Anyone have an AFCAD for Little Rissington please


gary

Garysb wrote:Anyone have an AFCAD for Little Rissington please


gary

I have no AFD, but loads of memories from here. I went Solo here in 1988 in one of these babys.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/476 ... 210f_o.jpg

Mark

Mk III and Sedburghs for me
And the odd prefect and swallow ride
643 @ RAF Lindholme 75 to 81 ish


Happy days lol

Gary

Garysb wrote:Mk III and Sedburghs for me
And the odd prefect and swallow ride
643 @ RAF Lindholme 75 to 81 ish


Happy days lol

Gary

Mk III and Seddies for me also Gary 662 VGS at HMS Condor, Arbroath - blllllllllllllllooooooooooody freezing.

Did an ATC annual camp at Lindholme '71 (I think)

I only have one for the UK2000 scenery - and on a note of going solo, I flew Venture ZA632 from 613 VGS at Halton back in 83, great machines to fly

delbydoo wrote:I only have one for the UK2000 scenery - and on a note of going solo, I flew Venture ZA632 from 613 VGS at Halton back in 83, great machines to fly

Luxury - you youngsters were just spoiled.

This is what Gary and I had to endure.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/belvedere/3202224122/

Soared like a brick

Maximum flight I ever had in one of those 8 mins

Mind you I have got me as captain and a future Red 1 as passenger


Gary

You're making me feel young.
Viking ZE684 in '06 with 643 RAF Syerston
Cracking aircraft to fly.

Don't have an afd sadly, sorry.

Mind you the T21 was something else, 1976 Cheddar Gorge 12000' shirt and shorts, frozen gonads!

Wow! I feel spoiled for having soloed a glider in a "relatively" modern Let L-13 Blanik.....

We used to "borrow" a Blanik from the RAF Gliding and Soaring Association at Lindholme to play with

Like using a F1 car when compared with ours

Gary

Sadley the airfield itself has now been dug up and the rest is now a prison

Gary

Garysb wrote:Sadley the airfield itself has now been dug up and the rest is now a prison

Gary

These guys were still operational when I was there;

http://www.military-aircraft.org.uk/tra ... gs-c1a.htm

Just a few facts about RAF Little Rissington I learned while I was there.

1) It was the first home to the Red Arrows, when they flew the Folland Gnat.
2) It is the highest Airfield in England, hence the constant low cloud cover.
3) When I was there it was under the control of the USAFE, and was the biggest Combat ready hospital in Europe. (stories say alot of it is under ground but I never got to see that...)
4) It also provided over spill housing for USAF personel from RAF Fairford and RAF Upper Heyford.

Mark

Not one mention of the Bulldogs, surprising.

Firebird wrote:Not one mention of the Bulldogs, surprising.

When was that Steve, was it in the CFS days?

Mark

Firebird wrote:Not one mention of the Bulldogs, surprising.

Hope you don't mean at Lindholme. We had Chipmunks and if memory serves me right the station hack was a Beagle Basset;

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-p ... 537882.jpg

I think in those days Bulldogs were probably "cutting edge" stuff.

Stewart Pearson wrote:Hope you don't mean at Lindholme. We had Chipmunks and if memory serves me right the station hack was a Beagle Basset;

Indeed it was, and on 12-7-72 I believe you and both flew in XS781

Jim

campbeme wrote:

Firebird wrote:Not one mention of the Bulldogs, surprising.

When was that Steve, was it in the CFS days?

Mark

Yep, the Bulldogs were stationed at Little Riss back in the days when I joined up. Scottish Aviation and not Bristol before anybody says anything.

jimrodger wrote:

Stewart Pearson wrote:Hope you don't mean at Lindholme. We had Chipmunks and if memory serves me right the station hack was a Beagle Basset;

Indeed it was, and on 12-7-72 I believe you and both flew in XS781

Jim

Jim, you're either the Memory Man or have your 3,8 double 2 handy!!

I stand corrected on the year - I thought it was '71

Edit: Would you believe she's still on the go Jim? Now across the pond as N46880,


http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/us/46880