Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Lone Groover » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:46 pm

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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Scotty100 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:19 pm

Wow LG I loved those aircraft photos. I have a friend from Newcastle who is a real aviation enthusiast but was unable to make it up to Leuchars. Can I ask your permission to allow me to forward your link for him to enjoy.
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Lone Groover » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:01 pm

Scotty100 wrote:Wow LG I loved those aircraft photos. I have a friend from Newcastle who is a real aviation enthusiast but was unable to make it up to Leuchars. Can I ask your permission to allow me to forward your link for him to enjoy.
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby droschke7 » Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:11 am

great photo's LG
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Dot » Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:00 pm

For those who may be interested there is a programme on later tonight about Spitfires.

Thursday 22nd September
9.00pm on BBC2
The Spitfire: Britain's Flying Past
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby MungoDundas » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:04 am

Shamelessly poached from Whisky 110 on YouTube,
20mins of a proper airport in the olden times.
British Midland Viscounts, BCAL 1-11s , etc.

Glasgow Airport as a tolerable place before John Reid, his
like & the Marketplace went mental and made Abbotsinch
a complete no no.



Did you notice the East German Interflug Illyushin IL18 in one of the shots?
Inter national workers union friendship exchange holidays, see that happening
today?

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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby tombro » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:44 am

Great wee video !

How many of those airlines are still flying today, I wonder ?

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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Lone Groover » Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:13 pm

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Waiting by Dave Trott, on Flickr

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Spitfire by Dave Trott, on Flickr

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Hurricane by Dave Trott, on Flickr
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby cell » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:00 pm

Alright I reckon I can take him on the bend!

Someone’s well preserved Lightning on private land which I recently came across up north.

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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby droschke7 » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:15 pm

If you go down to Bruntingthorpe (Close to Rockingham Castle Race track) They have an 11Squdn Mk 6 Lightning that has been restored far enough to be able to do reheat runs up and down the runway and they have(or had I think it may have been moved) a flying Vulcan.
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Lone Groover » Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:53 pm

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Awaaaaaa by Dave Trott, on Flickr
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby HelenD » Mon Nov 04, 2013 8:47 pm

Cold War, Hot Jets

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03h8r3y

Friday 21:00 BBC2

Episode 1 of 2

Duration: 1 hour

Britain emerged from the Second World War in financial crisis, but one technological innovation provided hope for the future - a world leading jet aviation industry. During the Cold War, the jet engine became a lucrative export and a powerful piece of military hardware, but selling to the wrong buyer could alter the balance of power.
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Botanic Squirrel » Fri Nov 08, 2013 11:44 am

I'll very much be watching that.
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby HelenD » Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:03 pm

I did watch it and it was something of an overindulgence. Every weird and wonderful prototype you've ever heard of and some besides. I felt like I'd eaten a whole box of chocolates by the end. There's another hour of it next week...
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Re: Those Magnificent Men and their Flying Machines

Postby Botanic Squirrel » Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:30 am

It was great stuff. Watching last night, I never thought I'd get nostalgic for the days of worrying about being atomically vapourised by the Russians...

The Vulcan was and is a thing of beauty, especially in anti-flash white.

I was puzzled that there was no mention of the Kestrel/Harrier though. I would have said that was the final flourish of all-British aviation, rather than the TSR-2.
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