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L i nds ay Peac oc k del v es i nt o t he ar c hi v es and dr edges out a t r ul y s t unni ngs etofi magesf r om t he1980 and 1982 Wi l l i am Tel ls er i es of ex er c i s es s t aged at Ty ndal l AFB, Fl or i da.
AI RBUS’A340AT20 Wi t h Oc t ober 25 bei ng t he 20t h anni v er s ar y oft he f i r s tf l i ghtoft he Ai r bus A340, Rob Edgc umbe l ook s bac katt he dev el opmentoft hi sf i ne l ook i ngpas s engerc ar r i erandt al k st o s omeonewi t hf i r s t handex per i enc eof f l y i ngi t .
AVRO LANCASTER FROM THECOCKPI T Kar lDr aget al k st oFl tL tRogerNi c hol s about f l y i ng t he Bat t l e of Br i t ai n Memor i al Fl i ght ’ s i c oni c Av r o L anc as t er ,PA474.
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FUTURE AI RLI NER CONCEPTS Ther e’ sbeenl ot si nt hepr es sofl at e aboutt henex tgener at i onofai r l i ner s , and Mar k Br oadbentt ak es a c l os er l ookatt hr eeoft hedes i gnst hathav e gott ongueswaggi ng.
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2011 i st he 70t h anni ver sar y of RoyalAi r For ce Sear ch And Rescue ( SAR) oper at i ons,and when Phi lDawe,who r uns event st o gener at ef unds f ort he r est or at i onofRAFNor t hol t ’ sBat t l eofBr i t ai nSect orOpsr oom ( TheSi rKei t hPar k Bui l di ng / Bui l di ng 27,t o use t he t wo namesi tmostcommonl y goesby) ,was of f er ed a Pol i sh Navy Mi lMi 14 f ort he nextofhi s‘ Ni ghtPhot oshoot ’event s, Nor t hol t ’ sSt at i onCommander ,GpCptTi m O’ Br i en,of f er edupt heSt at i onast he venuef oraSARSymposi um t ocel ebr at et hi ssi gni f i cantl andmar k.Kar lDr agewas t her ef orGl obalAvi at i onMagazi ne. Febr uar y 6 1941 was a hugel y s i gni f i c antdat ef ort heBr i t i s hwar ef f or t .Pr i ort ot hatpoi nt ,andf or t hef i r s tt woy ear sofWor l dWar I I , t her e had been no c oor di nat edai r s ear es c ueuni t s , meani ngt hatf orf ouroutofev er y f i v ec r ewsf or c ed t o di t c h,t hei r f at ewass eal ed.
Har r i s , under or der sf r om t he t henChi efoft heAi rSt af f( CAS) , Ai r Chi ef Mar s hal Si r Char l es Por t al ,t heDi r ec t or at eofAi rSea Res c uewasf or medatHQCoas t al Command.
The Di r ec t or at e was r es pons i bl e f orpr ov i di ng adv i c e on how t o educ at e c r ews i n t he ar t of di t c hi ng and abandoni ng t hei r ai r c r af t ,ai r c r ew pr es er v at i onand dev el opi ng met hods f orl oc at i ng downedai r c r af tandbr i ngi ngt hei r c r ewshome.I twasal s oex pec t ed t o mak e s ugges t i ons f or i mpr ov ement st hatc oul dbemade i n ai r c r af tdes i gn t oi mpr ov et he s ur v i v abi l i t yofdi t c hi ng.
Aswi t hany t hi ngnew,t her ewas l i t t l ei nt he way ofwor t hwhi l e ex per t i s et obef ound,s oi ni t i al l y Rec ogni s i ng t hatt r ai ned ai r c r ew many oft he met hodsempl oy ed wer ei nv al uabl e,an emer genc y byGer many ’ sownai rs ear es c ue meet i ngwashel dt odi s c us st he s er v i c e, Seenot di ens t , wer e s hor t c omi ngs of t he c ur r ent mi mmi c k ed,i nc l udi ngt heus eof Many of t he i deas t hat wer e Br i t i s hr es c uepr ov i s i on. Chai r ed y el l ow di nghi es ,s k ul lc aps and dev el opedwer ehugel ys uc c es s f ul byAi rMar s halSi rAr t hur‘ Bomber ’ f l ot at i onj ac k et s . andr eadi l yac c ept edast henor m
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and wat ert i ghtl owerhat c hes , aux i l i ar y f l oat at i on gear and s t owage ofpneumat i c di nghi es bec ame s t andar d f eat ur es of ai r c r af t des i gn, whi l el i f eboat s wer e dr opped f r om t he ai r by L anc as t er bomber s t o r es c ue downed ai r men i nt he Channel . The Thor naby Bag ( af l oat i ng par ac hut e pac kc ont ai ni ng f ood, dr i nk and f i r s tai d equi pment ) , t he Bi r c ham Bar r el ( s i mi l ar c ont ent st ot heThor nabyBagbut made f r om a wat er t i ght c ar dboar d bomb t ai lc ont ai ner t hat was r el eas ed f r om a s t andar d bomb r ac k ) and L i ndhol me Gear ( a modi f i ed v er s i on ofwhi c hi ss t i l li n us e t oday ) ,wer eal lc onc ei v edt hank s t o t he f or mat i on of t he Di r ec t or at eofAi rSeaRes c ue. ByJ une1944,169ai r c r af twer e bei ngempl oy edass pot t erpl anes
atc oas t als t at i onsar oundt heUK, s uc h was t he v al ue pl ac ed on r es c ui ng Br i t i s hs er v i c emen,and mor et han 13, 000 peopl e had been r es c ued f r om t he s eas s ur r oundi ng Br i t ai n’ sc oas t s by t heendofWor l dWarI I ,i nc l udi ng mor et han5, 700ai r c r ew.
bas ed att he mos tf amous Ops Room ofal l ,l oc at edunder gr ound on t heoppos i t es i deoft heA40 andamer ehandf ulofmi l esaway f r om Nor t hol tatUx br i dge.
Si t uat edont henor t hs i deofRAF Nor t hol t ’ sac t i v er unway ,Bui l di ng 27’ s r es t or at i on i s bei ng Ands o,70y ear son,andwi t hSqn under t ak en by a s mal lt eam of L dr Dav i d Tay l or , Of f i c er v ol unt eer sdedi c at edt or et ur ni ng Commandi ng 203( R)Sqn -t he t hi sl i s t ed bui l di ng t oi t sor i gi nal Sea Ki ng Tr ai ni ng Uni t( SKTU) c ondi t i on. bas edatRAFVal l ey-wel c omi ng t hec onc eptofaSARSy mpos i um, Phi l ’ sf i r s tphot os hootwashel di n al i s twasc ompi l ed ofpot ent i al J une 2006 t oc oi nc i de wi t ht he at t endees and i nv i t at i ons wer e St at i on’ s own Fami l i es Day s entout . ev ent s . Mak i ng us e ofhi sl i t t l e bl ac k book ,f i l l ed wi t hc ont ac t s RAF Nor t hol t ’ sBui l di ng 27 i sof made down t he y ear s ,Phi lhas hugehi s t or i c al s i gni f i c anc ei nt hat s ubs equent l ybeenabl et oat t r ac t i twast hepr ot ot y pef oral loft he ai r c r af tt o ev ent st hatpl ent y of Bat t l eofBr i t ai nSec t orOpsr ooms ai r s how or gani s er si nt heUKonl y t hat f ol l owed. Nor t hol t was a dr eam of–andIr eal l ydomean Sec t orofNo11Gr oup,i t s el f t hat .
Top l ef t-Thepl aquehangi ngout si deBui l di ng27,The Si rKei t hPar kBui l di ngatRAFNor t hol t Above-Removaloft he1980s’UPVCwi ndowsandt hei r r epl acementwi t h1920s’pat t er nst eelf r amesf undedby a gener ous donat i on f r om t he Pol i sh Ai r For ce Associ at i on( PAFA)( i magePhi lDawe) Lef t-The par t l yr est or ed Tel ephone Exchange Room, whi chwhencompl et ewi l lt el lt hehi st or yoft heai r f i el d. The moder n audi o vi sualcont r olconsol ei st empor ar y l ocat edi nt her e!( Phi lDawe)
I ’ m sur et hatmostr eader s wi l lbe f ami l i arwi t ht he name Wi l l i am Tel l .Many wi l l aut omat i cal l yassoci at ei twi t ht hel egendar y14t hCent ur ySwi ssmar ksman.I nt hater a, t he cr ossbow wast he weapon ofchoi ce,butsever alhundr ed year sl at er ,t he name Wi l l i am Tel lbecamesynonymouswi t hexcel l encei nai rdef ence,bei ngadopt edf ort he f i ght erweaponsmeett hati nvol veduseofcannonandmi ssi l ear mamenti ncompet i t i on. Li ndsayPeacockdel vesi nt ot hear chi vef orGAM. I nf ac t ,t hi sev entbeganatYuma,Ar i z onai n1954 and was or i gi nal l yc onc er ned onl y wi t h ai r t oai r r oc k et r y .Subs equent l y ,i n1958,i tmov edt oTy ndal l , Fl or i da and ex panded i ns c ope t o embr ac e ot her f or ms ofmi s s i l e ar mamentas wel las ai r t oai r gunner y .Tr adi t i onal l y an Ai r Def ens e Command ev entf ormuc hofi t sl i f e,i tc ont i nuedt of or m par tof t he Tac t i c al Ai r Command c al endar f or s ome c ons i der abl et i me,al t hough Ibel i ev ei thas now l aps ed,nothav i ngbeens t ageds i nc e2004.Some30 y ear sago,Iwasf or t unat e enough t o at t end t wo s uc hmeet s–i n1980and1982–atat i mewhen c l as s i cf i ght er sl i k et heF106Del t aDar twer es t i l lt o bes een and when c ol ours c hemeswer es omuc h mor ev i v i dt han t hos e oft he moder n er a.Hav i ng r ai dedt hear c hi v e,Ipr es entj us tas mal ls el ec t i onof t hei magesIt ookdur i ngt hos et wov i s i t st oTy ndal l .
A cl earl i nkbet ween t hemoder n dayFi ght erWeapons Meetandt hel egendar ymar ksmanoft he14t hCent ur y i spr ovi dedbyt hi spi eceofar t wor kwhi chador nedt he nose wheel door s of al lf i ve Mi chi gan ANG F4C Phant oms i n 1980. Al most i nevi t abl y, i t al so i ncor por at est hecel ebr at edSpookofPhant om phame…
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I naddi t i ont ohost i ngt heweaponsmeet ,Tyndal lwasal sohomet ot heAi rDef enseWeaponsCent er( ADWC) ,whi ch oper at ed a mi xed f l eetofai r cr af ti n 1980,i ncl udi ng exampl esoft he F101,F106 and T33.Thi si sone oft he dwi ndl i ngnumberofVoodoost hatr emai nedonst r engt hi n1980.
Bel ow -Headi ngbackt ot hef l i ghtl i neatt he1980meet ,t hi sNor t hDakot aANG F4D f r om t he“ HappyHool i gans� at Far go t ows i t s col our f ulbr aki ng chut e past F106 Del t a Dar t s and F101 Voodoos f r om Guar d uni t si n Massachuset t sandNew Yor k.
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Twent yyear sago,Ai r buscar r i edoutt hef i r stf l i ghtoft heA340.Tocel ebr at et hat anni ver sar y,RobEdgcumbecast sal ookbackovert hel i f eoft heA340andl ooks aheadt owhatmayl i ei ni t sf ut ur e. Ai r l i nesandai r c r af tmanuf ac t ur er s ar et wo bus i nes s esaboutwhi c h ent hus i as t s do nots eem t o be s hor tofopi ni ons . As wi t h al l hi nds i ght , ev er y t hi ng s eems obv i ous t ot he c ur r ent v i ewer . Thehi s t or yoft heAi r busA340and i t sc l os er el at i v et he A330 i s i nt er es t i ng and s omet hi ng t hat r equi r esc l os erex ami nat i onoft he s t at eoft hei ndus t r yatt het i mei t c amei nt oex i s t enc e.
y ous eet oday . Thei ndus t r ywas al s ov er y di f f er ent . The Boei ng 727 was not l ong out of pr oduc t i on as t he bes ts el l i ng ai r l i nerwi t hagr andt ot alofj us t ov er1, 700 ai r f r amesbui l t . The Boei ng737hady ett obec omet he huges el l eri ti snow.As uc c es s f ul ai r f r ame was one t hat s ol di n t hr eedi gi t s ,notf our .Thati shar d t oi magi nenow wi t ht hes al est hat hav e r es ul t ed f r om t he huge gr owt hi nai rt r af f i c .
Ai r busi nt he 1980swasa v er y di f f er entc ompany t ot hatwhi c h Ai r buswass t i l ladev el opi ng
pl ay eri nt heai r l i nebus i nes s .The A320 l aunc h had been t he mos t s uc c es s f ul ev er wi t h ov er 500 or der sr ec ei v ed bef or ef i r s tf l i ght buti twasj us tget t i ngt ot hepoi nt of s er v i c e ent r y . Mc Donnel l Dougl as was s t i l la s i gni f i c ant f or c e. Thei deaofAi r busl eadi ng t hes al esanddel i v er i eseac hy ear wasc ons i der edt obeal ongway i nt hef ut ur e.Bes i des ,i t spr oduc t l i neup was f ar t oo l i mi t ed – a moder at el y s el l i ng wi de body pai r i ng t hatwasl i mi t ed i nr ange andanews i ngl eai s l et hatwasy et
Hai l i ngf r om Ni ger i a,t hi sAr i kAi rA340500i sseenher emaki ngal at eaf t er noonar r i valatLondonHeat hr ow. The ai r cr af thador i gi nal l ybeenschedul edf ordel i ver yt oI ndi a’ sKi ngf i sherAi r l i nesbutwasnott akenup( Kar lDr age)
t ogetf ul l yes t abl i s hed.Thi swas Ul t i mat el y t he f us el age c r os s t heAi r busoft he1980s . s ec t i on of t he A300/ 310 f ami l y woul dbeadopt edal ongwi t ht he Thebegi nni ngsoft heA330and f l y by wi r et ec hnol ogy t hat had i gi nal l ybeendemons t r at edi nan A340 f ami l yc ame f r om s t udi es or es tbedandt hatwasbei ng c ar r i edoutt hr oughoutt he1980s . A300t nt r oduc edt os er v i c eont heA320. Thes ewer enamedTA9andTA11 i wi t hTAr ef er r i ngt ot het wi nai s l e onc ept s c onf i gur at i on. The goalwast o The TA9 and TA11 c t i mat el yev ol v edi nt oaf ami l yof hav eat wi n and a f ourengi ne ul r c r af tt hatwek now t odayast he ai r c r af t f r om t hes e t wo ai c onf i gur at i ons . The t wi n woul d A330 and A340. The A330 di d be a s hor t er r ange ai r c r af t f oc usonmedi umr angeoper at i ons f oc us edonr egi onals er v i c eswhi l e as i nt ended. I ndeed,i ti s onl y t hef ourengi neai r c r af twoul dbe r el at i v el yr ec ent l yt hatt he A330 c apabl e of l ong r anges . The des i gn has been pus hed f ur t her c onf i gur at i onopt i onsbui l tonal ot i nt ot hel ongr angeoper at i onst hat of t he ex i s t i ng pr oduc tl i ne. ar enow att hehear tofi t sappeal .
TheA340des i gnwasc onc ei v edas t hel ongr angepl at f or m.I twast o i ni t i al l yc omei nt wof us el ages i z es ( onl yonev er s i onoft heA330was av ai l abl ef ora l ong t i me)and i t s har edawi ngwi t ht heA330.The wi ng was des i gned f orei t hera heav yengi neont hei nboar dpy l on ora s mal l erengi ne i nboar d and anot her s mal l er engi ne at an out boar dl oc at i ont hatwaspr es ent whet hert hewi ngwasf oranA330 orA340. ( Thi sl oc at i on pr ov ed us ef ull at erwhen c onv er t i ng t he A330t oar ef uel i ngt ank erast he hos e pod was mount ed on t hi s har dpoi nt . )
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When the opportunity arose to interview Flt Lt Roger Nichols about flying the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster, PA474, at Cotswold Airport’s Battle of Britain Airshow, Karl Drage grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Images author unless stated.
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L anc as t er i s one of t hos e ai r c r af tt hat ’ sbeen( ors oi ts eems ) an ev er pr es enton t heUK ai r s how c i r c ui ts i nc e my par ent ss t ar t ed t ak i ng me t os howsbac ki n 1982, when aged j us ts hyoft hr eey ear s ol d.I t ’ sf ai rt os ays he’ snev erbeen ‘ t hr own ar ound’i nt hatt i me,and s eemi ngl y does ev er y t hi ng wi t ha gooddealofgr ac eandel eganc e– qui t ei r oni cgi v ent hats hewr eak ed s omuc hhav oconGer manydur i ng Wor l d War I I , del i v er i ng 608, 612 t onsofbombsi n156, 000s or t i es . Bac ki nJ anuar y ,Gar et habl yc ov er ed t he ai r c r af t ’ s hi s t or yi ndept h as Gl obalAv i at i onRes our c emar k edt he 70t h anni v er s ar yoft heL anc as t er ’ s f i r s tf l i ght ,s oIwon’ tc ov ert hes ame gr ound agai n,butnat ur al l y ,pl eas e c l i c kont hel i nki fy ou’ dl i k et ol ear n mor e. Hav i ngbeenc ont ac t edal i t t l eear l i er i nt he s ummer by Fl tL t Roger Ni c hol swhowasont hel ook outf or s ome phot os of t he RAF BBMF’ s ‘ heav i er ’as s et s ,i ts eemedt omak e per f ec ts ens et ot r yt ogett oget her atCot s wol dAi r por t ’ s( Kembl e)Bat t l e ofBr i t ai n Ai r s how i n Sept embert o hav e a c hat about f l y i ng Roy Chadwi c k ’ shugel ys uc c es s f uldes i gn. Unl i k emanyoft heev ent st heRAF BBMFt ak espar ti nov ert hec our s e of a t y pi c alai r s how s eas on, t hi s par t i c ul ars how al l owst he c r ew t o ac t ual l y oper at ef r om t he ai r f i el d i t s el fandt omeets omemember sof t hepubl i cwhi l s tt her e. “ I t ’ s abs ol ut el y l ov el y her e and mak es a v er y pl eas ant c hange. Ther ear ev er yf ew t i meswher ewe
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I nt hef i r stofwhatwi l lbecomear egul arcol umni nGl obalAvi at i onMagazi newi t h adi f f er entcont r i but orshar i ngaf avour i t eormemor abl est or yeachmont h,f or mer RoyalAi rFor ce navi gat orMar t i n Wi nt er meyershar esa l et t erhe senthome f r om Dhahr an dur i ng Gul fWar1 wher e he was f l yi ng oper at i onal l y wi t ht he Tor nado GR1f or ce…… I magescour t esyofGor donHar wel l . So,to the routine of a sortie and apologiesif thisisboring! Firstly we getan Intelligence Brief andthen finish off the plan,adj usting to take accountof any new info. The Escape and Evasion brief follows,where we are given info thatwould help usidentify ourselvesif need be… we are also issued with other items of equipmentthatI’ ll tell you aboutwhen I see you.After thatwe hand in all our valuablesto the Senior Intelligence Officer.
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