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

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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
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> > To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> Tom Wykes.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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>
>
> Regards.
>
> Tom Wykes.
>
>
>
> PCB Designer
> Cambridge Broadband.
> Tel.+44 (0)1223 703000
> Fax.+44 (0)1223 703001
> DDI. +44 (0)1223 703044
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> www.cambridgebroadband.com
>
> If you don't live life on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
>
>
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