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  • April 13, 2004 at 2:51 pm in reply to: Too much for me #1956863
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    Hand 87_5. Try the ignorelist. I haven’t bothered, but could you please try and then give a report back here?

    Best regards

    P.S. And really stupid, pointless posts – why not report them to the moderator. Some has left us – of their own will? Or were they kicked out?

    April 10, 2004 at 12:12 am in reply to: Hawker Hunter 'blue note'. What is it? #1799681
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    The Danish Hunters made the “deep” blues as well. You didn’t have to look up to know a Hunter was passing. (But of course you looked up to see that beautiful shape!)

    Way back some of my first aircraft memories were Meteors making the same – lovely! – sound. (Easy to recognise by the “barrels” on the wings).

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    April 9, 2004 at 11:49 pm in reply to: Your advice welcme. #1799726
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    As promised the “missing” shot of a Lynx:

    Photo by JIR, Danish Navy Helicopter Service: He calls it “Breaking the Wall of Retirement”! (And he used a digital camera!) 😉

    April 9, 2004 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Self Landing aircraft (2004 zombie thread) #1799775
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    An F7U-3 was catapulted off a carrier near NAS North Island, San Diego. The bridle hung up on the landing gear and prevented a landing. The pilot was told to fly across the field, point the jet out to sea and eject. He landed safely, but the Cutlass circled the field several times, barely missing a hotel. It landed itself on the beach wiping the gear off, but was picked up and rebuilt.

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    April 9, 2004 at 10:41 pm in reply to: Saint-Exupery's Lightning F-5B #1799816
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    There was a book out in 1994:

    “Les Derniers Jours de Saint-Exupéry”

    with photos by Life phothographer John Phillips.

    The amazing thing about those b&w illustrations is the incredible detail those old large format negatives give us (sorely missed!)

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    April 9, 2004 at 10:29 pm in reply to: Antoine De Saint-Exupery's P38 found in the Med #1799855
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    You’re right, Distiller! I was wondering about the Messerschmitt bit. Maybe in WW I, or a small fighter into a big bomber. But at WW II “speeds” and then crashing into the sea. “Entangle” is a journalist imagination, I think.

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    April 9, 2004 at 1:28 pm in reply to: Antoine De Saint-Exupery's P38 found in the Med #1800844
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    Interesting! Maybe it was the bad luck of a mid-air collision that ended St. Ex’s life. But what about his “opponent”?

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    April 9, 2004 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Brand new SAS A330 #697763
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    And the runway is nicely swept at the same time!;)

    April 9, 2004 at 1:13 pm in reply to: Brand new SAS A330 #697766
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    Just an up-date as I got the wet film developed. The A330 uses the same inner pylons as the A340 – very apparent in this shot.

    April 8, 2004 at 8:33 am in reply to: Self Landing aircraft (2004 zombie thread) #1802719
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    Thank you, Robbo and Archer. The Canon scanner I’ve used for a couple of years in fact had a “descreener”/moire reduction feature! (oops) 😮

    April 7, 2004 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Guy Gibson's macabre death #1803355
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    I second the opinion: Nesbitt is a very serious investigator. He started by just telling his experiences in Aeroplane M*nthly as a navigator in WWII. Then developed into investigating, and searching archives.

    Unfortunately when aircraft hit the ground/sea at near sonic (or other) speeds the outcome is not pleasant. This is true today as in WWII.

    April 7, 2004 at 7:39 pm in reply to: Self Landing aircraft (2004 zombie thread) #1803506
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    Thanks! I’ll dig into it, to remove the interference.

    April 7, 2004 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Self Landing aircraft (2004 zombie thread) #1803527
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    Excuse for the quality. It is a scanning from A*rcraft Illustrated Oct. 1970.

    The Danish hunter was E-415 19’th of Jan. 1960. The pilot ejected 17 miles from Skrydstrup airstation after engine failure. The Hunter landed itself on the airfield – wheels up. Could have been repaired but due to defence cuts (so what’s new!) was reduced to spares.

    April 7, 2004 at 7:05 pm in reply to: Guy Gibson's macabre death #1803589
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    Didn’t John Cleese make a story of the “Chamberlain return”? (Endlessly re-running). Not one his best – maybe more reflecting how it would be handled today?

    April 6, 2004 at 4:49 pm in reply to: General Discussion #372446
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    “Forgive me – but that cockpit looks a bit crowded for a solo…”

    Ah, you caught my deliberate mistake 😀

    It was in fact a few days after first solo. The check pilot, not in the picture, took off after the meeting to give the gentlemen of the press some pictures of a T-17 with one pilot in it.

    No, I don’t think you would let a prince, anyone?, off on a first solo if you don’t thrust them!

    Best Regards

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