Motormouse wrote: ↑13 Feb 2021, 22:02Just out of interest, Pete, what was Leo's surname?MY dad's late pal that used to fly them er, operationally, into small places in the middle of the night...
Yes, Leo said it was hours of being S*** scared broken up by flying IIRC he had come off Lancasters to go fly Lysanders
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- 15 Feb 2021, 16:23
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Westland Lysander Video
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- 04 Feb 2021, 16:17
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: Trident optimum cruise altitude?
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PP , very small world , just 2 mins ago finished an email reply to Chas ! A very small world, indeed, Dave. Thanks for the news on Chas and the next time you're in contact, please do pass on my best wishes. Yes I was involved, and still am, with the Lightning sim at Tangmere. I was one of the team ...
- 04 Feb 2021, 15:59
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: Trident optimum cruise altitude?
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No, Chris, I don't but even after all this time I still remember listening in horror to the quality of a London Volmet South broadcast for the same reason. If I as a native speaker of English had trouble understanding it, heaven alone knows how foreign pilots managed!
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- 04 Feb 2021, 12:48
- Forum: CBFS Forum
- Topic: Trident optimum cruise altitude?
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Apologies for resurecting an old thread - I'm not sure how I missed it in the first place. :dunno: Ady , would you have known Clacton sector guys ..Chas Davis ? perchance .. Dave, Not Ady but I knew Chas Davis well - we worked together at LATCC for many years and we were crew chiefs on the same watc...
- 04 Feb 2021, 12:24
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
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If anyone can differentiate between an NF11 and a 12, from the images supplied, I'll give you a bar to go with the "O" badge. Please sir, I can. The radar fit gives it away. The NF 11 had the old wartime AI 10. https://i.imgur.com/14W1dDU.jpg As you can see, the scanner and associated 'bl...
- 01 Feb 2021, 13:04
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
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- Views: 75171
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Ah, of course, thanks Mike - got it now.
Pete
Pete
- 01 Feb 2021, 07:18
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
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Well, "too much information" or not, it's got me beaten.
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Pete
- 22 Jan 2021, 11:42
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
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The bottom two were very straightforward but that top one's got me beaten. There's something so familiar about it but I just can't place it! *-) Pete EDIT: Oh, dear, I've just read Mike's 'helpful' post properly - clearly, one of the bottom two was not as straightforward as I thought. I think I'll r...
- 16 Jan 2021, 12:03
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
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Harsh - but fair. 
- 12 Jan 2021, 08:16
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
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Mike, I'd like to lodge a formal protest at the award being given to PeterW. I believe he should be disqualified on the grounds that he clearly has inside information! 
Pete
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