Warmtoast

Nice collection of photos of 39 Sqn Reaper UAVs and some other UK UAVs can be seen here:
UK Drones

Jayand

Ooh, didn't realise we had reintroduced Sgt pilots!

SOSL

Remember when 39 flew PR 9s and all the crews were nuts, including Al Suicide.

Rgds SOS

SASless

What a waste....bringing Boom Bang back from a Sortie!

There was nothing out there worth hitting?

No Terry Taliban with an AK waltzing about the mountains?

No Terry transmitting on a Cell Phone or Walkie Talkie?

Neat Kit they have to work with....

newt

All combat pilots beware! This is the future!

A and C

Sgt Pilot ! What is the RAF coming to ?

VX275

Its senses.

Clockwork Mouse

It's senses. Unlikely.
More likely its sensors. I suspect he is a sensor operator.

chopper2004

Slightly digressing but this months Combat Aircraft (courtesy of WH Smiths) there's pub photos taken by joe public on the highway running past Creech, of the Beast taking off/landing in broad daylight !

gijoe

Check out the last write up - I didn't know it could hover!

Now, that is impressive.

G

Rosevidney1

Sgt Pilot ! What is the RAF coming to ?

When 24 Squadron RFC was equipped with DH 5s at least one of the pilots was a Corporal.

Tankertrashnav

Dont hide your light under a bushel Rosevidney - I believe the AAC had quite a few NCO pilots in more recent times May still have, for all I know.

Rosevidney1

TTN you must remember that I retired from the Hairy Arm Corps a third of a century ago and I can't claim to be au fait with todays service! That said, the majority of pilots in my time were SNCOs or W/Os. I am also old enough to remember a rating pilot (with bell bottomed trousers and a kiss-me-quick hat) of the FAA and of course the RAF in the old days had plenty of non-officer aircrew.

Lincolnshire Poacher

gijoe - nice spot... And by the way, the Sgt is the sensor operator and the vast majority of pilots in the AAC are NCOs and very good they are