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  • in reply to: General Discussion #336697
    richb
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    Great pics here – and Dovedale was what I was trying to remember!! – Thankyou for posting – It makes me think of home! – while its hot and smokey here – not christmasy at all !

    cheers

    in reply to: Winter photo thread #1940253
    richb
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    Great pics here – and Dovedale was what I was trying to remember!! – Thankyou for posting – It makes me think of home! – while its hot and smokey here – not christmasy at all !

    cheers

    in reply to: HZ-123 on the move #1278115
    richb
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    Thanks – great information!
    all the best for your final few legs of the trip!

    in reply to: General Discussion #338517
    richb
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    Hmm – looks like a well known place in Derbyshire I visited in March where there are some excelent walks and great little villages for sunday roast – but for the life of me I cant remember the name!:eek:

    great picture!:)

    in reply to: Winter photo thread #1940929
    richb
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    Hmm – looks like a well known place in Derbyshire I visited in March where there are some excelent walks and great little villages for sunday roast – but for the life of me I cant remember the name!:eek:

    great picture!:)

    in reply to: Area 51? #1284097
    richb
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    When in Las Vagas in Feb there were plenty of ‘Janet??’ airways 737’s around – ie the white ones with a red stripe – used to transport staff to Area 51 I believe?

    we drove from Las Vagas towards Death Valley and remember seeing a sign saying ‘last service station before area 51’ – but didnt see any mention of it after that – although you there was lots of flying going on around the area – saw a couple of pilotless drones taking off

    in reply to: 737NG eye-brow cockpit windows #594311
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    couldnt see your pic link

    I did look at the reg but Ive forgotten the last letter (well I was with the other half so I couldnt hang around!!) – it was definately U in the middle and I think it started with V

    VH-VU?

    sorry Steve not too helpful! – but Im back in sydney on Tuesday so will look out again!

    in reply to: 737NG eye-brow cockpit windows #594452
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    talking of 737’s (sorry to hijack thread) recently got off a Virgin Blue 737 -800 and it had a fairing covering something on the top of the rear fuselage about 2m in front of the fin. It was in the shape of a horizontal disk, about 1m in circumference, the height of it was about 20cm above the apex of the fuselage – looked like a radar or something would be inside?

    never seen this on a 737 before – any ideas (I didn’t get my camera out – sorry)

    in reply to: Uk Fairey Battle and New Harvard arrives…(Zombie 2006) #1299619
    richb
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    TT – hmmm sounds very exciting! great news

    hey if you want any help in a couple of years when I get back from OZ!………

    in reply to: AACF Bonfire night flights #541620
    richb
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    wonderful pics Tom – did you go flying in the dark? – wish I could have been there for a trip!

    in reply to: Desford #1325642
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    Rlangham – yes thats right – they were the orig catapillar gates – sorry got muddled up! – The house was interesting – I did some work on it for my teacher (new sash windows and restoration) and we had a good look round in the loft etc for any evidence of it belonging to the base – but we could never find anything – think my old teacher moved away a few years ago now after fully restoring it and adding a bit on the back

    Im sure I also remember an aircraft been opperated from Desford in the late 1980’s??

    in reply to: Desford #1327971
    richb
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    Talking of Desford – I used to go to school nearby – there are – or were 15 years ago (ouch!) the main gates and Im sure a few hangers – and one of my teachers bought a house on the main road which goes past the old main entrance – The house was built in the early thirties and was reputed to be the station commanders residence.

    in reply to: Geneva Classics 2006 [1.7MB] #542357
    richb
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    great pics Muflon!

    in reply to: Anyone identify this interior, please? #1249863
    richb
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    looks like it is the Vulcan as Malcolm says

    http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/Vickers%20Vulcan.htm

    in reply to: Sally -B B17 Sunday Duxford airshow #1257234
    richb
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    I remember her looking like a big Corgi just after the last respray at DX with the outer wings removed – that was in the summer before she got stuck in the Channel isles for the winter!!- that soon weathered the paint.

    This is great news that she has had a total respray as it will keep her protected for a few years! – looks like a great job too!

    Anybody see if they painted inside too?

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