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Offline termietermite

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Blast from the past
« on: May 22, 2007, 07:25:09 pm »
Just found a few old trannies in the barn

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2007, 07:36:07 pm »
Love the cars, the good old days.

Can't help looking at the hoarding on the stand - The Speedbird logo and BOAC, was told what it stood for, but too rude to say here.

VC10 - what year was that?
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2007, 07:40:40 pm »
12th April 1970.
Edit : September 1969, sorry.  Saga moment.
« Last Edit: May 23, 2007, 10:08:07 am by termietermite »
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2007, 08:59:31 pm »
Quote from: nopanic on May 22, 2007, 07:36:07 pm
Can't help looking at the hoarding on the stand - The Speedbird logo and BOAC, was told what it stood for, but too rude to say here.

VC10 - what year was that?

Ohh my Dad used to fly VC10s for BOAC!!!! I hope you werent gonna be insulting his memory!!!   >:(
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2007, 09:32:57 pm »
Quote from: Fran on May 22, 2007, 08:59:31 pm
Quote from: nopanic on May 22, 2007, 07:36:07 pm
Can't help looking at the hoarding on the stand - The Speedbird logo and BOAC, was told what it stood for, but too rude to say here.

VC10 - what year was that?

Ohh my Dad used to fly VC10s for BOAC!!!! I hope you werent gonna be insulting his memory!!!   >:(

I remember seeing those at Heathrow when I was young, accompanying my dad in his plane spotting days  ::)

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2007, 09:35:45 pm »
... and latterly, the RAF still use them as in-flight tankers

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2007, 10:58:24 pm »
Termie,

Just found a few old trannies in the barn


Judging by the text, i thought that this was going to be one for the Gimp.

Nice picture though.
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2007, 11:02:16 pm »
Sorry about the quality of the pic (it is nearly 40 years old! and taken on a Practikamat!) but here's a plane and the race.
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2007, 11:02:29 pm »
Quote from: Fran on May 22, 2007, 08:59:31 pm
Quote from: nopanic on May 22, 2007, 07:36:07 pm
Can't help looking at the hoarding on the stand - The Speedbird logo and BOAC, was told what it stood for, but too rude to say here.

VC10 - what year was that?

Ohh my Dad used to fly VC10s for BOAC!!!! I hope you werent gonna be insulting his memory!!!   >:(

My uncle was a flight engineer on VC10's for BOAC. He used to call them "The Queen of the Sky"

Chances are they knew each other, it wasn't a huge fleet!
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2007, 11:09:24 pm »
The VC10's were built (in part by my Grandfather) at Weybridge (Brooklands), I can remeber my school shaking when they took off because it was a realtivly short runway and they really had to wellie it to take off. (Sorry Termi but the plane in the background of the last pic is a Jumbo 747 - still a great pic though)
« Last Edit: May 22, 2007, 11:13:01 pm by Ian.. »
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2007, 11:33:08 pm »
That 747, must have been one of the first of BOAC fleet, becasue the 747 only got it air cert. in 69 (as I was told  same year as Concorde)

So where was that airfield/track?

And as for VC10, when did they come out of service with BA?

BEA - stood for "Back Every Aftertoon" (as they flew to Europe)
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2007, 11:59:58 pm »
Quote from: jpchenet on May 22, 2007, 11:02:29 pm
Quote from: Fran on May 22, 2007, 08:59:31 pm
Quote from: nopanic on May 22, 2007, 07:36:07 pm
Can't help looking at the hoarding on the stand - The Speedbird logo and BOAC, was told what it stood for, but too rude to say here.

VC10 - what year was that?

Ohh my Dad used to fly VC10s for BOAC!!!! I hope you werent gonna be insulting his memory!!!   >:(

My uncle was a flight engineer on VC10's for BOAC. He used to call them "The Queen of the Sky"

Chances are they knew each other, it wasn't a huge fleet!

Ohh... my dad was a Captain - 4 stripes!!  We are practically related then JPC!

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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2007, 12:01:59 am »
Thats a jumbo surely, not a VC10!  -  It is BOAC tho.

 :D

Oops - should read thread before posting!!
« Last Edit: May 23, 2007, 12:34:36 am by Fran »
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2007, 12:30:21 am »
Quote from: Steve Brown on May 22, 2007, 09:35:45 pm
... and latterly, the RAF still use them as in-flight tankers



And my Uncle flew them there VC10 tankers for years!  :)
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Re: Blast from the past
« Reply #14 on: May 23, 2007, 12:32:55 am »
Small world!  :)

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