JAMES AVIATION STUFF
Nat. Service RAF 1957-8
Tiger Club 1959-74
The
Tiger Club
Turbulent Team
The first Tiger Club Turbulent Team
display was in August 1959, the team has been
a regular part of the display circuit ever since.
Airshow
stuff:
Turb Scramble and Box 4 ca. 1961&62, Farnborough 1964 and a couple
of old photos!
The
Tiger
Club, 2 volume set
Or
maybe
here
and
here
One of the world's oldest flying clubs, The Tiger
Club provides a means for those
who take an active role in light aeroplane racing, displays,
aerobatics, ...
and
A new book::
‘Tiger Club’
by Michael Jones. ... ‘Tiger
Club’ is
the third volume of the history
of the Club and sub titled ‘The
Redhill Saga’ ...
Now
here
and
here
Strange Adventures
1960-1968 (click to read)
1965 - Winner of first post-war
Isle of Man
International Air Rally in Jodel Mascaret GASKL
Co-Pilot Martin Barraclough
Sir Geoffrey
de Havilland Memorial Flypast - July 1965
Representative for IAOPA and FAI on
the ICAO Frequency Coordinating Body 1965-70
International Council of Aircraft Owner
and Pilot Association
Non-profit organization representing international
general aviation.
Winner of the first
(and
only?) Heineken Trophy,
Elstree 1968?, in first UK built formula one racer The Luton Beta
G-ATLY - come on Wikipedia, get your facts straight, I can't be
my own historian.and my ex- has got the cup somewhere with the date
on it.
1966 Founder Member and first
Secretary of The Air Squadron
Winner of Norton Griffiths Trophy,
Tees-Side
ca.1965/6?,
establishing
unbeaten
lap
speed
record
in
"Ballerina"
for
a
Cosmic
Wind
formula 1 racer
(also found a photo here http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1000957/ of Ballerina at Bagington (Coventry) Air
Pageant.
A Delivery to
Teheran - 1967
Sole
UK
and
Irish
Distributor
for
SIAI
MARCHETTI
1968-1974
I have to find all the Arthur Gibson photos for this era, including
leading the Red Arrows over
Gloucestershire.
Well, I found that one at last. And now (added Dec 13th 2011).....
Terry
Kingsley, Pete Evans and Arthur Gibson's amazing landing and take off
from
a Flores beach using palm and banana leaves in the London-Australia Air
Race.
You will have to register to watch this 30 minute film. Full screen
recommended.
That link goes to part II with the beach sequence, to get the full
story go to Part I first.
More recent history and details of
this great aeroplane
http://www.pilotfriend.com/aircraft
performance/siai.htm
http://www.aermacchi.it/files/SF260_Technical
Documentation
Index
Ed.02-02-2011_0.pdf
http://www.incredible-adventures.com/aircombat_planes.html
http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepSF260.html
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/43625646/SERVICE-BULLETINS-SERVICE-INSTRUCTIONS-SERVICE-LETTERS-TECHNICAL
http://www.flightsim.com/main/review/sf-260/sf-260.htm
http://www.airpowerinternational.com/uploads/downloads/The_Aviation_Consumer-1995.pdf
http://sf260w.com/index.html - an unofficial SF260 US file!
British Team
Manager, World
Aerobatics 1968 (Magdeburg, E. Germany) - Assistant
Judge,
World Aerobatics 1972 (Salon, France)
World Aerobatic Champions since the
first World Championships was held in 1960.
Secretary, Statutes Committee of FAI - 1975-1990
Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale - FAI
World
air
sports
federation, was founded in
1905 and is a non-governmental and
non-profit making international organization with the basic aim of
furthering ...
Presentation
of the Air Squadron Millennium Sword at the USAF Cadet of the Year 2005
Award
Washington, April 17th 2006
Forgot to update here
for ages. So will add in no particular order
Brize Norton 2010