Not a problem, I have been meaning to do it for some time. The loading certainly looks like a tricky operation. Looking at the image, there is in fact two chaps sat on the starboard float. Could they be counter-balancing against wind? The surface of the water on the left hand of the image shows the sort of ripples created by a mild wind (mild of course until you are trying to carry out a precise operation such as this).

Evening chaps, just dug out the ‘looking glass’…the aircraft on the right handside is a Miles Falcon Six, registration G-AFAY. The aircraft on the left handside is also a Falcon six, howeve I am really struggling with the registration. The first two letters are G-A, the third looks like F and the fourth L but it doesnt bring any results that match. Any further guesses?

Im off to the library tomorrow so I will try and get a scan done and post it when I can.

Glad the pictures were of interest…The annotation certainly says trial flight too…

I was given these two photographs a while ago, i’ve quickly searched google to ensure i’m not wasting anyones time with repeats…

They are copies, both have labels glued to the back. I’m afraid I don’t have a scanner, so photographs will have to do.

The below image is dated 5.2.38 and is noted as being a trial flight.

This image is dated January 26th, and as being at Rochester. “Further Trials”.

Hope they are of interest,

Dean

The runway at Deenethorpe is used by a glider company, from the ground, it looks ok (he says tentatively), though I am unsure if it could take a B17. If interested in Deenethorpe I highly recommend Return Fom Berlin by Robert Grilley, a cracking read!

Saw ‘558 heading out toward Peterborough yesterday, then doing a circuit of Corby later. What was the chase aeroplane? Really made my day to see her at last!!!!

Well done to all!

Dean

“Im sure the Pilots Notes stated that the Rotation Speed was faster than this….”

See here for more information, the website is very helpful- it got me through my apprenticeship interviews!

http://www.rolls-royce.com/energy/products/oilgas/avon/default.jsp

Really enjoyed my first visit to Bruntingthorpe this weekend, even though its was moist to say the least. Cherry on the cake was certainly the cockpit tour of the Lightning and its subsequent run, it was superb and a real credit to the LPG. My girlfriend liked the Guppy, but only because it kept her dry, though she soon warmed to the QRA Shed. She even got out of the car and back into the pouring rain to watch the Lightning run, and was very impressed. We both enjoyed the day and will without doubt return in the not too distant future. Many thanks to Andy (320PSI) from the LPG for the cockpit tour, i’ll try and get over one Saturday with the Avon folder.

Thanks to all involved!

Dean