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August 27, 2004 at 6:17 pm in reply to: Nimrod MR4 #2662397

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Here you go then, got this from my mate DEREK BOWER, please note that if this photograph is used you must credit Derek

August 26, 2004 at 9:18 pm in reply to: Nimrod MR4 #2663144

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It did more than a flypast, ZJ516 actually landed (5.20pm) and will undertake Flight testing out of Warton

August 22, 2004 at 8:36 pm in reply to: Shark Mouth Picture Thread #2666699

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And a Tornado GR4 ZG714 from “Op Telic” the latest episode

August 22, 2004 at 8:31 pm in reply to: Shark Mouth Picture Thread #2666713

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This is XX895 in 1991, it was wet and very cold,they had just got back from Op Granby

August 17, 2004 at 7:57 am in reply to: HIGHLAND AVIATION MUSEUM NEARLY OPEN #1788623

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Thanks

Glad to hear your favourable comments, If you know Inverness Airport we are located on the Industrial site, and are very easy to find. We are allways happy to have visitors (Saturday/Sunday is best and we do allow visitors to go inside the exhibits)) even now as we continue prepare the site. We just have a few jobs left, mostly to assist our disabled enthusiats, but the hope is to be open to the public from late August or early September.

The Valiant (XD875) was previously at Bruntingthorpe and Newark, the Bucc (XK532) is the ex Lossy gate Guard, The Lightning (XM169) & JP (XN607) are on loan from Ken Ward but we have plans to expand further this year, but site size will make that challenge interesting. I will post more views in due course

GG

April 4, 2004 at 9:39 pm in reply to: Forum Meet at East Fortune #1808672

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All

Something else you should all be aware of at East Fortune is photography rules, the staff will require anyone who wants to take images to sign a waiver saying that they reserve the right to restrict publication. I,ve been twice in the last couple of years and was quite taken aback by their attitude. On the first occasion I had my tri-pod set up and was in full flow, when I was asked to go to the reception area and sign the form, it restricted me from using the images in any publication without permission.

On the second occasion last May, it was the same, quite an unbeleivable attitude considering I paid an entry fee to a public establishment.

How they were actually going to stop me using the images was beyond me.

February 3, 2004 at 2:44 pm in reply to: Lightning XM135, inadvertant flight by W/Cdr Holden #1824278

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There is also a really good bit(p126 127) on the subject in AIRCRASH by Andrew Brookes. Some excellent quotes from Taffy Holden.

January 21, 2004 at 7:36 pm in reply to: WW2 aircraft gate guards #1826293

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If you can get a copy of my book, RAF Gate Guards it lists all know gate guards up to about mid 1993.

But to help

there have been AT LEAST

1 MOSQUITO
1 BEAUFIGHTER
2 LANCASTERS
2 TEMPESTS
POSSIBLY 1 TYPHOON
at least 47 SPITFIRES
3 DIFFERENT HURRICANES

Many Spitfires and Hurricanes were used on many different camps throughout their times on gates.

The first known gate Guard was a Spitfire F MkVb “BM597” at RAF Hednesford from 1945. It spent many years at Church Fenton
This aircraft is now a popular display aircraft regularly flown by Charlie Brown

And just to finish off Hurricane IIcb LF738 went on display at Biggin Hill on 19-9-54 and remained until February 1984 when RAE Society Medway Branch restored it./

GG

January 7, 2004 at 9:18 am in reply to: Vickers Valiant Details #2083091

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682al

Anything you are prepared to let us have will be of help to the project, because at the moment we have nothing.

I,ve also stared a new thread for the Valiant on PPRUNE, so I shall see what happens there.

If you send me a PM I will let you have my personal details

Thanks for your time

GG

January 6, 2004 at 10:16 am in reply to: Vickers Valiant Details #2083763

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Ant

Thanks for the link, but I,ve been to that site already, it doesn,t really give me what I want though, I need an accurate diagram of the layout, something that might been found in a manual.

ta

December 13, 2003 at 8:55 am in reply to: What was your first Airshow? (Old thread ex 2003) #2095688

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I remember being taken to YEADON (now Leeds Bradford ) I think, when I was about 5 or 6, late 50s or early 60,s Not sure. The star was a Beveley complete with Bloodhound and Landrover, Also possibly a Belgian Hunter with the pilot open cockpit and hands above the wind shield. May be mistaken a biot about the last. Anyone remember him.

My first show with a camera was Finningley about 73 I think Auster Antarctic amongst others.

December 9, 2003 at 8:50 am in reply to: Information required on "REACH FOR THE SKY" #2097809

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von Perthes

Many thanks for the info, just what I need

November 28, 2003 at 4:52 pm in reply to: TSR2 condition? #2101814

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Cracking Javelin Piccie,

I was fortunate enough to get round one of the storage hangars at Cosford a couple of years ago, there are literally boxes full of TSR 2 bits stored, and all still wrapped in their original packaging.

Goodness knows what they have, I bet they don,t know either.

I good pal of mine was instrumental in suggesting that Cosford display the aircraft outside for the annual show, together with the 188 and the HP, apparently one issue was towing the TSR 2, as the wheels are foam filled this did not prove to be as big a problem as first thought.

I gather the main electric looms have been butchered to prevent it ever having a chance to fly, huge chunks literally sawed through and removed.

Stills it pretty, just think it would be retiring now.

October 26, 2003 at 6:39 pm in reply to: Bucc Survivors #2111623

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XK532 in all its glory

October 26, 2003 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Best Preserved Lightning??? (fighter jet not prop) #2111632

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This is my favourite, XS929 at Akrotiri
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