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[Dode]

Best EVER 70s/80s A/Cs u worked with? Also OLDEST working !

 

[vim_fuego]

Do you mean aircraft or aircraftmen?

 

[MrMasher]

Oh, welcome to the goat.
Don't be shy, pop over to the intros area and say hi.

 

[Rambling Sid]

don't think I ever worked with an AC lowest rank was probably LAC.

 

[Scaley brat]

Best EVER 70s/80s A/Cs u worked with? Also OLDEST working !

Assuming you mean Aircraft, the best was either the Tomb or the Victor. I loved them both equally.
The most of one type I have worked on is the Tonka and the oldest, I'm not sure, probably the JP's we had in CTTS.
Or maybe the Pembroke we used for engine runs.

 

[grumpyoldb]

I was an A/C when I was at Swinders, and I'm ancient............! DT_Xtremez_14:

Oldest aircraft would be shackletons when 8Sqn first arrived at ISL 1974.
Hunters at Laarbruch and Dominies are getting a bit long in the tooth now.
First aircraft I put a spanner to was a sea vixen at Halton.

 

[lurkio]

You might like these pics
http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=25773

 

[252]

Best EVER 70s/80s A/Cs u worked with? Also OLDEST working !

Worked on first GR1s in service then F2s.

First aircraft i worked wiggly amp magic on was an Argosy at Cosford.

What about ewe...eherm....sorry mind still on other things!!.DT_Xtremez_42:

What about you?DT_Xtremez_19:

 

[Obi Wan]

I was an A/C when I was at Swinders, and I'm ancient............! DT_Xtremez_14:

Oldest aircraft would be shackletons when 8Sqn first arrived at ISL 1974.
Hunters at Laarbruch and Dominies are getting a bit long in the tooth now.
First aircraft I put a spanner to was a sea vixen at Halton.

Bu**er I to was an AC at Swinders.................Oldest Aircraft was a Hunter (Laarbruch) Buccaneers at Honington (and Laarparts) and quite spookely My first Aircraft I put a spanner to was a Sea Vixen at Halton
But I still feel like a 18 year old.............anyone know were I can get one?.........DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[Ex-Bay]

First aircraft to work on was an Avro Anson (we also had a couple of Chipmunks and a DH Devon) at Upavon in 1962.

DT_Xtremez_30:
Lurkio; please tell me what model of Canberra was in that set of photos? It looks kinda familiar.

DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[Rigga]

Oldest aircraft was probably the Whirlwind HAR Mk 10 (some were converted from 1950's piston engines!) - mid '70's

Also Hunters an Buccs - Honington & Laarparts - '80's

First A/C to put a Spanner to ... Vixen (Halton - New Workshops) - '75


Starting to make a theme here...

 

[matkat]

Oldest aircraft was probably the Whirlwind HAR Mk 10 (some were converted from 1950's piston engines!) - mid '70's

Also Hunters an Buccs - Honington & Laarparts - '80's

First A/C to put a Spanner to ... Vixen (Halton - New Workshops) - '75


Starting to make a theme here...

Much the same with me, hunter's and Bucc's at Laarbruch. Oldest civvie aircraft DC8-61 first 'spannered was a JP at Saints in 1976.

 

[Sospan]

I wonder if the OP is going to come back on here and explain what the hell he was on about?

 

[Vushtrri]

XV199 was the first I ever worked on...........still brings a tear to my eye...wish you could sign up again at 51!

 

[timbo_66]

DT_Xtremez_30:
Lurkio; please tell me what model of Canberra was in that set of photos? It looks kinda familiar.

DT_Xtremez_42:

The canberra with the elongated bumby nose is a TT17 ECM variant that was operated by 360 Sqn at RAF Wyton in the 80s. The other canberra pic withe the yellow / black striped underbelly is (I think ) a BI 6. The colour scheme denotes a target towing aircraft, so this aircraft would have belonged to 100 Sqn (also based at RAF Wyton in the 80s). I used to see these aircraft every day as I worked in AEF (later became No1 PRU) at Wyton working on the mighty Canberra PR9s.

 

[Dode]

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don't think I ever worked with an AC lowest rank was probably LAC.

Read it correctly u thick f+++! A/C stands for aircraft!

 

[Realist78]

Read it correctly u thick f+++! A/C stands for aircraft![/QUOTE]

Where does it say that then? Also, being blatantly rude will get you nowhere! Furthermore, your OP says A/Cs, if A/C is an abbreviation for aircraft, it follows that A/Cs is an abbreviation for aircrafts, no such word.

After further Google action at linky both AC and A/C are acceptable so my second sentence stands as my main point.

 

[Sospan]

Read it correctly u thick f+++! A/C stands for aircraft!

Here, have another 40 examples!

 

[Ex-Bay]

The canberra with the elongated bumby nose is a TT17 ECM variant that was operated by 360 Sqn at RAF Wyton in the 80s. The other canberra pic withe the yellow / black striped underbelly is (I think ) a BI 6. The colour scheme denotes a target towing aircraft, so this aircraft would have belonged to 100 Sqn (also based at RAF Wyton in the 80s). I used to see these aircraft every day as I worked in AEF (later became No1 PRU) at Wyton working on the mighty Canberra PR9s.

If that IS a BI 6 then perhaps it is an ex-213 sqdn.
I'd love to know what happened to any of the PR7s we had on 80 sqdn in RAFG.

 

[retired real lecky]

The canberra with the elongated bumby nose is a TT17 ECM variant that was operated by 360 Sqn at RAF Wyton in the 80s. The other canberra pic withe the yellow / black striped underbelly is (I think ) a BI 6. The colour scheme denotes a target towing aircraft, so this aircraft would have belonged to 100 Sqn (also based at RAF Wyton in the 80s). I used to see these aircraft every day as I worked in AEF (later became No1 PRU) at Wyton working on the mighty Canberra PR9s.

The 360 squadron Canberra is a T.17, the target tower is a TT.18 which did belong to 100 Squadron