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Just need the "steel" of approval on this one ..........



Im dammed if i can find that paint you sent me SS

This is the other crowds model ... not the same as last night .

LIGHTNING STORMS all over Canterbury

Splitpin wrote:Just need the "steel" of approval on this one ..........

Granted, very nice.

steelsporran wrote:

Splitpin wrote:Just need the "steel" of approval on this one ..........

Granted, very nice.

Your welcome .

Well in the time it took me to view the screenshot, she'll just about be needing a refuelling

omitchell wrote:Well in the time it took me to view the screenshot, she'll just about be needing a refuelling

true Owen ... I was reading a book (and i cant remember where it is ) called the "lightning boys" a collection of short recollections from the people who flew them .... amazing stuff.
Seems the Mk1's were low on fuel when they started the engines .... but what an incredible/ beautiful piece of engineering.
Now im worried about where that book is

Splitpin wrote: true Owen ... I was reading a book (and i cant remember where it is ) called the "lightning boys" a collection of short recollections from the people who flew them .... amazing stuff.
Seems the Mk1's were low on fuel when they started the engines .... but what an incredible/ beautiful piece of engineering.
Now im worried about where that book is

Think that's an understatement, the bowsers were practically escorting them down the runway lol

Splitpin wrote:

omitchell wrote:Well in the time it took me to view the screenshot, she'll just about be needing a refuelling

true Owen ... I was reading a book (and i cant remember where it is ) called the "lightning boys" a collection of short recollections from the people who flew them .... amazing stuff.
Seems the Mk1's were low on fuel when they started the engines .... but what an incredible/ beautiful piece of engineering.
Now im worried about where that book is

Marty there is another, Lightning Boys 2.

steelsporran wrote:Marty there is another, Lightning Boys 2.

The most impressive Lightning footage I still recall was the beginning of the 1986 TV series 'Test Pilot' even had New Zealand's Steve Moore

"Marty there is another, Lightning Boys 2." will have to hunt that down , cheers Steel.
@Ian ... great clip

Splitpin wrote:@Ian ... great clip

I was very very sure the show had a camo single seater ripping up upstairs from the camera view, maybe a different edited version or maybe .. I don't recall , I did have the series on tape , but even show .. for the landing .. I do like the term "The Frightning"

I have tried to find that series on tape or disc ... even asked the BBC (no reply) I would give my left .... something , for the whole series.
Historically , its part of my past .... my one and only A-4(T) flight , was with (then) Flight Lieutenant Steve Moore , out of Wigram ... in the same T-bird they have on display now .... sorry , as I've no doubt recounted time and again.
And if the connection seems vague ...Steve was the Kiwi in the BBC series. He is now an Air Commodore ... or was last i heard.

I did find a link on Utube to the series 'Test Pilot' the other day, I should have posted it thru. Very sure Steve Moore is now a commercial aviation consultant now , ears picked up when and regard to ARBUSTS crashing all the time.