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- Tue Dec 24, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: SR-71s - Det 4, RAF Mildenhall
- Replies: 41
- Views: 9355
Re: SR-71s - Det 4, RAF Mildenhall
Bxxxxxxxxxs lve pressed the wrong key an hour and a half of typing has disappeared it was about Sleds
- Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: SR-71s - Det 4, RAF Mildenhall
- Replies: 41
- Views: 9355
Re: SR-71s - Det 4, RAF Mildenhall
I have a framed picture frame with two photographs of the Under the title Det.4 RAF. MILDENHALL. The signed names of The Blackbird Flight Crew Brian Shul pilot Pilot Frank Stamp RSO Blair Bozek RSO Ted Ross RSO Walt Watson RSO Jim Jiggins Pilot Nevin Cunninham Det 4 Commander The pictures include. G...
- Thu Oct 10, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: England V Pakistan Cricket
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4580
England V Pakistan Cricket
England score over 800 Runs Brook scores over 300 runs never a mention Why ?
- Fri Oct 04, 2024 11:16 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Diego Garcia sovereignty row (Independent)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1632
Re: Diego Garcia sovereignty row (Independent)
I expect the next on the list will be a lump of rock in Med that the Spanish have been after for years.
- Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:39 pm
- Forum: Warton Aerodrome
- Topic: freckleton Air Disaster 23rd,August,1944.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3246
Re: freckleton Air Disaster 23rd,August,1944.
There will be a Service of Remembrance at The Freckleton Memorial Gardens on Friday the 23rd, August, I am assuming that the Service may take place at 10.45am which is the time when the Disaster happened 80 years ago.
- Thu Aug 08, 2024 7:45 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Chancellor statement
- Replies: 134
- Views: 20399
Re: Chancellor statement
just a query how much does the Chancellor Of The Exchequer earn on top of her Parliamentary Salary not forgetting her Ministereral car and living at Number 11 tax free.
- Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:24 pm
- Forum: Warton Aerodrome
- Topic: freckleton Air Disaster 23rd,August,1944.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3246
freckleton Air Disaster 23rd,August,1944.
The 23rd, August, 2024 is the 80th Anniversary of The Freckleton Air Disaster when an American Consolidated B24 Liberator Bomber on a Test Flight from BAD 2 Base Air Depot Warton during a violent rain storm crashed on Freckleton Village School killing 61 people including 38 children on 23rd August, ...
- Tue Jun 18, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: British Aerospace Warton New Tempest Jet.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1413
British Aerospace Warton New Tempest Jet.
Just a thought with the new Warton build Tempest Jet yet to take its First Flight actually
Financed by Conservative Government, l cast my memory back to the 1960s when an incoming Labour Government cancelled The T.S.R 2. Let’s hope history is not repeated.
Financed by Conservative Government, l cast my memory back to the 1960s when an incoming Labour Government cancelled The T.S.R 2. Let’s hope history is not repeated.
- Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:23 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cunard liner named in Liverpool today 3rd June 2024.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1210
Cunard liner named in Liverpool today 3rd June 2024.
Cunard Liner Queen Anne the company 249 liner is to be named in a Ceremony in Liverpool today. After the ceremony there will be a spectacular Fireworks display at about 22.15pm as the liner departs from the pier head at Liverpool.
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:29 am
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Chinooks at Spadeadam March 2024
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2381
Chinooks at Spadeadam March 2024
I was perusing the RAF Shawbury for March 2024 and discovered that 18 Squadron were flying local sorties in and around Shawbury and flying up to Spadeadam check Shawbury for dates and serials.
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:14 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: RAF Finningley airshow 1969
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9773
Re: RAF Finningley airshow 1969
These are digitised 35mm slide film from my step grandfather. He passed away 12 years ago and in the days and weeks afterwards the family didn’t keep any of his photographs. However my brother did keep a few and these are the gems I rediscovered recently. I didn’t know the year but using www.scramb...
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Mallet Blow exercises ??
- Replies: 146
- Views: 22144
Re: Mallet Blow exercises ??
Does anybody remember Exercise Pegasus fury out of Lynham 15 C 130s flew low level on a Saturday afternoon l was on Coms when a short notice NOTAM was generated they flew in three Waves Five from Lynham up the Irish Sea PD Valley into Morecambe Bay onto D510 to Scottish MTA back England D510 Morcamb...
- Mon Dec 25, 2023 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Mallet Blow exercises ??
- Replies: 146
- Views: 22144
Re: Mallet Blow exercises ??
I was present with Keith Fidler,Ken Whitfield Ian Hudson, Geoff Warwick and Peter Nicholson all Thursday Boys as I recall there was a flight of 4 or 5 tj All in escelon formation the first four were able to turn on to the target the 5th missed the turn but dropped his practice 💣 which flew over our ...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Mallet Blow exercises ??
- Replies: 146
- Views: 22144
Re: Mallet Blow exercises ??
My highlight of Mallet Blow was seeing seeing 30 F111s consisting of 24 F 111 with 6 EF111 Ravens flying into Spaeadam Airspace and being bounced by Leeming And Coningsby F3 Tornados All 30 were splashed as they flew over Wiley Syke and D510 before flying towards Berry Hill. Keith Fidler RIP capture...
- Thu Aug 24, 2023 3:12 pm
- Forum: Warton Aerodrome
- Topic: Raffle Prizes in Avro Lancasire Monthly Draw for August.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3791
Raffle Prizes in Avro Lancasire Monthly Draw for August.
I have donated 20 books for the August Raffle Draw, Most are about The Special Air Service On is about The Balcombe Street Siege another is Soldier I who has now been identified who name is in the public domain, the rest are aviation related, there is one for our president about flying Hueys in Viet...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
- Replies: 132
- Views: 25878
Re: Top Guns: Inside The RAF New Series .1/6 Chanel 4.
First Episode 21.00 hours Monday The 21st, August, 2023. 1 of 6
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Top Guns Inside The RAF
- Replies: 132
- Views: 25878
Top Guns: Inside The RAF New Series .1/6 Chanel 4.
New Series. 1/6 Documentary series looking at day to day life at RAF Lossiemouth, The RAF's busiest operational airbase, and featuring unprecedented access to Fighter Jets, warplanes and service personnel as global tensions impact on missions at home and abroad. Details on page 63 Current Radio Times.
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:18 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Michael Portillo,State Secrets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1381
Re: Michael Portillo,State Secrets
Well I tuned into the program, I was disappointed with the content, it was a rehash of what had happened in a forest near to a USAF base and is not worth rehashing on the forum,
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 1:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Michael Portillo,State Secrets
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1381
Michael Portillo,State Secrets
I came across Michael Portillo State Secrets today he unearths Secret UFO Files kept by the Ministry of Defence. BBC 2 Television 15.45pm to 16.15pm
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:29 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Mad dogs And English men go out in the midst sun
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1078
Mad dogs And English men go out in the midst sun
Would you believe that Travel Agents In the UK are being swamped by people from the UK wanting to go on holiday to Europe which is sweltering in temperatures up to 90 degrees and forecast to go even hotter.