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  • July 23, 2013 at 1:13 am in reply to: Uganda Police Air Wing 1965-67. #1007041
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    Sorry Marcus2 I left there in 1967. My Ex Army Air Corp friend, Keith Cawley may know something ?? Worth a call. [email]woodchester43@btinternet.com[/email] Mention my name. cya

    July 23, 2013 at 12:32 am in reply to: Fairey Barracuda DP872 #1007043
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    FYI. I saw Barracuda gauges on evil-bay last week. WW2 aircraft site I think ? Worth a troll 🙂 cya

    April 19, 2013 at 2:49 am in reply to: Uganda Police Air Wing 1965-67. #934448
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    Yak sha mash Andy, Yes I remember your father well 🙂 We had a great Police Air Wing until Idi Amin came and destroyed the country 🙁 I flew with your father a few times, once as co pilot in the Caribou 🙂 I presume he was killed in 5XUUW. That must have been after I left Uganda. I also remember Stash, a chap from Poland informed me of his passing, aged 93 ! Very well known in UK and Poland. After Uganda I went to Oman, then to Cargolux, in Luxembourg, servicing CL44, DC8, 707, and 747 a/c. Then to Australia ( where I live ) as LAME supervisor on 747 overhaul. My eldest son was a pilot with MBA in PNG ( now a film producer in Tokyo 🙂 Restore Austin cars now 🙂 and play golf 🙂 Regards, Barry.

    February 8, 2013 at 1:30 am in reply to: Eric 'Winkle' Brown's Birthday Beer #1004768
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    Cdr. ” Winkle ” Brown. CO. 804 Sqdn Lossiemouth 1955, Seahawks.

    My first front line CO as a new naval airman from HMS Gamecock ? Is this he ?
    And I am turning 78 in April 🙂

    December 10, 2012 at 6:52 am in reply to: Duxford Diary 2012 #1016443
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    Far flung, outpost of the ( once ) Empire !

    😀 I too click on every day to see the wonderful, REAL, aircraft. Keep up the good work 🙂 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all on the forum. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie 😀 :p

    November 21, 2012 at 11:40 pm in reply to: Firefly question #962827
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    804 Sqdn. HMS Eagle. Seahawk 187 ditching.

    Hook snapped off, splash ! splash ! pilot got out and sat on the wing 🙂
    Have series of 4 photos if anyone is interested. Maybe this one ?

    November 17, 2012 at 8:35 am in reply to: Wyvern burials – Gosport #968254
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    ” Buried ” Wyvern.

    I have a series photos of a Wyvern from 813 Sqdn. ” Buried ” in the funnel of HMS Eagle. ( pilot survived 🙂 )
    We had to return to port to ” dig it out of ” :diablo:
    Also have photos of 3, 813 Wyverns over Mt Etna 1965. 123,124,125, Code J ( Eagle ) If only I new how to post ’em, and lots more FAA 1953/65 era A/C photos ?? Geriatric PC user 😀

    October 18, 2012 at 2:24 am in reply to: Burmese Spitfires (again) #1008404
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    Burma Spitfires.

    Today’s ” Melbourne Age “, says, ” a letter was signed on Tuesday to allow the dig to start ” 🙂

    September 17, 2012 at 11:40 pm in reply to: Omani Huey (Bell Iroquois) history help #1050371
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    SOAF AB 205’s etc.

    Good info here, ” Eagles ” by John Clementson. History of Royal Air Force of Oman. ( not a cheap book ) !

    July 10, 2012 at 12:47 am in reply to: Airworthy Vampire for sale #961011
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    The city of Stockton, California ! Just gone broke

    BTW ……. Could this be the reason for the sale ?? :p

    December 31, 2011 at 6:13 am in reply to: Jan Leeming vice president at YAM #1040919
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    Two Leeming’s now !

    😎

    December 10, 2011 at 6:21 am in reply to: What anniversaries are there in 2012 #1065621
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    Sir Douglas Mawson’s, Vickers R.E.P. Monoplane in Antarctica 1912.

    See this link http://digitaljournal.com/article/284941. I will be in Antarctica 02/01/12 for 19 days. ” Leeming of the Antarctic ” 😛 . We will be visiting Mawson’s hut too 🙂
    Parts of this plane have been salvaged 🙂 See other links to the recovery.
    Now I can add, ” Crossing the Antarctic circle “, to my ” Blue nose “, crossing the Arctic circle whilst serving in the FAA . 🙂

    October 6, 2011 at 11:02 pm in reply to: Talking of Sea Vixens… #1055321
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    What can the French teach us ???????

    :p Those were the days……. Looks like Vixens from 892 Sqdn Hermes, Scimitars 804 Sqdn Victorious, AEW Gannets 849 Sqdn. I have lots of photos from this era. Will post one day. One day/night, we managed 204 sorties 🙂 Great film. Any more ?

    April 19, 2011 at 11:06 pm in reply to: exotic Fouga's #1078652
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    Ugandan Fouga Magisters.

    I was in Uganda ( Police Air Wing ) 1965-67. There were Fouga’s at Entebbe. The Isreali Air Force were training the Ugandan pilots. BTW, Idi Amin could not fit into the cockpit 😉 May have photos somewhere ? Can’t remember how many A/C they had. Hope this helps. cya

    April 4, 2011 at 11:52 pm in reply to: Southwest Airlines flight suffers hole in roof #488946
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    VH-NLK 737-300 S/N 23635 LN ( Our Airline ) Nauru.

    This A/C is 23.6 years old, and still in service ! I wonder if this A/C is having checks done ? Flying passengers to/from Norfolk Island in the Mid Pacific/Australia area. Don’t know how many cycles it has done ? When must these old birds be retired ? Cash strapped Norfolk Island can’t buy an A/C.
    A/C history at Airfleets.Net. I’m flying to Norfolk in November 🙂 CASA does not show Rego of this A/C, Nauru is maybe a back door ? Ex. LAME

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