#4257475 - 05/07/16 05:02 PM
Re: Escorting torpedo missions
[Re: MrJelly]
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Fly EAW online at GameRanger: GameRanger SiteFaceBook Pages UAW 160 downloadsEAW ClubMark Twain: I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.I am now of an age at which I no longer need to suffer fools gladly
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#4257498 - 05/07/16 06:03 PM
Re: Escorting torpedo missions
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Bill told me that he always felt safer when the Corsairs were around. He had little faith in the Seafires. Late in the war they got Fireflies, and I remember them as a kid. What is now Manchester Airport was Ringway, and the Fairey Aviation factory was there. It was only about 5 miles away, so I used to bike ride there to see the aircraft. By that time the Fireflies were bright red because they were used as target tugs. The Gannet was interesting with its double propellor Not far away was Woodford from where AVROs delivered their planes to Bomber Command. I never saw Lancasters, but I saw Lincolns and of course the Vulcan and its smaller delta winged cousin. The Americans were still at Burtonwood, so I saw lots of their heavies when I was a bit older and could ride my bike there.
Fly EAW online at GameRanger: GameRanger SiteFaceBook Pages UAW 160 downloadsEAW ClubMark Twain: I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.I am now of an age at which I no longer need to suffer fools gladly
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#4257540 - 05/07/16 07:53 PM
Re: Escorting torpedo missions
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Hi Tony,
Yes I can remember the Fairey Hangar at Ringway when I was a lad might even have an old B&W photo with it showing. My nearest RAF Base was Church Fenton and I remember going by train for an air display - 4 minute warning take-off by Vulcans was noisy. What is now Leeds/Bradford airport was about 20 miles from my house - it was called Yeadon in those days - and I remember one day hearing a jet which was unusual as it was normally Daks so I went into the garden and watched a stream of USAF planes flying past - apparently they were doing an air display and turning over my street under fairly low cloud - I was about 900ft ASL. I can remember seeing F100, F101 and B47, possibly a few others - I guess this would have been mid to late 1950's.
Pete
With increasing age should come wisdom and tolerance, but as the saying goes, "there is no fool like an old fool" as I prove regularly!
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