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  • in reply to: Supplies to Warsaw #1308834
    Papa Lima
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    Here is a bit more, from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/warsaw_uprising.htm

    Flying out of Brindisi in Italy, 186 flights were made to supply ‘Bor’ Komorowski’s Home Army. The flight was 1,400 miles there and back and full of danger. Only 83 planes successfully delivered their load and 33 were lost with their crew, including 13 planes with a Polish crew. Such a rate of attrition was too high.

    Stalin was asked that Allied air crews be allowed to use Russian air bases. On September 10th, against all indications, Stalin gave permission for Russian airfields to be used by Allied planes. On September 18th, 110 planes of the US 8th Air Force made a daylight drop on Warsaw and flew on to Russian air bases. Only nine planes were lost. Ironically, it was a strong wind that ruined this flight as only 30% of the equipment dropped got to Komorowski’s forces – other equipment dropped into the hands of the Germans.

    in reply to: Supplies to Warsaw #1308835
    Papa Lima
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    I believe certain South African squadrons were very much involved, flying from Italy, I think.

    in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1308976
    Papa Lima
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    Canada, perhaps?

    Papa Lima
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    I am British with a capital “B” (complete with passport) and when I left 30 years ago it was spelt GREAT BRITAIN! How things have changed!

    in reply to: BA Collection News 28-04-06 #1309012
    Papa Lima
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    They look like the electronics “black boxes”, “Line Replaceable Units” in RAF jargon.

    in reply to: Twin Ramjet Powered Monoplanes #1309526
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    Bloodhound cutaway drawing

    Frank Munger drawing from “Flight” magazine, as posted on the earlier thread.
    Sorry, I just haven’t had time to clean up the “patchwork” effect, but it was quite a difficult scan!
    This was a fold-out in the Swedish annual “Ett År i Luften”.

    in reply to: Twin Ramjet Powered Monoplanes #1310704
    Papa Lima
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    It seems to me that the title was written with tongue in cheek – and they certainly aren’t biplanes!
    Our T87 radar, being high power continuous wave, was considered by us technicians to be an outdoor microwave oven, since it would fry anyone within 200 yards of the focused beam when transmitting!

    in reply to: 70 new JAS may be scrapped #2584616
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    Oh dear, perhaps I should emigrate back to the UK – although certain politicians over there seem not to have all their marbles either!

    in reply to: 70 new JAS may be scrapped #2584628
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    Hm, “The Key Publishing Flypast Forum Swedish Air Defence Advisory Board” (KPFFSADAB, Swedes love their abbreviations), how does that sound? I am actually talking to Swedish friends to find out who would be the most suitable politician to approch, no kidding!

    in reply to: B-29 Fifi in trouble #1311661
    Papa Lima
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    Thanks for that, BigVern, I have never seen any published references to USAF B-29s there before, but my memory of those kindly Yanks and their beautiful aircraft is very clear! In fact there were still some (perhaps ground crew) at RAF Waddington at Christmas, because (presumably Christmas 1948) was like fairyland for us children, we all got American-style presents, had Disney film shows, etc. as if we were in the States! “Hearts and minds” – and I was only 5 years old! My father was a Flight Sergeant in 61 Sqn with Lincolns at the time.

    in reply to: 70 new JAS may be scrapped #2584790
    Papa Lima
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    I just hope the Swedish politicians are reading these posts!
    Perhaps I should send a copy of this thread to a suitable Riksdagsledamot (MP to you)!

    in reply to: Midland Air Museum, Coventry – 9th April 06 #1312355
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    Regarding the aircraft name, Putnam’s has “Sea Hawk” (so does the Smithsonian “bible”) and that’s good enough for me!

    in reply to: 70 new JAS may be scrapped #2585111
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    It was pointed out in the (Swedish parliamentary) discussion that the Baltic states have no aircraft of their own and their airspace is already being protected by Sweden. This could extend Swedish defence, with the operating costs presumably being borne by the said Baltic states. A similar arrangement is apparently already in force concerning ground level military defence.
    The position right now is that the Commander-in-chief of the Swedish Air Force says they don’t need those 70 aircraft, and the politicians are feverishly debating what to do about it! Of course Swedish taxpayers like myself are horrified at the thought that SEK 20 billion could be thrown away!

    in reply to: Red Bull P-38 #1313127
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    Newark Air Museum Swift

    This is a Swift I photographed indoors at Newark in January.
    What are you talking about?

    in reply to: Harrier GR1 Ejection #1313142
    Papa Lima
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    What the article (but not the photo) presumably was about:
    One Sea Harrier was shot down on 16 April 1993. The pilot, Royal Navy Lieutenant Nick Richardson, ejected and was picked up by British Special Air Service (SAS) rescue team. The SAS commandos led Richardson through enemy lines and the group was then picked up a French helicopter.
    From http://www.vectorsite.net/avav8_2.html

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