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Old 18th April 2017, 17:05
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A very pleasant surprise to find an Aviation Forum in Shipping History. I look forward to lots of posts!
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Old 18th April 2017, 18:01
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Test 747

SFO years ago, when I had a real job.
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Old 18th April 2017, 18:10
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I have an old motheaten photo of my son sitting in the cockpit of the yellow prototype De Havilland Mosquito at the Salisbury Hall museum.I wonder if they still allow kids to do that?
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Old 19th April 2017, 03:18
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A warm welcome aboard from the Philippines. Please enjoy all this great new site has to offer. we look forward to your many postings
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Old 20th April 2017, 14:37
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Old 20th April 2017, 16:09
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I spent 10 of my 30 years of army service in Army Aviation,look forward to looking at some aircraft.
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Old 20th April 2017, 20:12
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I spent 10 of my 30 years of army service in Army Aviation,look forward to looking at some aircraft.
This is what they are flying now John around N.Yorkshire too.
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Old 21st April 2017, 12:04
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Thanks for the photo Chad. I will have to get busy and dig out some old aircraft photos I have.

Its also nice to see the Health Thread.
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Old 21st April 2017, 12:23
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Mind you John we also had one of these flying around, never mind Russian vessels doing the Channel crawl.
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Old 22nd April 2017, 08:12
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I have an old motheaten photo of my son sitting in the cockpit of the yellow prototype De Havilland Mosquito at the Salisbury Hall museum.I wonder if they still allow kids to do that?
I don't mean any offense, but your first name? "Biggles" is quite different!.

When I was a young lad I had a real yen for some books like, Biggles Flies East, Biggles Flies West, etc. There was quite a series and if I remember rightly Squadron Leader Biggles had many adventures chasing spies, etc., always in his aircraft.

You wouldn't perhaps be named after him?

Also Salisbury brings back memories -- spent time on the Plain in Army cadet camps -- once had a demonstration flight display of a couple of Meteors, a Canberra? (flying a lot closer than would be expected at a civilian display) and also a small observation plane which the pilot put nose up and then actually flew down and backwards for a bit before powering up and continuing in forward flight.
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Old 22nd April 2017, 09:14
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SFO years ago, when I had a real job.
Fair play to you Steve. Thats a big bird to maneuver on the ground.loved flying in those. not so keen on the ones used today. The 747 was a great Aircraft.
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Old 24th April 2017, 15:25
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Aviation on a shipping forum? The perfect place for BOAC-Cunard (or Cunard Eagle).
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A Sunderland?
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A Sunderland?
What about a Sopwith "One and a half strutter"?

They flew them off warships in WWI.
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Old 26th April 2017, 19:17
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nice one great to see aviation & shipping (i spent 22 yrs refueling a/c ) at many airports
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Old 27th April 2017, 03:43
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A very pleasant surprise to find an Aviation Forum in Shipping History. I look forward to lots of posts!
I'm not surprised.. gladly heartened actually.. I volunteer with two warbirds, one of which is local to me..
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