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Nov 19th, 2003 at 6:00pm

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I've been looking through a few photos I've taken with my new camera. Here's a few I don't remember posting before. I took them at Shoreham Airport in mid-August when I was trying the camera out ready for the RAFA show. The place was busier than usual with local traffic, visitors & display aircraft using Shoreham as a base during the "Airbourne" event at nearby Eastbourne.

See if you recognise these. No cheating. Wink

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No prizes for this one. It's a local Chipmunk. I did a lot of flying in these in the late 50s. The good old Chippie was always one of my favourites.
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The Patrouille REVA. This pair of young French pilots put on an impressive display of precision formation flying in their Rutan aircraft. I'm not sure but think these are the VariEze.
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Reply #1 - Nov 19th, 2003 at 7:08pm

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That chippie is the one Southern Flight used to won isn't it? Where did they put it?

Nice pics but I don't recognize many of them.
 
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Reply #2 - Nov 19th, 2003 at 7:15pm

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nice pics Hagar
although chipmunks really nothing special, to me at least,
seeing god knows how many of them each and every day for 7 years, kind became nothing special:) although iw oudl lvoe chance to actually fly one, one day
 
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Reply #3 - Nov 19th, 2003 at 7:15pm

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That chippie is the one Southern Flight used to won isn't it? Where did they put it?

Hi Pete. The Chippie is based at Shoreham but I have no idea of the civil registration or who owns it. I think you can have a flight in it if you wish. I might take one some time for old time's sake. I often fancied a trip in the local Harvard. Whichever one I choose it will have to wait until Spring now. Wink

PS. Craig. I sometimes think some people have no soul. I bet your opinion would be somewhat different if it was a DC-10 you saw every day. Tongue Wink

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Reply #4 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 12:50am

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Nice pics Doug, you got me beat!  Smiley
 

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Reply #5 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 5:28am

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Nice pics Doug, you got me beat!  Smiley

Thanks. I'll give it a little longer before enlightning you. The PA-38 Tomahawk G-BTJL is operated by one of the local clubs. I knew its designer Grahame Gates when I first started at Shoreham in the early 60s. He worked in the Beagle Aircraft design office before being snapped up by Piper Aircraft when they went to the wall. Grahame was an extremely talented & pleasant man, also a keen member of the local model club. I believe he is now back in England. Quote:
Name: Grahame K Gates

I worked at the Training School, Philips & Powis, later Miles Aircraft, Woodley from October 1942 to March 1943. Becoming a weights engineer (Stress Office) from March 1943 to January 1947. Then to aerodynamics, wind tunnel for January to September 1947. Later, from September 1947 to early 1948 as a weights engineer/stressman again. Moving to Airspeed, Christchurch (chief designer, George Miles) as a stressman from late 1949 to late 1951. To F G Miles Ltd, Shoreham as Chief Project Engineer, later Design Manager on the M.218 from late 1951 to early 1962. With Beagle (still at Shoreham) from early 1962 to late 1964. Then came to USA for design jobs at Piper and Aero Commander, later rejoining Piper as Director of Advanced Design. Retired late in 1990. I love aeroplanes and am involved with the organization of Sun'n'Fun fly-in, held at Lakeland, Florida, each April. As you probably know, Don Brown (author of the original book) died about twenty years ago ---- he and I were good friends, he having steered me into Miles when I wrote to FGM (after he gave a talk on BBC in a series called "I Am An Aircraft Designer" and made working on small aircraft sound much more interesting than large ones ---- the previous week had been Avro's chief) asking how to become a designer. So I spent my entire career on small aircraft except when I ws a stressman on the Ambassador ---- then I was a weekend gliding instructor at the local ATC gliding school to balance things up!!


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Reply #6 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 6:32am

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lol, its not that i dont like or anything.
But lets face it,  when you have to stop a football game every 5 minutes for a landing chipmunk, and in some cases litterally have to run for cover because one was to low, they kinda loose their appeal:)
 
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Reply #7 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 7:01am

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lol, its not that i dont like or anything.
But lets face it,  when you have to stop a football game every 5 minutes for a landing chipmunk, and in some cases litterally have to run for cover because one was to low, they kinda loose their appeal:)

I would take the aircraft any time. Instead of running for cover I would be ready with my camera. Call me a silly old fool if you like but it seems a tad stupid to me to have a football field that close to a runway. I bet the airfield was there first. Roll Eyes
 

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Reply #8 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 7:58am

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actually the school was designed into the airfields plans, however it wasnt built till after the second world war. as for the camera, its kind of difficult running up and down a field with a camera, while trying to actually play a game of football:)plus being young at the time picture taking wasnt as important as playing the game, kind of a shame when you think back on it though:)
 
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Reply #9 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 11:37am

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you love Chips? here we have a chip-meet every year at a small military base...if you have time i'll give you some coordinates...  Grin
 

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Reply #10 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 12:14pm

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Every week you say? Thanks Bones. I might take up your kind offer. I can't remember where in this world you are now & there's so many places I've never visited. Maybe in the New Year. Wink
 

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Reply #11 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 1:12pm

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am i going crazy or what, but when i read my earlier post, i'm damn sure i wrote "every YEAR" and not "week"  Wink
 

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Reply #12 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 1:32pm

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am i going crazy or what, but when i read my earlier post, i'm damn sure i wrote "every YEAR" and not "week"  Wink

LOL Don't worry, it must be me. I re-read it several times too. Thought every week seemed odd. ???

When is this event?
 

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Reply #13 - Nov 20th, 2003 at 1:55pm

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i'll look it up  Wink
 

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here you go (i know, i'm faster than light)

www.chipmeet.com ; Wink
 

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