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June 18, 2008 at 10:38 am in reply to: Two Britons injured in French crash. #432965

Willip26
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Pilot passenger claims the weather changed in 20 seconds and therefore no opportunity to turn round.

http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/hampshirenews/display.var.2346438.0.crash_survivor_recalls_his_brush_with_death.php

20 seconds eh? I rest my case.

Don’t think I would want to risk being anywhere in the vicinity of the nearest mountain in such changeable conditions.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 16, 2008 at 5:30 pm in reply to: Stolen Identity #1231561

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Well done both Bruce and Newforest !! Didn’t take you too long.

It is indeed and was actually taken on the last day of the decade.

31/12/59 at Thruxton.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 16, 2008 at 12:53 pm in reply to: Stolen Identity #1231879

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Silly question but after a brief look i cant see any engines or are the hidden by something ??

I think you’re right and that they had already been removed.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm in reply to: Stolen Identity #1231884

Willip26
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Wasn’t the longest surviving Q6 G-AFFD which was kept for some time on the Isle of Man?
David

Quite true and I saw the wings only last Wednesday in a hangar at Fenland.

But no, it’s not that one.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 16, 2008 at 11:39 am in reply to: Stolen Identity #1232004

Willip26
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Well, you’re not wrong so far…

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June 16, 2008 at 10:39 am in reply to: Two Britons injured in French crash. #432978

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Thank goodness all the occupants survived.

Mountains or trees – a difficult dilemma, but I can’t help wondering whether there might not have been a third option, which would have saved both them and the aircraft.

Whatever happened to the concept of turning back?

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 16, 2008 at 10:31 am in reply to: French Chipmunk #1232030

Willip26
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Simple question but I bet AA didn’t expect such a fascinating response as the one from yakman! 😀

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 11, 2008 at 10:36 pm in reply to: How Did You End Up Here? #1235386

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Don’t really remember but suspect like so many others I landed here courtesy of Flypast, although it could equally have been accidentally when trawling the web for information.

Think it would have been inevitable eventually, for despite being a member for only just over a year, I am glad that I found you lot as it feels like home, being in one of a great international community of likeminded individuals, who I like to think of as friends, although we may never have met.

Couldn’t really put it into words better than Randy Newman in one of his songs:-

”This is my country. These are my people. This is a world I understand”.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

June 11, 2008 at 10:10 pm in reply to: Cranfield College Relics(2008 thread) #1235442

Willip26
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Thanks guys for the input and additions and corrections.

To DaveF68 especially for confirming KL831 as a Fortress – I did have that as a possibility but it is good to have it confirmed.

AA, the Tempest was definitely LA607 and by W&R3 published in May 1968, the first in my collection, it had been corrected and was shown to have moved on to Skyfame at Staverton along with the Short SRA-1.

Yes, the Swift was also there at the time of my visit, in the main College of Aeronautics hangar containing their three airworthy Austers, plus Dove and MS760 Paris, as were WF387 Varsity coded 15, WA547 Javelin camouflaged, G-AMZE Dakota 4 of Smiths Instruments and G-ANOK S-91C Safir.

All in all quite a diverse and interesting selection of historic aircraft.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

May 30, 2008 at 11:35 am in reply to: G-ARIH & Auster 6A Tugmaster History #1170430

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Hi Willip, saw you were partially after info on ‘IH so edited the title to create more draw into your thread. Seems to have worked 😉 Apologies about the accuracy, I’ve made a slight mod to adjust my mis-mod. 😮

Very belated thanks, BlueRobin, for the explanation and clarification and yes it certainly did seem to do the trick. 😀

Apologies for not acknowledging before but I was engaged on rather more pressing business in a hospital ITU shortly after your posts and it is only now, in the painfully slow process of restoration to airworthiness, that I am playing catchup.

Recently been to see the subject Auster and am pleased to report it too is making progress towards airworthiness again, although it may take a few months, being in the throes of an Annual check during which much work has been found to be necessary.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

May 26, 2008 at 3:48 pm in reply to: What civil aircraft are you? #1174418

Willip26
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Wouldn’t it be nice if those subscribed or subscribing to this thread searched their photo collections and posted (better than a hyperlink) an image of the aircraft which they are or which are those who have posted already. Then those concerned can see if there is any similarity between them and the image of the aircraft which they are! Utilising this criteria I wish that my initials were FOK – but I doubt that I was ever as sleek as the Heston Type 5 Racer – and I pity the person whose initials are BHQ – but maybe there’s no-one as ugly as the Salmon Tandem Monoplane. As it is, it appears that I’m a Tiger Moth. Anyone got an image of G-AMSD or F-OAMC (as I became in 1952)? Curiously it appears that I suffered a pre-natal deregistration and exportation to one of the french colonies!

Couldn’t resist rising to the bait and posting a self portrait piccie of my alter ego.

Also one for RAF Millom, one for Anark and one for Speedy, although the latter’s does not look like that now, being in silver RAF colours with the Tiger Club.

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May 26, 2008 at 11:39 am in reply to: Tiger Flying #1174809

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Waco

Think you’ll find that Delta Aviation still operate from various venues around the country and at the last count they had access to about 8 Tiger Moths.

I have had a go in a Harvard but it was 20 odd years ago and it has since become very expensive. The Warbird Flying Club/Transport Command Ltd at Shoreham are currently offering trial lessons and gift vouchers from £345 with instructor for example.

For what its worth I preferred the Chipmunk anyway.

Wicked Willip :diablo:

May 25, 2008 at 9:35 pm in reply to: Tri-Pacer Crash – No Fatalities #433112

Willip26
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Taken in happier times – at Wroughton IIRC.

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May 23, 2008 at 11:15 pm in reply to: What civil aircraft are you? #1177083

Willip26
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Being a bit of a dinosaur I am G-APFA – a Druine Turbi.

Genuine and having been a member for about 35 years I refuse to be renamed G-ALAA! 😀

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May 19, 2008 at 12:05 pm in reply to: HMS Daedalus (Lee-on-Solent) Closure #1180435

Willip26
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Excellent news indeed.

Been trying to fly into there for years having managed to miss out on a flight in the Chrisair Dragon G-ADDI at an airshow back in the 1960s.

Does anyone know the contact details and whether there are still a number of privately owned aircraft based there or did they all move out in anticipation of the closure?

Wicked Willip :diablo:
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