BBC Goes Flying 1950s'

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Re: BBC Goes Flying 1950s'

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Blimey, the memories of RAF Watton that brings back. I used to play inside the fuselage of an old Lincoln there. And I wonder if that Meteor is the one that ended up as Eastern Radar's gate guardian ? A great find, Nigel, thanks very much. :)

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Re: BBC Goes Flying 1950s'

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Hi Paul

There was a Lincoln parked up ahead of the Varsity in the clip :)

**EDIT*** This one by any chance?

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... oln+Watton

The Lincoln is at Watton as corrected further down the thread :)

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Re: BBC Goes Flying 1950s'

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Could have well have been the one, Garry. There were two Lincolns there, one more complete than the other. I can remember clambering over the main wing spar inside the fuselage. Later on there was a Hastings and a Canberra cockpit section we used to play in. We were based at Watton twice, by the way, before and after being posted to Edinburgh in South Australia. Amazing memories this is bringing back. :)

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