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by Canberra Man
19 Feb 2012, 12:26
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: RAF Binbrook Flightline ripped up
Replies: 6
Views: 1200

Re: RAF Binbrook Flightline ripped up

It cracks me up. the way RAF Binbrook has been torn apart. I spent seven happy years there on Lincoln's and Canberra's in the fifties. It was always happy station, minimum bull thanks to commanding officers who weren't interested in absolute bull.

Ken (Canberra Man)
by Canberra Man
07 Feb 2012, 11:53
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Tales from the RAF
Replies: 4
Views: 1018

Re: Tales from the RAF

Poor Elizabeth was having a fit!!!!

Ken
by Canberra Man
06 Feb 2012, 18:24
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Tales from the RAF
Replies: 4
Views: 1018

Tales from the RAF

Hi. A 9 squadron Canberra had been detailed for a bombing mission at the Donna Nook ranges on the coast of Lincolnshire. On approaching the range the bonmb doors werwe opened and unbeknown to the crew, a 25 pound smoke and flash practice bomb had detached itself from the bomb bay and had gone throug...
by Canberra Man
04 Dec 2011, 15:26
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Tales from the RAF
Replies: 1
Views: 600

Tales from the RAF

There's a new erk on the dispersal and I get the job of showing him round the Lincoln on a need to know basis. Its a cold day and as the NAAFI wagon had been, we take our coffee and wads up into the nose of the plane out of the wind. We settle down and I carry on my chat. Break over, we tidy up and ...
by Canberra Man
04 Dec 2011, 12:19
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: Tales from the RAF
Replies: 4
Views: 986

Tales from the RAF

We are on detachment at RAF Butterworth in Malaya and the Canberra's have been dropping 1,000 pounders on the terrs, they don't like ikt up 'em! The aircraft have landed and are rounding the peri track. I pick mine out and turn him into the pan, signal to stop and open bomb doors with an armourer st...
by Canberra Man
20 Jun 2010, 23:01
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Avro Lincoln and Canberra B2
Replies: 1
Views: 787

Avro Lincoln and Canberra B2

Hi.
I used to fly these until an eyesight problem put me on ground crew. I have dim recolections of the Lincoln and the Canberra B2 being put on the forum for me and I think it was Dave. I can't find them now can anyone help, I'd love to get behind the sticks again, can anyone help?

Ken
by Canberra Man
05 Oct 2009, 13:44
Forum: Payware Heads Up!!
Topic: New Lancaster due next month....
Replies: 61
Views: 10271

Re: New Lancaster due next month....

Hi.
Never mind the Lancaster, how about a Lincoln, I worked on those for a year before we got the Canberra and how about a Canberra B2 or B6. The integral wing tanks on B6 would show up nicely--------Please!

Ken
by Canberra Man
02 Oct 2009, 21:15
Forum: Developers Corner
Topic: DH Sea Venom Cartridge Start
Replies: 10
Views: 2324

Re: DH Sea Venom Cartridge Start

nazca_steve wrote:Hello Don,

sorry to hijack the thread, but while we're on the subject of creating cartridge starts, if anyone could make me a Canberra one as well, that would be cracking.

Steve
Hi Steve.
Have you actually got a Canberra, I hope its a B2, I worked on them in the fifties on 817 Squadron.

Ken
by Canberra Man
29 Aug 2009, 17:45
Forum: The Virtual Spanner
Topic: FS2004. HELP!
Replies: 4
Views: 1053

FS2004. HELP!

Hi. I am taking delivery of FS2004 on Thursday. I have an X3DPRO joystick but havn't a clue what to do to down load those wonderfu a/c especially rge Lanc, thats as near as I will get to the Lincoln, which I have worked on and, please when is someone going to produce a Canberra B2 or B6, I worked on...
by Canberra Man
29 Aug 2009, 00:24
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Saying hello
Replies: 18
Views: 2825

Re: Saying hello

We have a funny fault on a Canberra, after about 20 minutes flying, both engines lose power, down about 30%. The engine mechs and fitters are beaten after trying every thing in the book. Rolls Royce are contacted and in due course the 'Boffin' arrives. He carries out an engine run after which she is...