Paging the aviation buffs

Most of the Harvards flown in Britain during the war were actually
Texans, built in Australia. But the stock of such planes must be pretty
mixed around the world by now.

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It happens that sweller formulated :

It was a conversion of the military Lancaster to a post war civilian
use aircraft. It was one of these Lancastrian aircraft which crashed in
the Andies after their dead reckoning was (assumed) to be in error, due
to them flying into jetstream.

 

Nice. An elderly friend of mine was a navigator in 'Path Finders' (I forget
which squadron) - he flew 34 missions almost without mishap, but does admit
it was a bit 'hairy'. A bit of an understatement as the rate of attrition
was around 80%.

 

The South African Airforce used to have quite a few including an aerobatic
team - I attended what was, I think, the last public demonstation of the
SAAF ones, as they were being replaced by (again I think) a modern Swiss
plane.

They also used to fly over my house in SA fairly regularly, along with the
restored JU52 based at an airfield relatively nearby [1].

As said - fantastic noise.

[1] Had a flight on that - very noisy, but a superb experience - got to sit
in the cockpit as well

 

You're absolutely right, maybe I "saw" what I was expecting to see
rather than what was there. The modern roundel has a maple leaf, ho
hum.

 

They were also used as stand-ins for Zeroes in "Tora Tora Tora".

 

Higgin Hill, Ontario ;o)

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It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember
(The Older Gentleman) saying
something like:

It'd have to be; the bloody great main spar would've interfered with
passenger comfort, iwt.

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Ottawa. It was the Canadian Lancaster. Apparently there was supposed
to be a spitfire too but it was grounded with a damaged prop.

I met the Red Arrows last year at Ottawa airport, which was pretty
cool, so all my Red Arrow pics are ground based

 

Though not for too much longer, coming home in April :-(

 

Ooh, for good? My brothers parents-in-law have moved over there
recently, I don't think it'll be a moment too soon for them before the
in-laws house is finished and my brother can have the house back to
himself.

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Dunno, some days we'd love to stay, other days you couldn't pay us
enough. I suspect that a lot depends on where we end up in the UK, no
idea at present but most likely Bath or Bristol area.

My parents were out last month and, if they're reading this, it was
the best four weeks of my life (honest!) but, after 4 weeks, I wasn't
too sad to get the house back to ourselves.

 

Well, Jim reckons he'd never move back here now, and they've been over
there >10 years. This country is too grubby and over-populated and
they've got used to the lifestyle, even the winters over there. He
still has his old bike leather he took over there that won't fit him
now without going on a serious diet.

You get used to 'your' lifestyle, and even though you enjoy the company
of others it's still very nice to get your house back.

My mum's thinking of going over to Orillia when the rellies have moved
into their house, unfortunately I don't have the annual leave required
to make the visit (

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That's the best bit, I just love the winter even if it is minus eeek
degrees. OK, it means no bike for a few months (I took it out in -12C
*once*) but everything else makes up for it.

I've gone from "never skied" to doing black diamonds in two seasons
and I'll seriously miss having 3 or 4 ski resorts within a half hour
drive of home. Then there's snowmobiles which are just nuts and really
great fun.

Bugger it, we're staying. Well, today anyway, it'll all change
tomorrow when I have to deal with Canadians again.

 

no they where different , contra-rotating props* and different bodies
but designed by the same person who did the Lank though

http://www.home.aone.net.au/shack_one/


* two props on the same shaft
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Aha, interesting site. When I read it It comes out in the voice of my
Father as it has that RAF 'tales' about it.

He didn't serve on Shackletons but my Uncle 'Dusty' did - both are deaf
as posts. Dusty blames Shackletons my Father Vulcans.

 

And in what part of an aircraft do we find a main spar?

 

And MZ big ends are doing it to you. Not quite the same, is it?

 

A Whinging Missus too Far?