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October 29, 2012 at 2:39 pm in reply to: Hurricane Sandy #1880207

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I presume, by your comment, Eric, that you feel some bits of ancient aviation hardware are more important than the people who are likely to be killed/injured by Sandy, and/or the businesses and/or livelihoods that will be destroyed? Or have I missed something?
HTH
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October 20, 2012 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Burmese Spitfires (again) #1005325

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So, 60 (+/- ‘x’) tatty, corroded, dataplates – if it comes to pass!! From which the same number of Spitfires could (by those who live in that strange esoteric/arcane world!) be rebuilt would, I might suggest, flood the Spitfire market and reduce the value of the existing Spitfires! The value of which might well be propping up somebody’s current mortgage/business! They’ll be as cheap as chips! Another “South Sea Bubble”???
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October 13, 2012 at 5:51 pm in reply to: XH558 – the future! #1013160

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Derekf, Quite So!
There is a considerable degree of political naivity being exhibited by many! Politicians, and Chairpersons/CEOs of major organisations, love people like this. Provided they come to you with a very sincere proposal then you will open your wallets and say “Help yourself”. Any actor will tell you that once you can fake sincerity you’ve got it made!
I did my thing with the Vulcan on Ascension – I don’t need a re-run.
At one of the very early Greenham Common Airshows we had a flying Mosquito. It was foul day. The Mossie got lost coming across LATCC territory. He called up LATCC
“ABCDE, Request check steer for Greenham”
“Identify type”
“Mosquito”
“Say again type”
“Mosquito”
“Wait”
and at this point LATCC swept the path clear of assorted civil a/c to enable the Mossie to go to Greenham.
I don’t need a re-run!
Resmoroh

October 13, 2012 at 4:22 pm in reply to: XH558 – the future! #1013334

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Do not fret chaps & chappesses.
From:- http://mobile.pistonheads.com/;s=VMITYkyF814uBlIZNjz1Ew07/news/default.asp?storyId=26514

All is not lost, though. Plans are afoot for the Vulcan to take on an intriguing new role – becoming the centrepiece of a new engineering education centre and, get this, offering fast taxi runs as a key draw! It will thus not be left to degrade, but will be maintained in “excellent running order”.

Now I just wonder who the CEO of this putative “engineering education centre” may be? – and on at least £100k, I would guess, of your and/or taxpayers money? No prizes on offer!!
HTH
Resmoroh

October 11, 2012 at 4:07 pm in reply to: New Aviation Museum – RAF Akrotiri #1015692

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And I doubt if it has the REAL reasonings behind the U-2 prang in 1977.
Resmoroh

October 9, 2012 at 4:41 pm in reply to: RAF Casualty Reports – Limited Public Consultation #1016698

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I doubt if the HMT Lancastria files (which are reputedly closed for 100 yrs) had anything to do with National Security or the Royal Family. The reason is, more likely, to protect the reputations of Senior Military Officers and/or Politicians. My money would go on the latter!!! But having worked on the edges of that world, my cynicism is well placed!
Rgds
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October 2, 2012 at 5:42 pm in reply to: Falklands aftermath 1982 #1019121

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Lost the hearing in one ear due, primarily, to “The Sound Of Freedom” taking off from RAF Stanley.
But we stuffed it to ’em then. Couldn’t even “fart in your general direction” nowadays.
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October 2, 2012 at 5:42 pm in reply to: Falklands aftermath 1982 #1030666

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Lost the hearing in one ear due, primarily, to “The Sound Of Freedom” taking off from RAF Stanley.
But we stuffed it to ’em then. Couldn’t even “fart in your general direction” nowadays.
Resmoroh

September 24, 2012 at 4:54 pm in reply to: Which (XH558 'Arisen') Vulcan Display has been the most memorable for you? #1041544

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When it went and frightened the Argies (a) on the Falklands, and (b) in Argentina. That was what it was designed to do. Anything else is irrelevant!
Resmoroh

September 21, 2012 at 5:03 pm in reply to: RAF Crosby-on-Eden Runway #1045127

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It does not look as if you and I are talking about the same airport and/or runway alignment
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September 21, 2012 at 12:48 pm in reply to: RAF Crosby-on-Eden Runway #1045399

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Shuck, Hi,

Willis & Holliss give a QDM of 315 (in 1944).
GE gives 303 (True?) today.
HTH
Resmoroh

September 19, 2012 at 3:11 pm in reply to: Falklands Wessex paint codes #1048217

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Never saw any of ’em looking as pristine as that on any of my 7 long Dets to Stanley. Mostly covered in zaps, mud, crap, and other unmentionable fluids/semi-solids!! Make it realistic!!
HTH
Resmoroh

September 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm in reply to: The War That Never Was #1050706

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And further to my last on this subject (to which, I note, there were few replies!). It says, in the ‘Notes’ section of the same book:-

“19 Over Saudi Arabia, Brian Carroll, a former Lightning chief examiner, took one of the aircraft up to 87,300 feet, at which height he reported that control was ‘ on a knife edge’. The Kuwaitis also bought Lightnings, but lacked the skill to maintain them.”

Now 87,300 feet is a long way up! Is this statement likely to be true?

TIA
Resmoroh

September 15, 2012 at 2:28 pm in reply to: The War That Never Was #1053770

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D1566, Hi,
Yes! The double double dealing involving the Israelis was, mainly, what I was alluding to in the re-supply ops as part of the complicated politics – and everybody formally denying everything all the time!!!! Italian made parachutes for the load drops!! Presumably the drop a/c was never on the Israeli Air Force inventory – even though it appears to have been flown by Israeli crews (with, of course, the obligatory Lichtenstein (or wherever) uniforms and passports!!!).
And – what is more – I would not be surprised to find that something similar is going on somewhere in the world at this very moment! Keeps ex-Hooligans in employ!!
HTH
Resmoroh

September 9, 2012 at 3:42 pm in reply to: Greenham Mystery #1060856

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Napoleon, (and Merlin Pete)Hi
Agree your comments in post #18. Well said!
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