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Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 07:58
by Rotten Ralph
A long time ago I had an AI slingsby Firefly as used by the RAF. Can anyone tell me where to find this model?
I think it was part of a package, ie RAF Islanders & UK fisheries packages, but I cannot confirm this.
Thanks for any help.

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 08:52
by Firebird
It wasn't in that package but another one http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Ca ... LID=82426. unfortunately it was lost in the attack so maybe somebody here can provide it.

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 09:34
by Rotten Ralph
Thank you for the info firebird. With a bit of luck it will turn up somewhere.

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 10:03
by Dinga69
If it's the DEFTS package you're after, I have it at home on my External HD. PM me your e-mail address and I'll send you it tomorrow. I'm away from my own PC at mo.

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 12:29
by Rotten Ralph
Thanks Dinga69. PM on its way.

Regards

Dave

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 15:44
by gsnde
Or directly from the horse's mouth: click :smt002

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 16:58
by Rotten Ralph
Gsnde, I forgot all about UKMIL, thanks for the info & I will look there in the future for stuff before posting. This time though I will go with the pack from Dinga69 as I have already PM`d him.
Cheers anyway

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 18:06
by CelticWarrior
Just for the record, the RAF don't use the Slingsby Firefly :-)

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 18:58
by Garysb
By the way the package is by the old UK Mil AI team not UKMIL


Gary

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 19:32
by Rotten Ralph
Hi CelticWarrior
Got this info from Scramble. I take it that this is old information? if so I won`t bother with them as I am trying to be as up to date as possible.

Defence Elementary Flying Training School/674sq
T-67M Mk2 Firefly
T-67M-260 Firefly
Tutor T1
RAF Barkstone Heath

Dave

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 19:46
by campbeme
Yeah, they have all been replaced with Tutors recently.

Mark

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 22:34
by CelticWarrior
david lock wrote:Hi CelticWarrior
Got this info from Scramble. I take it that this is old information? if so I won`t bother with them as I am trying to be as up to date as possible.

Defence Elementary Flying Training School/674sq
T-67M Mk2 Firefly
T-67M-260 Firefly
Tutor T1
RAF Barkstone Heath

Dave
Very old information.

The Defence Elementary Flying Training School is an MoD unit, 674 Sqn is actually an Army Air Corps Squadron, which conducts EFT for the RN and Army. The RAF has nothing to do with DEFTS as they withdrew from that organisation shortly after formation, even 'RAF' Barkston Heath (there's no 'e' in Barkston) is run under contract with little, if any, RAF input other than the name.

The RAF conduct their own EFT separately using Tutors at various stations around the UK.

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 03:12
by MIKE JG
Cough....front page.....cough.....

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 07:20
by Rotten Ralph
Thanks for the information to all.

Dave

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 08:27
by CelticWarrior
MIKE JG wrote:Cough....front page.....cough.....
You need to take something for that nasty cough Mike :lol:

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 10:40
by Dinga69
@David Lock - Tough, you've got them now :lol: . Check your inbox.

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 11:47
by Rotten Ralph
Cheers Dinga69, I will probably still use them as you have sent them to me. The more AI the better I say.
Sorry if I have P****d you off in any way, it wasn`t intentional.

All the best

Dave

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 14:39
by Dinga69
P***ed off? Nah, not at all. Hope you manage to find some use for them. As far as I'm aware they're still in service, have a look here:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcranwell/about ... nheath.cfm

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 15:36
by Rotten Ralph
What the Hell, I`ll have them flying around anyway.
Thanks for sending them to me Dinga69, much apreciated.
Some BBC kids program had a white one with all different coloured dots all over it ,flown by Auntie Mabel and her dog pippin, you havn`t got that one have you? (only kidding, lol)

Dave

Re: Slingsby Firefly?

Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 19:01
by campbeme
david lock wrote:What the Hell, I`ll have them flying around anyway.
Thanks for sending them to me Dinga69, much apreciated.
Some BBC kids program had a white one with all different coloured dots all over it ,flown by Auntie Mabel and her dog pippin, you havn`t got that one have you? (only kidding, lol)

Dave
I'd call you sad but ive watched that show to. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Mark