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by steve p
02 Jul 2008, 21:54
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: No way to treat a lady
Replies: 9
Views: 1512

No way to treat a lady

Just found this via the Key forums. Warning, it will bring tears to your eyes... :-(

http://nycaviation.com/forum/what-is-ha ... 12589.html

Best wishes
Steve P
by steve p
01 Jul 2008, 18:23
Forum: Escorts and Stewards
Topic: New book about the RAF
Replies: 1
Views: 431

New book about the RAF

Just been informed about this: September 2008 will see the launch of a full colour, 160 page, hardback book, entitled *“Northern Exposure : The Royal Air Force at work in Scotland ”* by Berry Vissers and Mark McEwan, and published by Squadron Prints Ltd. With foreword by Air Cdre C A Bairsto, Air Of...
by steve p
29 Jun 2008, 06:28
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Strathallan
Replies: 9
Views: 935

Re: Strathallan

Hi Leif,

Weeks loaned the mossie to the museum at Oshkosh. It was still there a few years ago at least. A museum in England has part of the fuselage of the lanc. I bet Walt disnae ken that, as we say in Scotland. :lol:

Best wishes
Steve P
by steve p
29 Jun 2008, 00:24
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Strathallan
Replies: 9
Views: 935

Re: Strathallan

Garry Russell wrote:As mentioned above Steve the Comet nose was saved and ended up at Gatwick :)
Oops, must type faster. ;-)

Glad to hear that some of the old girl remains.

Best wishes
Steve P
by steve p
28 Jun 2008, 23:17
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Strathallan
Replies: 9
Views: 935

Re: Strathallan

Hi Ben, Much of the Strathallan stuff was saved, a lot of it such as the Bolingbroke and Miles Monarch going to East Fortune. The Reid and Seigrist Desford (you'll have to google that one ;-) ) is in storage down sarf somewhere, and the Fairey Battle and Lysander went overseas. Air Atlantic now own ...
by steve p
28 Jun 2008, 22:32
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Strathallan
Replies: 9
Views: 935

Strathallan

A couple of years ago Ben asked me to post a photo of the Lanc that was at Strathallan some years ago. A bit late, methinks. :$ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/062.jpg Atmospheric? Nah, I just buggered up the exposure. :$ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/058.jpg http://i...
by steve p
28 Jun 2008, 22:13
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Leuchars - loads of pics
Replies: 25
Views: 3564

Re: Leuchars - loads of pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/147.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/148.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/149.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/141.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/127.jpg http://img.photobucket.c...
by steve p
28 Jun 2008, 22:05
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Leuchars - loads of pics
Replies: 25
Views: 3564

Re: Leuchars - loads of pics

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/045.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/117.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/130.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/125.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/grumpos/126.jpg http://img.photobucket.c...
by steve p
28 Jun 2008, 22:01
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Leuchars - loads of pics
Replies: 25
Views: 3564

Re: Leuchars - loads of pics

Thanks for the kind words folks. Does anyone know what happened to that Gannet in the pics above and the Vampire in 43Squadron markings? The Gannet left Leuchars as a flier but seems to have disappeared without trace. I think that the Vampire moved to Errol but hasn't been seen there for some years ...
by steve p
28 Jun 2008, 21:30
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Tartan 42
Replies: 40
Views: 3850

Re: Tartan 42

Anyways...... cut to the bod in the tower who gets a radio message Croydon.Croydon.....Hengist here, coming in to you........ just passed Dover..over When I heard that one it had grown a bit. Picture the pilot of an Andover bimbling along over Kent, en-route to Hannover Andover over Dover, request ...