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I saw some big Payloads at the Waddington Airshow yeterday .. .

 

What lovely weather. .

 

And i met Ken Wallis

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I saw some big Payloads at the Waddington Airshow yeterday .. .

 

What lovely weather. .

 

 

 

They were weather balloons:grin:.

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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Yup I read it was grounded because the CCA wanted to dismantle some bolts to check for age corrosion which if done might have effected the air frame adversely

 

The problem has been solved as the CCA have agreed to inspect a non flying Vulcan to see if the aircraft will still be sound

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Yes it was there parked away from the crowd. You could only see it with Binoculars. I had a chat with the Vulcan team about what is going on. They tell me the Permit To Fly ran out on Weds, and had not been renewed on time.

 

It is really annoying that you go all that way and find that someone waited or forgot to get it signed off. They could have towed it nearer to the crowd line for people to see. . .

 

Aircraft which may not be designed and manufactured to specified civil standards require a Permit To Fly. The revalidation process will normally involve maintenance inspections and test flying to ensure that the

aircraft is still able to meet the requirements of the Permit.

 

However i did meet Ken Wallis an spent an hour chatting to him. What an amazing career he has had. Some of his CV is here:

 

Ken Wallis

 

 

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My God what a guy I hero in the real sense of the word Typical of our government they'd rather honour pop singers than real people who have made a genuine contribution to our lives. They did the same to Sir Barnes Wallace who should have been like this guy a Lord - Again like Wallis the only real recognition came from the Yanks

 

Still you saw the Vulcan (mind you I've seen a whole squadron flying in formation at about 10,000 so there:p) and you met Commander Wallis & for an hour at that you lucky sod

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I have a photo of him next to the Autogyro seen in the Bond film “You Only Live Twice”, taken on Saturday. Ken provided not only the aircraft but was the stunt double for Sean Connery as James Bond.

 

He sat out there most of the day in a deck chair, chatting to everyone. 93 years old and he still gets to fly the Autogyro. . .

 

What a great man...

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Wonderful According to the CV you posted He's in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest pilot

 

I know He's a trustee of the Norfolk museum but any idea how I can find out where He's next appearing?

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KenWallisWaddingtonAirshow2009.jpg

 

 

Ken Wallis talking to me on Saturday. I am not in the photo . .

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KenWallisWaddingtonAirshow2009.jpg

 

 

Ken Wallis talking to me on Saturday. I am not in the photo . .

 

Excellent thanks - Being a retired PPL myself I'm trying to find out where Commander Wallis is next appearing to we can fit a visit into a coming foody trip the BH & I intend making soon

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I will see if i can get some details of where he will be. Fairford is on soon so he maybe there then.

 

He has some artifacts in the case on the floor, from the war. He flew into balloon cables and there is a piece of the actual cable mounted as a souvenir, plus a piece of wing spar from a Wellington bomber.

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Well that is a question you can ask him Joncris. He lives and has an airstrip at Reymerston Hall in Norfolk. There is footage of him in the 60's here:

 

British Pathe - EVERYMAN'S AUTOGYRO

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Joncris, i have Ken's number to arrange a day with him for a look around his estate. He will accept a number of people, maximum of 30, to tour his hanger and he will fly the autogyro as well. The cost for the visit will be a donation to his 2 favourite charities, and dinner at the golfclub opposite his estate. If we can sort out a date any interested CAGGERS please leave a name here. The meet would be at Dereham Norfolk.

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Oh, you guys like aircraft!!!

 

How about this then? I was writing a book once (as you do) and I got in touch with the owner of the last flying de Havilland Dragonfly (beautiful red plane - sorry, aircraft) up near Biggleswade. Told him I was doing the writing thing and he took me up for a spin in her. Oh, she's gorgeous. Then I got shoved into a Tiger Moth and went up without goggles!! Stupid woman!! and thanks to the Tiger Moth club for that! Then I got in touch with somewhere wild in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the sergeant in charge (a Scotsman) sent me original 1937 photos of the first 4 Dragonflies and their crews ever to pursue a criminal across the frozen waste (before the aircraft called the Beaver took over).

 

How's that for useless information?

Regards

Liz

PS never did publish the book.

Oops, there goes another rubber tree plant!

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Oh, you guys like aircraft!!!

 

How about this then? I was writing a book once (as you do) and I got in touch with the owner of the last flying de Havilland Dragonfly (beautiful red plane - sorry, aircraft) up near Biggleswade. Told him I was doing the writing thing and he took me up for a spin in her. Oh, she's gorgeous. Then I got shoved into a Tiger Moth and went up without goggles!! Stupid woman!! and thanks to the Tiger Moth club for that! Then I got in touch with somewhere wild in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the sergeant in charge (a Scotsman) sent me original 1937 photos of the first 4 Dragonflies and their crews ever to pursue a criminal across the frozen waste (before the aircraft called the Beaver took over).

 

How's that for useless information?

Regards

Liz

PS never did publish the book.

 

NO but you could at least post them thar pictures here

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Ha ha,

 

I will, just as soon as I get home. I'm away from home at the moment on business. I'll look them thar photos out when I get home (home, where's that?) and see if I can find the photos of the Dragonfly at Oshkosh, when she had an extra fuel tank added (back seat was taken out) and she flew from Scotland (well Biggleswade first), to Greenland, and on to Oshkosh, Canada for the Oshkosh aircraft races/convention.

 

Bootiful lady, she is. Such is my memory, I can't remember if the four RCMP aircraft had call signs of flowers or girls' names. I think it was flowers, Anemome, Buttercup, C??? Daisy.

 

Regards

Liz

Oops, there goes another rubber tree plant!

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Great.

 

Will do JC, next month maybe better for me.

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  • 11 months later...

Well he's still at it, Flying that is, Magnificent man in his DIY flying machine: The Wing Commander, 94, who is trying to hit 130mph in shed-built gyrocopter

 

Read more: A magnificent man and his DIY flying machine: Wing Commander, 94, trying to hit 130mph in shed-built gyrocopter | Mail Online

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Well he's still at it, Flying that is, Magnificent man in his DIY flying machine: The Wing Commander, 94, who is trying to hit 130mph in shed-built gyrocopter

 

Read more: A magnificent man and his DIY flying machine: Wing Commander, 94, trying to hit 130mph in shed-built gyrocopter | Mail Online

 

 

Yup Still hoping to arrange that visit we discussed last year

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