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<I><B>The Canadair Northstars that were stored at Baginton were eventually dispersed,one aircraft turned up at Newcastle ( Woolsington ) airport and built up a substantial amount of money in parking fees-</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="16496dbe0.jpg" border=0 width="621" height="702" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Baginton 1956-1957</B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1748cdc30.jpg" border=0 width="717" height="963" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="174acbe30.jpg" border=0 width="715" height="995" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="174cc5a60.jpg" border=0 width="709" height="934" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="174ec6770.jpg" border=0 width="710" height="887" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1750c0ad0.jpg" border=0 width="704" height="941" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1752c27c0.jpg" border=0 width="706" height="892" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1754c8df0.jpg" border=0 width="712" height="991" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> Air Racing at Baginton in the 50's.  A compilation of memories by Keith Paine</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="176a1c700.jpg" border=0 width="796" height="624" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Aerodrome Turn 1958</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="176c9a500.jpg" border=0 width="666" height="592" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Proctor I G-AHNA after having suffered a bird strike on the final leg to the airfield 18<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >th</FONT> June 1954. It was a very large Crow that lifted off when we were about 50 ft above a large oak tree about 2 miles from the airfield. Its body hit the No 1 cylinder, and one wing nearly filled the length of the engine cooling duct! It was very, very lucky that it did not hit the propeller or the windscreen.</div> <div> Even then we came in 7<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >th</FONT>! Repairs were made in the Baginton Hangars where my father worked, to the nose cowl seen here and to the non standard undershield (the standard exhaust had been changed for 'stub' exhausts) which was also damaged. </div> <div> After the reapirs we were able to take part in the next days Kings Cup Air Race, where we achieved 8<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >th</FONT> place. </div> <div> This event was recorded by Chris Wren in Flight magazine, of whom I requested, and received the copy above.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="176eeaf90.jpg" border=0 width="746" height="505" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> G-AHNA Proctor 1 Known as 'Happy Nannie Ann' by my sister when aged 5 - it was her version of the old phonetic alphabet of 'How Nan Able'! Nannie Ann was then added to the nose flash.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1770dc140.jpg" border=0 width="732" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> 'Sailor' Parker, J.N.(Nat) Somers, Buster Paine, Keith Paine (aged 15 yrs). </div> <div> August 22<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >nd</FONT> 1953. We were 2<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >nd</FONT> in the Siddeley Trophy. (It was my first air race as 'Navigator' in Proctor I G-AHNA 'Nannie Ann').</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1771b4ca0.jpg" border=0 width="436" height="458" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  Proctor I G-AHNA after having suffered a bird strike on the final leg to the airfield 18<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >th</FONT> June 1954. It was a very large Crow that lifted off when we were about 50 ft above a large oak tree about 2 miles from the airfield. Its body hit the No 1 cylinder, and one wing nearly filled the length of the engine cooling duct! It was very, very lucky that it did not hit the propeller or the windscreen.</div> <div> Even then we came in 7<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >th</FONT>! Repairs were made in the Baginton Hangars where my father worked, to the nose cowl seen here and to the non standard undershield (the standard exhaust had been changed for 'stub' exhausts) which was also damaged. </div> <div> After the reapirs we were able to take part in the next days Kings Cup Air Race, where we achieved 8<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >th</FONT> place. </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="177371ce0.jpg" border=0 width="625" height="462" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The brother's Paine. Ronald (facing the camera) and Alfred (A.S.K.) 'Buster' Paine - believe taken in 1953.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1775d4e60.jpg" border=0 width="468" height="742" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Father and son,After winning the Air League Challenge Trophy 21<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >st</FONT> July 1956.</div> <div> We also achieved 2<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Comic Sans MS" >nd</FONT> place in the Kings Cup on the same day! </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1777e8680.jpg" border=0 width="744" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Geoffrey Marler abeam in his Mils Falcon G-ADTD</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1779728e0.jpg" border=0 width="626" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Marler ahead the Proctor G-AHNA in the Kings Cup air race 1958</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="177b0be50.jpg" border=0 width="779" height="485" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> G-AHNA Proctor with modifications for air racing</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="177e3cad0.jpg" border=0 width="572" height="429" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The starting marshall</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>