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One of my two favorites when I was a kid: The Hawker Hunter and the English Electric Lightning.
I also well remember as a kid the RAF V bombers: Victor, Valiant and Vulcan
My favourited also included the Vampire.
I agree with Jim the Hunter and Lightning were also favourites.
My favourited also included the Vampire.
I agree with Jim the Hunter and Lightning were also favourites.
Hawker Hunter T7.
Had them in the RCAF early 50's, The widow maker. Vampire
Peter - I thought the widowmaker was the CF-104 Starfighter
Love those 50's jets like this and the F-86
Such clean lines, aerodynamic works of art
Such clean lines, aerodynamic works of art
When I was stationed as the US Army Research Exchange Office at the Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine at Farnborough (1989-1992) we had a Hunter dual seat we used for research. I flew is several times. Our research pilot, Terry Adcock, called it a Gentleman's Airplane. My only problem with it was that I have a tall sitting height and when seated with the canopy down the top of my helmet had about a half inch of clearance. This made it difficult for me to do a split 'S' because I could not look up, so I would just barrel roll through the sky trying to see the ground. It also present problems with pinning the non-zero-zero Martin Baker Ejection Seat. I just could not bend over to pin it with the canopy down so I always landed with a hot seat. Fortunately, it never went off. Great airplane to fly.
Thank you for the wonderful story John Barson, I'm sure the other few non flyers among the ranks here also appreciate hearing the wonderful stories told by the well seasoned pilots and aviators. They help us admire and appreciate the dedication and desire to preform at the levels needed to pilot these wonderful machines.
5+ stars
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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09-Jun-2023 | PC12 | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 12:28PM ACST | 01:17PM ACST | 0:49 |
09-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Garden Point (GPN / YGPT) | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | 11:05AM ACST | 12:07PM ACST | 1:02 |
09-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Garden Point (GPN / YGPT) | 10:24AM ACST | 10:47AM ACST | 0:22 |
08-Jun-2023 | PC12 | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 03:13PM ACST | 04:05PM ACST | 0:52 |
08-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | 02:05PM ACST | 02:49PM ACST | 0:43 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 06:11PM ACST | 06:52PM ACST | 0:41 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 05:16PM ACST | 05:55PM ACST | 0:39 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 02:58PM ACST | 03:46PM ACST | 0:48 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | 02:02PM ACST | 02:45PM ACST | 0:42 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Bathurst Island (BRT / YBTI) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 01:12PM ACST | 01:26PM ACST | 0:14 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Croker Island (YCKI) | Bathurst Island (BRT / YBTI) | 12:26PM ACST | 12:57PM ACST | 0:31 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Maningrida (MNG / YMGD) | Croker Island (YCKI) | 11:31AM ACST | 12:02PM ACST | 0:31 |
07-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Maningrida (MNG / YMGD) | 10:11AM ACST | 11:05AM ACST (?) | 0:53 |
06-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 06:01PM ACST | 07:03PM ACST | 1:02 |
06-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Groote Eylandt (YGTE) | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | 05:10PM ACST | 05:46PM ACST | 0:36 |
06-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Groote Eylandt (YGTE) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 05:10PM ACST | Diverted | |
06-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Groote Eylandt (YGTE) | 03:17PM ACST | 04:53PM ACST | 1:36 |
06-Jun-2023 | PC12 | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 11:55AM ACST | 12:47PM ACST | 0:51 |
06-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | 10:40AM ACST | 11:24AM ACST | 0:43 |
05-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Borroloola (BOX / YBRL) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 12:20PM ACST | 01:59PM ACST | 1:39 |
05-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Borroloola (BOX / YBRL) | 10:19AM ACST | 12:00PM ACST | 1:41 |
04-Jun-2023 | PC12 | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 01:00PM ACST | 01:46PM ACST | 0:46 |
04-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | 11:51AM ACST | 12:46PM ACST | 0:55 |
04-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | 10:41AM ACST | 11:40AM ACST | 0:58 |
03-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 11:50AM ACST | 12:57PM ACST | 1:07 |
03-Jun-2023 | PC12 | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | 10:41AM ACST | 11:34AM ACST (?) | 0:53 |
03-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | RAAF Tindal (KTR / YPTN) | 09:43AM ACST | 10:25AM ACST | 0:42 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 06:23PM ACST | 07:01PM ACST | 0:38 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 04:47PM ACST | 05:23PM ACST | 0:35 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 02:30PM ACST | 03:07PM ACST | 0:37 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 01:22PM ACST | 02:02PM ACST | 0:40 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 11:30AM ACST | 12:25PM ACST | 0:55 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Peppimenarti (YPEP) | 11:30AM ACST | Diverted | |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Peppimenarti (YPEP) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 11:15AM ACST | 11:24AM ACST | 0:09 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Peppimenarti (YPEP) | 10:26AM ACST | 11:00AM ACST | 0:34 |
02-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 10:26AM ACST | Diverted | |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 07:13PM ACST | 07:54PM ACST | 0:41 |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 06:14PM ACST | 06:52PM ACST | 0:38 |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Groote Eylandt (YGTE) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 04:19PM ACST | 05:43PM ACST | 1:24 |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Groote Eylandt (YGTE) | 02:18PM ACST | 03:49PM ACST | 1:31 |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Bathurst Island (BRT / YBTI) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 10:50AM ACST | 11:04AM ACST | 0:14 |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | Bathurst Island (BRT / YBTI) | 09:28AM ACST | 10:15AM ACST | 0:47 |
01-Jun-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Port Keats Airfield (YPKT) | 08:31AM ACST | 09:09AM ACST | 0:38 |
31-May-2023 | PC12 | Bathurst Island (BRT / YBTI) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 09:53AM ACST | 10:09AM ACST | 0:16 |
31-May-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Bathurst Island (BRT / YBTI) | 09:06AM ACST | 09:19AM ACST | 0:12 |
30-May-2023 | PC12 | Kalkgurung (KFG / YKKG) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 04:34PM ACST | 05:50PM ACST | 1:16 |
30-May-2023 | PC12 | Pigeon Hole (YPGH) | Kalkgurung (KFG / YKKG) | 02:04PM ACST | 02:16PM ACST | 0:12 |
30-May-2023 | PC12 | Kalkgurung (KFG / YKKG) | Pigeon Hole (YPGH) | 12:14PM ACST | 12:34PM ACST | 0:20 |
30-May-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Kalkgurung (KFG / YKKG) | 08:37AM ACST | 10:03AM ACST | 1:26 |
29-May-2023 | PC12 | Gove (GOV / YPGV) | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | 11:49AM ACST | 01:23PM ACST | 1:34 |
29-May-2023 | PC12 | Elcho Island (ELC / YELD) | Gove (GOV / YPGV) | 10:50AM ACST | 11:13AM ACST | 0:23 |
29-May-2023 | PC12 | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | Elcho Island (ELC / YELD) | 10:18AM ACST | 10:30AM ACST | 0:12 |
29-May-2023 | PC12 | Darwin Int'l / RAAF (DRW / YPDN) | Ramingining (RAM / YRNG) | 08:54AM ACST | 09:59AM ACST | 1:04 |
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