A great shame yet another good person who has to die for freedom in the face of aggression from yet another mad dictator in the Kremlin.
RIP
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- Tue Mar 01, 2022 7:33 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: SU 27 Display pilot killed in combat
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2760
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 3:37 pm
- Forum: Heritage Area
- Topic: Airfield/village Memorials
- Replies: 99
- Views: 86735
Re: Airfield/village Memorials
Boxted Airfield (Station 150),near Langham,Colchester [/b] This wartime airfield was opened in Spring 1943,home,successively, to 386BG,354FG and 56FG,the latter stating until September 1945 ,when the airfield was handed back to the RAF who finally vacated in 1947. Today the airfield is mainly farml...
- Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:17 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Neil Armstrong First man on the Moon-RIP.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11921
Re: Neil Armstrong First man on the Moon-RIP.
I had the privledge to meet Neil at a World Conference in London, of the Worldwide Fund for Nature ( WWF) in November 1970. He gave an address on "Only One Planet". Chatting to him afterwards his humility and concern for conservation came across. At the time he was engaged through NASA in tracking t...
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:08 pm
- Forum: Rest of the World Airshows
- Topic: Hamilton 2012 Canada June 16-17th 2012
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2177
Re: Hamilton 2012 Canada June 16-17th 2012
Can anyone recommend a travel company toorganise flight and travel and acomodation please. Not aware of any organised trips except AirBritain which includes it on last day of a Canada trip-bit risky.
thanks
thanks
- Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:47 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Upper Heyford - Nov 2011 (Inside the Fence Pt 1)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2235
Re: Upper Heyford - Nov 2011 (Inside the Fence Pt 1)
Great pick -a good trip down memory lane-lets hope some of it can be preserved from development.
- Fri Feb 10, 2012 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: New us Marine Squadron
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2746
Re: New us Marine Squadron
Perhaps we should ask the Americans to cough up some more money -heaven knows we need it!
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:51 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Royal Navy Interested in Rafale's!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2986
Re: Royal Navy Interested in Rafale's!
Not a surprise and it did come from the "Times" this time. I believe we should dump the F 35 as too expensive and uncertain and go for something proven such as Super Hornet or Rafale.We must have combat aircraft for our carrier sooner.
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:07 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Shortage of RAF pilots for Libya as defence budget cuts bite
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6650
Re: Shortage of RAF pilots for Libya as defence budget cuts bite
This government just like the last , simply does not understand how the armed forces operate.if you cannot provide enough respite from operations then you get a situation that returning aircrew etc leave the service prematurely for the sake of their families and their own wellbeing.To cut training i...