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  • October 3, 2007 at 9:23 pm in reply to: Short Belfast #1243288
    Old Fart
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    There is news but…

    Because of commercial confidentiality agreements cant say just yet what is happening expect news to leak out sooner rather than later though.

    October 1, 2007 at 11:36 pm in reply to: Any Recent Good Books? – Tell Here! #1244556
    Old Fart
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    Not strictly a book on aircraft but…

    Mike Rossiter’s Ark Royal is an amazing read

    also highly recomend

    Doug Stanton’s In Harms Way about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis a very powerfull read, she took the first A-Bomb to Tinian, and was sunk return to station with many of the crew taking to the water however for those that went in to the water the hell was only just begining.

    September 24, 2007 at 11:13 am in reply to: General Discussion #301221
    Old Fart
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    OK

    But they were Anti-Aircraft defence positions, which is why it was put in the Historic Aircraft secction.

    September 24, 2007 at 11:13 am in reply to: Thames Forts (Waverley update) #1925276
    Old Fart
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    OK

    But they were Anti-Aircraft defence positions, which is why it was put in the Historic Aircraft secction.

    September 23, 2007 at 11:28 pm in reply to: General Discussion #301295
    Old Fart
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    I was on her today as well

    Just a shame the weather did not play ball,

    Got on at The Pier, was listening to the chatter on the shipping radio sure I heard that out at the forts a gusting wind of force 8 had been recorded!

    was a bit windy was’nt it mate!

    Still an intresting trip though.

    September 23, 2007 at 11:28 pm in reply to: Thames Forts (Waverley update) #1925302
    Old Fart
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    I was on her today as well

    Just a shame the weather did not play ball,

    Got on at The Pier, was listening to the chatter on the shipping radio sure I heard that out at the forts a gusting wind of force 8 had been recorded!

    was a bit windy was’nt it mate!

    Still an intresting trip though.

    September 21, 2007 at 11:16 pm in reply to: Southport Airshow Items #1253962
    Old Fart
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    Saturday
    10:00-13:15 Southport Model Aero Club model flying
    12:30-12:40 Helos land
    13:30-13:40 RAF Falcons
    13:42-13:50 RN Merlin
    13:52-13:58 Tutor
    14:00-14:08 Tucano
    14:10-14:17 Hawk
    14:19-14:31 Blades
    14:33-14:44 Black Cats
    14:46-14:57 Yakovlevs
    14:59-15:13 BBMF
    15:15-15:26 Team Guinot
    15:28-15:43 SHF Mustang & Me108
    15:43-16:00 Spitfires & SHF A26 Invader
    16:02-16:10 SHF Hunter
    16:12-16:20 Chinook
    16:22-16:30 Typhoon
    16:40-17:02 Red Arrows

    Sunday
    10:00-11:45 Southport Model Aero Club model flying
    12:00-12:22 Red Arrows
    12:45-12:55 Helos land
    13:00-13:30 Southport Model Aero Club model flying
    13:43-13:53 RAF Falcons
    13:55-14:03 RN Merlin
    14:05-14:11 Tutor
    14:13-14:21 Tucano
    14:23-14:30 Hawk
    14:32-14:43 Team Guinot
    14:45-14:52 Vampire
    14:54-15:05 Yakovlevs
    15:07-15:21 BBMF
    15:23-15:34 Black Cats
    15:36-15:48 Blades
    15:50-16:05 SHF Mustang & Me108
    16:05-16:22 Spitfires & SHF A26 Invader
    16:24-16:32 SHF Hunter
    16:34-16:42 Chinook
    16:44-16:52 Typhoon

    September 14, 2007 at 11:41 pm in reply to: B-25s Do Fly in IMC (merged) #1263377
    Old Fart
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    ive got a copy of this exellent programme, recording the ferry flight of mitchell bombers to the Uk for the “hanover Street “Film,john hawke was the driving force behind the sortie what happened to him ?:cool: 😎 😎

    Lucky bl:mad: 😉 dy you.

    My copy died many many years ago, I reorded it off the TV when Video recorders were bigger than a house! tape must have lasted a good 20 years or more before it litrally committed suicide and became unwatchable.

    September 14, 2007 at 12:39 pm in reply to: Freddie Lakers "CARVAIR" #1264118
    Old Fart
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    There was a proposal for a SuperCarvar using a DC6 or 7 sadly they never made if off the drawing boards.

    September 9, 2007 at 10:50 pm in reply to: Proctor to fly #1270624
    Old Fart
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    Best of luck very intresting project a very lovely looking aircrat sadly always over looked in the history books

    August 31, 2007 at 11:10 pm in reply to: G-AMON #1282542
    Old Fart
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    Vickers Viscount 701 (CN27) G-AMON, ex BEA, Cambrian, BOAC, BA,

    Last flight Rhoose to Southend 17th June 1976 she was stripped of all re-useable spares and then passed on to Cecil Jones Comp in mid 1977, in July 1979 she was reduced to Front half of the fuse and inner wings she was tottaly scrapped at the airport by 1983.

    http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i87/Southendheritage/Viscounts/g-amon.jpg

    August 31, 2007 at 10:59 pm in reply to: Vulcan Restoration Trust open day #1282545
    Old Fart
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    *BUMP*

    August 30, 2007 at 2:33 pm in reply to: Vulcan Restoration Trust open day #1283609
    Old Fart
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    Work is progressing well,

    The more people that visit the better, Pay us a visit and you will get to see the work that has already been done in the cockpit with bits removed giving a rare opitunity to see behind the black boxes in the rear of the cockpit.

    August 29, 2007 at 11:29 pm in reply to: G-AMON #1284223
    Old Fart
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    There is a photo in one of the Wrecks & Relics I beleve, I dont think it ever left the airport after it arrived and was scrapped on site.

    I’ll dig it out in the morning if I can find it as I am having a sort out and got books, videos, programmes, ICBM’s all over the place.

    August 27, 2007 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Spotted #1286997
    Old Fart
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    A merlin fighter cant say what as only just saw a flash of it as it passed between buildings,

    Dakota (KK116?) so low I fell off my garden chair looking up and salivating at the sight of it, looks like she went in to Southend Airport… more please!

    Just this very second RAF Seaking nice and low

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