Not that it’s any help but Henry Millicer, who was one of the designers of the Piston Provost, also designed the Victa Airtourer. He used the corrugated panels on those as I found to my cost when I washed mine yesterday afternoon. They are quite sharp.The first all-metal Airtourer flew in Dec 1961 to give an idea of timescale
Trolly Aux, speaking to Stu Goldspink, who was flying MH434, he said he was doing about 105 knots to formate on the Rapide. Stall speed of the Spitfire in that configuration would be around 75 knots apparently so there’s quite a good margin.
I did wonder about that but then after his discharge he made his way back in to the RAF and ended up with a commission. Would that have happened if there had been a suggestion of LMF?
No weeping but a couple of “gulps” at one stage. I thought the researchers did very well and the shots were of Wellingtons and their crews, not a near miss like Bostons or something. Finding the last survivor of the raid was remarkable and some nice shots of the Brooklands Wellington. All in all a very good programme.
G-INFO shows it as “permanently withdrawn from use” and de-registered on 5/6/1996 when it was owned by Aces High at North Weald. Not much help but it does tie in with your sighting at Aces High.
467 Sqdn RAAF. You were correct that there was an Auster in the hangar. In fact there have been two, one of which belonged to a former CO and later one which was owned by the airfield manager at Duxford (who was ex-army and presumably pulled strings to keep his there). I’m afraid my records don’t give any clue as to the identity of either.
G-AKIN is alive and well at Sywell where it has been for many years. I believe it is now owned by a trust which is dedicated to it’s upkeep for future generations
I agree with that Wyvernfan. I was lucky enough to fly in there for an ATC Fly-In when the CO was aviation friendly. I think he had a Shadow microlight at the time. The thought of my Airtourer’s wheels on the same runway as Memphis Belle makes you think. Out of interest, with the base being closed and the golfers and skiers being chased off site, who organised your tour?
This is a teasing thread for all fans of the Miles range. Do I take it that G-ADNL is being restored as a Sparrowhawk or as the Sparrowjet? The advert for the Hawk G-ADWT is over a year old so did it sell?
That explains why I couldn’t see the Canberra last time I flew over. The local paper (the Royston Crow) was reporting that up to 2000 Libyan troops are going to be trained there in the near future! As the base is supposed to be closed I wonder how that’s going to work?
Partly because having relieved a lot of enthusiasts of £35 at Legends, it might be courteous to let those enthusiasts know what might be flying in July 2014. TFC are slightly different from other operators in that they take money directly off the enthusiast through that event.
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