Stephen McClure
@frantic_gold
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Retired Air Traffic Controller charged with 700,000sqNm of sky #Shanwick. NornIron born & bread,so bring on the Veda,sodas & Nutty Krust for yer Tayto sammidge.
Alloway.Scotland.
Joined November 2011
So that’s it, 29 yrs 10mths 2 days of air traffic done. Retired at 55. Best career ever, thanks to @NATS for all the good times, the many friends made & great experiences had, including a #Concorde fam flight 😃 #Retired #AirTrafficController ✈️ ✈️✈️ #NotMyProblemAnyMore
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It's been a long and dreary winter, #Spring starts this weekend so let's have a bit of cheer & colour 🌼🌼🌼
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‘Mon Jerry!! You can do this big man 👊🏻
We thought Jerry would be home by now after his heart valve replacement surgery but sadly he has suffered 2 small strokes, the first one just 3 days after surgery. He was doing so well but he suffered another stroke yesterday. I'm reaching out to the aviation community to help
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Classic Dave Allen on Aeroplanes… 😂😂 https://t.co/u9rpN7pFWW
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Currently 19, yes, nineteen #USAF #KC135 tankers airborne over,or what appears to be en route to, Europe from the USA according to @flightradar24
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@BloodyPolitics @theSNP @UKParliament @scottishgreens *edit* I don’t usually get involved in politics on here, but this involves aviation. So that’s different. @GPAPassenger is a vital asset to Scotland.
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Bounced by this US Navy 🇺🇸 C-40 Clipper 170042 #CNV42 descending into Prestwick from Chania . Didn’t spot them until right overhead ….🏃🏻♂️➡️📷 #SpottingFromTheGaff #avgeek
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They’re back, a 2nd visit of the day to Prestwick by RAF🇬🇧 #A400 #ZM408 from @RAFBrizeNorton Hello again 👋🏻 #SpottingFromTheGaff #avgeek
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Yay! Blue skies ☀️& we’re back #SpottingFromTheGaff Here’s RAF🇬🇧 #A400 #ZM408 #GRZLY85 up from @RAFBrizeNorton for some approaches at Prestwick this morning. #avgeek
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Hey @ITVSport get rid of those in match ads…during play on the @SixNationsRugby 😡 #SixNations no need for that . We’re not USA. Sooo. distracting. I’m off to @BBCiPlayer ..
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Let's play the "What time did your streetlights come on at today" game... 4th February Sky - partly cloudy 🌥️ Lights on time - 💡 17:23
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Interesting & comprehensive article on electronic warfare citing the recent oil tanker seizure.
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Yes , or even better - champ 😋 M&S focaccia was the chosen accompaniment though.
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I’m on 3% battery..well .. now 2.. I can’t be bothered plugging in, so I guess it’s “Good night from me” 👓.. But I’ll leave a little insight to my world rn.
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Bought some walnuts today for a recipe. Who knew… So this…. Might need a large glass of a decent tawny Port tho… 🍷😉
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Here’s some @vulcantothesky #VulcanHowl from #XH558 at Ayr & Prestwick @GPAPassenger at the @ScottishAirshow in 2014 & 2015 @BloodyPolitics @DoctorLemma
In the skies above Britain during the Cold War a sound existed that many described as the most terrifying and awe-inspiring noise in aviation history. This was the Vulcan Howl. The Avro Vulcan was a massive delta-wing bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons and it was powered by
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