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March 1, 2005 at 7:18 pm in reply to: Malaga (AGP) Approach? #760813

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14 is usually preferred by UK carriers as there is a big saving on flight time compared to an approach to 32. One thing you have to beware of though (as well as the “Spanish calm” Moondance talks about which is actually a stonking tailwind on the approach!) is the Spanish controllers frequently try to get you to ‘lock on’ the the localiser and glideslope well beyond their promulgated ranges. The signals can be very erratic outside the published ranges and you certainly wouldn’t want to be following a wayward signal between the mountains!

March 1, 2005 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Malaga (AGP) Approach? #750372

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The prevailing winds in the Malaga region generally favour landing form the North-West towards the sea (over the mountains). Sometimes you’d land the other way if the winds were from the other direction.

March 1, 2005 at 4:16 pm in reply to: Malaga (AGP) Approach? #760860

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The prevailing winds in the Malaga region generally favour landing form the North-West towards the sea (over the mountains). Sometimes you’d land the other way if the winds were from the other direction.

March 1, 2005 at 4:12 pm in reply to: BA 744 fly's LAX-MAN on three engines #750376

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I’m more tempted to say that BA took the decision with the intention of getting the aircraft back to the UK for an engine change….otherwise there would be greater problems with getting a spare to LAX.

I wouldn’t have thought that something as basic as an engine surging would require an engine change. Perhaps DarrenBe can give a better idea.

March 1, 2005 at 4:12 pm in reply to: BA 744 fly's LAX-MAN on three engines #760862

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I’m more tempted to say that BA took the decision with the intention of getting the aircraft back to the UK for an engine change….otherwise there would be greater problems with getting a spare to LAX.

I wouldn’t have thought that something as basic as an engine surging would require an engine change. Perhaps DarrenBe can give a better idea.

February 21, 2005 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Stall #431803

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In order to maintain level flight in a turn the lift component must be increased so that its vertical component is equal to the weight. This increase in lift can be achieved by flying faster or more usually by increasing the angle of attack. This puts you closer to the stalling alpha and therefore the answer to your question.

February 17, 2005 at 10:05 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1359144

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Pic 8 of the last lot – that’s dad still wearing his flying gear just beyond the officer inspecting!

A huge thank you to Mark12 for posting these photos for me. i spoke to dad this evening, unfortunately he really can’t remember a great deal however I shall show him this thread again and hopefully that will trigger the grey cells. My mum has found more pictures in the attic which I am due to collect next tuesday. Apparantly there are also some items (photos?) from my dad’s uncle (RN) who was lost in the Battle of Jutland (Great War)!

February 17, 2005 at 2:05 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1360231

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In the last batch:

pic 1 – Dad is third from right, front row
pic 2 – second from right, back row
pic 3 – I have no idea what the significance of this building is. Any ideas?

I think Mark12 is posting the final 10 this evening. I believe there may be many more to come soon.

February 17, 2005 at 12:44 am in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1361092

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Mark12 has now got 41 pics which he kindly says he’ll display before the end of the week…many thanks.

Someone commented earlier on that these might be official photos and it’s got me wondering. They do seem too good to be someone’s general snaps but I always assumed my Dad had taken them. In light of the fact that he appears in some of the pics you are yet to see I wonder if this might be the case. I will ask him soon but I cannot guarantee that he will remember.

Many thanks all, please keep the info coming.

February 12, 2005 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1368655

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Great info, thanks chaps. I spoke to my dad this morning and told him about what I’m doing with these photos and this forum. He’s delighted. He says that he was 127 squadron during the war and 615 post war. He would really love it if anyone could find pictures relating to his experiences with 127Sq. After training he was taken to the west coast of Scotland where the squadron pilots were put aboard a ship and sailed into the mid-Atlantic. They sailed down the mid-Atlantic before coming ashore in West Africa. From there they were flown by Hudson to the Sudan where they were united with their Hurricanes before taking part in the North African campaign. I believe that while in North Africa the squadron collectively discovered an Italian ship (destroyer?) to which they all fired off their cannon shells just below the waterline. The ship subsequently ran itself aground rather than sinking.

February 12, 2005 at 12:38 am in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1369645

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Mark12 has got another 15 or so of them. If I don’t get a chance tomorrow morning, I’ll try to post more when I get back from my next trip (Wednesday).

February 11, 2005 at 11:27 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1369819

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Thanks Mark12.

Pic 1 – Don’t know anything about this. Can anyone identify where this is? That’s quite a dip in that runway.

Pic 2 – I believe that’s the old man in the Spit and the photo was taken from the back seat of one the Meteor 7’s that replaced them (along with single seaters). I think this must be about 1950.

Pic 3 – Must be very early 1950’s. Dad’s 3rd from the right on the back row. I would imagine it’s Biggin.

Pic 4 – Unknown

Pic 5 – Unknown. Interesting to see there are 2 different tyre tread patterns. Different manufacturers or anything more significant?

February 11, 2005 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1370060

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…also he was shot down in May 44 in a Spit while pulling out from an attack on a V1 launching site near Dieppe. He got hit in the supercharger and managed to keep the engine running by using the primer to pump fuel direct into the engine. He couldn’t pump fast enough to generate enough power to maintain altitude (he had also received injuries from the blast) and with limited visibility steered back to home. He remembered being advised not to ditch the spit if possible as they had a history of turning over when the underwing boxes collected water so he rolled inverted and slid the canopy back ready to undo his harness and fall clear, however in his struggle he hadn’t realised he was now too low to bale out so he ditched and got away with only minor further injuries. After considerable difficulty getting into his dinghy he then spent a couple of uncomfortable hours being used as target practice by the German guns as he was only a couple of miles off shore! 2 PR spitfires dropped some flares by him to mark his position for the Walrus that came to pick him up however all it really did was give the German artillary a much better ranging sight! He has since been a member of the Goldfish Club however he seems to have lost contact with them recently. He is still alive, attending 615 squadron reunions at Kenley although his memory of events is getting more and more remote. 15 years ago I worked as a professional instructor in gliders and motor gliders at Kenley for a couple of seasons and it was wonderful to experience the ambiance of that amazing place. 6 or 7 years ago I used to fly twin turboprops on scheduled services from the Channel Islands to Amsterdam and back through the airspace (at the same sort of levels) that my dad fought in and over the area he ditched which was also very sobering. These days I sit in luxury in a 4 engined fly by wire electric jet where the only risk I take is making sure I don’t overfly Afghanistan at less that FL370 (the Foreign Office tell us that they don’t have SAM’s capable of more than FL350!!!) so it is with almighty awe and respect that I want to know more about what these men did.

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Ian (wys)

February 11, 2005 at 9:58 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1370108

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Yes, perhaps I ought to give some background history. Arthur Charles Hilliard White, more commonly known as Charles White, however in the RAF he was referred to as Snowy. Born early 1923 so he didn’t see active service until after the B of B. Initial posting was Hurricane 2’s in North Africa for tank busting before returning to the UK (based all over the south-east at various times) with equipment change to Spits. I believe his initial squadron was one of the 100’s (127?). At some point he joined 615 County of Surrey based at Kenley and later Biggin. I believe the squadron became auxiliary at the end of the war and re-equipped with the Meteor around 1950 before being disbanded in 1953. Any more info (more likely correcting my errors!) most gratefully received.

February 11, 2005 at 9:50 pm in reply to: Is this acceptable in your forum? (Mod. edit – Contains many period Spitfire images) #1370195

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An initial batch of 5 photos have been dispatched to the very kind mod.
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