Originally Posted by Jager
Good one Karl!
That Pilot does remind me of a few chaps I know!
That Pilot does remind me of a few chaps I know!
Today a drink commemorating the de Havilland Vampire. On 3 December 1945, a Sea Vampire piloted by Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown became the first pure-jet aircraft to land on and take off from an aircraft carrier. On 14 July 1948, six Vampire F.3s of No. 54 Squadron RAF became the first jet aircraft to fly across the Atlantic Ocean when they arrived in Goose Bay, Labrador. They went via Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Keflavik in Iceland and Bluie West 1, Greenland.
We have a Fat Head's here in Portland as well. Just around the corner from the place I bought my storage drawers last September.
Might be time for a re-visit - on both accounts!
Today we remember the Grumman Avenger.
Nice find!Today we remember the Grumman Avenger.
Today the ale is named after the Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird trainer.
Here we have a drink featuring the faithful C-130. The name of the other drink, Winfly, is an abbreviation for Winter Fly in. Winfly is typically a six-week long period beginning in August when the U.S. Antarctic Program flies in a few early season flights to bring in several hundred new people and supplies.
This bottle label is a bit of a puzzle. Why is what looks like a Dornier flying boat flying over a desert containing a tornado?
Perhaps one of our New Zealand members can explain it and maybe also comment on the quality of Wigram's beer.
Today, a beer named for the famous Dakota transport.
Today, a beer named for the famous Dakota transport.
Will there be no end?
Probably not. I don't know about the rest of the world, but the craft beer industry is booming here in the USA. They are still not talking much about market saturation; it's market maturation that's being talked about.
Will there be no end?
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
I do not know how much longer this thread will run. The parallel thread on the Anchorage has passed 1200 replies.
Another of Wigram Brewery's ales is named after the Harvard trainer.
I think that we are almost run our course on the Anchorage Dave.
You have done very well here. i could only find about a dozen.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Here is an ale named after another famous aircraft.
This one is simply called Propeller. Something, no piston engined aircraft can do without.
Just looked and this thread has been up for 6 months with 365 posts. Pretty good for a 6 month streach.
Thank you, Bob.
This drink remembers a different type of flying machine.
Today our drink honours the Puma helicopter.
Another helicopter today, the Lynx.
I haven't been to the large beverage store by me is some time so I guess I have to go check it out and see what they have. I don't think anything like what our British friends have.
You have many breweries in the U.S.A., Bob. It depends upon whether they choose to name their products after something aviation related. I have tried to find one from Maryland but it seems that your breweries are better for marine related drinks. The closest I have found so far is a brewery in North Carolina called the Aviator Brewing Company. One of their products, which you may be able to obtain, is called
Please be aware that I have no idea what their products taste like. I find these drinks by searching the internet.
This beer commemorates Ivan Kozhedub of the Soviet Air Force, the top scoring Allied fighter ace during the Great Patriotic War (WW2). He remained in the Soviet Air force post-war and eventually reached the rank of Marshall.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Kozhedub
This beer brewed inside Munich airport is simply called 'Aircraft'.
This beer brewed inside Munich airport is simply called 'Aircraft'.
Too damn hot down here. See Zoe's Chart of the Temp forecasts.
<<channeling "Team America - World Police">> "MATT DAMON!"This beer commemorates Ivan Kozhedub of the Soviet Air Force, the top scoring Allied fighter ace during the Great Patriotic War (WW2). He remained in the Soviet Air force post-war and eventually reached the rank of Marshall.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Kozhedub
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
This drink commemorates a named Spitfire. Aircraft were named for places, which donated sums of money to "buy a Spifire" etc..
Spirit of Kent celebrates the Kent Spitfire, a Mark IX Spitfire housed at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar. It also recalls the “XXX Modification Depth Charges” that flew out of Biggin Hill in June 1944 filled with Westerham Ales. The “XXX Joy Juice” was racked into the unused auxiliary fuel tanks and flown over to the forward airbases in France
Here is a video of the plane in action at the Biggin Hill airshow in 2007.
Today we feature one of the world's less well known airlines and the Boeing 737-800.
This was a non-alcoholic drink made for serving on airliners in flight. It is no longer produced.
If you fly at the right (or wrong) height, you leave contrails.
Have we had this one?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
No, Rob, we have not seen that one before, so it was a good one to find.
There is a whole family of French beers called Beer Drop.
Another mention of the C-130 Hercules, today.
Could this young lady possibly have something to do with the delay?
Could this young lady possibly have something to do with the delay?
On June 23, 1943, a B-17 Flying Fortress departed Pendleton Army Air Base in Pendleton, Oregon destined for Grand Island, Nebraska. From there, the bomber would join the other members of the group and continue to England to participate in the ongoing World War II bombing campaigns. Around midnight, the captain radioed that their position was near Powder River, Wyoming. They were not heard from again. After the plane failed to arrive in Grand Island, the plane was declared missing and the Army mounted a search effort with no results. A second search was conducted the following year, concentrating on the Wind River Mountains, Absaroka Mountains and Big Horn Mountains, but still no wreckage was spotted.
On August 12, 1945, two cowboys spotted something shiny on a ridge line in the Cloud Peak area of the Big Horn Mountains. They discovered the wreckage and the deceased crew, and contacted authorities, who conducted an operation to recover the bodies of the crew and return them to their families. It was believed that during earlier search efforts, the paint color of the aircraft blended in closely with the mountain side, making the wreckage difficult to spot. After a few years, the paint worn off, and the shiny aluminum underneath made the plane more visible. No official cause for the crash was ever determined, but it is presumed that malfunctioning navigational equipment, and a moonless night combined with bad weather caused the pilot to not see the ridge until it was too late.
After some petitioning by veterans groups in Wyoming, the previously unnamed ridge was christened Bomber Mountain on August 22, 1946 by the U.S. Forest Service. In honor of the crew members, a commerative plaque was placed on the shores of Florence Lake, 1.5 miles from the crash site.
Quoted from:
Bomber Mountain. (2007, August 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:40, September 7, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...ldid=153432830
This drink commemorates the sad incident.
Today's drink honours a famous Arctic bush pilot.
Pengo Pally is a 6.5% abv saison inspired by the life and legend of Johnny May, the first Inuk bush pilot, that was brewed using arctic herbs hand-picked in Nunavik. Its name is the English pronunciation of an Inuktitut phrase that translates to “I Miss You” which was written on the side of May’s plane.
Quotation from the brewery's website,"
“Pengo Pally” means “I miss you” in the Inuktitut language and this message (in English and Inuktitut) was stencilled on the fuselage of Johnny May’s De Havilland Beaver, as a personal note to his wife Louisa.
Johnny May, was born in 1947 in Kangiqsualujjuaq to Bob Martin May of Manitoba and an Inuk mother named Nancy. Johnny decided to become a pilot when his was six years old, during a flight to his father’s fishing camp when the pilot let Johnny briefly take the controls. Right on the spot, little Johnny knew he wanted to fly for a living. He flew his first solo flight at age 16 and has since embarked on a career that spanned well over five decades.
For most of his career, Johnny May flew in areas where topographical maps didn’t exist, and where the conditions were hostile and filled with danger. It was a vast and uncharted frontier where he landed on tundra or ice, depending on the time of year and the weather.
You can learn a lot more about Johnny May and his adventures by viewing a full feature documentary called “The Wings of Johnny May” which is available for download at the National Film Board.
This film not only depicts Johnny’s adventures, it brings out so much more... the harsh beauty of the Nunavik territory, history of the the Inuit people going through dramatic“ends of the world” events such as the arrival of the snowmobiles which lead to a change from a traditional to a more sedentary lifestyle and more recently, the dramatic effects of climate change on the Arctic ecosystem.
Interestingly, despite ample stories and adventures, the makers of the film said it was difficult to convince the very modest Johnny May to agree to a film about his life.
We are eternally thankful to this humble and brave man for letting us tell his story."
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Today we remember No.74 Squadron R.A.F., known as 'Tiger Squadron' because of the tiger's head on the squadron's crest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._74_Squadron_RAF
I have also found this picture of a mug, which some of you may like.
If you live near an air force base, you will be used to the subject of this drink.
Today there is a Crosswind.
Something to look for if I can arrange a visit to the MAM.If you live near an air force base, you will be used to the subject of this drink.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
I think that Flying Officer Kyte may like this one.
I don't know; would he be drawn away from domestic by a crass marketing ploy?I think that Flying Officer Kyte may like this one.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Believe me Karl, he will try anything in that line, ONCE!
Rob.
One Question to Dave. Does the empty bottle whistle nicely when dropped from an aircraft.
Kyte.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
So, you too have read the Biggles story where he used that trick then, Rob?
This ale celebrates a piece of relatively obscure history.
“Byley Bomber” celebrates firstly RAF Cranage which was a Royal Air Force station during the Second World War. The airfield was located just to the North of Middlewich.
The site at Cranage was chosen for use as a training base and aircraft maintenance unit in August 1939. Originally just a grass airfield, three runways were later built from American metal plank. The airfield unusually had eight blister hangars for maintenance use.
The first flying unit was No. 2 School of Air Navigation which was formed on 21 October 1940. It operated the twin-engined Avro Anson for training navigators. In 1942 the unit was renamed the Central Navigation School and the strength was increased to 58 Ansons, they were joined two years later by a number of Vickers Wellingtons in the same role. It is the Wellington bomber that is celebrated on the badge and names the beer.
A Vickers-Armstrong shadow factory assembling Wellingtons, was situated at Byley but close to the Cranage airfield. The completed aircraft would be towed from the factory to the airfield for their first flight and onward delivery.
The beer badge also reflects the formation of 96 Squadron in December 1940 at RAF Cranage, which was equipped with Hawker Hurricanes. This unit operated in the night air-defence role, mainly in the protection of the industrial and port areas of Liverpool.
The only flying unit on the airfield after the war was No. 190 Gliding School which was formed in May 1945 and operated from the site for two years. With their departure, flying ceased at Cranage. The airfield was used for storage and maintenance until it closed in 1958.
Not only that, but Kyte has used it in one of my AAR's and I believe another member has also since used it.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
It's been used in reality at least once -- some of the mercenary pilots transporting supplies to Dien Bien Phu during the siege would chuck out empty beer bottles to make the enemy think they were dropping bombs.
This drink is something of a puzzle. Why would an American Brewery choose a Gloster Gladiator for their labels?
I think it is supposed to be a generic crop duster, perhaps the likeness to the Glad is purely coincidental?
Perhaps we can excuse the error on the label of this Czech beer.
KILL. IT. WITH. *FIRE*.Perhaps we can excuse the error on the label of this Czech beer.
;)
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