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  • December 21, 2008 at 10:06 am in reply to: Snoopy flies #1186331
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    Bravo Alpha

    I agree with your thoughts but sadly the MOD is so short of money with the government demanding that it is more like a business everyday. It is then forced to make money by every means available to it. I am sure that there are many of us who are employed by the MOD who would like to see more aircraft go to preservation – the government is to blame for it not happening due to its short sighted policies.

    December 20, 2008 at 9:04 am in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1186971
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    Ant you are quite correct. I wondered how long it would be before the beans were spilled. I also thought about publishing the next photo showing the arrival.

    December 20, 2008 at 3:09 am in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1187010
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    As low as this Australian F-111?

    December 19, 2008 at 8:01 pm in reply to: Snoopy flies #1187306
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    The skydel system is antiquated. There is nothing wrong with the -4 system it works well for the other C-130 users unlike the RAF who had their J models delivered with no system at all and then had it bodged in at Cambridge.

    Messing about by wanting to use the Skydel system which was tried on the rear crew trainer at Lyneham is why the -4 does not work properly – what we should have had is the flip over roller and electric pallet locks similar to those in the C-17 which the Danish amongst other nations have in their C-130J’s.

    December 19, 2008 at 4:33 am in reply to: MH-53 to Cosford #1187901
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    Firstly I do not understand what all the fuss is about. We should be grateful that The US has donated this aircraft irrespective as to which museum it has gone to. The IHM might well have been a more appropriate location for it but sombody would have at the very least had to fund the surface transportation ofit from a UK airhead.

    Whilst you may think its been a costly exercise flying it over fro the states by RAF C-17 perhaps what you do not know is that RAF C-17’s go to Kelly AFB in Texas on a regular basis for routine maintenance and often return empty. Flying the aircraft to Cosford has provided useful crew training landing at an airfield where the C-17 has not opperated from andon a relatively short runway.

    The 53 is an aircraft that we have not transported before and provided useful training for the loading teams.

    December 18, 2008 at 5:52 am in reply to: T.21 WB936 #1189120
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    K8B

    Many thanks. Did you know this from flying at the school or are you able to help me with the histories of some other short lived ATC gliders?

    December 17, 2008 at 8:34 pm in reply to: Snoopy flies #1189695
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    Great to see that theres still life in ‘Snoopy’ yet. Talking of ‘k’s for the RAF museum. there is already at Least 1 K at Lyneham that has been retired and is currently stored.

    December 16, 2008 at 11:05 am in reply to: Desert camouflage in the Gulf War #1191579
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    There were several shades of pink which was mainly due to how the paint was applied, sprayed or brushed on. 1 C-130 was painted using sweeping brushes?

    Certainly on the ground the Army preferred a sand colour where as the RAF painted it vehicles and ground equipment pink.

    As for why we do not paint our aircraft in desert cam probably boils down to the fact that the aircraft are rotated in and out of theatre regularly and the cost of painting together with lack of manpower to do it.

    The pink colour was not ideal at night and some aircraft were toned down with patches of black paint (CH-47 springs to mind).

    December 15, 2008 at 2:57 am in reply to: Red Arrows – Hawk replacement – just a suggestion… #1192962
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    Sadly quite far fetched I think when we currently can not afford to buy and deploy sufficient battle field support helicopters to save peoples lives in Afghanistan.

    Or for that matter buy and opperate sufficient tactical fixed wing transport aircraft.

    Perhaps we will go back to the days when the front line Sqn’s take it in turns to provide the RAF aerobatic team as an additional task.

    December 13, 2008 at 4:11 pm in reply to: What Type #1194732
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    Fouga

    I think you are thinging of Fauvel flying wing which there were serveral different variants of.

    Fauvel AV36 photo at http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1058731

    I am sure it is not one of these. It looks to me like it might be some sort of homebuilt. Sadly I can not even seen a registration to help out.

    December 13, 2008 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Aircraft displayed inside airport terminals #1194886
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    Bergen Flesland

    I forgot to mention in the last post that there was an SG-38, LN-GGL hanging up in the terminal at Bergen in 1992.

    There is a photo of this glider at http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1105184

    December 13, 2008 at 12:30 pm in reply to: Aircraft displayed inside airport terminals #1194891
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    Ljubljana

    There are 2 gliders displayed above the check in desks at Ljubljana. A SG-38 and A Jastreb 54.

    There is a photo of the Jastreb at http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1075261

    December 13, 2008 at 11:41 am in reply to: Festive Photographs?? #492061
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    Slingsby T.41 Skylark 2 BGA899 / BEA at Keevil several years ago.

    December 12, 2008 at 8:43 pm in reply to: RAF at 90 on BBC2 #1195365
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    Not surpising as this government has reduced the RAF to a shadow of its former self.

    I have watched stations close squadrons disband and aircraft types been withdrawn from service.

    What have I seen in exchange very little in the way of new aircraft types and some temporary bases in the Gulf.

    No doubt when the plug is pulled on Iraq in 2009 the government will use it as an excuse to further reduce the size of our forces!

    Vulcan, Victor, Lightning, Buccaneer, Phantom, Hunter, Camberra, Jaguar, Gnat, JP, Chimpmunk, Shackleton – the list goes on fond memories never to be forgotten.

    December 12, 2008 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Festive Photographs?? #492067
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    Are those Harrier shots taken at Bardufoss? I can not see the underground hangar which has been used in more recent years.

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