash with work commitments. 🙁

G-AGTM was built for the Air Council as NF875 although she never saw service with the armed forces as she spent her time at 18MU before passing to Iraq Petrolum via Airwork. After spending quite a few years in the desert she passed to the Army Parachute Association before going to Russavia at Duxford. The aircraft was used for pleasure flying there until groundlooping on 21/06/87 and ending up in the car park! She was then restored over many years by Ben Borsberry before passing to Air Atlantique.

Hope this helps. 🙂

Dave

I fear it may involve shopping and the free use of a credit card…….. 😮 😀

Excellent piece of work there by the pilot. I bet he’s glad he had the wing tanks on or that could have been alot more expensive.

Great photo’s ta.

Small world this, I popped in Sunday afternoon with my parents on the way back from FAST and stayed to watch for an hour or so, as Anna says the conditions were, er, interesting!! 😀

Hello Tony,

The DHH/F/….. stamp inside the aircraft as far as I’m aware bears no relationship to the actual construction number of the aircraft. I dont know of any that match.

Maybe someone on here can enlighten us as to it’s purpose. :confused:

Various national aircraft registers around the world quote these codes as a serial or identification mark but they just dont match up!

Dave

If I have the nerve, the next time I see him in Tesco’s at Dunmow, I’ll ask, as he seems a decent bloke, I still have 3 very dusty albums of his on vynll.

I think he’s now moved to a different part of the country Pete. 🙁

I saw a TV programme recently on which he was talking about the cars he owns / has owned and flying was mentioned alot. He said that he decided to give up display flying after he went to an airshow and realised he didn’t know anyone there, he then stopped to think about all the people who weren’t there and realised most of them were dead.

It’s a shame but you cant blame him especially as he’s not long become a dad for the second time.