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[Timo17]

Ex aircraft engineer, radio engineer, electrician, etc. Retired, but still keeping a finger in.

 

[telectrix]

welcometo the mad house. some retired old farts and such on here. my old man was aircraft thechnician... airframes, but that was Hurricanes and Lancasters etc. a chunk of fabric, glue and dope. fix anything in them days.

 

[Pete999]

Welcome along

 

[Timo17]

welcometo the mad house. some retired old farts and such on here. my old man was aircraft thechnician... airframes, but that was Hurricanes and Lancasters etc. a chunk of fabric, glue and dope. fix anything in them days.

They still use plenty of bodge-tape, believe me!

 

[telectrix]

believe it. i watch aircrash investigation every week. one that stuck in mind was "no nitrogen for the flat tyres. tick them as OK". 200 odd die.

 

[RWJ]

With that Avatar I thought Lenny had made a welcome return!!!

Welcome aboard.

 

[Lou]

Welcome! What aircrafts did you work on?

 

[Pete999]

Ex aircraft engineer, radio engineer, electrician, etc. Retired, but still keeping a finger in.

I was stationed at RAF Colerne, they maintained C130s lovely sounding engines, I enjoyed my time there, until a C130 lost power and crashed in the woods at the end of the runway, all crew perished, burnt alive, awful tragedy, something I'll never forget.

 

[Timo17]

Welcome! What aircrafts did you work on?

Various: Hunter, Buccaneer, Victor, Puma, Harrier...

 

[Lou]

That sounds exciting! Did you do it abroad or here?

 

[Pete999]

Various: Hunter, Buccaneer, Victor, Puma, Harrier...

Old School jets smashing. Did you ever get a chance of any flights?

 

[Timo17]

Old School jets smashing. Did you ever get a chance of any flights?

Only in the choppers. And more hours in Hercs than I care to remember! ;-)

 

[Timo17]

I was stationed at RAF Colerne, they maintained C130s lovely sounding engines, I enjoyed my time there, until a C130 lost power and crashed in the woods at the end of the runway, all crew perished, burnt alive, awful tragedy, something I'll never forget.

I remember that. Nasty business! :-(

 

[Pete999]

Only in the choppers. And more hours in Hercs than I care to remember! ;-)

Noisy thing aint they, my old Man worked o Mosquitoes at the end of WW2, now that was a nice Aircraft.

 

[GMES]

Is there anything young in this thread, apart from me of course.

 

[westward10]

Yes me compaired to some but you can't beat those 60s and 70s jets.

 

[Pete999]

Is there anything young in this thread, apart from me of course.

There was life before F14s F15s and so on you know GMES, I can recall getting a flight in a F4 Phantom, threw up every where when the flight landed, how ever those fighter Jocks keep it all together amazes me. Tom Cruise eat yer heart out Buddy.