toom , thanks for these , nice atmospherics . Perhaps the Dutch King was flying the Gulf' ... Don't forget he is a professional pilot , having worked for 27 yrs for KLM , flying Fokker T/props and Jets . Initially as a First Officer and then as Captain ; and might have been B737 rated as well . Born...

Why the '74 ? Is it a tribute to our much lamented 74Tigersqn RAF ?

rgds condor .

Thanks 3G , lovely shots . XR753 BP was a bit rare , as her pilot [ with name painted on ] was Chris Berners-Price , hence he was allocated BP . A really nice quiet guy . Got to fly with with him in '97-'01 on B757s . He got his command on B75s shortly after , but last I heard had been poorly and mi...

Jon , thanks for these . There are a lot more a/c than when I visited 25 yrs ago . Was impressed with almost the history of the BAF in a/c. Most impressive of the lot was a Luftwaffe Fiat G91 . Instead of just a shell with engine systems etc. all missing as in a lot of exhibits . There she was strai...

Love the code on the Sea Harrier ..... 712 1/2 !

rgds condor

No 9 .. I've heard of low flying ,,,, but this is crazy ..

rgds condor

Haveblue , don't know about elsewhere . But up until the wall came down , a whole bunch , 2 or 3 sqns were based on the South [ Mil. ] side of Stuttgart airport . We were in and out regularly on Civi. southside doing LHR runs or IGS [ Internal German Service ] on Berlin Tegel TXL route and saw them ...

Mustang , back in '70s-'80s . Think it was The kestrel ? Now The Countryman , A140 , Tasburgh , South of Naarwich.. outside having an half outside with my dad [ was home on days off ] . Lovely whine and a pair flew out of the Tas valley Northbound underneath us .... South Naarfick plateau , near whe...

PB , many thanks for these . Indeed where has 50 yrs gone ? Most memorable Colts day .. Snowy Norfolk , but melting in Suffolk . Bridges down so could not get to 'skool in Bungay ! Pedal biked to Colt , blue slies , snowy ground , Lightnings ... left bike by rail bridge at southern end ; walked towa...

Phil , thanks for the great shots . But I'm biased ! It's Compton in the Clouds , and Compton in the Cross wind today ; so I'm playing catch up on FC . Didn't expect to see these , a good mate in front of Harvard and last Chippy ; and myself in back of 69-1 , with another good mate up front . Paddyb...

Thanks , it's great to see them in the UK at last , and in Naarfick at that .
Tech. ques. Do they have to do a Stol or Vtol landing every time in normal ops ? Or are they like Harriers ? In that a non V/Stol landing is non normal .

rgds condor

Lovely shots ,
Probably Prestwick is the nearest mainland runway to the Ocean . All that water and having to cross your legs for about 6 hours . Who wouldn't need a pee ?
Has a good weather record as a ferry terminal since flying 'cross the 'pond first began .

rgds condor .

Mmm , flight plan , curtains closed ; munitions of war in a foreign country ? Cunning Plan No.2 .The French , inc. Kermit are inciting anti-brexit feelings in East Angular and Wessex looking for another Senlac Hill to storm . Or revenge for Quebec , and take Hambledon Hill to spite General Wolfe . H...

PPS ,
Was able to borrow the CA 'foto . Courtesy of Compton Abbas Airfield .



Thurs Apr 5th . EGHA .

condor

Same a/c , lunch stopped Compton Abbas airfield on Thurs 5th . No camera , but 'fotos on CA website . 8 pob , booking in and flight plan from Biggin hill en-route Bournemouth . Supposedly from Paris and return same day . Curtains closed for the turn-round ; that and a flight plan on a good VFR day ....

Thanks Oak ,
saw the Heron at Reno air races 7 or so years ago .Privately owned and active .
Testing Tinypics , so hopefully a 'foto .



rgds condor .

3 Greens , rumour was that Boeing only built one nose and fuselage . Assembly line rang up producton facility the week B4 , asking for so many and what lengths to fit 720s , 707s 100-300 , 727s 100-200 , 737s 100/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/P8/Max 7/8/9/10? , KC 135s , 137s et al . Someone very ...

Mike , nice shots . Just seen one of a tv series of a/c restorations in E.Angular . Stearman was featured for Flixton . Bit of history , re VX 580 , the Valletta ........ 1969 Norfolk Air Scouts ran a Navigation Badge course in her at NWI . 12 places only ; we at Brooke and Poringland group [ Land S...

Looks good , in fact better looking than the ''modern'' Avro [ Parrot , Wigwam , Advanced Tech Problem ] in the background .

rgds condor

Lovely stuff , thanks for posting . Reminds me of my youth , but down at Colt . 'Tho the Lanc is great ; I was on Shuttle Standby at GLA . The frontline service had gone , not full up ; so we were not required to operate a back up a/c . Thus was able to watch the Lanc come in from Canada , and have ...