| 07 Aug 2022 |
When
one thinks of "Old Gander, the images that come to
mind are either piston engine wartime bombers and
fighters or, later, the commercial aircraft that were
first piston engine or jets. But perhaps this
usual typology overlooks another type of airplane that
was neither piston-engine nor jet engine. In fact,
during the period of overlap between the two, another
type of engine was being produced – the turboprop.
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| 16 Nov 2022 |
The story of the Royal Air
Force Ferry Command is fairly well known. However,
in 1942, after one year of operation, the boss of
Ferry Command, AVM Bowhill, told the story of how the
RAFFC had started, how it worked, what it had
accomplished done and hat it hoped to do, It is an
excellent summary. |
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| 17 Jan 2023 |
Well-known writer, Nicolas Monsarrat, comes to Gander |
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| 19 March 2023 |
Most people when they
look back on where they came from and "how things were
back then!" tend to have pleasant memories. School
days, friends or perhaps a first kiss come to mind. But
sometimes our memory shuts out the more difficult,
dangerous pr even dumb things we did. Such was the
case for Old Gander.
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| 18 April 2013 |
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