Page 39 – Key Publishing

wessex boy

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 571 through 585 (of 1,048 total)

← 1 2 3 … 38 39 40 … 68 69 70 →

Author

Posts
May 16, 2006 at 8:41 am in reply to: Cosford's F111 #1284040

wessex boy
Participant

Hi All

RAF Lakenheath is home to the 48th Fighter Wing flying the F-15 E Strike Eagle

Scott C

And has a very good public viewing area at the end of the runway. from the A11, drive past the main gate, continue around the perimeter, and then it is signposted off to the left. It is nice and close to the action and fairly active during the week.

May 16, 2006 at 8:30 am in reply to: What the….???? #1284059

wessex boy
Participant

You just wouldn’t want to go over a speed hump with that would you? That bottom cylinder looks a mite exposed…. 😮

May 15, 2006 at 5:35 pm in reply to: Canberra retirement #1284970

wessex boy
Participant

I used to know a Canberra Pilot who claims to have been the first to fly a PR9 into Cyprus, the groundcrew thought he was taking the P**s when he asked them to open the Nose to let the AEOp out! (I stand to be corrected on the role in the Nose..) 😀

May 15, 2006 at 5:26 pm in reply to: Dutch Connie #1284985

wessex boy
Participant

The Koreans gave the Aviodrome 2 engines to replace engine nr. 3 and 1 for reserve. The Koreans get 2 old engines back to mount on their bird and also technical advice about maintaining the Connie for static display.

I suppose that is a decent gesture, no point in having airworthy engines sat there whilst they are needed elsewhere, good on them!

May 15, 2006 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Dutch Connie #1285140

wessex boy
Participant

I still think it is a crying shame that after all of the effort to get the MATS Connie Airworthy it is now languishing in a museum…. 🙁

Kelly Johnson’s best design in IMHO

May 15, 2006 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Discovery Wings – Classic British Aircraft #1285145

wessex boy
Participant

I normally have a couple of CBA stored in Sky+ but I haven’t seen the Gannet one myself yet, I will keep a lookout for it.

I found the VC10 one very evocative as they are still in frontline RAF service, and obviously extremely well-loved by the Ground and Aircrews

May 15, 2006 at 2:22 pm in reply to: STAR AIRCREW #1285358

wessex boy
Participant

Didn’t George Bush Senior Fly in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre in WWII? I have a feeling he had to ditch at one point?

May 15, 2006 at 8:32 am in reply to: BBMF Lancaster Flypast this Sunday #1285851

wessex boy
Participant

Nope it went back on Wed, i passed MrP just North of Sywell in another Chippy about 4.30pm

As you do…… 😀

May 14, 2006 at 10:38 pm in reply to: BBMF Lancaster Flypast this Sunday #1286049

wessex boy
Participant

Chippy went to Halton Tues afternoon, stayed overnight, so that the boss could fly with the AOC in the chippy the following day.

So was it transitting back on Friday? A Chippie did a run down Warboys high street (the run the Lanc normally takes for the Pathfinders flypast) and then headed North.

May 14, 2006 at 7:53 pm in reply to: BBMF Lancaster Flypast this Sunday #1286453

wessex boy
Participant

Missed it, Kids shoes took too long to buy… 🙁

but did have a quick display from a Spifire followed by a Herk flying over…went some-way to ease the pain… 😀

May 13, 2006 at 1:41 pm in reply to: BBMF Lancaster Flypast this Sunday #1288338

wessex boy
Participant

Saw a Chipmunk do a low pass over Warboys yesterday, could this be a recce?

May 9, 2006 at 10:25 pm in reply to: New book on the Grumman Mallard #1292977

wessex boy
Participant

That looks like a nice book, would go great with my ‘Bailey’s Bird Annual’….
I have flown on a couple of Mallards, both from water and land, including the one in the ‘Miami Vice’ opening credits! 😀

May 9, 2006 at 8:48 am in reply to: Will it be at Legends???? #1293877

wessex boy
Participant

Far East !!! Is that like to the right of Lowestoft ?

Just to the right of Lowestoft is Southwold, famous for 2 things:
1, Lighthouse turning point when on practice Cross-countries from Norwich (Diss-Southwold triangle)
2, The Centre of Moggy’s Universe: The Adnams Brewery!

Make mine a Broadside (not only the name of the Beer, but the effect it has on your figure)

What colour T shirts are they? Red and yellow don’t really suit my complexion…

May 5, 2006 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Anyone know Graham Pitchfork? #1299234

wessex boy
Participant

Station Commander when I was there as well. Every one I know up there still refers to it as Finningley.

Brian

I knew the name was familiar but couldn’t think from where. I was stationed there in ’88 for AAITC and Loadie Groundschool.
I took part in a 45 min Presentation to him at the end of our AAITC course on the history & Development of the Meteor, his pet subject, so we had to get our facts right….. 😮

May 5, 2006 at 4:52 pm in reply to: Sea Fury VR930's starboard roundel #1299400

wessex boy
Participant

…Unless the aircraft is flying inverted.

Very tough week.

😀
Author

Posts

Viewing 15 posts - 571 through 585 (of 1,048 total)

← 1 2 3 … 38 39 40 … 68 69 70 →