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September 16, 2008 at 8:36 am in reply to: Your Vulcan memories #1207061

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Having a day’s spotting the day before an Abingdon BoB show in the 80s; ferocious crosswind forcing the Vulcan to crab-in to the approach. Kicked the rudder over just before touch-down for a brilliant landing: until someone streamed the brake-chute!

I will never forget the screech of tortured rubber as the Vulcan weather-cocked round. Someone in the cockpit was very quick and the brake chute was jettisoned sharpish, otherwise something very nasty could have happened. Blocked the runway for hours, whilst lots of people looked at the u/c in a very concerned manner.

August 1, 2008 at 7:18 pm in reply to: what was the book called….?? #1179250

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“one was by a Blenheim Pilot flying from Malta”

Would that be a 107 Sqn pilot? Seem to recall a series of articles by him in Aeroplane Monthly yonks ago. But as to name and title……… ????

July 27, 2008 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Vulcan XM594 anniversary event at NAM. #1185291

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Here’s a piccie of ‘594 displaying at Abingdon’s BoB show back in ’81:

June 26, 2008 at 7:10 am in reply to: Where can I find the RAF squadron/unit #1220137

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Thanks for your efforts, Peppermint.

I have no particular interests – it was just an interesting gallery to dip into from time to time. There were badges from some pretty obscure units on there, many of which I did not think ever had a badge authorised.

Oh well……

June 24, 2008 at 9:27 am in reply to: Where can I find the RAF squadron/unit #1222825

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They are still on Marham’s internal website

Pepper,

Looking closely at the Station website again, Marham seems to have dispensed with the services of its resident Webmaster.

I have therefore dropped an e-mail to the Station Historian to see if the gallery can be restored.

Now, you’re going to tell me Marham no longer has a Station Historian, aren’t you…. ???

April 16, 2008 at 7:40 am in reply to: Lightnings at RAF Coltishall in 1974 #1211179

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As you’ve asked so nicely……..

December 2, 2007 at 9:56 am in reply to: BAC Lightning F.6 XS928/933 #1261952

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OK!

Here’s XS928 seen in the last year of Lightning ops at Binbrook:

and here’s XS933 awaiting the chop:

September 26, 2007 at 7:04 am in reply to: General Discussion #301000

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Insert the photo into an email to yourself (embedded not as an attachment)

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I don’t think that works if you have Windows 98 (or earlier)….. but I may be wrong.

September 26, 2007 at 7:04 am in reply to: Photos how can I?? #1925208

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Insert the photo into an email to yourself (embedded not as an attachment)

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I don’t think that works if you have Windows 98 (or earlier)….. but I may be wrong.

May 10, 2007 at 12:09 pm in reply to: Is it permissible to advertise books on sale on ebay here? #1312432

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We’d actually prefer that you offer them here first.

Moggy
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OK Moggy – will do!

I have for disposal:

“Beware of the Dog at War” – an Operational Diary of 49 Sqn 1916-1965 by John Ward. Large format paperback, 550 pages. Read, but otherwise in good condition (a few scuff marks on the covers).

As it’s a bruiser of a book, P&P will be £4.50.

I also have for sale “The Battle of Britain: New Perspectives” by John Ray. A&AP 1994, Hardback, 222 pages with a section of B&W photographs. P&P will be £3.00.

Please send your offers by Private Message.

April 22, 2007 at 10:14 am in reply to: Canberra variant queries (UK) #1330788

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Hi Jackonicko
Can’t give you definitive list of 231 a/c in late 70’s

Further to BazV’s response (but possibly of little interest) I still have the Press release from the 231 OCU Disbandment “do” on 24th April ’93. They very kindly listed 231’s Establishment as:

WT480 “BC” T4
WJ731 “BK” B2T
WJ866 “BL” T4
WJ874 “BM” T4 (away on Major)
WT509 “BP” PR7

April 22, 2007 at 9:49 am in reply to: Canberra variant queries (UK) #1330813

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may I reiterate the outstanding queries?

[u]B2T:[/u] – Were the B2Ts WJ731 and WE113? Which was the third 231 OCU Canberra B2 in the late 70s, when the OCU had four T4s and three B2s?

Jacko,

Apologies for the poor quality of the scan (It’s the best I’ve got at the mo’) but here’s WJ731 seen at Wyton in 1990:

WE113 would not seem to be a candidate: at least not after July 1980 as she is pictured here at Marham:

April 16, 2007 at 2:04 pm in reply to: Austria's Typhoons #2541223

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Thanks, jacko!

Is any air-to-ground capability planned for the later arrivals?

April 15, 2007 at 7:56 am in reply to: Canberra variant queries (UK) #1247124

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Not much of a trainer, then!

It wasn’t the aircrew that it was training, was it, young Jacko?? Maybe a “T” role designator was incorrect, and it should have been an ECM22 maybe?

December 21, 2006 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Remaining FGR2 airframe life #1264560

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The F4 fleet certainly had a fair amount of life left in it. .

Speaking to Phantom aircrew at Wattisham in 1992, they were quite bullish about their aircraft. They were in better than ever condition, having only recently had the gunpod slaved to the radar and also a HOTAS enhancement to the cockpit.
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