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by H.A.Bucken
Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Warning!? Waddington and other airfields
Replies: 48
Views: 5167

Re: Warning!? Waddington and other airfields

I wasn't there, but saw footage via the Forum of the sadly now extinct An-224 at Fairford a few years ago- also reminds me of a visit to Bentwaters when I was changing lenses; a WR F-4 spooled up before 'taxiing into position' and blew one of my lenses off a tree-stump.
Happy days.
Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Dunkeswell and Portland.
Replies: 24
Views: 3174

Re: Dunkeswell and Portland.

What's that on the port side sponson of the Seaking- summat dated 6? August 1987?
Roger Curious.
by H.A.Bucken
Mon Dec 11, 2023 4:18 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Any recommended red pens for underlining?
Replies: 28
Views: 2269

Re: Any recommended red pens for underlining?

Well, I've learnt summat there, Mike:- different ball-points in different coloured wrappers. I wish I could find fine-point refills for my Waterman collection of ball-points.
Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:56 pm
Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
Topic: Final VC10 Sortie, 20th of September 2013
Replies: 12
Views: 1254

Re: Final VC10 Sortie, 20th of September 2013

Can't better the comments about Vicker's finest.
Why is it the M.O.D. condemns everything after 25 years service whereas KC-135s, B-52s, CVNs, Tu-95 variants etc just keep rolling on.
Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Evening Reptiles at Waddo
Replies: 8
Views: 1989

Re: Evening Reptiles at Waddo

Aye, just seen in the UK H.U. section.
I start my trawl of the Forum from the 'members on line'; still working my way up to 'Mess' section.
R.
by H.A.Bucken
Wed Sep 06, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: Current Military Photography
Topic: Evening Reptiles at Waddo
Replies: 8
Views: 1989

Re: Evening Reptiles at Waddo

I think you mean 'raptors' for the Hawks.
Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Sat Aug 26, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: The Newbie Forum
Topic: Hellooo fellow aviationers
Replies: 12
Views: 1457

Re: Hellooo fellow aviationers

Light blue; dark blue are moderators. I didn't know what the black ones were Mike- did actually PM an administrator some time ago re. the black ones and light grey 'handles', but didn't rx a reply. Roger Welcome aboard The Deltic Flyer. I wasn't into classic traction, but in my shed of choice would ...
by H.A.Bucken
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Yevgeny Prigozhin Dead ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2042

Re: Yevgeny Prigozhin Dead ?

TQ Alf. Just looked at that footage (I don't have tv; any movies are at my concession) and from subsequent comments I'd go for a small timed device, but planted by whom- not Puktin, but the person on the ground. Nasty nasty.
R.
by H.A.Bucken
Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:41 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Yevgeny Prigozhin Dead ?
Replies: 13
Views: 2042

Re: Yevgeny Prigozhin Dead ?

As crash-site was in a compact area, judging from pix in this morning's press, I reckon it's doubtful it was shot down by fighters or a sam; if criminality was involved, maybe a small device timed to incapacitate flight controls. Of course there's only been the one picture released as I'm aware- deb...
by H.A.Bucken
Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:13 am
Forum: Northern England
Topic: "Knight 49", 8th August
Replies: 0
Views: 1369

"Knight 49", 8th August

Also mentioned under the Warton section, "Knight 49"- Shadow R1 ZZ419 was seen orbiting Kendal, round about a five mile radius between 2000L and 2045L at around 9k feet. I had been watching for the last Swifts of the summer (only a couple seen a.m.), got bored by 2045 so turned in. Interesting fligh...
by H.A.Bucken
Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why is it raining so much?
Replies: 10
Views: 1247

Re: Why is it raining so much?

Howdo, C24.
I deliberately omitted population growth from my post above; thought I'd see how long it takes before another member brings it in!
Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Tue Aug 01, 2023 8:54 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why is it raining so much?
Replies: 10
Views: 1247

Re: Why is it raining so much?

Why? 2/3s of the planet is covered with seas and oceans.
"Scenic in the Mist".
aka Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Sat Jul 29, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: Pollard's Lane radio found
Replies: 18
Views: 2746

Re: Pollard's Lane radio found

Back to topic......did anyone claim the radio? It's not mine, I've not been down now since last Airfete.
Roger.
by H.A.Bucken
Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: RAF Mildenhall Visitors Guide
Replies: 33
Views: 47791

Re: RAF Mildenhall Visitors Guide

I've not been to The Hall since 2001. There used to be a footpath from somewhere near the Willows camping site to under the nee 11 runway and on past the water-towers to the north side. I think it was before 2001 the pathway was closed; also I think Mickey's is within the semi-restricted area of Bec...
by H.A.Bucken
Mon Jul 24, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: EV battery info
Replies: 12
Views: 1390

Re: EV battery info

Confession: I've not read all of the article as I'd like to think my next (last?) car comes with a set of Weber side-draughts. I must have posted summat about EVs in the past (and to regional papers), but this 2030 idea wasn't thought through. Even this morning on the BBC Today program I think it wa...
by H.A.Bucken
Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: RAAF E-7 deployment to Germany in October ‘23
Replies: 2
Views: 989

Re: RAAF E-7 deployment to Germany in October ‘23

Is that the similar a/c that's showing as TURAF42, E-737 on ADS-B mousing around the Baltics, 12th inst, pm?
Roger
by H.A.Bucken
Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:00 pm
Forum: RAF Mildenhall
Topic: Pollard's Lane radio found
Replies: 18
Views: 2746

Re: Pollard's Lane radio found

25 years ago we knew the homestead on the right of the crashgate as the agricultural scrap-yard; they had Alsatians. Think one of the residents was called Steve. They used to let us use an upended trailer flatbed to shoot over the perifence. Suppose things/residents have changed since then. Roger, S...
by H.A.Bucken
Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:28 pm
Forum: For Sale and Wanted
Topic: 35mm slide mounts
Replies: 0
Views: 515

35mm slide mounts

I've got 13 boxes (x100s) of Hamafix and two of GEPE slide mounts which I'll not be using now- when it comes to passing on my slides they'll still be in strips in the processors' envelopes.
I'm looking at around £4 a box; I'm in the S. Lake District.
PM to Roger if interested .
Cheers for now.
by H.A.Bucken
Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
Topic: Lancaster Bomber through the Lakes
Replies: 8
Views: 974

Re: Lancaster Bomber through the Lakes

Last flight up north for the Vulcan XH558 was also N<S, Oct 2015. I got it from Steel Fell with Raise Beck in the background which washed away the A591 two months later; Storm Desmond- kind of a memorable year for me.
Roger.
Excellent pictures by the way, Richard.

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