Classic British Flight Sim

Lift off of Apollo 11

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8152431.stm

Garry

I remember the moon landing weekend so well.We were returning home to Nottigham in our old Austin A35 from a holiday in Torbay I decided to detour via Fairford on the offchance of seeing Concorde 02(I think) flying.As it was a Saturday,I thought it was wishful thinking.But no,luck was with me and indeed it did fly with a chase plane alongside.I seem to recall it was a Canberra.On arriving home I decided to stay up all night to watch the landing.Considering that I had been married for just over a year at the time,the decision not to go to bed must have weighed on my mind,but common sense prevailed and the moon landing won.Hope no-one has nodded off reading this.EricT |-) |-)

I was tweleve and I remember looking up at the Moon and wondering why I couldn't see the dot of the Command Module orbiting

I went to bed as normal and when Mum came in to wake me up for school she told me they had landed.

Garry

I remember staying up to watch the first steps, which took place around four in the morning UK time. I was 12 too, and knew it was possibly the biggest event in human history that might ever take place in my lifetime. Even though the video was a bit indistinct and grainy, it was live, and I was sharing the moment. What pioneering days they were; just awe inspiring.

CHEERS

The ghostly grainy pics and the poor venetian blind Pacific live pics all watched on a 405 line monocrome TV made the moment.

Things now are too clean and the just like next door look of everything robs the magic.

I sat there speechless and awe inspired

Garry

Steady on Garry.You'll be reminiscing about about valve amplifiers(vacuum tubes for our friends over the pond) and 8mm cine film next! EricT

Yep Eric.....you guessed

Not forgetting the reel to reel tape recorder the size of a suitcase

Garry

I was eight

Remember it fully??

Garry

umm I just remembered...
I was 7


7-10-62
ohh dang
I MEAN
10-7-62....
anyway, JULY for the record
and anyway after that , would ya believe me if I said..... Mostly?