Geoff wrote: > OT, but I this obituary of Alex Henshaw (Spitfire > test pilot who has died aged 94), may interest some of > you. > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=NHPGQQIWV1WC5QFIQMGCFFWAVCBQUIV0?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/02/28/db2801.xml > > Geoff > >
Very fitting tribute to the great man. There are so many for whom the only fitting reaction to their exploits is WOW! There used to be an annual spitfire day at Wellesbourne, great to see all those birds on one airfield and active. One day I was asked to take off in turn after a Spitfire that was very close to the end of the runway. I expected to see a backtrack and a takoff run, he only needed the takeoff run. My C152 would have been in the field off the end before I got it to 20 knots. I hope one day I shall see the Vulcan fly out. On my birthday about 4 years ago my daughters took me to buy me a present related to flying and I was also served another treat of seeing the Vulcan taxi, speed down runway 18, lift the nose, then settle back down. It's being maintained daily and they say it will fly out one day. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
