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- Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:43 pm
- Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
- Topic: over the humber
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2332
over the humber
any idea what aircraft were flying down the humber east to west at altitude at 1330 ish today could see three contrails holding hands
- Wed Feb 23, 2022 9:11 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Lightnings
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2063
Re: Lightnings
OH dear who did the starter crew on shot 4, and who was in the caravan, stbd missile has still got the noddy cap on,
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 11:58 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Two very interesting recordings
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1913
Two very interesting recordings
My apologies if they have been heard before,found them on the binbrook forum,first one put the hair up on my neck,real cool cucumbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8fI9hTIqc&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5sWTFTYVZY&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8fI9hTIqc&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5sWTFTYVZY&feature=plcp
- Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Herc beach landing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3208
- Sat Aug 25, 2012 11:37 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Neil Armstrong First man on the Moon-RIP.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 11697
Re: Neil Armstrong First man on the Moon-RIP.
A real international hero,who inspired thousands,a great loss,and a hero in the hearts of all us kids who followed the space race during the 60s, R. I. P.
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:26 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Great film today
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2858
Great film today
One of the best, on Film 4 1720 today 21/8/12, Dr strangelove.Seen it many times but never fails to make me laugh
- Fri Aug 10, 2012 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Cobham falcon birdstrike on take off
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3673
Cobham falcon birdstrike on take off
Believe its one of the F R A aircraft http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-19195028
- Mon Aug 06, 2012 8:28 pm
- Forum: Promotion of your website
- Topic: Flightline UK Updates - 02/08/2012 - Sunderland
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1175
Re: Flightline UK Updates - 02/08/2012 - Sunderland
Thanks for posting the pics mate ,i missed out this year due to the wife inconsiderately having a pot on here left leg.Its one of the best shows around,and you dont get ripped of on price,its free,and the food is spot on at the blue bell,and not to mention also serves a dam good pint
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:28 pm
- Forum: Modelling Community
- Topic: Wonderland Models, Edinburgh
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5973
Re: Wonderland Models, Edinburgh
Never used before waddo this year,two kit at a very good price,will have to try them on line.
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:20 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Lightnings (incl F3 w/o ventral tank)@ Binbrook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5873
Re: Lightnings (incl F3 w/o ventral tank)@ Binbrook
Could be,eye sight not that good,but the one i posted was taken in 1976
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:59 pm
- Forum: Modelling Community
- Topic: buy for less
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2586
buy for less
First time i have used them,and i am impressed,ordered a 1/48 scale tamiya meteor,it cost with p and p,ordered on the 27/7/12 arrived this morning by post.The total cost £20.46.
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:48 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Lightnings (incl F3 w/o ventral tank)@ Binbrook
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5873
Re: Lightnings (incl F3 w/o ventral tank)@ Binbrook
This was taken at leconfield in 76 during bolthole, the 3 and 5 ventral tank was prone to leaks and a pig to fit at times.Just to add the a/c is XS416


- Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The Olympics have started well.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1730
Re: The Olympics have started well.
That childish insult to the north Koreans,came directly from the olympic committee in london,no jocks can be blamed for this.
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: USAF C-17 lands on wrong runway
- Replies: 43
- Views: 13779
Re: USAF C-17 lands on wrong runway
What about the GDR mig 21 landing at gatow,did a quick 180 and shot off in the right direction before the runway was blocked.
- Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:51 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Lightning QRA Shed Scramble ( Video )
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1509
Re: Lightning QRA Shed Scramble ( Video )
Not bad,but nice to see.nothing like the organised panic of the real thing,you had three minutes from the bell going to rolling,fastest was thirty seconds,due to the two pilots strapped in and doing a check in before servicing of Q1.OH the joy of a lung full of avpin,i can still taste it now.
- Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The Olympic Hype Moan thread
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7244
Re: The Olympic Hype Moan thread
The only bit of the olympics i am interested in is the closing titles,god knows what the the final cost will be,no doubt ten times more than originally stated,and were is the money coming from,the burk in No 10 says we are skint,i love the latest, the keystone cops are doing security,that's if they ...
- Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Poignant WW11 Story
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1513
Re: Poignant WW11 Story
I saw a documentory some time ago,and this story was part of it,i have a lot of respect for the crews involved,and shows that in those dark days chivalry wasn't dead.
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Fire at old RAF Manby
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2096
Fire at old RAF Manby
It has been reported that one of the old hangars is well alight,four crews attending,the hangar is reported to have old planes in it,any one know what planes are stored there.This report is off BBC news around the UK
- Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:28 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Coming into Tabuk Air Base
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2548
Re: Coming into Tabuk Air Base
And so is my brother,ten years on the hawks.
- Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:17 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: BBC: Two RAF Aircraft Crash in Moray Firth
- Replies: 76
- Views: 33620
Re: BBC: Two RAF Aircraft Crash in Moray Firth
So sorry missed other posts,just noticed the arguments,this yet again bad news