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  • July 11, 2004 at 3:33 pm in reply to: FLYING LEGENDS 2005 #1560295
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    Legends 2005, 9 & 10 July.
    Legends 2006, 8 & 9 July.

    July 3, 2004 at 4:14 pm in reply to: Press statement IWM Duxford-traffic congestion #1582025
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    Confirm that the IWM are saying that gates will open at 0800 hrs.

    June 15, 2004 at 7:59 am in reply to: Help save the Beverley #1795616
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    What is the latest on the move? Anybody any piccies?

    June 10, 2004 at 1:13 pm in reply to: RAF Colerne #1804069
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    Great days on No. 36 Squadron with Hastings & then formation of No. 48 Squadron with Hercules for the Far East. Trips around the world, Iceland, Newfoundland, Jamaica, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Nassau, Norway, Kenya, Libya, Aden etc etc. Then it was back to the delights of Bath’s curry shops & Courage Bitter at 1/9d a pint!

    Of course in our hangar was the RAFM Collection including Spitfire P7350 which had been donated to Colerne by a local scrappy.

    May 13, 2004 at 8:08 am in reply to: norfolk crashsites #1557080
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    The Norfolk Record Office did have a file listing all the incidents occuring in the county during the war, probably kept by the Royal Observer Corps. I don’t know whether it escaped their fire.

    May 11, 2004 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Where is this? #1558235
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    Biggin Hill?

    April 15, 2004 at 4:38 pm in reply to: Help save the Beverley #1615891
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    How is the move progressing? Anybody have recent photographs?

    March 30, 2004 at 9:40 am in reply to: Leather Flying Helmets #1821241
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    When the late Spencer Flack had his accident in his Sea Fury he maintained his hard hat saved his life. Shortly after, all the BBMF pilots started to wear hard hats.

    As told from his hospital bed. “Hot day, rolled my flying suit sleeves up and took off. In transit oil pressure begun to drop, went for precautionary landing at Waddington. Dropped the gear and at that moment the engine failed. Selected the gear up as I was going to land short. Gear had not fully retracted when I hit the potato field. Aircraft on fire, flames in the cockpit, canopy would not open. Unstrapped and using my head tried to break the canopy. (This is with a bad fracture to the leg) Just about to give up when my head broke through into fresh air. Rolled clear of the aircraft as it continued to burn. My hard hat saved my life.”

    Just to add to the excitement he was nearly run over by the fire engine coming to the incident. The drive didn’t see him laying amongst the potato plants. In addition to the fractured leg he had burns to face and arms.

    The message is clear, wear the gear!

    March 13, 2004 at 8:49 am in reply to: Give 'em a warm feeling… #1558884
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    Mention of Willie Roberts & Ted White reminded me of a lot of guys that have made it happen on the shop floor.

    Ron Gourlay – “Dad” to the RN Historic Flight back in the 70’s.

    **** Melton – ex RAF BBMF, Doug Arnold, Charlie Curch Spitfires, Walrus.

    Paul Mercer – Spitfire I-SPIT & Stephen Grey’s G-HURI into the air single handed, now with Hawker Restorations.

    Craig Charleston – Wickendon Spitfire, David Price aircraft, 109 guru.

    Dave Lees – Doug Arnold Spitfires, Tim Wallis Mk. 16, TFC P-63 & Sea Fury.

    Pete Brown & John Lyttleton (RIP) – B-17 “Sally B”.

    **** Richardson – Sgt. RAF one of the gang that saved the Lanc. for BBMF to operate, Strathallen Collection, Charlie Church Lancaster, Popham Airfield.

    Fred Hanson (RIP) – B-17 & many others.

    Norman Chapman – Wartime with Blenheims, Rob Lamplough’s man for the last 100 years, mentor to all.

    Thats only scratching the surface because those guys are backed up by 100’s of other guys & gals.

    March 6, 2004 at 5:18 pm in reply to: What Would Improve Legends #1562640
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    Bring a friend. The larger the gate, the larger the revenue which would hopefully mean more aircraft.

    e-mail the museum to persuade them to let their aircraft see the light of day at Legends. They have been out before it can happen again with your help.

    Politics and money rules!

    You can make a difference!

    March 4, 2004 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Possible lack of aircraft at Flying Legends #1563661
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    One swallow doesn’t make a summer. How about the rest of the team at TFC?

    I bet there are some unhappy bunnies there after reading your posts!
    Yes they do read them, ask Digby.

    March 4, 2004 at 12:12 pm in reply to: Possible lack of aircraft at Flying Legends #1564149
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    The reason for the “No” to pyros at Duxford was during a show some years back the P-63 was in a scenario with a tank which was firing its gun. Something went wrong & the guys in the tank received serious burns from the pyros they were using.

    March 3, 2004 at 9:21 am in reply to: Most eagerly awaited Warbird restoration #1565095
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    Don’t forget us guys down under.
    1. Beaufort with Ralph Cusack.
    2. P-47 razorback with HARS
    3. Bf-109 with HARS
    4. P-38 with HARS
    5. P-39 with Murray
    6. P-40’s with Murray
    7. Corsair at Darwin with Aerotec
    8. P-40 with Judy Pay
    9. P-51 with RAAF

    Do you want more?

    March 2, 2004 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Most eagerly awaited Warbird restoration #1565645
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    Looking in at 2 hangar bentwing, is anything going to be flying? They all look like they are being restored, the P-47 seems to be taking its time!

    March 2, 2004 at 8:22 pm in reply to: Most eagerly awaited Warbird restoration #1565656
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    Looking in at 2 hangar bentwing, is anything going to be flying? They all look like they are being restored, the P-47 seems to be taking its time!

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