Re: SER1 1948 (sic.) Land Rover for sale

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Queen's rules didn't allow us to do that. We were guests in the country 
at Her Majesty's pleasure and our bosses wanted to keep it that way
Wayne
On Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 06:11 AM, Tom Wykes wrote:

>
> A friend of mine flew Tornados and ended up instructing on them. He 
> was based in Yorkshire for a while and came over for a BBQ whilst I 
> was staying at my parents house. Anyway I was there for the week but 
> he only stayed the weekend. But he said that on Monday the would call 
> a bombing run on the phone box in the village for 1pm.
>
> I tell you. You really wouldn't want to be the enemy. I knew they were 
> coming but it was still awesome and terrifying. 5 of them came in so 
> low and so fast you didn't hear them until they were on top of you. I 
> could just imagine that there would be nothing but scorch marks and a 
> few smoldering remains left.
> From my vantage point I was near enough level with the planes as they 
> came by and I could swear I saw my mate salute as he went by.
>
>
> At 10:57 11/05/2005, you wrote:
>> Thanks Tom,
>> I flew Phantoms in the 70's and then transitioned to F-111's out of 
>> RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire.  It sounds like they ingested some 
>> birds at low level which would have made the engines stall like that.
>> Tactical speeds were 420-480 knots at around 500' AGL so in an 
>> emergency you only had seconds to make a decision and perhaps try and 
>> wrestle a crippled ship out of a populated area.  It is an 
>> unforgiving business.
>>
>> Wayne Perrin
>> On Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 05:32 AM, Tom Wykes wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> For those of you who are interested.
>>>
>>> http://www.allenby.info/aircraft/planes/61-80/leal.html
>>>
>>> here is a write up of the crash and some photos of the location. The 
>>> picture with the lines and dots on is the view you get looking from 
>>> my parents house. In fact the guy must have been standing in front 
>>> of their house to take this. What it doesn't show is the village at 
>>> the bottom of the valley. But like they say it was a miracle that no 
>>> one else was hurt.
>>>
>>>
>>> At 10:20 11/05/2005, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> A funny story, along the same lines. Apart from the sad bit.
>>>>
>>>> Back in the early 80s a Phantom jet crashed very very near the 
>>>> village where my parents live in North Yorkshire. Sadly the two 
>>>> crew were killed. It's believed that they stayed in the aircraft to 
>>>> try and avoid the village.
>>>> Anyway the old farmer who lives next door to my folks was first on 
>>>> the scene with his tractor and trailer manhandled a large section 
>>>> of wing onto the trailer and took it home. "good bit of aluminium 
>>>> for patching stuff up" were his words.
>>>> Anyway the crash investigation team turn up to recover all the bits 
>>>> and spent a long time looking for this wing section, a part of 
>>>> which was later discovered covering a hole in his milking parlour 
>>>> roof. and the rest propped up in his work shop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 10:05 11/05/2005, you wrote:
>>>>> Funny you should say that Wayne, because I have actually got the 
>>>>> remains of
>>>>> a Spit in a barn.  When I say the remains that is what I mean, it 
>>>>> crashed
>>>>> nearby in '47 and the farmer who rented the barn salvaged some and 
>>>>> stored it
>>>>> inside.  The rest has been salvaged by souvenir hunters over the 
>>>>> years, so I
>>>>> doubt it will ever fly again.  Mind you Series 1's have returned 
>>>>> from less
>>>>> !!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom C.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wayne Perrin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > If someone has the odd Supermarine laying around in a barn or 
>>>>> hanger,
>>>>> > going spare, please let me know so I can free up the space for 
>>>>> you.  I
>>>>> > wouldn't charge more than a modest handling fee to dispose of it 
>>>>> on
>>>>> > your behalf.
>>>>> > Wayne Perrin
>>>>> >
>>>>> > P.S.  Diana, if I'm slurring my words it is due to the lingual
>>>>> > musculature interfering with the mandibular occlusion
>>>>> > On Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 09:10 PM, Diana Alan wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > Bruce
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I don't guess that an RV10 would be a historic aircraft once 
>>>>> you did a
>>>>> > > quick
>>>>> > > build on it would it?  I think Allan would prefer a Mk 10 
>>>>> Supermarine
>>>>> > > Spitfire or even a North American P51D for cruising at or 
>>>>> above 200MPH
>>>>> > > and
>>>>> > > yes he would have to pay for either of those.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Cheers
>>>>> > > Diana
>>>>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> > > From: <Bruce.Stewart@xxxxx.xx>
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Auster!......Pah....come on Al....why not ditch the Auster
>>>>> > > And build an RV10 quick build...TIO540 constant speed prop,
>>>>> > > What a nice machine...and wouldn't it go....cruise at 
>>>>> 200mph....
>>>>> > > You might have to get a second job to pay for it though!....:o)
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Bruce Stewart
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
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>>>>> > >
>>>>> >
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards.
>>>>
>>>> Tom Wykes.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Tom Wykes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> Regards.
>
> Tom Wykes.
>
>
>
> PCB Designer
> Cambridge Broadband.
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