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I have to say, it’s wrong to just take a tank that has been in warfare leave the tank and let it rest in peace and so its respect towards those soldiers.
Sublime, thank you. Like a fine musical instrument, MH434 carries a legacy of the maestros who made her sing over the years. Especially Neil, Mark and of course the great Ray. I'm sure she misses him.. I know I do.
Yakovlev 3UA G-OLEG suffered engine failure immediately after landing at Teesside Airport 8/6/24. No injuries but airport was shut for 40 minutes until it was towed from runway.
Yakovlev 3UA G-OLEG suffered engine failure immediately after landing at Teesside Airport 8/6/24. No injuries but airport was shut for 40 minutes until it was towed from runway.
Yakovlev 3UA G-OLEG suffered engine failure immediately after landing at Teesside Airport 8/6/24. No injuries but airport was shut for 40 minutes until it was towed from runway.
All that's needed are those period correct exhausts now? I'm not sure why they have stubs on it after the painstakingly long rebuild it has also flown before with the fish tail stubs!
Lovely to see this Hurricane flying ! I remember it crashing at Wittering in September 1991 and being very badly damaged and burned out in the accident, it was on it's way to an airshow in Jersey. Many thanks for posting this one Steve! Chris B.
Thanks Chris. Yes, I remember that well. The pilot was lucky to escape the subsequent fire with only a broken ankle after jumping out and fortunately the resulting fire damage was repaired and she was restored. Take care, Steve.
Robert - According to all references about it that I can find it's referred to as an HU.5, but also had some service in the SAR role. I don't think there were any HAR.5 Wessex, instead being HAR.2 - are these references (Including CAA register record) wrong/am I wrong? Following from 'Key Aero' - This coupled de Havilland Gnome-powered machine made its maiden flight from Yeovil on 3 October 1966 in the hands of former Pathfinder Force Lancaster pilot Leo Charles Evan DeVigne DSO DFC. The following February, XT761 went to 707 Naval Air Squadron, a commando helicopter training unit at RNAS Culdrose. It entered front-line service with 848 NAS at Culdrose the following month, and in May 1967 was allocated to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Resource Flight, spending much of the next decade operating in the Far East with 846, 847 and 848 Squadrons. In June 1979 it became a search and rescue machine with 771 NAS at Culdrose, but during May 1982 it was allocated to 845 NAS for service on Operation ‘Corporate’ in the South Atlantic and was flown from Yeovilton in HeavyLift Shorts Belfast G-BEPS to Ascension Island, where it joined the 845 NAS Base Flight. Returning to the UK on the RFA Oliver in November 1983, XT761 went back into an SAR scheme, making its last service flight on 6 November 1986 from Yeovilton to the Royal Naval Aircraft Yard at Wroughton where it was stored as a reserve airframe for 771 and 772 NAS. Shortly after the type’s retirement from Royal Navy service, the helicopter was taken by road to Lee-on-Solent in April 1988 to become a ground instructional airframe with the Air Engineering School, moving with the unit to nearby HMS Sultan in November 1995. During December 2008 it was earmarked - along with Wessex HU5 XT771 - for the Royal Navy Historic Flight. In May 2013, both aircraft were roaded to Culdrose before being sold to Somerset businessman and helicopter aficionado Andrew Whitehouse, operating as Historic Helicopters. The Wessex arrived at his new, purpose-built facility near Crewkerne on 6 July 2017 for restoration. Steve.
Great to see the crew well and alive.It must be tricky to deadstick such a heavy aircraft.I wonder what went wrong.The crew was unbelievably lucky and crafty!
Sir Mark, was beautiful to see you fly such a beautiful plane and all your skills flying that wonderful Spitfire. May you RIP , blue sky , fly high - thank you for your service , be at peace typhoon 250524
