Instant Scenery V2

[Scorpius]

Thanks for the edit help Dave. As a clue amongst the aircraft operated there were Hastings

Nev

[NigelC]

Lindholme???

[Scorpius]

Home of the Hastings T5 and Strike Command Bombing School,

Royal Air Force Lindholme

As an air cadet I got a trip in a Hastings at Lindholme.. Lucky boy!

Well done Nigel

[511Flyer]

When ATC cadets fetched up in our Hastings, as they often did, how lucky were they when we gave them a bucket and mop to clean it all up?

511 Squadron RAF Colerne.

[Scorpius]

Being a taildragger I'm sure gravity would help in collecting it for the air cadets.

Nev

[511Flyer]

Some of them were dragging their own tails at the end of the day.

All those anchorage points in the floor. For all sorts of equipment. They were a trap waiting for any floating carrots.

[petermcleland]

My trip in a Hastings was at Livingstone in 1953...We had a Hastings accompanying us on Operation Longtrek. On that day we Venom Pilots all clambered aboard the Hastings for a trip to view Victoria Falls...In flight I managed to get down through the floor hatch in the flight deck, into the under cockpit floor compartment in the nose with a view through the transparent nose. I lay prone on a built in floor padding and watched out through the nose as the pilots flew through the spray from the falls and it was very exciting and I lay there watching for the whole series of exploring dives and turns to see the wonderful landmark Falls the the natives called "Smoke that Thunders". As we headed back to Livingstone airport, I thought I had better return to my seat...However, there were a bunch of fellow squadron Venom pilots standing on the hatch and ignoring or failing to hear my fists banging on the bottom of it! In the end I just lay prone again and braced for the landing. That approach and landing was also pretty exciting and I enjoyed it very much

[Filonian]

Sounds like a very interesting trip Peter.

If I was into gambling, I'd bet the hatch was deliberately "blocked."



Graham

[petermcleland]

Sounds like a very interesting trip Peter.

If I was into gambling, I'd bet the hatch was deliberately "blocked."

Yes, Graham...I'm pretty sure they were having a laugh at Mac's expense

[511Flyer]

It must have been crowded up there Peter. Perhaps they were up there for a smoke?

We were allowed to smoke on the flight deck. Keep the ash and dog-end in a plastic cup, then remove the Very Pistol from the cabin roof, hold the cup up to the hole, and sluuuurp ... it's gone!