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Old 30th Mar 2015, 09:45
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My apologies, you're right - it was AAS, although it was still a sh!tehole as I recall with guys working out of 'plinked' HASs with large holes in the roof!

The move South and handover in the North was around the time of DESERT FOX. That Op, as we now know, took out a lot of Saddam's WMD production capability and unfortunately, due to the lack of weapon's inspector access, led Dubya and Bliar in making the the wrong call on WMD capability in 2002/3.

Isn't it funny how things are so mich clearer in hindsight?

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Old 30th Mar 2015, 11:21
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When Incirlik's runway was being resurfaced, the pointy jets used the parallel taxiway, but that was too narrow for large aircraft.

So the tankers had to move to Antalaya.

Oh dear, what a pity, never mind. Of course some Brit bluntie found a $hithole in the middle of the bondhu which could be used for our accommodation, but the Spams were a bit cleverer (for once) and tested the water - to find that there was only one location where the water was actually safe.

The Sheraton! So we had a very pleasant time living in luxury, flying every other day and enjoying the poolside sunshine - all on HM. Due to the Turkish lire inflation rate, running up a bill for extras and then paying it off by credit card was an added bonus. Perfectly legal too!

Checking in has always been preferable to digging in!
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Old 30th Mar 2015, 21:34
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Plus the free drinks in the Casino. Until they banned us for not actually
gambling!
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I had my (Pre RAF) uniformed confession on there back in 2011. I wasn't forgiven.
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Today’s was perhaps the funniest ever.......
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