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  • August 27, 2005 at 12:42 am in reply to: Blackpool Vulcan Latest #1424818
    DGH
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    Nice bit of sly advertising there managing to get the whole of the Blacpool Air Centre sign in plus the phone number for flying vouchers with the Vulcan just stuck of to the right abit. 😮

    August 14, 2005 at 2:20 pm in reply to: Captain shaffner and xs894 #1344989
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    I never realised XS894 went to the states. :confused:

    This accident did prove that the Lightning was a strong old bird as the wreckage was in incrediably good condition. It’s believed the belly tank had acted like the hull of boat before it was ripped of. Damage was mainly to the rear tail section and the belly tank area although the airframe wasn’t as straight as it once was. 😮

    August 13, 2005 at 8:14 am in reply to: Vampire DVD #1346124
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    Yep I’d be in – have to have the subtitles though :rolleyes:

    August 11, 2005 at 9:15 pm in reply to: Garden gnomes who needs em! #1347384
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    Even more special when you realise it got there without a pilot – Thankfully.

    August 11, 2005 at 9:28 am in reply to: Duxford September Airshow #1348404
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    Ah! Having just read another thread I see it wont be the T4.

    August 11, 2005 at 9:26 am in reply to: Duxford September Airshow #1348410
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    Anyone know the score with the Canberra? it must be a RAF one as Air Atlantiques is still on maintenance. Will it display ( very rare ) or just do a flyby? T4 or PR9 ?

    August 10, 2005 at 7:22 pm in reply to: EE Lightning Record Attempt #1349129
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    Actually thinking about it there is a story of a T5 without ventral tank going up against an American F15 in the past. If my memory serves me right the T5 won and on it’s return the brake chute opened to reveal a big union jack with the message ‘ Up Yours Yanks’ on the back!! 😀

    I’ll check the details when I get home from work.

    Just checked, yes it was at GAF Jever around 1979. It was the 11 Sqn T-bird which at the time would make it by pure chance – XS452 the very same aircraft that they hope to get the record with in Africa! Funny thing life isn’t it. 😀

    From my notes it appears the aircraft went up with minimal fuel and returned straight away so I guess it can be done. 😮

    August 10, 2005 at 4:35 pm in reply to: EE Lightning Record Attempt #1349370
    DGH
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    Actually thinking about it there is a story of a T5 without ventral tank going up against an American F15 in the past. If my memory serves me right the T5 won and on it’s return the brake chute opened to reveal a big union jack with the message ‘ Up Yours Yanks’ on the back!! 😀

    I’ll check the details when I get home from work.

    August 10, 2005 at 4:32 pm in reply to: EE Lightning Record Attempt #1349374
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    Will it make it to the end of the runway, and still have fuel !!

    August 9, 2005 at 10:07 pm in reply to: Spitfire TD248 #1350354
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    Is Cliff’s middle intial really ‘R’ I always thought it was something else? :confused:

    August 8, 2005 at 9:19 pm in reply to: Shortest Flying Life Of a Military Aircraft? #1352300
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    T5 XV329 survived the trip out and became ‘T’ with 74 Squadron after repair it was the trip back that killed her! On her return it was discovered that not only had she again suffered salt corrosion but also there had been a major battery spillage. She was put into store on her return in 1971 at 60 MU Leconfield before being written off in 1974 and moved to the dump. She was then sold for scrap to J.S.Shackelton, Siddal in 1977.

    August 8, 2005 at 8:21 am in reply to: Shortest Flying Life Of a Military Aircraft? #1354173
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    An aircraft brought for military use ‘in the field’ was what I was thinking.

    August 7, 2005 at 11:06 pm in reply to: Shortest Flying Life Of a Military Aircraft? #1354714
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    Curious..what was it in the a/c that contained Mercury ?

    Unfortunately I dont know the answer to that hopefully someone with Lightning experiance can fill us in on that one. 🙂

    August 7, 2005 at 10:17 pm in reply to: EE Lightning Record Attempt #1354760
    DGH
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    I believe the true record holder .

    As in, in my opinion I know it’s not the offical record holder but maybe Mike Beachyhead can sort that out!

    I wonder what there going to do to find the extra speed from, that does worry me a bit. There can’t be much surplus weight on the old girl. The weapons systems could go but then?

    August 7, 2005 at 10:26 am in reply to: General Discussion #370840
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    You mean six or seven people carrying on a perpetual crusade for a ‘level playing field’ and the other several thousand getting on and discussing aviation?

    Good point well made.

    Moggy

    Well said Moggy. 🙂

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