SAS imposter rumbled
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I wonder if we get any bull****ters posting on here?
Never been in the forces at all - apart from the Air Cadets ( did I tell you about their role in the Embassy Siege? But I can't cos it's secret *shhh* )
I only come on this forum because the banter is so good.
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Denis said: Do you mean me?
Never been in the forces at all - apart from the Air Cadets ( did I tell you about their role in the Embassy Siege? But I can't cos it's secret *shhh* )
I only come on this forum because the banter is so good.
Never been in the forces at all - apart from the Air Cadets ( did I tell you about their role in the Embassy Siege? But I can't cos it's secret *shhh* )
I only come on this forum because the banter is so good.
, but there was another one that had a news blackout. My ATC Sqn was called in for that particular job but if you don't mind, I'd rather not talk about it here.
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...always wondered...
Someone I know that served as a ground crew tech in a flying squadron in Australia...
they deployed to the Phillipines for a couple of weeks during the time Vietnam was in full swing...
he had a pilot friend that agreed to take him on a navex flight out over the South China Sea, for a joy ride.
This squadron never played any part in the war in Vietnam.
The flight went as planned and they all returned non the worse.
Many years later, around '95, the pilot friend contacted this person and advised him that according to the flight records of that day some 20 years earlier, they had actually flown through the Sth Vietnamese FIR during that navex!
To cut this story short, they both claimed active service in Vietnam and were awarded the medal(s) by the Australian Dept of Vetrans Affairs, AND both have also been given vetrans pensions AND both have got Gold Cards for their medical expenses. (remember, neither one has ever even seen Vietnam, let alone been there!), and this person now also marches on Anzac Day!
See, officially they are not pretenders because the government has agreed they are vets, so the law wouldn't apply here I would have thought - even though they are actually pretenders in every other way!
As an ex-serviceman myself, this continues to rub me the wrong way!
Someone I know that served as a ground crew tech in a flying squadron in Australia...
they deployed to the Phillipines for a couple of weeks during the time Vietnam was in full swing...
he had a pilot friend that agreed to take him on a navex flight out over the South China Sea, for a joy ride.
This squadron never played any part in the war in Vietnam.
The flight went as planned and they all returned non the worse.
Many years later, around '95, the pilot friend contacted this person and advised him that according to the flight records of that day some 20 years earlier, they had actually flown through the Sth Vietnamese FIR during that navex!
To cut this story short, they both claimed active service in Vietnam and were awarded the medal(s) by the Australian Dept of Vetrans Affairs, AND both have also been given vetrans pensions AND both have got Gold Cards for their medical expenses. (remember, neither one has ever even seen Vietnam, let alone been there!), and this person now also marches on Anzac Day!
See, officially they are not pretenders because the government has agreed they are vets, so the law wouldn't apply here I would have thought - even though they are actually pretenders in every other way!
As an ex-serviceman myself, this continues to rub me the wrong way!
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If it's going to be that vague, i really was a test pilot for Airfix models afterall(most of which crashed due to poor gluing,props on the wrong way, every weapon supplied glued under wings etc)
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Our cadet officer did war service in the RA Heavy Anti-Aircraft. He was no walt though. His war record was well known in the rumour mill that he had only shot down one aircraft during the war.
A Spitfire!
I should have said, he was a flt lt RAFVRT and had been a sgt.
A Spitfire!
I should have said, he was a flt lt RAFVRT and had been a sgt.
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Mr Cattell's deception came to light when he sent a photo of himself wearing false medals to the RAF with a request for a replacement military baton
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thum...n_of_bread.jpg
He was a cook in the National Service after all.
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I was at Lockerbie first thing, yet know nothing of a fatal car crash until I read this thread. But why should I? I had a job to do and got on with it, & thankfully en-route back to the Emerald Isle before 1pm on day one. The only circumstance when one would look forward to going to Ulster to improve your quality of life.
Have to agree with comments about the excellent hospitality of the locals, and their nemesis the Press. I was asked by a photographer to "Look sad" for a photo: He got the finger; and his colleaques thought the nightsun was a techno gadget for quickly establishing life or death.
Notwithstanding my contribution to this thread, those that "have" usually do not feel the need to talk about it; therefore those that "discuss" more often than not have a good imagination.
Have to agree with comments about the excellent hospitality of the locals, and their nemesis the Press. I was asked by a photographer to "Look sad" for a photo: He got the finger; and his colleaques thought the nightsun was a techno gadget for quickly establishing life or death.
Notwithstanding my contribution to this thread, those that "have" usually do not feel the need to talk about it; therefore those that "discuss" more often than not have a good imagination.
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tonker wrote:
"We have a Captain who claims he was not only a Tornado pilot but a war hero to boot. Turns out he was a Tornado instructor, but actually only flew in the back of one once. A CRM nightmare and general weirdo, loathed by the cabin crew and nearly all F/O's at my airline. He still thinks we think his stories about JP233 etc are for real.
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In all seriousness, this sounds rather like my brother. Is 'your' Captain flying 777's for the worlds favourite? Or is there another walt out there with similar credentials?
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"We have a Captain who claims he was not only a Tornado pilot but a war hero to boot. Turns out he was a Tornado instructor, but actually only flew in the back of one once. A CRM nightmare and general weirdo, loathed by the cabin crew and nearly all F/O's at my airline. He still thinks we think his stories about JP233 etc are for real.
"In all seriousness, this sounds rather like my brother. Is 'your' Captain flying 777's for the worlds favourite? Or is there another walt out there with similar credentials?
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according to Arrse, who are the guvnor's in this. there are several million men out there, one in each pub in the land who were on that balcony in Prince's Gate. They couldn't have all been there, the weight would have collapsed the building.
I once met a walt........it was scary, he was supposedly '5' and had done, and I quote verbatim "Rivet Jumps" from the belly hatch of a herc. I asked him why they called them rivet jumps and he said it was because they were so close the banged their jump hats on the skin and could count the rivets. He had also been slotted with a Barrett .50 and was proficient in all manner of stuff.
I didn't destroy his illusions as I figured that a goth loner with few friends needs all the help he can get. His walting got found out later on anyway....
How sad they are.
When I was in the engine bay during desert fox etc etc etc, we had lots of time for sport and drinking.
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No not in BA. Should have said he was a Tornado "Simulator" Instructor.
Letching round the cabin crew like some 70's throwback perv. Makes them feel very awkward and we get some "please come and rescue me from this ****" looks.
Had a boss once who claimed he was on the "hill" at Farnborough when Derry crashed! He was born in 1965
Couldn't be bothered to tell him i knew, and ended up shagging his secretary when he went on yet another futile climbing expedition. She was great
Letching round the cabin crew like some 70's throwback perv. Makes them feel very awkward and we get some "please come and rescue me from this ****" looks.
Had a boss once who claimed he was on the "hill" at Farnborough when Derry crashed! He was born in 1965
Couldn't be bothered to tell him i knew, and ended up shagging his secretary when he went on yet another futile climbing expedition. She was great
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Back in the swingin' sixties when the Kooba krisis was on, one of the St. Mawgan squadrons (201) was put on standby to get down there and head off the baddies. In the end they didn't actually go but, as I was at St. M at the time on 206 which is not far away from 201 can I claim anything. Would that make me a Walt? I think I should be told!
Letching round the cabin crew like some 70's throwback perv.
Would that captain be with Net Jets, perchance?
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I've mentioned this on another thread, but as a cook, surely he killed more men than most SAS chaps?
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I've mentioned this on another thread, but as a cook, surely he killed more men than most SAS chaps?
True - and bear in mind army chef training is far harder than SAS selection. Nobody has yet passed the course
They deserve it though, how dare they feed me that horrible, greasy fried bread.
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My Father passed the Course in 1940 - mind you; he had an incentive.
Failure would have meant a return to the Pioneer Corps and his role in case of Invasion. This, quite simply, was - in the event of a NAZI Invasion - to run unarmed down onto the Beach and throw himself across our barbed wire so that our Forces could run across his body to counter-attack.
He later considered the Parachute Regt - but the Recruiting Officers were a Major Pine-Coffin and a Capt Blood.
Failure would have meant a return to the Pioneer Corps and his role in case of Invasion. This, quite simply, was - in the event of a NAZI Invasion - to run unarmed down onto the Beach and throw himself across our barbed wire so that our Forces could run across his body to counter-attack.
He later considered the Parachute Regt - but the Recruiting Officers were a Major Pine-Coffin and a Capt Blood.
Do you mean me?
Never been in the forces at all - apart from the Air Cadets ( did I tell you about their role in the Embassy Siege? But I can't cos it's secret *shhh* )
I only come on this forum because the banter is so good.
Never been in the forces at all - apart from the Air Cadets ( did I tell you about their role in the Embassy Siege? But I can't cos it's secret *shhh* )
I only come on this forum because the banter is so good.
