There are up to 5 solar eclipses every year and a total solar eclipse about every 18 months. One of those total solar...
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Navigator training in 1953-55
Navigator training was carried out at Air Navigation schools in Hullavington and Bis...
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In mid-1956 I returned to England from a two year working holiday in New Zealand and Australia, and urgently needed t...
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The race was on again to prepare XH558 for the 2009 airshow season. A host of servicing requirements awaited the atte...
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Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown is credited with over 2,400 carrier landings (no one else has come close) as well as be...
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Originally written for VTST by Lieutenant Colonel A.W Garrad in 2012
In recognition of the Australian and NZ finan...
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