RE: Any good aviation sites in Spain?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-01-03 AT 11:08 PM (GMT)]you could always go and have a look at Tablada airfield, opening bit from the battle of britain film, and all that, you never know you may come across a bit of a buchon or some thing 😉 ….oh yeah the brandy is cheap and the champaine… great place spain. 🙂
Dezz 🙂
RE: Another meet up ? See some ‘planes and have a chat / pie / pint etc
Yeah I know what you mean about the sea vixen Damien…the last time I was there it was tucked away in the back of the stratosphere chamber, with a cover over it, at least it looks like its going somewhere where it will be displayed in all its glory (hopefully undercover) brooklands loss is Southampton’s gain 🙂
Dezz 🙂
RE: Another meet up ? See some ‘planes and have a chat / pie / pint etc
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-01-03 AT 09:50 PM (GMT)]Brooklands,, now there is a cool place, easy access from the m25( no driving across london) and the wellington is looking good, not much of the banking left though, but enough to get a “feel” for it…and you’d never blieve how steep it is. :0
Dezz 🙂
RE: Another meet up ? See some ‘planes and have a chat / pie / pint etc
pie / chat / beer / aircraft….i will be there!! name the date, i havent been to Hendon for ages.
Dezz
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RE: Airshows Past
Ahhh the warbirds at west milling those were the days…I was lucky enough to see the Sunderland fly there… fantastic..It was based at Chatham at the time, shame its not still there, I went down there once with my mate and we got to clean it, we had a look in the cockpit, and my one and only claim to fame, I stood on the tail plane and cleaned the fin.!!, it would be a great tourist draw now, and seeing as the old shorts factory was only just down the road, that now has expensive flats that no one in this area can afford to buy, built on it, what better place to keep it!! I also recall seeing it take off from the Medway, sadly I doubt I will ever see anything like that again. The reason that the displays stopped is the council sold the airfield to developers and it is now a “lovely” (said in the most sarcastic way I can) housing estate, short sited money grabbing a$$heads !!
Dezz
RE: The Next Forum Get-together
yep im up for option’s 1&2&3….cant wait..summer..beer and aircraft. lovley!! i would suggest having one down here (kent) but all the airfields have been built on, Gravesend, West Malling and some place near Folkstone who’s name escapes me at the moment….. :9
Dezz 🙂
RE: What’s this about Susannah?
the extra 8 mins…well what can i say….i had to put my hands across mrs dezz’s eyes!!!! :0 :0 :0
as for the letter to MGM i’m going to “borrow” the above one and add to it saying something along the lines of how it kicked started the warbird movement here and in america. and i want it in widescreen.
Dezz 🙂
RE: Wizard Prang Ashley and Tony!
Hi everyone
Having just got back from shopping with Mrs Dezz around Cambridge!!!!!!! I to must echo everyone else on thanking Ashley and Tony for taking the time to put together such a fantastic day. Roberts talk was indeed very, very interesting and enjoyable, didn’t the time just “flypast” :0 And I would love to hear the 36-hour one! And of course it was great to put faces to names, and every one was very friendly, as for the raffle I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it 😉 (I say looking embarrassed and going very red), anyway I hope this is not the last get-together that we have as it would be great to see everyone again.
Dezz 🙂
ohh ive just thought i was the only one to Wear a jacket that looked like a anorak :7 :7 :7
RE: They all look good !
Hi
I have got some piccies that may be of interest first one is of the fin and rudder second one is upper turret as for the best looking one to me they are all fantastic, whether they have dodgy looking paint, nose art too high or whatever….i am thankful that we have them at all, And they didn’t end up as frying pans in the 50’s
Dezz
Ohh yeah ….happy Christmas everyone!!
I know that I posted the bottom pic before but I like it, (taken at biggin hill 2002)
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RE: Duxford get-together update
Hi everyone
Is anyone taking their “other halves” along? As Mrs Dezz is thinking of accompanying me “to see what all the fuss is about” anyone fancy educating her…..as she don’t listen to me :+ ….if not she says she is going to go shopping!!!!!…. and you think it’s expensive owning a spitfire!!!! 😮 😮
Dezz 🙂
RE: Peter-‘Just Jane’ video
wouldent you just love to see that…….i know i would
Dezz 🙂
RE: You asked about current aircraft
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-12-02 AT 07:59 PM (GMT)]:7 :7 😀 :7
you make me die moggyc 🙂 ..pmsl :7
Dezz
i really ment current spitfire pilots
i have just tryed to rate you again. but it wont let me….HAY EVERYONE MOGGYC HAS 2 MORE POINTS THAN LISTED!!!
RE: MK IX Spitfire handling
thanks keithmac…just one thing…what the hell is a “S”-ratio.
Dezz 🙂
RE: Peter-‘Just Jane’ video
It must be a great temptation when her tail is in the air to push the throttles forward a bit and pull back on the stick a little….just to see what happens }>
Dezz 🙂
RE: MK IX Spitfire handling
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-12-02 AT 06:43 PM (GMT)]Cheers Moggyc. I thought it was fascinating when I read it, does anyone know if the “modern day” pilots have to do all this every time they fly one, or are some bit’s skipped, as I don’t seem to remember seeing ground crew hanging on to one when they start them nowadays.
Dezz 🙂
i wonder if this works….c0ck }>