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January 15, 2007 at 1:05 pm in reply to: Fun With Google Earth #2533717

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Just to show you shouldn’t believe exactly everything you see on Google Earth, what are these six beasts on a disused airfield in the Avon Park Bombing Range in Florida?

F-15s, Mig-29s or Su-27s?

Convinced? Then, have a look at this URL and spot the mock-ups….

http://www.pbase.com/bstoltz/avon_park_bombing_range

December 31, 2006 at 2:21 pm in reply to: IATA / ICAO codes #391032

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Seem to recall coming by official data for complete listings of IATA/ICAO airfields was difficult. Active ones are a matter of research.

Either way money is likely to be involved.

You could try http://www.icaodata.com/ Or contact RATI/Flight direct, I know they have they have ICAO/IATA airfield data though I really shouldn’t be plugging my (*ugh*) ex-employer :rolleyes:

And speaking about my ex-employer (IATA) it was very difficult to get listings of IATA/ICAO airfield code tie ups even for official purposes. But let’s not talk about IATA reassiging the two character airline codes…

December 27, 2006 at 5:37 pm in reply to: Commercial Fun with Google Earth #585403

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I was wondering about that as well….

December 24, 2006 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Eurofighters at Malvinas #2541409

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The other difference between now and 1982 is that the RAF has an airborne early warning system in the Boeing Sentry, something we didn’t have back then when we had to sacrifice assorted warships in radar picket duties.

How we managed to get win without adequate airborne radar cover back then never ceases to amaze me.

December 24, 2006 at 8:41 pm in reply to: General Discussion #334468

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There was some rubbish on last night where the american pilot was supposedly flying an F-16 but when he landed he climbed down from a Hungarian Mig-29.

December 24, 2006 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Totally wrong scenes in films when someone should know better. #1939378

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There was some rubbish on last night where the american pilot was supposedly flying an F-16 but when he landed he climbed down from a Hungarian Mig-29.

December 24, 2006 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Fun With Google Earth #2541415

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There are few fin / tail planes lying around which is why I assumed there was dome dismantling going on.

December 23, 2006 at 9:23 pm in reply to: What is the story behind this?!!!! #1262185

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We used to try to trick the public/spotters at Abingdon open days too – fitting wingtip missiles ( white cardboard tubes ), odd ‘ECM’ bumps on the nose ( flap stop blisters ) etc. You then park the aircraft towards the back where it is not easy to see, and watch the fun.

Best wind up though? – mask out or alter the serial number!

They did that at one Dunsfold Families Day to stop us getting the serials of a bunch of Brawdy Hawks on rework. Pity they hadn’t covered over the ‘last three’ on the tail. Complete waste of time from their perspective 😉

December 21, 2006 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Fun With Google Earth #2543196

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Another one, Tu-22M getting scrapped at Kaliningrad Proveren (?). There are quite a lot of (active) Su-27 and Su-24 here as well.

December 21, 2006 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Fun With Google Earth #2543203

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Torzhok

I hadn’t noticed high-def pictures of Torzhok before but here is the main russian army helicopter base. The museum with the Mi-18 is on the right hand side of the photo.

December 20, 2006 at 4:54 pm in reply to: China Eastern Airways #587902

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Not totally relevant but I went to see them in 1996 in Shanghai to give a presentation to senior staff. After the presentation I was invited to take lunch in the director’s dining room. All very nice until I was offered some small half crabs which I politely refused as I’m allergic to shell fish. Bang. Down came the shutters and the lunch finished very quickly. Loss of face by me refusing the food. 🙁

December 20, 2006 at 3:30 pm in reply to: Trident #1265590

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Now that is a real interesting photo. I have a Channel Airways flight ticket from 1969 and the cover shows an illustration of a Trident in their colours. I remember they had ordered a few Tridents but I didn’t realise that they had ever actually taken delivery of any Tridents. This must be a real rarity and couldn’t have operated in that colour scheme for long.

AS I remember it and I may have got it wrong over the years but they used to fly to Spain/Ibiza but due to the length of the 31/13 runway at Edinburgh in those days, and the fully laden take off length needed, the Tridents used to have route through Newcastle to fill up with fuel after leaving Edinburgh.

Them were the days. The Scottish Flyer Viscount service with G-AVHE/HK and IW which seemed to stop at every airfield from Aberdeen southwards.

December 20, 2006 at 2:23 pm in reply to: "easyJet announces MASSIVE expansion from Edinburgh" #588065

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Certain of us will no doubt remember that EDI used to have a weekly direct scheduled service to Spain back in the early 70s which was operated by IB Caravelles late on a Saturday night. It was scheduled to arrive just as the last Stirling-Edinburgh bus came past the old terminal so we always hoped that the bus would get stopped by the traffic lights. The service was dropped because of the fuel crisis in 1973/74 and didn’t restart.

December 20, 2006 at 2:17 pm in reply to: China Eastern Airways #588067

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One of the big three Chinese airlines (along with Air China and China Southern), based in Shanghai. I flew on one of their A300s 10 years ago. Packed to the rafters it was.

December 14, 2006 at 12:53 pm in reply to: Fun With Google Earth #2547758

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Are these Canberras at Quito in Ecuador still active? There’s a third one in a very nice looking museum further along the airfield.
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