https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/requests-for-personal-data-and-service-records Once you have the service record, it will need interpreting but should lead to further research. By research, I mean in original archive documents, not published books. Some originals are available online but t...

I saw them both low over Falmouth at 10am yesterday but wasn't expecting them so camera wasn't ready!

sdad wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 20, 2023 12:21 pm

Service records for WW2 are with the MoD!

Can the public access these on request.
I also have a photograph of him in his military uniform which may give clues to what unit he was with at the time.

My uncle who passed away several years ago served in the Army in Italy, North Africa and Northern Ireland. A few years ago before he died my mother (his sister) got him his medals that he never got after his military service in World War 2. She now has these with his dog tag. I would like to see if ...

RAF Lossiemouth crews in temporary move back to Fife An RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) group based in Scotland is to temporarily move from Lossiemouth in Moray to Leuchars in Fife. QRA crews at Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire intercept unidentified aircraft approaching UK airspace. Re...

RAF Lossiemouth crews in temporary move back to Fife An RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) group based in Scotland is to temporarily move from Lossiemouth in Moray to Leuchars in Fife. QRA crews at Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire intercept unidentified aircraft approaching UK airspace. Re...

Both seen today on the airfield at 1645. One was seen
from Kynance Cove recovering to Culdrose a little earlier.

Hi Guys Saw 240 and 242 whilst on the beach at Mawgan Porth last Friday. Which is the Cobham hangar and Is there anyway of getting close to view these airframes? Best Rob Go to the Aerohub signed off the A3059 road, Newquay side of the air ambulance HQ. It is clearly visible on google maps. Keep go...

Yes I have fat fingers and typed the title wrong. Altered now.

Thank you for the update. Had another look at my photo's and changed the serials for the A-109's.

Lots of activity here today and the hangar doors were wide open. Noted were:- Squirrel ZJ242 & Griffin ZJ240 on the flightline. In the hangar were ZJ248, ZJ252 & ZJ246 plus ZR325 & ZR324. Griffin G-CBUB (ZJ707) was seen as were another black and yellow example and a grey rotorless one with roundels....

I was talking to someone in the FRIAT enclosure on Monday who said a second Spanish Citation came in. Is that the case? Also anyone got a serial or photo of the A319 that came in on Monday? Went to the loo and missed it! Thanks.

falconfighting wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:01 am

Not so sure about the Gripen but the rest are spot on in my opinion

Agree with that, I thought the Swiss F-18 was good and deserved an award. All subjective I suppose.

Think I’m going to have RIAT blues for the next 360 days until RIAT 2020! I hope that doesn't mean we get the "What aircraft do you want to see at RIAT 2020" or the "Wishlist" threads starting tomorrow :lol: :lol: A mass flypast of 747s painted in the black, white, yellow and red of the Marmite dis...

Spanish Citation arrived early afternoon. Later on one AV-8 started up but shut down again after around 10 minutes. No rehearsal / validation flight before I left at 6-15pm.

Only just picked up this post as I do not get on FC much these days. For the best view of Predannack (without trespassing) follow these directions. Head to Mullion village and pass through heading towards Mullion Cove (B3296). You will pass the school, cricket club and a shop on your left. Where the...

One has appeared outside a business premises near Redruth in west Cornwall recently. It has been resprayed and has the company details on it. I can post a photo of it later tonight if anyone is interested in seeing it.

I have been looking at some old tweets from a wide load escort company going back a month or so. On 6th December they posted photo's of a Sea King HC4 and a Sea King HAR3 on lorries at Chard in Somerset. I couldn't identify them from the photo's posted but here is a link if anyone is interested:- ht...

Not strictly military aircraft but military related article. Mod's - if you feel this is not suitable or appropriate for here please move or delete as you see fit. UK Assessing New Helos for Follow-On SAR Contract By James T. McKenna | October 4, 2017 Search and Rescue The U.K.’s Maritime and Coastg...

On a similar topic, I have unintentionally deleted my photo's off my memory card. Can they be retrieved and how?

Camera is a Canon SLR and a sandisk CF memory card.