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May 29, 2011 at 5:57 pm in reply to: General Discussion #322656

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many thanks for that. i may well attend as it might be the first and last time it will happen around the old camp. i was there 1990 under the care of a ginger waaf cpl (nasty) Newman 5 flt, getting beasted by the instructors/regiment and the like.

happy young carefree days lol

May 29, 2011 at 5:57 pm in reply to: RAF Swinderby Reunion in the planning stages… #1861368

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many thanks for that. i may well attend as it might be the first and last time it will happen around the old camp. i was there 1990 under the care of a ginger waaf cpl (nasty) Newman 5 flt, getting beasted by the instructors/regiment and the like.

happy young carefree days lol

May 17, 2011 at 10:47 pm in reply to: Help to find a post war Wellington pilot casualty #1038843

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there a book series called “Bomber Command Losses”. they cover just about all wartime and peacetime RAF losses, either on active service,transport and training command upto the 1950`s.
ive got access to all the books but not directly. if you dont have any luck here the please PM me and i will see what i can find.

May 15, 2011 at 9:20 pm in reply to: Rhydymwyn Valley Historical Society Open Day – "D Day memories" #1042273

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will prob drag the family up as im only in Oswestry. thanks for the heads up coz there aint anything on the website that i can see

May 15, 2011 at 3:46 pm in reply to: Abingdon Air & Counrty Show 08-05-2011 #517924

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excellent shots although my eye is drawn to the wrinkles and creases on the body below the cockpit on the first shot. ive seen stuff like that on wings n things when doing aero`s but this looks like straight line stuff.

May 15, 2011 at 3:41 pm in reply to: Anna@OldWarden #517928

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a fab selection of shots. very clear and sharp. the colour and shapes of these lovely old designs lend themselves really to your camera

May 7, 2011 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Bin Laden Raid: Stealth Helicopter Mods? #2348858

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odd bits

leaving aside the rotor and boom, whats with the angle of the stabilizer?. its forked back as on the wings on a jet fighter. its not something thats a result of the crash. the stabilizer is normally a slab on the MH 60. i thinks its a totally different beasty but using common parts.

May 7, 2011 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Spotted #1054170

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YAK 11

at Sleap (shropshire aero club) but last weekend im afraid. did a 250mph flypast, sounded lovely

May 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm in reply to: How low, what is it and whose? #1054185

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ha ha, i had a ropey start trying to start my post!!!.
its a very big beast with a certain grace around it large size. im surprized that the pic i posted is so well known. they did a pretty good job faking it if they did as the angle of light/shadows are pretty much bob on. the pilot sits so high up and the big belly is miles away from his backside. even the prop ground clearance is above the belly line.
after seeing some of the low flying pics on this forum i cant see why this would be a fake?

May 7, 2011 at 11:02 am in reply to: How low, what is it and whose? #1054804

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part 2

as before but hopefully with a pic??

April 14, 2011 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Out with the old and in with the new at NWI 14/4/11 #493391

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this is one i saw at Betws y coed in North Wales last weekend..

March 25, 2011 at 7:32 am in reply to: General Discussion #344779

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my old mate SQN LDR Jimmy James who actualy took part in the the real Great Escape basicaly said that the film was “clap trap” and “Hollywood hallibahoo”.
some of the smaller events did take place but not as glorious and gung ho as the movie would have you believe.
Jimmy could still not understand how he did not get included by the Germans when they took away the other prisoners for execution. he said the ones that were kept alive had connections with royalty or or importance in rank and standing in British society etc.
“he” he said had nothing but in the end as the allies invaded he was sent to a concentration camp and just managed to scrape through alive to the end of the war.

March 25, 2011 at 7:32 am in reply to: The Great Escape #1874600

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my old mate SQN LDR Jimmy James who actualy took part in the the real Great Escape basicaly said that the film was “clap trap” and “Hollywood hallibahoo”.
some of the smaller events did take place but not as glorious and gung ho as the movie would have you believe.
Jimmy could still not understand how he did not get included by the Germans when they took away the other prisoners for execution. he said the ones that were kept alive had connections with royalty or or importance in rank and standing in British society etc.
“he” he said had nothing but in the end as the allies invaded he was sent to a concentration camp and just managed to scrape through alive to the end of the war.

March 23, 2011 at 9:33 pm in reply to: Oldies #521893

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didnt that JU52 play a part at the begining of the movie “where eagles dare”??.
it flew into Tilstock near whitchurch shropshire not long before or after filming i believe. it landed with an engine off and was there for at least a week.

March 18, 2011 at 2:07 pm in reply to: Thread titles just quoting serial numbers #1087706

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A big BZ to Blue Max!!!

It also annoys me when people use ICAO code for airfield names.

“Did anyone see the MD82 at EGLL the other day? Or the C150 at EGBP on its way to BZN?”

Speak the Queen’s (as ooposed to American) English please and we’ll all know where we are

TTFN OK:D

Ha ha all makes sense to me
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