As I see it, Powles recorded the temps. etc on the climb – what else to do going to 50.000 ft?- anyway a met. flight. Then sliced across the profile on the way down. (Must read the article again!)

From Aeropla*ne Monthely Aug 93:

Hey! How about 3 ft. to my right: Ae. Mo. august 1993.
” High Drama” On the morning of February 5, 1952, Flt. Lt. E. C. Powles, AFC, RAF (Retd), decided to attempt a met. climb to 50.000 ft from his Hong Kong base. He achieved it – along with an unplanned rapid descent in which he experienced the then little-known effects of transonic compressibility. Although he had not set out to establish any records, it later emerged that in a single sortie he may (!) have flown higher and faster in a Spitfire than any other pilot, and may have flown faster in a piston-engined aircraft than anyone who survived (!) to recount the details.”

Fair enough. Later he also related photo-recon over China clandestinely.

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Ahh Flood! That “Flower power” picture. That’s how I looked from 75 – 90. One of my younger brothers still looks like that – except he lost the hair.

“Let’s go to San Fransisco”

Mamas & Papas

Tom Jones (Wot? – still here!)

Thank you for the flowers! I actually pay to see this.
And enjoy it.

“I’ll be back!”

“Blue Moon” 1970 – 72.

This was a recurring air defence exercise to test the Danish low level air defence system, mainly non-radar: Observer Corps spread over the country reporting to low level air defence centers with broadcast controllers. “Blue Forces” on “rat patrols”: Hunters and F-104’s. F-100’s and Drakens in their secondary role as day-fighters. (PS. Only 104’s with their own radar!) (But quite a clever system – hard to jam!) 😉

“Red“ – “Enemy aircraft” – were all sorts of other NATO aircraft – and some Danish. A “web” of routes across Denmark with a string of “Reds” 5 minutes apart at 500 feet – 300 feet (-ish) across targets like airfields.

One day in 70, 71 or 72 I stopped my bicycle to watch a big “Manta-ray” Vulcan smoking in from north to south attacking Karup Airstation. As it came into hearing range the howl of four Olympi at high power settings was mixed with the “Blue Note” of an angry Danish Hunter Mk. 51 (Mk. 4) “bee” buzzing around the Vulcan making guns and Sidewinder attacks.

This was seriously good! Don’t see – or hear – much like that anymore. 🙁

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P.S. As I got on my bike again there was the eerie sound of a couple of mini-tornadoes from the Vulcan whipping trees and bushes in the otherwise still sunny afternoon. 🙂

No, I would never report a flower. :p

Really, I would like to know how this forum works with an ignore list. I’m too nosey to make such a list. Just for the He*k of it I sometimes look at the PC (not 12) threads and have a good laugh.

There are quite a bunch here that I wouldn’t want my daughter to date – but they have some da*n interesting facts I would never learn – except here.

I’ll stay. If I’m the last one and only discuss with myself once in a while.

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Originally posted by Nermal
For what reason? Insulting intelligence is not the same as insulting each other… – Nermal

Sorry, this goes far over my, not so intelligent, head. Got a nice ring to it, though! 😉

Anyway, somebody put that “report..” – button there. I’ve used it once (No, I won’t tell you!). Avoids “re-posting”: “No, You are more stupid!:mad: “)

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