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CoffmanStarter
27th Jan 2013, 11:56
Nice to see the DTech DE&S has a good sense of humour with his Tw***er picture ... Well played Sir :D
(One hopes the spanner was tagged out on the Shadow Board :ok:)
https://ma.twimg.com/profile_images/2428750963/zgaz5zi9dy0xdyb2aoeg.jpeg
Courtney Mil
27th Jan 2013, 12:03
BZ. I hate to think what we're going to see the cheif doctor holding in his pic.
handysnaks
27th Jan 2013, 12:17
Probably his redundancy notice!
CoffmanStarter
27th Jan 2013, 12:30
No prizes for guessing what the Chief Rock might hold :E
SASless
27th Jan 2013, 12:49
Heaven forbid what the First Sea Lord would be holding!
FODPlod
27th Jan 2013, 13:10
Heaven forbid what the First Sea Lord would be holding!
His ceremonial telescope?
CoffmanStarter
27th Jan 2013, 13:21
What like this FODPlod :E
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0hbP9nxZ3YUFGdbRhkxVW3l_iULse_6qUb7dNcQg YUdXruIjpeA
CoffmanStarter
27th Jan 2013, 13:28
Perhaps a certain retired RN Commander of Sea Harrier fame might sport one of these :E
http://www.toysplash.com/images/products/121352D_L.jpg
NutLoose
27th Jan 2013, 13:45
No prizes for guessing what the Chief Rock might hold
Surely he will not hold anything as his knuckles will be dragging on the ground.
ZH875
27th Jan 2013, 13:46
Which one is the spanner?
glad rag
27th Jan 2013, 14:03
Bit uncalled for. :E
Anyway that's just a little spanner...
Wensleydale
27th Jan 2013, 15:30
Leaving his spanner behind was too much of a wrench......
racedo
27th Jan 2013, 15:31
Heaven forbid what the First Sea Lord would be holding!
Sea men perchance ?
Wensleydale
27th Jan 2013, 15:33
No prizes for guessing what the Chief Rock might hold
A monkey wrench perhaps?
Rigga
27th Jan 2013, 18:18
Well, its either a heavily airbrushed picture as he doesn't appear to have changed more than his clothing since 1991 - or he has a spooky painting in his attic?
Well done Ju-ju babes, for whatever it is you've done to deserve this.
...now, where's that 3/16th spanner gone...
Four Types
27th Jan 2013, 18:49
At least it has given everyone something to 'torque' about!!:oh:
Wensleydale
27th Jan 2013, 19:23
Obviously been given a job in industry - he is getting ready to bolt.
ex-fast-jets
27th Jan 2013, 19:39
Good to see an excellent engineer doing well.
Annoying to note that he doesn't look any older than he did 20 years ago when he was Sengo 18!!!
TheWizard
27th Jan 2013, 20:15
That was his official HQ AIR photograph and could be seen in the foyer of HQ at HWY every day whilst he was XO as well as on the official RAF internet website.
No photoshopping involved.
Rigga
27th Jan 2013, 20:31
Bomber H,
See post 15....22+ years!
NutLoose
27th Jan 2013, 20:36
Well at least he has his pocket poppers done up and his belt on :E
https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/6169/z_Peachg.jpg
Shack37
27th Jan 2013, 21:51
Anyway that's just a little spanner...
To match the nuts perhaps:E
NutLoose
27th Jan 2013, 22:13
Bet it's metric to appease Europe.
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althenick
27th Jan 2013, 22:36
Nice to see the DTech DE&S has a good sense of humour with his Tw***er picture ... Well played Sir
(One hopes the spanner was tagged out on the Shadow Board )
...You (can)t get better than a Crab-fat fitter
We're the folks to trust
Boom-tish
....Sorry :E
In his biog it says he first realised he was an Engineer when during Officer training the DS said he was going to shove a red hot poker up his backside and at that point he decided to make a bolt for the door..
I'll get my coat...
Wensleydale
28th Jan 2013, 07:09
Bet it's metric to appease Europe.
Actually, its (R)AF!
haltonapp
28th Jan 2013, 15:14
Could be the only spanner he's ever had in his hand! Would he know what to do with it. With no brevet he decided to hold a spanner so that people would not think him a "blanket stacker or a scribbly"
Dan Winterland
29th Jan 2013, 01:25
Which raises the question - what would other branch's non air crew Air Officers hold in their photos?
Whenurhappy
29th Jan 2013, 06:43
In my reluctantly-adopted Branch (Pers, formerly known as Admin (Sec)) it would be a chisel for a number of senior officers...and there would be a less-than-conspicous display of campaign medals on most of them!
CoffmanStarter
29th Jan 2013, 06:48
I'm sure we'd all agree that for the Chief Rock it would be a banana :E
CoffmanStarter
29th Jan 2013, 07:17
IIRC there was a rather comical drawing circulating back in the mid 70's under the title of "Brevets for All" ... it contained a number of irreverent suggestions for RAF Half Wing Brevets ... the flying spanner and flying banana were certainly represented !
This was around the time of the woolly jumper entering service and the then debate on Aircrew Brevets being worn on the jumper :oh:
It would be great if anyone still has a copy to share :ok:
Coff.