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[MOD]

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Danf.

Wilco... Great find. # 5-42 looks to be taxiing so fast that the nose wheel appears to skid at 0.34 seconds in.

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[Dan4th]

I could enthuse forever about the Starfighter and
Kelly "Clean Sheet Of Paper" Johnson....

What a revelation the F-104 must have been when
it first flew FIFTY EIGHT YEARS AGO

The fighter jocks in Korea told Kelly what they
wanted, and he delivered......

Danf.

[Bovril]

[Nickolas]

Just the device to really piss the neighbours off..........

[Dan4th]

Krikey!

I posted that over a week ago!

Bovril, you are NOT paying attention

Danf.

[Bovril]

been a bit busy , sorry for posting again

[MOD]

Avro Shackleton tribute via Joluqa



For once I find the music just right.


Ian

[RLN]

I liked that.

[Minty4371]

A couple of XH558 videos .

[Dan4th]

Thank you, Minty.....

Words Fail......

Danf.

[Xplumberlives]

Thanks Minty

Interesting to see the ICE CREAM VAN and the HOT DOG VAN under the approach in the Sunday Video!

[Jigsaw]

Cheers Minty.

There is one from a Reds back seat as well somewhere.

[MOD]

Great video, but as I said earlier why wasn't this tried before now?

Also Damian B posted on VTTS, that this year's displays seem to be getting further and further away from the crowdline. From this evidence I have to agree. 558 looked to be 'displaying/positioning' over the Lechlade area for much of the time.

ibw

[Xplumberlives]

Great video, but as I said earlier why wasn't this tried before now?

Also Damian B posted on VTTS, that this year's displays seem to be getting further and further away from the crowdline. From this evidence I have to agree. 558 looked to be 'displaying/positioning' over the Lechlade area for much of the time.

ibw

DamiEn B!

The display lines are moving at every airshow at the moment!

[Ducati Boy]

I could enthuse forever about the Starfighter and
Kelly "Clean Sheet Of Paper" Johnson....

What a revelation the F-104 must have been when
it first flew FIFTY EIGHT YEARS AGO

The fighter jocks in Korea told Kelly what they
wanted, and he delivered......

Danf.

Yep sure did, a way of keeping the Germans from having too many old, experienced jet jocks

[Dan4th]

Yes, I know all the black humo(u)r
associated with the Starfighters in
Germany, but it's funny how they
still LOVE that aircraft over there

Lots of aircraft have black eyes for
in-service failures (... some British ones,
it must be mentioned...) but you can't
explore the limits of what's possible
aerodynamically without the element
of danger and possible death

That's just what it is, and the Starfighter
was a great leap forward!

Danf.

[Dan4th]

I thought this was pretty cool



WHEW!!!!!!!

Danf.

[Cluny]

AAR with the Grim reapers at this years Red Flag

[Jigsaw]

Hope this has not been posted before. A great era and lots of memories for me.

SkyWatch - BBC - 21/6/1974.
Presented by Raymond Baxter.
From RAF Wittering - Features a wide range of Royal Air Force Aircraft from 38 years ago.

[MOD]

Brilliant Kev...

Great find. Somehow I can't see the Ultra left wing / feminist Beeb ever doing this sort of thing again

ibw

[Mayfly]

I was there!!!!!

[Xplumberlives]

And I was still in SHORT trousers!




I've been looking for this programme for ages! Thank you!

[Mayfly]

And I was still in SHORT trousers!




I've been looking for this programme for ages! Thank you!

You still wear short trousers!!!

[Jigsaw]

An unwelcome Tin Triangle in Rio (I love this story). Also a small view of 655 at 7 mins(ish)

[MOD]

Funny seeing MW without a moustache but with a few extra pounds.

I have supported XH558 since she was with the VDF but if someone had said let's get Lusty Lindy flying (for example) I would have been even poorer than I am today!!!

imho the Victor is the most photogenic aircraft ever. The SR71 is awesome but damn near impossible to photograph (well). I like the stories from Nellis and GW1 when a lot of Yanks, who saw the Victor for the first time, couldn't believe that it was over 40 years old..

Don't you just love what the 'Cold War' did for UK military aviation?

ibw

(Early night tonight as going to Brize tomorrow to meet with gaz and Lord Git...)


ibw