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  • October 5, 2010 at 7:03 am in reply to: Aircraft Appearing In Films #1119227
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    Thanks for the heads up Balliol and slicer..I’ll order a copy.

    Haven’t seen it for at least forty years (..!!) but I didn’t recall the Freighter being RATO equipped..

    Anyone know if a Freighter actually did do trials fitted with RATO..??

    October 3, 2010 at 7:46 am in reply to: Whats your best antique shop find #1121236
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    back in the early eighties in Melbourne, for about ten dollars each..

    A solid brass mounted Firefly…

    and a heavy die-cast Victor, from the fifties ..any info on this one would be much appreciated..thanks.

    October 3, 2010 at 7:16 am in reply to: Aircraft Appearing In Films #1121317
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    …what about the Bristol Freighter Jack Hawkins flew in “Man in the sky”..??

    anyone know if that ever made it to DVD..??

    September 29, 2010 at 12:08 pm in reply to: Mosquito scrapping photos #1126634
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    That genuinely upset me…

    the only very slightly uplifting moment was the lovely Commer TS3 taking the five Merlins away..

    ..but the guy with the axe..Arrrgghh..!!

    September 29, 2010 at 11:59 am in reply to: Civilian Harrier operating in the UK #1126637
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    Sorry to digress a little…but the only civilian I have ever seen fly a Harrier was “The Saint” in episode #85 , it looks like a Kestrel to me, but is amusingly refered to in the episode as an “Osprey”

    ..stolen by a corrupt RAF pilot, flown to croatia en route to russia, but recovered and flown back to UK by an untrained Simon Templar assisted by the semi comatose RAF pilot…

    ..but you did mention the word “Fantasy” in the thread preamble didn’t you…?:)

    September 21, 2010 at 8:16 am in reply to: Women ATA pilots #1139256
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    A.T.A Dvd…

    The IWM ( http://www.iwm.org.uk ) have a fantastic dvd called “Ferry Pilot”, that follows a typical day in the lives of a group of ATA pilots in 1941.

    The film features many types, and pilots, but the highlight is delivery of a Whitley, by a first time whitley pilot, and superb footage of Alex Henshaw air testing a new spitfire….

    Please hunt down a copy of this dvd, it will definately not disappoint…

    June 25, 2010 at 8:16 am in reply to: Views of Swinderby #1103676
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    Swinderby Jan 1969..

    I still have fond memories of Swinderby…anyone else get the much feared Cpl Westerman..??
    I’m top row second from the left….
    This is a top thread thanks to all for sharing..

    June 18, 2010 at 1:38 pm in reply to: 1980s Southend #1111358
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    Just a few dodgey snaps from about early 1976’ish..little bit faded but they may be of interest.
    My Dad Alan Lane, is in front of the Sea Fury, he flew them in Korea, then joined Freddie Laker in 1954,flying everything Air Charter had from Yorks to Brittannias, eventually retiring with BCAL on DC-10s in 1986
    I spent many hours flying with dad, mostly in DC-4 g-anyb.
    Jamie we lived in Hockley too….Kilnwood avenue..small world eh..!!

    August 1, 2009 at 11:37 am in reply to: So Long RAF Swinderby…. #1163501
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    I was there 12/69 to 02/70 anyone remember cpl (formerly sgt..) Westerman..?? awesome guy who got us all to where we needed to be…. ahhh happy days !

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