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  • in reply to: Yak – a close one. #1553993
    Arm Waver
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    It would be nice to have the chance to hear the pilots comments on the event. The more I look at it and the like, the more I think that the pilot was very lucky and the roll afterwards was probably, as sugguested on here somewhere earlier, a “pre-programmed” part of the sequence. I should think (or at least hope) the pilot views what happened here as one of those “I learnt about flying from that!” moments.

    in reply to: Boomerang Scrapping Photo #1554286
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    Setter
    I can’t help with the location but I do have a question… Do you know what the small “X” in the code of the central aircraft is all about? It appears to be the only one with a second letter in the code.

    in reply to: U.S. Navy aircraft in Europe during WW2…? #1554616
    Arm Waver
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    I know it’s off the main topic again but didn’t Nelson have something to do with skip bombing by firing his cannon balls off the water to bounce up to hit the enemy?? – Just catching up post weekend. Sorry.

    in reply to: East German historic expedition, 12 photos #636445
    Arm Waver
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    Brilliant photos – Many thanks. Stayed at Gatow before and after the wall came down and saw changes to the whole area and history from a previous time in such amounts it has stayed with me even today and I love to see how the remains of this “Cold” war are today and how how much in reality survived the previous years to this.
    Thank you once again.
    OAW

    in reply to: Unusually serious for a moment #1554648
    Arm Waver
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    I’ll second darrenharbar’s comments. You guys have been real ambassadors for us all and I think that Steve has become a legend in his own lifetime on this forum!!!!
    Just hoped you checked his baggage before he left for Hurricanes and the like…

    in reply to: Yak – a close one. #1554677
    Arm Waver
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    Holy cow! – And he kept on after that!!!??? 😮 :confused: 😮
    Unbelieveable what people do.

    Thanks for posting those stills gentlemen.

    in reply to: Yak – a close one. #1554725
    Arm Waver
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    I’m with “danohagan” – I can’t get it open either so a still or a sequence of them would be appreciated (stupid works computer!)

    in reply to: Cover versions – again! #1988545
    Arm Waver
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    Live and let die by Guns N Roses… far better than the original…
    As to stairway to heaven I’m with you floodtm 😎

    in reply to: Gloster Javelin at Gloucestershire airport #1556665
    Arm Waver
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    Just out of interest… What sort of work is required to change static ariframe into a running one? You know… What systems need to be checked and so on?
    TIA
    OAW

    in reply to: Munich's old airport + aviation archeaology #640328
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    Sonnenflieger

    Trying to imagine what these places were like when alive can be quite a challenge with some of our local old fields…

    A few of them stll have aviation activity on them but the new occupants are nowhere near the size of the original occupants and trying to imagine Wellingtons, Blenheims, Mitchells and the like all lined up or circuit bashing or partating in a mass launch is very difficult.

    Trying to work out what some of the buildings or remains left were used for is also quite challenging. When we’ve been to a few of these “operational” sites we’ll often have a walk around and see what is left and despite our ages we still have the youthful urge to explore although not always the same youthful physique!

    OAW

    in reply to: Suez Canberra #1557271
    Arm Waver
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    You do in this place…

    in reply to: Gloster Javelin at Gloucestershire airport #1557291
    Arm Waver
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    WT841 Gloster Javelin T.3

    Here is a picture from the master… Russel Adams.
    This is a scan of a copy of the print I hold…
    Marked Russell Adams – Negative P402/56 on the back.
    I have a few others but none scaned in and all packed still following move…
    I wish I’d seen one fly…

    in reply to: Why the Spitfire is THE greatest…. #1557892
    Arm Waver
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    It’s a real classic that one… Loved it when I first saw it… still do
    Just how low is that? 😀 😀 😀 😎 😎

    in reply to: NIMBY's stike again!!! #437856
    Arm Waver
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    We need your help now people…
    Below is a link on Pprune started by Hairyplane…

    http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=129599

    Please help lend your support to this… We could be the first… who will be next??

    TYAIA
    Gary – OAW

    in reply to: Munich's old airport + aviation archeaology #641237
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    Sonnenflieger
    I too like these silent remains…
    I’m fortunate to live near several old airfields… (15 or so in a similar milage radius)
    Ok so they are all ex-military and nearly all were training grounds but the “ghosts” are still there in the form of buildings and the road infrastructure…
    I also love the architecture of the aerodromes and airports of the 20’s & 30’s… The likes of Gatwick’s bee-hive (still there), the hangars at Heston (now long gone) and Sywell motel (still used as such).
    OAW

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