Lancaster B1

anorak · April 10, 2009, 12:37:00 PM

Glad to see PA474 still flying, as I worked on her in 1978!

Allocator · April 10, 2009, 01:35:52 PM

Quote from: anorak on April 10, 2009, 12:37:00 PM
Glad to see PA474 still flying, as I worked on her in 1978!

I reckon that I took this in 1978 when I was at Coningsby during the Leuchars Bolthole :-)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3133382548_02ec8419ec_o.jpg

EGNXR · June 02, 2009, 09:29:13 PM

Quote from: EGNXR on April 09, 2009, 05:27:12 PM
43C396 Maybe PS915 SPIT is this aircraft still active? I've not seen it for a few years.

Edit PS915 still active but it does not answer the question about the mode-s

http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/theaircraft/spitfireps915.cfm

43C398 Showed up on my box today at 13:00 with PS915 in the call sign

Cheers John

malc41 · June 03, 2009, 10:02:49 AM

Allocator

I went the other way with 43 and ended up at Kinloss

Allocator · June 05, 2009, 04:03:24 PM

Small world indeed!

malc41 · June 05, 2009, 04:09:17 PM

Indeed it is!

Allocator · June 05, 2009, 04:19:46 PM

Not brilliant shots - and a bit off topic, but a reminder of times gone by :-)

DaveReid · June 05, 2009, 04:31:32 PM

Is that a brace of F-5s lurking in the background ?

Allocator · June 05, 2009, 04:50:58 PM

Oh yes, the Aggressors came up from Alconbury to play with the F4's

malc41 · June 05, 2009, 04:52:19 PM

Certainly is Dave

Allocator, can you remember when those photos were taken?

How long were you there?

Allocator · June 05, 2009, 04:56:32 PM

I was there from late 1977 to early 1980. I'd guess that I took these in 1978 or 1979.

malc41 · June 05, 2009, 05:05:24 PM

Just before me.

I was there from Mid 1979 (well arrived one day, and moved to Kinloss the next day) and left in 1983. Wonderful place and had a brilliant time on both 111 and 43

As you say its a very small world.

Great photos though, brings back many happy memories

DaveReid · June 05, 2009, 06:02:20 PM

I spent a week in 1967 hanging over the fence while on holiday at St Andrews :-)

pcochrane12 · June 06, 2009, 07:18:50 AM

tomb men everywhere agh agh.
you went to the wrong camp macl should have come to lossie much more fun spent several happy years on buccs there.good weather and great golf o yes and the whiskey trail
cheers paul

malc41 · June 06, 2009, 01:13:20 PM

Stayed at Lossie during my time there, but worked from Kinloss

Only problem with Lossie was the food, it was awful, something about the cooks selling it on!!