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  • October 28, 2013 at 4:36 am in reply to: Trying to locate a Vampire!! #989487
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    I believe there’s another Vampire located in my neighbouring village if Glentham Lincolnshire. Can anyone shed any light on this one? I believe it’s a T11.

    October 26, 2013 at 8:01 am in reply to: Why was the FAA such a second-class citizen? #992120
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    IIRC there was also great reluctance from the Navy as commanders of fleets or aircraft carriers lost a little purpose. It dawned on the carrier captains that they needed to put the ship in a place suitable for its aircraft, and felt that this was a case of the tail wagging the dog. Several books on maritime aviation make reference to this fact.

    October 20, 2013 at 10:45 pm in reply to: Mew Gull Heading Back To Old Warden #996129
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    Yes please Andy. I was there to see it arrive and wow what an entrance! That picture captures it all, grace, pace and forever ace, despite being on finals.

    October 20, 2013 at 7:35 pm in reply to: Mew Gull Heading Back To Old Warden #996246
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    DCW,

    I’d like a copy of that lower image in your last post to put on a canvas. Can you put me in the right direction please?

    Avion,

    Would you prefer it had been burned in the 70’s? Better rebuilt and flying or consigned to history?

    C6

    October 16, 2013 at 11:49 pm in reply to: Biggin A26 – And spectators who watch but don't contribute #999577
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    Can the mods pin this thread as an example of thread drift.

    October 15, 2013 at 1:44 am in reply to: Single bladed prop #1001980
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    Cool! I’ve seen and done this on model planes, but never seen it full size…

    October 7, 2013 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Mew Gull Heading Back To Old Warden #1010990
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    I watched her rather rapid entry into the Old Warden circuit on Sunday, and subsequent flypast before landing. She looked stunning. I had a close look whilst she was at Duxford a few years back, XF is a beauty from any angle. I’m reading Alex Henshaws book (Flight of the Mew Gull) which he signed. I also took my 7 week old daughter to her first airshow, you can’t start them too soon….

    October 2, 2013 at 12:15 am in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #933716
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    And the flashing gun barrels, oh…..

    September 28, 2013 at 3:24 pm in reply to: Remember when airshows in the UK were like this, Great content . #936585
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    Boastful moment. The last time I saw Concorde fly was when I was in formation with it in the middle of diamond nine. We closed up enough to hear the roar of its engines over our own aircraft, as we tucked up under it. It was like being beamed aboard the mother ship as we manoeuvred for the photographer. I took lots of images and video footage. The flight was the practise for the golden jubilee flypast over the mall, and we went on a 1:35 sortie over the wash in 2002. We launched from Coltishall and it was a truly memorable experience.

    No doubt someone will tell me how inaccurate I’m being, it’s the Flypast Forum way…

    September 28, 2013 at 12:13 pm in reply to: Remember when airshows in the UK were like this, Great content . #936772
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    As you say Trolley Aux, a great mix of decades of warbird flying in that clip.

    I suppose to ever more stringent regulations in all our lives, true low level, close to crowd line flying is becoming a memory. I guess that’s why the Tank Bank at Duxford still reigns supreme as a top viewing area.

    September 25, 2013 at 10:10 pm in reply to: Bye bye Ten #938957
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    Anyone know the average airframe hours of those being retired? Just curious…are they worn out or are they being retired as (another) economy move and to make way for the A330s?

    The refridgerant used in the cabin conditioning system is outlawed in. 2015, there are noise penalties that are incurred when it uses non- military uk airfields and the economies of scale with regard to operating cost are literally from another century.

    Many happy trips in Tens, and a pleasant time working on them in Base. So long Vicky …

    September 22, 2013 at 7:16 am in reply to: Mew Gull Heading Back To Old Warden #942655
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    Fantastic news that XF is returning to Shuttleworth. Her first visit there was in 1937. She’s a beautiful machine…

    September 20, 2013 at 1:27 am in reply to: Spitfire – Where and when? #945360
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    Coltishall, just about the time PM was having her last flights with THUM…

    September 19, 2013 at 10:53 pm in reply to: End of an era… #945478
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    This is the last operational flight, yes? When will their LAST flight be?

    September 19, 2013 at 12:12 am in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #946626
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    Marauder?

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