What’s with the “World’s only female Spitfire pilot” story?
You must realise Robbo that the paper is the Ipswich Evening Star. The known world only extends for about a 20 mile radius of their office.
Please see this bit from the local Ipswich Evening Star
http://tiny.cc/im5gg
Frightening. Doesn’t even look fit for firewood.
Well said Stepwilk.
In my many years working on the roads, it was always the people looking on who knew how to do the job better, quicker and with fewer men.
Thanks for these pics. The Ambassador was one of the most elegant aircraft ever.
It used to be called “Pilot error” and the pro-forma layout for the court of enquiry which followed any accident had this written in as the verdict :D:D. It could be changed at the discretion of the court
Very sad
Wonderful pics from a bygone era.
AW built many Meteor F8s and all the NF series. We dumped quite a number into the North Sea, one way or another.:rolleyes:
Oh dear.:rolleyes: I do remember being instructed in the operation of these contraptions at Nav School, accurate to the nearest county.:D:D
I think I have mentioned this before. But when one of the men who worked in our road surfacing dept retired I took him home after his friends had treated him to lunch (liquid) in the nearest pub. He was a very retiring type who only spoke when spoken to, but I asked him what he had done when he was in the services.
He replied that his war only lasted 5 days, and the only weapon he used was his knife.:cool::eek:
That was in the Pegasus bridges action.
While the 110 was no doubt a very versatile and efficient aircraft, one must not forget the Mosquito, which did all those roles and then some, better.
Yes. Bad news
Peter didn’t the lack of an ejector seat in the two seat Meteors faze you at all?
No. I was more than happy NOT to have one. I always was the nervous type the idea scared me to death.
Super pics. Brings it all back.
By the way the best Meatbox was the NF14 with that super hood. A real gentlemans carriage.