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For vertical climb to one to go for was the BAC Lightning. Used so much fuel no Lightning pilot has ever run out petrol in the car cos flying these you had your eye on the gauge all the time!
 
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Some years back , I was working just north of Northampton and one used to test flight around there , apparently it would test fly before a show , and I think the house owner said it one of only two left flightworthy in the country
 
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Oneball said:
Did you pass through Essex on the way to Norfolk?
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Talking of Essex, ‘tis a hot one in gods county today.
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lozcb said:
Some years back , I was working just north of Northampton and one used to test flight around there , apparently it would test fly before a show , and I think the house owner said it one of only two left flightworthy in the country
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There's no flying Vulcans left at all now.
 
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Phil H said:
I was at stationed at RAF Fairford when Concorde was undergoing flight trials there, and Brian Trubshaw's office was opposite our hangar. We used to provide out of hours handling crew, so although I never flew in Concorde I did at least have an association with it.

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David Niven's mate during the war was called Trubshawe. So in his films in his honour he'd try and get one of the lesser characters to be named Trubshaw. One was his co-pilot in A Matter of Life and Death I think and in one other Niven film he mentions an Elsie Trubshawe.

Another one of those tomorrow....
 
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