Chris .......... what happened to inflight visibility when the windscreen
wiper quit working or got a bit of airborne chaff stuck under the blade ?
Oh .......... no mention of whether Julia was your instructor :-)
jh
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Some snow in England
> Thanks, Nathan, for looking and commenting. I'll tell Julia that she is
> still the favourite :-)
>
> Just as a treat, here is one of Julia on the ladder of a 2-seat Hunter T7
> at RAF Lossiemouth, just before a trip.
>
> http://gallery.me.com/zuiko#100053/julia-hunter-edit&bgcolor=black
>
> It's a scrotty scan of a scrotty colour print, sorry.
>
> These aircraft were used on the Tactical Weapons Unit to teach youngsters
> like me to aim bombs, rockets (SNEB) and guns (30mm Aden cannon). Once
> cleared solo they would fly the single-seat Hunter to the range or up on 1
> v 1 air combat training. The 2-seater was a bit of a pig, with smaller
> engine, too much canopy frame (it was murder in close formation) and a
> bleedin' instructor next to you being grumpy about your flying; the
> single-seater made you feel a hero ...
>
> I had met Julia a couple of months before this, when I got to Lossiemouth
> to learn to operate the Jaguar; I had flown my TWU at Brawdy, South Wales.
> We got married in 1980, when we were both stationed in Germany.
>
> Chris
>
> On 11 Jan 2010, at 06:26, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> Of these two I like the colours in the second one best, but having looked
>> through this whole album, I must say that "Julia" is the top pic for me.
>
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