My boss made me go to Chicago in the early 1980s for a week of training
when I was in my late 20s. The flight was on an Eastern commercial
DC-9 for about two hours each way. I sat on the right side, just past the
wing, and was terrified for the first hour. The friendly, supermodel
stewardesses helped me feel better. And, I felt great as I exited the
jet at O’hare airport. On the return trip a sexy, gorgeous young business
lady sat beside me and began downing vodka drinks as soon as she could
buy them. After an hour, she was passed out and her head, and lovely hair
was lying on my shoulder. When we landed, I woke her up and gave her a
big 🙂

WWW. link to photo of Eastern DC-9:

avsim.com/pages/0999/durst/ea-d95.jpg

…a big WHAT? :rolleyes: Cummon, surely it doesn’t end there? :diablo:

Further north than Norwich.

Jamie-Southend – indeed the airfield was very sparse!

That means it could be almost anywhere in the UK…Newcastle?

Southend?

Never been a fan of the four-bladed Griffon engined Spits/Seafires, but I have to say it’s absolutely thrilling to see such a rare variant up and about again. 🙂

Well done to all concerned; now, how about bringing it over to the US for some air-to-air work with that Seafire 47? :diablo:

Lynn

How about that Seafire 47 coming over to its birthplace for some air-to-air work with this one? :dev2:

Horse Guards, 18 Sept.68: BoB Commemoration and RAF 50th. Anniversary:

An Exhibition Hall previous week had:
F938 SE5A (D7000) now Hendon

F938 was never D7000, this was Shuttleworth’s ‘F904’ when it was first rebuilt
F938 is ex G-EBIC.

The Hurricane was indeed stored at Bicester and that’s where it came from and was in the static park at Abingdon in June 1968 for the RAF’s 50th Anniversary. The Hunter WV398 was an F.Mk.4 at the time and, like so many surplus RAF Hunters, got refurbished and sold abroad. Indeed this one got converted to a two-seater and got sold to Switzerland. To pin-point the date, this collection was assembled for Battle of Britain day during the RAF’s 50th Anniversary Year in September 1968.

Oh yes I remember it well. An Air Anglia DC3 G-AGJV out of Greenham Common July 1974. Anyone know what happened to her?

Here she is when you flew in her at Greenham Common.
G-AGJV was sold in November the following year to Air Freight, then Skyways Cargo Airline. in February 1980 it was sold to Air BVI as VP-LVM and went out to the British Virgin Islands. I believe she is derelict out there somewhere, but have heard no more.

My first ever turboprop airliner flight was in 700 series Viscount G-ARIR

Moggy

Would that be Maitland Drewery, or aren’t you that old, Moggy? :rolleyes: