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Pics: Some residents and visitor at Ards, 1991
« on: June 09, 2013, 09:47:27 PM »
Rummaging through photos today I found and scanned these.

Some after-the-show pictures of the Ards field, 1991 I think given the presence of Team Ecco.

Lots of old regs I remember from being a wee nipper.

First pic:
G-FRST
G-BEDG ( from memory, Commander 114 in background )
G-BAKH ( which I always pronounced back-ache )
G-AVYP
G-BBTZ
G-OMAC
G-AZVG


Second:
With the addition of
G-AROO ( which as far as I can tell has been at Ards for > 50 years now )


Third:
With the addition of N13253
G-[UV]??? Cherokee in foreground


Still a few UNIDs in background.

Casper do scold me if these are too big, they're half-size scales of the originals but I can rescale again if necessary.

Original sizes also here at about 1.7 MB each, 600 dpi scan.

http://occurs.lineum.org.uk/public/scanned/ards_pan_1991/Ards_Pan_1991_1.JPEG
http://occurs.lineum.org.uk/public/scanned/ards_pan_1991/Ards_Pan_1991_2.JPEG
http://occurs.lineum.org.uk/public/scanned/ards_pan_1991/Ards_Pan_1991_3.JPEG




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Re: Pics: Some residents and visitor at Ards, 1991
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2013, 10:20:34 PM »
G-AROO was one of the aircraft used by the UFC when it opened in 1961,and is still current at the airfield flown by ex-milkman Jim Mc Meekan,a very nice bloke he is to. :)
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Re: Pics: Some residents and visitor at Ards, 1991
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2013, 10:30:20 PM »
Quote from: Angry Turnip on June 09, 2013, 10:20:34 PM
G-AROO was one of the aircraft used by the UFC when it opened in 1961,and is still current at the airfield flown by ex-milkman Jim Mc Meekan,a very nice bloke he is to. :)

Jim McMeekan!  There's a name from my childhood.  Thanks AT.
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Re: Pics: Some residents and visitor at Ards, 1991
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2013, 10:31:22 PM »
Guys, re this, see UFC hompage for some sad news
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Re: Pics: Some residents and visitor at Ards, 1991
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2013, 10:34:24 PM »
Very sad news indeed,Jim McMeekan was a real gent,always had time for anyone who asked about the Forney Aircoupe G-AROO.


Nice to hear the family have inherited his love of flying and are still operating Roo.
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