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  • July 27, 2004 at 3:29 pm in reply to: Vulcan Will Fly – According to todays Newsletter #1823611
    mmitch
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    Has the matter of insurance been tackled yet? Will any commercial company cover the Vulcan even for third party loss. I think the MOD always covered their own losses. What is the premium for a Vulcan?
    mmitch.

    July 25, 2004 at 3:33 pm in reply to: SAA at Farnborough #728603
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    The SAA commentator (another pilot) said that the display pilot had about 17,000 hours in his book. Stratton Richie (who flies 777s) said afterwards that he tried doing that display in BAs 747 simulator and found he needed a lot of practise. 🙂
    mmitch.

    July 22, 2004 at 6:40 pm in reply to: Engine Beauty #1829927
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    The RE8 (at Duxford) can double those pipes. Pity neither aircraft will fly again. 🙁
    mmitch

    July 22, 2004 at 9:56 am in reply to: Engine Beauty #1830271
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    Two engines on display at Hendon. Perhaps not beautiful but you can ‘see’ the power even if they will never run again.
    1. Napier Sabre cutaway.
    (Somebody suggested on a thread recently that perhaps replicas could be built!)
    2. Rolls Royce Sea Griffon. Used in high speed launches etc.
    mmitch.

    July 21, 2004 at 4:22 pm in reply to: You own A380 now! #632924
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    Wys could fly it round his room. 😀
    mmitch.

    July 21, 2004 at 4:18 pm in reply to: RAF cutbacks #1552095
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    ‘RAF Coltishall in Norfolk will close by the end of 2008. ‘
    Little way ahead yet but there is a excellent collection of cockpits at Coltishall. I think one of the restorers has been on this forum. I hope they both find another home. 🙁
    mmitch.

    July 21, 2004 at 12:10 pm in reply to: Stuka found in Forest. (2004 zombie thread) #1552266
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    The last hurricane sized storm we had was about 15 years ago. I didn’t hear anything about any aircraft found after it. Perhaps in the channel?
    Von Perths is the man to settle this. 🙂
    mmitch.

    July 21, 2004 at 12:04 pm in reply to: Engine Beauty #1552269
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    With Shuttleworth caption. 🙂
    mmitch.

    July 21, 2004 at 9:23 am in reply to: B52 inbound to Blackbushe !!!!! #1552405
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    Listening to the commentator on the web yesterday. He (Stratton Richie?) suggested that the SBAC send the bill for the display to Blackbushe. 🙂
    mmitch.

    July 20, 2004 at 7:20 pm in reply to: Farnborough Airshow Radio! #633500
    mmitch
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    I listened to the commentary today. Does anyone know if the B52 did display at Farnborough or Blackbushe. 😮 I shall be interested to see the A318 doing that 5deg. approach!
    mmitch.

    July 20, 2004 at 7:09 pm in reply to: July 20th 1940 We Remember #1552853
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    ‘The squadrons of the deep’
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    July 20, 2004 at 6:57 pm in reply to: Bomber Command Leaflet Drops #1552856
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    I was reading recently ‘Lie in the Dark and Listen’ by Ken Ellis (Excellent book by the way) In an aside on ‘extras’ that were dropped from bombers over their targets. One rear gunner he flew with used to take a couple of bottles to pee in en route and then throw them out at the critical time! Old nuts and bolts etc also made the one way trip to Germany.
    mmitch.

    July 19, 2004 at 7:05 pm in reply to: July 19th 1940 We Remember #1553744
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    Half a squadron lost in a day……. We will remember.
    mmitch.

    July 16, 2004 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Buying a Warbird #1555269
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    I can see a queue of tents forming by the fence at OW already. 🙂
    mmitch.

    July 15, 2004 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Silverstone #1556323
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    Bruce McLaren’s team mate was Denny Hulme.
    Silverstone held the first World Championship Grand Prix event.
    In the 1980’s the runway still prominent in that aerial photo was used by fixed wing aircraft even during GP meetings. I remember seeing Trilanders flying in there. Now days Tuwestone takes all the suitable fixed wing traffic and some helicopters. There is a cross country route by 4X4s to Silverstone and helios also use the Silverstone runway as a heli pad. Over the GP weekend in past years around 2000 helicopter movements are recorded.
    The Hangar straight did indeed have a large hangar on the in field just after Abbey curve. I saw it filled up and emptied with Coco cola and the like one year in the 70’s 🙂
    mmitch

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