Happy campers, it seems - but according to local press up here, you are not
alone in having your aircraft grounded. Tornado flights from Lossie are thin
on the ground (so to speak) because so many of the engineering ground crew
were made redundant, can't keep them airworthy!
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3306528
But do you mean that you flew a Tornado GR1, or the very same ZA465 in 1987?
If the latter, where is the commemorative plaque?
Piers
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From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 July 2013 09:59
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Staggerwing portrait
Thanks, Jim.
We have a "summer camp" under way, but our aircraft are still unavailable to
us while they fix various snags with the engine installation in the Grob.
As a result our training has to take other forms, and a visit to the
Imperial War Museum at Duxford, only about 40 minutes from our airfield, is
normally high on the agenda - especially as military groups can arrange free
entry.
I think that you'd enjoy the various exhibitions at Duxford. In one hangar
there are aircraft from Typhoon to Lysander, via Concorde and Comet 4 (and
including a Tornado GR1 that I flew on Green Flag in 1987); in 2 hangars
there are historic aircraft being restored or serviced (this hangar, for
instance); and at the end, the largest exhibition (of course) is the
American one, with F15E cockpit, F111, several WWII aircraft, U-2, B-52 and
SR-71.
Meanwhile, there are normally historic aircraft being prepared for flight,
on engine runs or even flying :-)
Chris
On 10 Jul 2013, at 08:53, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm not sure which Chris I should address the response to. ;~) I see
> many Staggerwings, because the Beechcraft Heritage Museum is located
> on our local airport. I don't recall seeing one in that particular
> color, and never see them with such a handsome supporting cast. Thanks
for sharing.
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