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08-29-2007, 05:57 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: York, England
Posts: 267
| Greetings from the Sceptre’d Isle Just to introduce another new recruit from across the Pond. Ex-RAF ATCO of 25 years with a real passion for WWII aviation in all its forms. As this appears to be a predominantly US site, if you were ever based at RAF Upper Heyford, Lakenheath or on TDY at Mildenhall in the ‘80s to early 90’s I probably ‘worked’ you as 'London Mil' or 'Honington Radar' – usually to low level in the Jurby Range/West Freugh area (Mildenhall guys – not so much!); where you could watch the RAF Buccaneers going underneath you!  Good times!Recently involved, as a civilian, in the Flight Inspection (Calibration) game. Looking forward to researching on the site and contributing a bit. Loves: Mosquito, B29 (all those turrets!), Lancaster (all those bombs!), FW 190, ME 262 and anything else under Merlin power – including the Defiant. Claim to fame (and establishing credentials): Spent last years’ bonus money on an hour in Crazy Horse 2 (P-51) at Kissimmee; outstanding!  |
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08-29-2007, 08:14 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| Hey Downwind... welcome to the forum from down under...mate! |
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08-29-2007, 08:48 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls
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| Worked arrival/PAR at CYYR and CYOD amongst others back in 70's 80's so I'll assume I've sent stuff your way . I guess the aircrew are mentally outnumbered now  |
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08-29-2007, 08:56 AM
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| Der Crewchief   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 33,152
| Welcome
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08-29-2007, 10:19 AM
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| Older Than Dirt  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
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| Downwind..... (I like that !) Welcome to the forum, enjoy yourself... Charles
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08-29-2007, 10:37 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
Posts: 4,543
| Welcome to the site mate.
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08-29-2007, 11:13 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: York, England
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| Chaps, Thanks for the 'welcomes' - Decent of you. Wildcat, you may want to check out the Defiant thread that you started as i have added a bit to it....A much maligned machine because it wasn't used properly. |
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08-29-2007, 12:30 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Canvey Island, Essex
Posts: 4,029
| Welcome to the show DW, I'm a stringbag man myself. but if you want a few Merlins etc have a butchers at this years Duxford flying legends thread below(Unless you went your self or course) http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/war...07-a-8718.html (DUXFORD Flying Legends 2007) |
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08-29-2007, 12:37 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bomber county UK
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| Welcome Downwind.... I'm going to York tomorrow... |
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08-29-2007, 12:47 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: York, England
Posts: 267
| Greetings Crashgate 3 (a fellow ATCO perchance?) - if you can find the time, a visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum is worth a go. Rather a nice Mosquito and Halibag replica to view - don't ya know? The Air Gunner's section is also worth a shuftie too. How one fitted into one of those things, all dressed for the chills, rather defeats me, I'm afraid. No talk of Deep Vein Thrombosis in those days either. |
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08-29-2007, 03:48 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Zealand
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 | Hello there and welcome to the forum, Downwind. 
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08-29-2007, 10:25 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
Posts: 3,562
| Welcome downwind, from Pensacola, Florida - Cradle of US Naval Aviation.
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08-30-2007, 05:09 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow
Posts: 4,207
| welcome from Cracow 
__________________  "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II - |
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08-30-2007, 06:16 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: York, England
Posts: 267
| Thank you all. V2, my first tour was at RAF Northolt and I was proud to Parade at the Polish War Memorial (with some of your ex-pats) on the Western Avenue on a couple of occasions - much respect. |
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08-30-2007, 05:30 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saffron Walden/Sheffield
Posts: 2,991
| Heya and welcome from Essex. Elvington is a great museum, I need to go there again .
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