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  • May 14, 2015 at 8:48 pm in reply to: Lancaster G-ASXX / NX611 – 50 years since her epic return to the UK from Australia #911661
    Trenchardbrat
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    I was returning from Australia on 24-4-65 and on leaving Sydney Airport on my way to Singapore and saw NX611 parked up waiting for her turn to make the long journey to the UK> I have a very nice picture of her crossing the main road at RAF Changi into the transit Pan were she was looked after by members from the ASF Hastings and Shackleton

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    May 14, 2015 at 8:41 pm in reply to: B29 Hawg Wild Delivery flight #911721
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    I was a volunteer at Duxford looking after XH648 at those occasions and neither the B29 or the B52 damaged any tyres on landing as it was myself and team who handled the arrival of both aircraft The B52 had to be made Safe the USAF team on site at that time carried out and the aircraft is the property of THE RAFM not the IWM. The B 29 as it belongs to the IWM and like all their exhibits are purely Static and not flown for display.

    Trenchardbrat.

    May 8, 2015 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Mirage IV to Yorkshire Air Museum #915648
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    MirageIV to Yorkshire Air Museum

    Roger I believe it is being assembled by the French on arrival. But looking after her after that shouldn’t be too big a problem. We have some very good engineers on site these days as you can see by the amount of live aircraft we now operate. But the tow bar point I do know what you mean!

    Ianf Read your PM

    May 5, 2015 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Mirage IV to Yorkshire Air Museum #918386
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    This looks like a repeat of a very similar story way back in 1995-96. If and when it arrives who is going to put it together and make it a presentable aircraft ..”Hope when it arrives it has a tow bar etc

    April 18, 2015 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Mirage IV to Yorkshire Air Museum #848789
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    This Aircraft was promised back in 1995 when I and others went and collected 538. I don’t think that it will be taxyable as the French made sure that we could do nothing with 538. So I presume their policy has not changed. We had one in at RAF Marham in the 1970’s and could not get near it
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    February 1, 2015 at 6:58 pm in reply to: Black Buck 1 Information #914072
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    Fuelling Plans Black Buck

    Register and ask on here, the fuelling plan for the raids was published of late..

    http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation-57/

    Indeed, you may find this thread enlightening as it has both sides commenting on the War

    http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/479504-falklands-most-daring-raid.html

    Tony T I have spent some time looking for the Fuel Plans on pprune without success any clues
    Many thanks

    January 17, 2015 at 4:57 pm in reply to: Operation Granby 1982 Widewake Ascension Island 55 and 57 Sdn aka 112MRV Sdn #925911
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    Hi Roger
    Have you thought about posting this on the pprune military forum there are many vforce chaps on there. Alternatively there may be a vforce reunion somewhere in Nottinghamshire later this year.
    Over to you Howard

    Thanks for the advice the item is know on pprune and have had a few contacts. Thanks again
    Roger

    January 14, 2015 at 5:11 pm in reply to: Operation Granby 1982 Widewake Ascension Island 55 and 57 Sdn aka 112MRV Sdn #927502
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    Wrong operation.

    [QUOTE=Binbrook 01;2195838]Small thing to correct.

    Granby was the Operation that later became the first in a recent long line of attempts to sort Iraq out

    The Falklands was Op Corporate

    Many thanks for the correction got the wrong Operation don’t know why

    How can I correct it please.

    Thanks

    January 6, 2015 at 7:43 pm in reply to: Handley Page Association #855796
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    Thanks for this. The HP Association used to be quite large and active. I’m sure that it used to have a web-site?

    Thanks again for the contact details.

    The Association has never had its own web site I believe it was discussed some years ago but rejected. I joined the HPA in 1980 and the Newsletter Keeps the members in formed . Without the help of many ex HP engineers and designer I would not have been able to write and publish my book in 2006. Roger R Brooks HP Victor Historian

    December 30, 2014 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Victor XL231 And Nimrod XV250 Work Diary MkII #861739
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    On 214 squadron in the early 1970’s we had to trail the Mk 17 HDU to full trail and coat it with French Chalk because there had been a case of the hose sticking together. Not much fun on Runway 29 at RAF Marham in the middle of winter. Once I had to meet an aircraft at the end of the runway and remove the HDU hose before the aircraft could taxy to the dispersal as it failed to wind. It was possible but rarely carried out better to bring it back to RAF Marham

    November 28, 2014 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Vulcan XH558 future – what to replace it with? #888701
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    An addition to Ianf’s above piece.

    The Taxy way which Lindy sits on is the only section of the museum of taking the weight of Lindy and a Vulcan. The area between the taxy way and the Hangar not strong enough neither is the Hangar. It was built to keep the Halifax in and others of the Museums collection, The section where the Nimrod s parked was built to take the weight of Lindy or similar aircraft. The Victor is to high to go into a T2 Hangar I have tried this out a Duxford in the 1980’s as to the Vulcan probably the same

    October 29, 2014 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Photo's Request #915884
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    Jason
    If your father was in the RAF you should be able to obtain his service records from the RAF for a fee. Have a look at the Veterans web site for more details of where to write to etc. It would help if you knew his service number and you will need a copy of the death certificate.

    I have just found the letter I received when I obtained my fathers record

    Write to RAF Disclosures, Room 6 Trenchard Hall, Royal Air Force Cranwell Sleaford NG34 8HB

    Hope that this helps

    October 16, 2014 at 9:47 pm in reply to: RAF Museum – An Interesting Development #926076
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    He was my JENGO on 57 Squadron in late 70’s . Well liked by All of his Ground Crew

    Roger Brooks Tanker Crew Chief 73-78

    October 6, 2014 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Black Buck bombing mission… #856187
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    Lack of pressurisation

    607 was the reserve aircraft for Black Buck1 and bombed Stanley Airfield after the first aircraft suffered pressurisation problems; captained by one Martin Withers who today flies and displays with great penache the ‘Delta Lady’ XH558.

    The DV window the Port (Captain side) seal failed and a small thing like that caused the problem. Easy Changed for a new one if they had some in the Spares Pack Up

    August 29, 2014 at 3:40 pm in reply to: Vickers Valiant construction numbers #894731
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    Consruction Numbers for Handley Page Victor

    UK mil aircraft do and always have had construction numbers where a manufacturer’s policy would have been to allocate them, irrespective of customer.

    Thanks for the reply looks as if was given wrong info 45 years ago by the then HP rep at RAF Marham (Now deceased) Any ideas?

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