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  • November 14, 2007 at 3:11 am in reply to: Trolly Acc bits #1281230
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    trolley accs

    I used to pick up 6/8 accs each morning and drop one to each aircraft and evenings they would be returned to the battery charge point,If my memory serves(1964ish)there were two 12v batteries with a link across the back pos/neg to give the requisite voltage.I am not sure if trucks used 12v then but they were sturdy big batteries!!

    November 13, 2007 at 1:28 am in reply to: What was your special flight in a special aeroplane? #1282677
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    memorable flights

    First flight was at St Athan in an Avro Anson ,three aircraft with reservist pilots playing at fighters over Port Talbot!That was 1958,next Ballykelly,test flight in a MK3 Shack nose wheel stuck up and had to be bounced down!Best one of all,leaving Waterbeach after a day of watching solo students going around,we flew at very low level down the bedford levels (long drainage canals in the fens!),this was in a Varsity and was about sunset on a winters day,wish I had had a camera with me!Iwas an air elect mechanic.

    August 16, 2007 at 10:14 pm in reply to: Lightnings in Aden #1299485
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    Looks like it !

    If it can be pushed around on wheels then this probably is it although its 40 years since I worked on it!I dont think it had a “Decca “when I new it,also there was a outside panel on which various faults could be fed in to catch out the unwary students!There where realistic noises when the eng start sequence was operated ,increasing as the throttles were opened .I suppose at that time it was a good training aid for students.In the same buiding there was a link trainer(this in 1967)and students had to do so many hours as part of the course,most felt it was beneath them as they already had wings!!Master pilot Boyse soon put them to rights and gave them a tough time on it!

    August 16, 2007 at 9:52 pm in reply to: General Discussion #304698
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    Letters from Iwo Jima

    Very noble of Clint to do this movie showing the battle from the Japanese side of things,however after reading about the battle I felt this movie did not reflect much of what it was really like.

    August 16, 2007 at 9:52 pm in reply to: The Last Film You Saw…. 2!!! #1926872
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    Letters from Iwo Jima

    Very noble of Clint to do this movie showing the battle from the Japanese side of things,however after reading about the battle I felt this movie did not reflect much of what it was really like.

    August 16, 2007 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Lightnings in Aden #1299498
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    Eastliegh

    8 Sqdn ,we had a detachment to Eastliegh about August 1963 for 6 very enjoyable weeks,operating from the main airport(Embakasi?).The Hunter in Aden was a very dependable aircraft although could be an awkward ****** to work on!!While at Khormakser we had the Rhodesian air force with us for a while with thier vampires for familiarisation as they were about to get hunters themselves.Wonder if they still have any?

    August 15, 2007 at 10:01 pm in reply to: Lightnings in Aden #1300346
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    Trenchards fault eh!!!

    So it was his fault I ended up in Aden!!I will pass my story on to my contact in the 8 Sqdn group.If you would like to see there is a website about 8 in Aden ,its http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk. I appear on some photos !!When I was posted to Aden I tried to get on 37 sqdn which had Shacks having just come of coastal but was sent to 8 instead.Interesting that 8 sqdns first AEW Shack was WL745 which was the A/C I was responsible for on 204 Sqdn.Alas it ended up on the fire dump at Catterick!

    August 15, 2007 at 8:29 am in reply to: Lightnings in Aden #1301398
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    Varsity simulator

    That was a very quick reply to my very first post on this site (lightnings in Aden)so I shall try with perhaps an even harder question!!While stationed at Oakington I was given the job of looking after the Link trainer and varsity crew traing aid,this was a replica cockpit to assist pilots familiarise themselves with the controls etc:Many years later I came across it at the then Torbay aircraft museum(run by Kieth Fordyce ex BBC disc jockey).This museum has been closed a number of years now ,would anyone happen to know what became of the Varsity training aid?!!

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