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Post by rj on Aug 8, 2017 15:47:56 GMT
Deauville was the Monte Carlo of the north. Lots of casinos, top hotels, golf and as you say racing. I guess in luxury starved Britain to was like us going to Vegas today.
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Post by rocky14 on Apr 26, 2018 18:01:46 GMT
Hello Rob..any more stories from the IKR log?
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Post by rocky14 on Feb 25, 2019 12:36:35 GMT
Having read flyboy's excellent account of the Oxford and Consul at Blackbushe I was minded that there have not been any stories from the log of Consul G-AIKR lately - they are better than 'The Archers'! Consul G-AJLR was located, redundant, at Fairoaks for a long period in the early 60s.
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Post by rocky14 on Feb 3, 2020 18:02:54 GMT
A bit more on G-AIKR? - Rob?
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Post by rj on Feb 3, 2020 18:11:54 GMT
I will have to find it first, having a bit of a sort out of all my books and photos and building new bookcase and storage. Will try to do something this week
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Post by rocky14 on Feb 3, 2020 18:47:00 GMT
You're a star Rob. Thank you for your contemporary movements updates as well - much appreciated.
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Post by pphillips on Mar 19, 2020 19:15:27 GMT
Here's G-AIKR today, as PK286 in store at the RNZAF Museum in Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand. Seen by me on a recent trip to NZ in February. PK286 Oxford (in store) by wokinghampaul, on Flickr Paul
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Post by rocky14 on Mar 20, 2020 13:01:35 GMT
Great shot Paul. Any more tales from the log Rob?
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Post by charleso on Apr 1, 2020 14:11:10 GMT
Sir, After leaving the RAFVR, where he had successfully completed 32 missions on Short Stirlings and risen to the rank of Acting Squadron Leader, DFC, my father joined Chartair as a pilot flying Airspeed Consuls from 26th August 1947 to 5th June 1948. He then flew Halton/Halifax with British American Air Services from 8th June until 29th April 1950 before become an Air Traffic Control Officer for the rest of his working life.
He therefore did not pilot the Airspeed Consul G-AIKR, (a restoration project?) because this was sold by Chartair in January 1947, but he did fly, among others,
G-AIKO Consul G-AIKX Consul G-AJGG Consul G-AJLL Consul
Among his effects when he died was a ring binder, 5cm thick and measuring 25cm x 19cm containing the introduction and all twelve sections, entitled “Instruction Book for the Maintenance and Repair of Airspeed Consul Aircraft” and dated 1946. This he doubtless carried with him on trips round the Middle East. His log book records that G-AIKO spent Christmas 1947 in Wadi Halfa after a tyre burst on 23rd Dec and was grounded there until 31st Dec, I expect his maintenance and repair manual came in handy at that point…?
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