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11-11-2005, 10:23 AM
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#76 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country:  | Damn must have been a lont time ago. Not many use the 707 anymore.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | 
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11-11-2005, 10:32 AM
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#77 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UK
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Country:  | Steady on Adler  It was a old plane when I used it I think in 1971 or 2, if I remember | |
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11-11-2005, 10:59 AM
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#78 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | LOL just trying to get a raz out of you.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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11-11-2005, 05:44 PM
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#79 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London
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| My Fathers claim to fame was that he went on the Hindenberg in Germany before it went to the States and was destroyed. He has these photo's of typical British 30's types having tea in front of the unbelievably huge hanger doors. With the exception of the Kennedy Space Center I have never seen anything like it, you have no idea just how big these things look. The people having tea are simply dots on the bottom of the photo.
The Hindengurg was in the hanger and for obvious reasons no photo's were allowed inside. | |
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11-12-2005, 12:33 AM
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#80 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Wow that is impressive!
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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11-12-2005, 03:04 AM
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#81 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Brilliant, I'd love to see those shots GL .
Was it in the hangers at Cardington near Bedford or In Germany Glider | |
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11-12-2005, 08:59 AM
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#82 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Wow those are amazining. They are still standing today?
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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11-12-2005, 09:12 AM
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#83 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet Wow those are amazining. They are still standing today? | Yes Adler I believe so . I think there the biggest unsupported buildings In the UK originally the R101 was built there. At the moment they sometimes put Dirigibles and Blimps in them, bit like a pea in a bucket really. | |
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11-12-2005, 01:10 PM
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#84 | | Senior Member
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| No he was in Germany when he saw the Hindenberg. The hangers at Cardington are still up and are sometimes used for various projects.
I need to get hold of a suitable scanner to post the shots. There are only about three of them. I only have a negative scanner. | |
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11-12-2005, 01:24 PM
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#85 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Country:  | Here are some blimp hangars at Tustin, CA. The Marines operated there up to a few years ago and used to fly their helicopters through them. http://www.militarymuseum.org/MCASTustin.html
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11-12-2005, 02:49 PM
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#86 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | Very interesting. All of it.  | |
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11-13-2005, 06:25 AM
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#87 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Yes I would really love to see those pics though.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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11-13-2005, 09:36 AM
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#88 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London
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| I will put together a number of his shots and start a new thread. There are a few interesting ones of Germany just before the war, plus the ones that he had during the war when serving with the 8th Army. When I have them collated I will put them in a thread.
My fathers story is a little unusual. He left Germany three days before war broke out. Started out as a Concientious objector when called up in 1940 and ended up as an Regimental Sargent Major in the RAMC. I will use the pictures to add detail and substance to the story.
All I ask is I don't want people jumping to conclusions. You don't make the leap from C Objector to RSM by being a whimp.
This will take time as I have to track things down and get the scanner from my son at university when he finished this term in about 6 weeks time. | |
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11-13-2005, 12:11 PM
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#89 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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Country: | Cool looking foward to it.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-03-2006, 04:14 PM
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#90 | | Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cumbria, UK
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| I've seen pretty much all the European teams. I've got to say i enjoy the Patrouille Suisse, especially when they fire flares on their last pass. The Reds are always good as are the PDF and the Italians are cool too, Just they never seem to do different routines its the same year after year.
edit - I used to live in Bedford, just down the road from the Cardington Hangers. It used to be home to some 'reserve aircraft' for the Hendon Museum i think, and during the 80's there was a commercial airship operation running from there and they were regular sights over the town. happy days!
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