CLOSED - THANKS to all customers for the last few years

Choccy
Just about awake, did you enjoy your muffin?

Spaceman
Not Coltishall, Swanton Morley. I did a spell on Lightnings, big noisy beasts.

Socco, Lightning update:
On the 29th June 1960 No 74 Squadron became the first operational Lightning equipped RAF squadron.

From 13 April 1964 to 30 September 1974, Coltishall was the home of No 226 Operational Conversion Unit. Its role, to train pilots to fly the Mach 2 Lightning Interceptor. Prior to the disbandment of the OCU in 1974, 810 pilots had been trained to fly this mighty aircraft.

Opto
It wasn't all beer and skittles, they were a pig to work on.

Must pop out now, back later.

One has returned from the metropolis, bedlam isn't the word for it. Peace reigns in the Socco residence.

Well it's been VERY quiet in here.

Lightning's were amazing aircraft for their day, they had a huge amount of thrust and could fly almost vertically upwards from ground level, they were also extremely fast but they had a major problem, at high speeds their range was very low (if I remember correctly 20 minutes at full power).

The also made an incredible amount of noise ! I lived in Norfolk for the whole of the time that they were operational and during the week you could here them in the sky even when they were a long way away.

Lightning's still fly in South Africa where you can pay to go up in one. A group in Cranfield restored more than one back to flying condition but they could not get permission to fly them in the UK.

Socs, Swanton Morley not sure if it the civil bit of it is still operating as I know they went bust, but until fairly recently there were several Boeing Stearmans based there including one owned by the actor Martin Shaw who lives nearby.

Spaceman
20 minutes at full power, you'll be lucky, be sucking fumes from the tanks by then.

Good morning campers

"Bothered"

Morning Jeffie :>)
"About what?"

Spaceman
Were there no trees and such, Bernard Matthews outfit is in Suffolk place called Holton which incidentally is flat (WW2 airfield).

Loadsa

Didn't realise Choccie had her very own TV station.... ;-)

http://www.chocolat.tv/

LOL - ahh the woman has an empire!
;>)

Gordons gin advert being shown on and off - painting by numbers....
What is the backing music?
Anyone know it's driving me nuts...it's familiar....60/early70's???
Oh well I'm off have a good evening all!
:>)

loadsadosh
Used to be RAF Halesworth. Look you here boyo...

Aerial View of Holton

Loadsa, Bernard has a few place one of them is near to ringland in Norfolk next to his home, it was also an old airfied.

Just for you bunnie :)



from my tv thingie

Socs,

Know it well, Chediston Street Halesworth being my place of birth and place of residence for my first 20 odd years

Loadsa

chocolat, whats your "tv thingie" I think we should be told..............

Choccie - thank you! :>)
Spacie - the lady has her empire to run so no time for questions
;>)
Sunny here - for now this morning, rain later :>(
Pancakes and waffles with syrup for a change today if anyone's hungry :>)