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Re: [OM] Some snow in England

Subject: Re: [OM] Some snow in England
From: John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:04:37 -0400
Chris .......... what happened to inflight visibility when the windscreen 
wiper quit working or got a bit of airborne chaff stuck under the blade ?

Oh .......... no mention of whether Julia was your instructor :-)

jh



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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Some snow in England


> Thanks, Nathan, for looking and commenting.  I'll tell Julia that she is 
> still the favourite :-)
>
> Just as a treat, here is one of Julia on the ladder of a 2-seat Hunter T7 
> at RAF Lossiemouth, just before a trip.
>
> http://gallery.me.com/zuiko#100053/julia-hunter-edit&bgcolor=black
>
> It's a scrotty scan of a scrotty colour print, sorry.
>
> These aircraft were used on the Tactical Weapons Unit to teach youngsters 
> like me to aim bombs, rockets (SNEB) and guns (30mm Aden cannon).  Once 
> cleared solo they would fly the single-seat Hunter to the range or up on 1 
> v 1 air combat training.  The 2-seater was a bit of a pig, with smaller 
> engine, too much canopy frame (it was murder in close formation) and a 
> bleedin' instructor next to you being grumpy about your flying; the 
> single-seater made you feel a hero ...
>
> I had met Julia a couple of months before this, when I got to Lossiemouth 
> to learn to operate the Jaguar; I had flown my TWU at Brawdy, South Wales. 
> We got married in 1980, when we were both stationed in Germany.
>
> Chris
>
> On 11 Jan 2010, at 06:26, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Of these two I like the colours in the second one best, but having looked 
>> through this whole album, I must say that "Julia" is the top pic for me.
>
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