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February 3, 2015 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Pubs Frequented by RAF Pilots in WW2 #912046

AlanR
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A couple of pictures I took at The Eagle in Cambridge, about three years ago (Not BoB I know)

February 1, 2015 at 10:39 pm in reply to: Folland Gnat #913739

AlanR
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If nobody on here knows, this looks like a good place to ask (unless you already have)

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234970272-airfix-148-gnat-colour-scheme-possible-error-resolved-they-got-it-right/page-2

January 31, 2015 at 11:01 pm in reply to: General Discussion #281573

AlanR
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The police should be armed with grenades !

Sorry, just lapsed into my Strax persona 🙂

January 31, 2015 at 4:15 pm in reply to: General Discussion #281694

AlanR
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I had an eye test just before Christmas, and was told I had the first signs of cataracts.
It seems I needn’t worry about them for a few years though. Just one of those things that so many get as
they get older. Speaking to people who have had the op, it only takes a few minutes.

January 31, 2015 at 4:09 pm in reply to: News article on B-29 co-pilot – Nagasaki weather plane #915857

AlanR
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Interesting account.

On the same subject, I remember on one documentary, they said that the Hiroshima explosion wasn’t filmed,
only the Nagasaki one. Does anyone know different ?

January 31, 2015 at 3:36 pm in reply to: Raf hysterical branch releasing pictures on Twitter #915874

AlanR
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Although I did sign up for a twitter account some while ago, I don’t have clue as to how it works. 🙁

January 30, 2015 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Pubs Frequented by RAF Pilots in WW2 #916709

AlanR
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Famous cafe in York , downstairs was once a bar, aircrew scratched names on the mirrors, still there, name escapes me, Kev

See #6 🙂

January 30, 2015 at 8:17 pm in reply to: Pubs Frequented by RAF Pilots in WW2 #916924

AlanR
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White Hart, Westerham, Kent.

Chalk autographed blackboard behind glass protection which, the last time I looked, featured most of the signatures of pilots who fought the Battle from Biggin.

Was watching an Antiques Roadshow from 2003 this evening. It was from Chartwell and they showed this.
The signatures were actually on a blackout shutter, and they said it is now in a museum at Shoreham.

January 30, 2015 at 7:19 pm in reply to: Flybe's Lego plane at Southampton. #218729

AlanR
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Very nice aircrew :eagerness:

January 29, 2015 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Pubs Frequented by RAF Pilots in WW2 #918146

AlanR
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I was in The Eagle in Cambridge in November – nice to see the gRAFfiti (sorry) is still there…

Went there a few years ago, fascinating place. Although it seemed to be mostly USAAF graffiti I saw.

There’s also Betty’s Tea Rooms in York. Where many aircrew engraved their names on a mirror, which is still there.

January 29, 2015 at 11:24 am in reply to: Churchill's Funeral #918595

AlanR
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I seem to recall G-AIDN being on the civil register at that time. (i.e. In my Ian Allen Spotters book!)

Moggy

Ok, I’ll give you that one 🙂

http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/JetAgeRMC_EP_Supermarine%20Spitfire_G-AIDN.html

January 29, 2015 at 11:17 am in reply to: Let's bring back the Stuntman #485893

AlanR
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The system works well until an unforeseen set of problems arise. How do you plan for something
which has never occurred before ? Flying at night into a dense ash cloud, or running out of fuel ?
You can only train air crews up to a certain level. They rest must surely come with experience ?

I’ll duck out of this debate now, as there are those far more experienced than me to answer these questions.

January 29, 2015 at 9:49 am in reply to: Churchill's Funeral #918695

AlanR
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I’d hazard a guess that there were four (UK) Spitfires flying in 1965, all belonging to the RAF ?

January 29, 2015 at 9:42 am in reply to: Let's bring back the Stuntman #485905

AlanR
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I think you didn’t get it. .

I think you may be right 🙂
Either way, I don’t see any major changes on the horizon. The system we have now works very well.

January 28, 2015 at 10:39 pm in reply to: Let's bring back the Stuntman #485920

AlanR
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I can see where you are coming from, but I don’t see it happening.
As you say, commercial airliners are getting more and more automated. So much so, that it is possible for
an airliner to get from point A to B without any control input from the captain or first officer. I’m not sure if
I’d be happy to be a passenger in an aircraft not having a qualified pilot up front. Although it has been achieved
in controlled experiments.

The flight deck of a passenger aircraft isn’t the place for individuals, with a number of accidents not helped by
the fact that the first officer felt subordinate to the captain, and didn’t question their actions.

There’s no substitute for experience. Most of us have watched the Air Accident documentaries, and seen this
proven any number of times. The training manuals can never cover every eventuality, but an experienced crew
working as a team, stand the best chance of averting an accident. Or at least minimising it’s severity.
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