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  • January 25, 2013 at 9:03 pm in reply to: The MIG's at Fairford 1993 #945850
    pagen01
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    Just watching the slow mo again, was the pilot of the first aircraft very carefull (or lucky!) to eject when the nose was facing the right way up?
    With cockpit section severed and swinging around it seems quite a miraculous escape now!

    January 25, 2013 at 8:46 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #945945
    pagen01
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    Yes that’s an MR.4 type, quite nice in its own way!

    January 25, 2013 at 8:27 pm in reply to: The MIG's at Fairford 1993 #945972
    pagen01
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    I’ve only just been able to watch the video in the first post, some excellent filming there.

    My pictures are awful, some are missing and I haven’t cleaned the slides up, but for what they’re worth…

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8413657035_074a51e140_c.jpg
    MiG 29s ac1 & 2 IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8359/8414756156_1231cd0b69_z.jpg
    MiG 29 ac1 IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8414756548_fb2eb0702d_z.jpg
    MiG 29 ac1 IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    This was the first MiG to come down, nearest the flight line, note the QF Wessex which ISTR getting airborne in a very short time.

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8414756804_0e372dcac3_z.jpg
    MiG 29 ac2 IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8413658229_8dcde6c568_z.jpg
    MiG 29 ac2 IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8413658513_6457dc2eda_z.jpg
    MiG 29 ac2 IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    The second MiG.

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8414800634_68f7e6172a_c.jpg
    Blenheim Z5722 WM-Z (Bolingbroke IVT 10201 G-BPIV) IAT Fairford July 93 by jamtey71, on Flickr

    …and the aforementioned Blenheim

    January 25, 2013 at 6:51 pm in reply to: Westland Welkin #946163
    pagen01
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    That might just be serials allocated and not taken up, this seems to concur with flat12x2, http://cammfollowers.org/aircraft/tempest.html#Production
    ie one of the initial 100 Hawker built IIs.

    January 25, 2013 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #946320
    pagen01
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    Does anyone know or was it ever established what the C and N push buttons were for? These are located on either side of the arms (N being in red)
    Also whilst on this subject Nimrod yokes seem to have been re designed on the later variants. Anyone know which variant this was established from? I guess the Comet type yokes were from the early Nimrod variants? Thanks

    ‘N’ is the Nuclear or special weapons release, and ‘C’ Conventional stores release button.
    The Nimrod used the basic Comet yoke, I don’t know what the MRA.4 yokes were based on.

    January 25, 2013 at 8:36 am in reply to: The MIG's at Fairford 1993 #946848
    pagen01
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    And me (and I suspect most of the enthusiast fraternity!).
    I remember being gutted as I was desperate to get good landing shots of the MiGs, having a shorter lens back then.
    I did capture the sequence on slide film, I was following the nearest aircraft with my camera and had thought it was some sort of explosion with the main aircraft that was in my view finder, I carried on snapping and it wasn’t until I took my camera from my face that I realised that both aircraft had actually collided – the moment was that quick.

    I seem to remember the collective oh sh****t and following silence!

    Hard to believe that it happened almost 20 years ago!:eek:

    January 24, 2013 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Sea Harrier XZ457? #947489
    pagen01
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    A Harrier themed day sounds really good, perhaps others can be persuaded to bring cockpits, displays and stick tops etc.

    January 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm in reply to: Sea Harrier XZ457? #948191
    pagen01
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    I can’t say I’ve heard of a kink being added to the wing of the FA.2, same wings as FRS.1 I thought?

    The closest come to representing a whole early Sea Harrier is the clever joining of Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ493 (which ditched and mostly recovered from the sea) front end to Harrier GR.3 XV760 fuselage (avoids the plug issue) and wings etc at the FAAM Yeovilton, http://www.demobbed.org.uk/image_view.php?a=24817&s=xz493.jpg

    I don’t think the parts are around to attempt this with another airframe, DaveT will know for sure.

    January 23, 2013 at 11:32 pm in reply to: Westland Welkin #948840
    pagen01
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    Hendon doesn’t have any publications with cockpit views in, according to a phone call I had with them anyway.

    January 23, 2013 at 10:38 am in reply to: Wellington book #949789
    pagen01
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    I forgot that he was that involved with the type!:o

    January 23, 2013 at 9:51 am in reply to: Westland Welkin #949829
    pagen01
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    Spitefull RB515 is seen behind, would agree with Dave Tempest II behind, and they do look like Blenheims on the range in the distance.
    Wondering what’s between the two Battles, looks like P-40 or early Mustang?
    If you haven’t yet done so check out the photo collection, in the same sequence of Boscombe pictures are clear shots of Brigand, Monitor, Hornet, contra-prop Spitfire 21, Spiteful, Firebrand, Meteor, Vampire, Mustang, Wildcat, Hellcat and Tigercat, amongst many others. Looks like it was possibly a demo of allied WWII air power rather than evaluation?
    Here’s a link to one of the pages, but there are many more http://www.stilltimecollection.co.uk/gallery/18-480.html

    There are many other intersting aero subjects as well, searching for a particular aircraft seems a bit hit and miss, best to select ‘Air’ and look through all the pages, http://www.stilltimecollection.co.uk/gallery/18-0-.html

    Genuinley pleased to have seen this, thanks Flat12x2!

    January 22, 2013 at 10:44 pm in reply to: If only there was surplus available like this again!! #950228
    pagen01
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    A bit on the background to the Company here
    http://britishaviation-ptp.com/ws_shackleton.html

    Thanks Dave, far more interesting story than I imagined, I wonder what became of the company and the stock?

    January 22, 2013 at 10:32 pm in reply to: Westland Welkin #950398
    pagen01
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    Just spent way too long looking through the Stilltimecollection (which I’ve not seen before).
    There’s some unusual pictures in there including some great shots of rare types in that Boscombe/Larkhill sequence, never thought I would see pictures of that other short lived British twin, the Miles Monitor, during evaluation flights!

    January 22, 2013 at 9:38 pm in reply to: Westland Welkin #950439
    pagen01
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    Fantastic pics, nice to see something out of the ordinary. PF370 was the two seat Welkin N.F.II.
    I’m guessing the Battle trainer didn’t survive for very long!

    AM, thanks for the AP lead, will look that up.

    January 22, 2013 at 8:55 pm in reply to: Westland Welkin #950617
    pagen01
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    I must admit I hadn’t seen that SFF, will look out for it – ta.

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