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December 31, 2014 at 10:13 am in reply to: Nickname for RAF? #861256

David Legg
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The only nickname I have heard for the RAF is ‘Brylcream Boys’ Don’t know if the Navy used it though.

Brylcreem surely?

December 27, 2014 at 10:40 am in reply to: Supermarine Air Yacht G-AASE #864326

David Legg
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That’s a plausible explanation, David. However less than seven years later we have…..

I’m not really sure I understand your comment ‘aa’. All I was trying to say was that regardless of why the symbol was later adopted by Germany (on which I have no view), it was used in a number of instances before that as a good luck symbol. Another example was on the Blackburn T.5 Ripon S.1270 where the symbol was painted, albeit in ‘reversed’ format, on the wheel covers. See p215 of Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 by AJ Jackson/Putnam

December 26, 2014 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Supermarine Air Yacht G-AASE #864581

David Legg
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Having read the above, I recalled reading, in connection with G-AASE, that the symbol was a good luck one. Referring to Air-Britain’s The British Civil Aircraft Registers G-FAAA – ‘FAAZ/G-AAAA – ‘AAZZ I see that there is a photo of G-AASE and the caption mentions that it was named Windward III and that on the bow there was also an “accult” Swastika to bring good luck. The spelling of ‘accult’ is as shown in the book and I am not sure if that is a correct spelling but the inference is ‘occult’.

December 16, 2014 at 7:51 pm in reply to: Sunderland III/V/Ansett Sandringham #871705

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Saw it at West Malling airshow 88or89.
Awesome sight . Shame they didn’t do a pass with the Catalina, but still cool

It was a great shame and a missed opportunity. Plane Sailing’s Catalina G-BLSC took off from West Malling and flew in formation with the Sunderland for about 25 – 30 mins while Arthur Gibson took air-to-airs from his Aztec over the Weald of Kent but then landed back at the airfield before the Sunderland gave its lovely display. I was fortunate to be on board the Catalina and it was a wonderful experience to fly very close formation with the Short aircraft. The Catalina was flown by Paul Warren Wilson (captain) and Pete Treadaway (Co-pilot) whilst, if memory serves, the Sunderland was flown by Mike Searle and Ken Emmott.

The date was 28th August 1989.

November 3, 2014 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #911528

David Legg
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…and the big twin-engined Cat’? 😉

October 30, 2014 at 11:57 am in reply to: RAF Woodhaven, Wormit, Fife #915278

David Legg
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As an aside, but sort of related, when we took Catalina G-PBYA to the 2013 Leuchars air display, we were asked to fly the RAF’s last surviving VC holder John Cruickshank (who earned the award in Catalina JV928 of course). We duly obliged and routed up the Tay between Dundee and the old Catalina base at Woodhaven/Wormit. It was a great privilege to sit with him and gaze out of the blister.

October 16, 2014 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair, 1990 #926267

David Legg
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Thanks Rob – I think the Catalina-related interview must have been very dated then.

Cheers.

October 16, 2014 at 10:45 am in reply to: Biggin Hill Air Fair, 1990 #926431

David Legg
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It is some years since Keith flew Plane Sailing’s Catalina and he is not currently on our roster of pilots. Rob – can you tell me more about the TV programme you mention?

July 25, 2014 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Pilatus P2 #926849

David Legg
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… and the modified F-AZCE still flies from La Ferte Alais.

July 11, 2014 at 7:57 am in reply to: Duxford Diary 2014 #862484

David Legg
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Duxford Thursday 10th July. The Catalina went out to Fairford and back ….
Duxman

In fact it went to Kemble and back on a shareholder’s charter, not Fairford. Original intention was Le Touquet but the pax would not have enjoyed the weather whereas the sun was shining in the Cotswolds! It will be going to Fairford today (11th) however.

May 10, 2014 at 5:39 pm in reply to: International civil Register books from Air – Britain – question #922504

David Legg
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The Southern Europe volume is not a complete register but because of its age it has a lot of good historical data in it if you see what I mean! I think the same goes for the B, E & P book although I am not certain. The general rule is that if the title has ‘current’ or a ‘year’ in it then it is not a complete register to the point of publication. It is worth pointing out that all A-B books and pamphlets published between 1948 and 1975 are available on three CDs so possibly a cheaper way of getting them than via e-Bay etc. All magazines are available too although from 1948 to 2006 equates to buying 12 CDs. Full details on the A-B website.

May 10, 2014 at 4:02 pm in reply to: International civil Register books from Air – Britain – question #922564

David Legg
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Flyer:

From my own collection I can tell you that Denmark, Netherlands (both Archive Specials) and the Colombia, Africa, South-East Asia, Chile, Venezuela and Central America & Caribbean registers are all historic. I do not have the Oz/NZ/Pacific volume. However, this does not apply to all of the A-B registers, some of which are ‘current’ only.

March 2, 2014 at 11:21 am in reply to: The Science Museum, London #962057

David Legg
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The search function actually worked 😀
Flight-Gallery-Science-Museum-06Oct11

…..and the down side are the school parties doing the rounds. Dozens of them.

Brian

I would say that was an up side. How good that school parties still go to our excellent museum collections and, perhaps, an interest in the hobby that we all so much enjoy is instilled in some of them. It worked for me in 1964.

January 19, 2014 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Old Magazine quiz. #1004568

David Legg
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Mmmmm, the front turret looks as if its from japan…………..but will it be at leg ends?

….or a PBN-1 Nomad?

December 13, 2013 at 3:55 pm in reply to: Catalina through Afirica- An amazing blog #947151

David Legg
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Thanks Propstrike – although the aircraft featured is the one that was in the BBC TV doc The Last African Flying Boat, my trip was not that flight but one carried out a while later by which time it had been re-registered Z-CAT. However, anyone visiting the forum mentioned in the link should first go to the beginning where the genesis of the African flights is described in excellent manner by one of the pilots involved at the time. His story does include the TV programme. I wrote my bit as a sort of postscript looking at the flights from the other end of the operation.
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