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  • December 31, 2008 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Question for Avion Ancien #1177608
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    It is about his experiences flying in the Algerian war.

    December 31, 2008 at 12:14 pm in reply to: Halifax LV 857 #1177662
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    The Air Britain Halifax file has it as first of a batch delivered 10.2.44 . It served with Nos 35 and 10 squadrons briefly before being shot down with No 51 Squadron on 31.3.44.

    December 28, 2008 at 2:50 pm in reply to: Barton(Beds) Aerodrome #1180578
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    G-ADCF is a Miles M.2H Hawk Major which was registered to Shell Mex & BP at Heston all its life .

    December 24, 2008 at 5:03 am in reply to: The Shepherd #1183214
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    Another great night flying book is “Stranger To The Ground” by Richard Bach.
    It put’s you in the cockpit of a F-84 jet flying from Wethersfield to Chaumont dodging a thunderstorm en route.

    December 23, 2008 at 8:10 pm in reply to: The late Mike Russell – old thread from 2007 #1183695
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    Remember him from Britannia days known as “Daisy” Russell, he also got permission to take a new Boeing 737-204 G-BADP to the Duxford Airshow around 1973.
    Grew up on a diet of Harleyford publications from his father ,the Lancaster ,Spitfire and Me109 books in the sixties.
    He started the joy riding scene at Duxford and was a big influence in it’s formulative years.

    December 23, 2008 at 7:57 pm in reply to: Barton(Beds) Aerodrome #1183698
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    Another glider building company in Dunstable was Hawkridge who built a Grunau Baby type and side by side two seater (similiar to the T-21 but earlier design) called the Venture.

    The Grice and Young factory at Dunstable made DH Mosquito aileron differential gear(source “Mosquito”by Sharp & Bowyer). Another company ERA made machined fittings.

    Remember seeing the Dart Kitten G-AMJP flying at Skegness Ingoldmells in 1966, it was my fathers initials !

    December 23, 2008 at 9:38 am in reply to: The Shepherd #1184427
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    A lovely enduring story. I have often thought the Norfolk airfield is RAF Swannington,where I enjoyed caravan holidays in the sixties. In those days alot of the old Nissen huts were still overgrown and we had a great time exploring through the brambles.

    December 23, 2008 at 9:27 am in reply to: Barton(Beds) Aerodrome #1184536
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    The glider factory in Dunstable could be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dart_Aircraft

    I shall try and research further glider factories in Dunstable.

    Merry Christmas

    December 19, 2008 at 9:06 am in reply to: Sally B- Four Engines! #1187882
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    Great news, but I hate the colour scheme. I prefer the silver lacquer finish like “Liberty Belle” how about the 92nd,306th or 303rd Bomb Group scheme when due repaint ?? If I had pots of money I would gladly finance it but I don’t.

    December 16, 2008 at 9:28 am in reply to: Hotspur and Hector #1191712
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    “Flying Units of The RAF” by Alan Lake ,Airlife. A mine of information on RAF units and examples of aircraft used.

    December 15, 2008 at 9:56 am in reply to: Hotspur and Hector #1192765
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    No.1 Glider Training School , Thame Hector K9765, Hotspur BV198,BT900″S”.

    No.2 Glider Training School , Weston-On-The-Green Hector K5450,Hotspur
    BT551 “L”.

    No.4. Glider Training School , Kidlington Hector K8135 Hotspur HH255 “90”

    Cheers

    December 13, 2008 at 10:17 pm in reply to: Very rare exhibits for Sywell Aviation Museum #1194350
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    I would not leave them out as the value of scrap metal and socially deprived people could soon make you devoid of them.

    Cynical witness from Bedford

    December 13, 2008 at 10:12 pm in reply to: RAF at 90 on BBC2 #1194357
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    I was on night shift and it look’s like I have not missed much. Fed up with present day documentaries we need the likes of Raymond Baxter again, as there is too much celebrity around.

    November 30, 2008 at 4:53 pm in reply to: T.H.U.M Flight? #1207541
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    I have the THUM flight at Woodvale from 13.7.51 to 1.5.59

    Spitfire PR.19 PM549,577,631,652,651,628 PS853,915.
    Spitfire 24 VN315
    Mosquito TT.35 RS719,TA641,TA722,TJ138,TK604,VR806
    Meteor F.8 VZ508,VZ540

    Tommy Hayes was lost in PM652 on 4.3.54 at Pulverbach. Mr Hargreaves was in PM549 on 4.5.52.

    All taken from an excellent booklet “A History of RAF Woodvale” by Aldon Ferguson MAPS 1974.

    November 30, 2008 at 4:46 pm in reply to: Barton(Beds) Aerodrome #1207546
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    Jenna, A thought, all the ATA records are held at the RAF Museum Hendon Archives Dept might be worth contacting direct.

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