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January 2, 2009 at 11:25 pm in reply to: Compass Transit Case Question…. #1174549

Flightpath
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Hi John,

Sec/Ref 6B/2754 is a Type E2B Compass which AP1086 lists as a Type E2A with internal direct lighting. AP1086 also lists the transit case for E2 and E2A as 6A/2053

Hope that helps

Regards
Dave

Thanks Dave, very helpfull!

cheers,

-John:)

December 29, 2008 at 8:00 pm in reply to: First RAF aircraft down in Norway…….. #1179363

Flightpath
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Hi,

It’s a mostly uphill drive on a dirt road that probably will not be cleared of snow when you are planning to visit, then it’s an uphill walk of about 200 to 250 meters of fairly rough goeing (with snow).

As far as more information goes, I don’t think you can go past what’s been put together on this forum and add the pages (in norwegian) written in ‘FORNEBU 9. APRIL’ by Cato Guhnfeldt.
The book has 12 pages with a lot of information and photos there about L2167………….. there’s bits of information here on the net and in books here and there but it’s up to us who are interested to put it all together.

cheers,

-John

December 29, 2008 at 4:28 pm in reply to: First RAF aircraft down in Norway…….. #1179558

Flightpath
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PM sent with directions and advice (the memorial/crash site may be covered with snow in early feb).

cheers,

-John

December 27, 2008 at 5:23 pm in reply to: First RAF aircraft down in Norway…….. #1181203

Flightpath
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Hi,

I can’t remember if it was Roar or Thorvald in the supermarket, I have a bad memory for names (I have to learn to write things down!). I guess it does not matter that much.
It may have been you there with others, altogether there were three locals talking with me, it would have been in 2002/2003!

I didn’t realise Helmut Lent was so well know (in the world of WW2 aviation history). There’s a lot about him on the net!

hilsen,

-John

December 27, 2008 at 4:38 pm in reply to: First RAF aircraft down in Norway…….. #1181219

Flightpath
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Hi Sylling,

thanks for all the extra information, it was interesting to read about parts of the story that were missing!

(The photo with the arrow was only to give a general idea of the area of the crash site not to pinpoint it, I guess it should be more over to the right towards Vikersund).

I never knew Helmut Lent was the first Luftwaffe pilot to land in Norway during the invasion, I’ve always thought that JU52 transports with the parachutists landed first?

And Bill,

it was a letter I found on the net long ago that told me of the Sunderland in the first place, it was asking about the condition of the RAF graves, I think it was your letter?

cheers and Merry Christmas/God Jul!

-John

December 27, 2008 at 2:30 am in reply to: Merry Christmas + New year wishes #1181568

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Hi,

My wife gave me an aircrew Seiko (actually, I asked if I could buy it for Christmas), and an ex-RAF engineer friend sent me a little diecast Harrier…….

cheers,

-John

December 25, 2008 at 2:29 pm in reply to: Merry Christmas + New year wishes #1182135

Flightpath
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Thanks Kev, very moveing mate!

LEST WE FORGET

-John

December 25, 2008 at 12:51 am in reply to: Merry Christmas + New year wishes #1182314

Flightpath
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ON THIS GREAT FORUM!

Family cabin in Valdres

cheers,

-John
(I never thought I’d think that +1C was o/k!)

December 23, 2008 at 3:54 pm in reply to: Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941. #1184046

Flightpath
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Hi,

I agree with the ‘Remember Pearl Harbour’ sentement, but I also remember that british commonwealth forces and territories were involved on that day……….I found this very interesting……..

http://www.geocities.com/dutcheastindies/kota_bharu.html

One of my schoolteachers was captured by the japanese in Malaya and spent years in Changi. John became a good friend and mentor later in my life. I’ll always remember what he told me about Changi and the lasting effect it had on him.

cheers,

-John

December 19, 2008 at 9:06 pm in reply to: Harrier XW268 information wanted. #2463960

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Hi Dan,

I have emailed you but I’d like to put a question on the forum…………

A while back I found this video of a black Harrier T.8 with ‘720’ on the side, I’d like to know if this could be XW268. I have never seen photos of XW268 with the later (T.8 type) black paint, and I do not think XW268 was converted to T.8 specs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBm58stigXU&NR=1

Around the time of seeing the video I found a list of Harriers on the net that showed a T.8 that came into service with 899 Squadron a few months after XW268 had it’s accident, this aircraft was noted in the list as having the number ‘720’.

Unfortunatly I do not remember the aircraft’s number and cannot find the list!

Does anyone know about this aircraft or know what list I found back then?

cheers,

-John

December 18, 2008 at 4:43 pm in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1188438

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Several years ago,(90’s), Pylon racing was conducted here in Tasmania in the north of the state and called Sky Race. One of the entertainment segments was for a well known aerobatic ‘ace’ to take off in the Pitts special imeadiatly airborne he would invert the aircraft back to ground level, to within having the prop and tail about a foot off the earth. I watched from the fence at the flight line that after noon where he was just that bit too low. Take off normal, inverted, then the motor screaming stopped, and he came past inverted sliding on the top wing of the Pitts, and the tail leaving a neat furrow in the grass. Misjudged alowance for the tailplane droping and nose rotating around the CofG. Pilot un injured, except for pride, aircraft $30k+ damage.

I remember that, I went over from Melbourne to see the Tassie Air Races and didnt expect to see a stunt like that! (Of course it’s not every day you see it, he can’t afford to do it at every airshow!).
There was also a well known old US pilot doing his usual stunts in his Aero Commander with both props still!

cheers,

-John

December 16, 2008 at 10:08 pm in reply to: Puma accident details please? #2466793

Flightpath
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Thanks press,

but where was it and was it RAF or French or what?

any other details (date ect.)

cheers,

-John

December 14, 2008 at 8:47 pm in reply to: Female Aviators #2468604

Flightpath
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I just want to say…….

I really like this photo and her sense of humor:)

cheers,

-John

December 11, 2008 at 10:53 pm in reply to: Festive Photographs?? #492068

Flightpath
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The one on the right. Did you recognise the badge? Ken was right, but then he knows me.

John

Yep,

I recognised the No.1 Sqdn. badge………… thems were the days!:D

It must have taken a bit of time to get your Harriers in the air with all that canvas and snow over them!

cheers,

-John

December 11, 2008 at 9:51 pm in reply to: Festive Photographs?? #492070

Flightpath
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Thanks John,

keep them comeing mate!

Which one were you?….. we never found out! (Such fashionable guys back then, but I can understand after eight years here!)

cheers,

-John
P.S. Minus 10 walking to work this morning
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