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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2020, 11:16
Replies: 287
Views: 161,027
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Sounds to me as though we're now salami-slicing...

Sounds to me as though we're now salami-slicing the salami slices.
Good luck with selling that to Force Command.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2020, 11:46
Replies: 4,955
Views: 731,237
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Is it a Kenyan homebuilt? ...

Is it a Kenyan homebuilt?
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/624x351/p01bvb19_3d56fc8497fc62605aa2f0a90bd5d199869fef93.jpg
Kenyan Gabriel Nderitu Muturi spent an unsuccessful three...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jul 2020, 15:33
Replies: 0
Views: 493
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Spitfire (2018) documentary

Apologies if this has been posted before - I've just found it on YouTube.. Well worth a watch.. 95 minutes-worth.

Nicely done - the only criticism I'd make is that, at times, the accompanying...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Apr 2020, 18:47
Replies: 2
Views: 1,092
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

"The Last Best Hope"

This is the story of a P-47 pilot's exploits after being shot down in Belgium in November 1943.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zECvEQuJzqw
It runs for 1hr 40..
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2020, 07:12
Replies: 208
Views: 47,550
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

How China Sees the World - and how we should see China

I can unreservedly recommend this analysis (https://tinyurl.com/yc2scr66) of China's strategy by H. R. McMaster, a retired United States Army lieutenant general, who is a former White House national...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2020, 10:02
Replies: 752
Views: 347,904
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I'm in the middle of "The Lonely Sea and the Sky...

I'm in the middle of "The Lonely Sea and the Sky (https://tinyurl.com/ya6mr9d6)" by Sir Francis Chichester. I'd always assumed he was "just" a yachtsman.. but his story is much, much more than that....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2019, 18:22
Replies: 10
Views: 4,568
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Not making any promises but this link...

Not making any promises but this link (https://124movies.to/movies/the-cold-blue/) works for me in France.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Sep 2018, 09:14
Replies: 6
Views: 1,205
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Remarkably similar.. ...

Remarkably similar..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hvwoDPoEL8
Junkers Ju 52 (https://tinyurl.com/z376p7h)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2018, 18:08
Replies: 120
Views: 28,167
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Written in chinagraph? Think you're mistaken.....

Written in chinagraph? Think you're mistaken.. that area was never called the Wardroom (and I served my time in the galley!)
Perhaps Wensleydale could throw his £0.02-worth in.. (no stranger to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2018, 11:39
Replies: 120
Views: 28,167
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I can't speak for Maritime Shacks - but there was...

I can't speak for Maritime Shacks - but there was nothing on the AEW Shack that could remotely be described as a 'wardroom'. While I was there ('74-'81), the crews were all officer, save for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2018, 11:28
Replies: 84
Views: 18,886
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

In similar vein, an unforgettable comment in the...

In similar vein, an unforgettable comment in the Messing Suggestions book in the O Mess at RAF Lossiemouth in or around 1974:
"I wish to suggest that the Mess consider the provision of a cover for...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2018, 18:13
Replies: 107
Views: 27,086
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Exactamundo.. I ditched my issue torch, never...

Exactamundo.. I ditched my issue torch, never having used it. Complete crap. The Mini Maglite, however, was/is an excellent bit of kit. Available from BXs everywhere. Mine must be 25+years old and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2018, 06:09
Replies: 46
Views: 11,736
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Superb photos Beardy - I had a browse on the web...

Superb photos Beardy - I had a browse on the web yesterday looking for clues as to the Magister's forebears but found rien. However, I did find this mother lode (https://tinyurl.com/y88vo6p5) of...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2018, 20:18
Replies: 46
Views: 11,736
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

It would! I hadn't heard that one before.. It...

It would! I hadn't heard that one before.. It looked aerodynamically very clean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBPjtOuDZl8
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2018, 11:35
Replies: 46
Views: 11,736
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Down at the beach walking the dog when a...

Down at the beach walking the dog when a singleton Alpha Jet from the Patrouille de France appeared out of the early morning mist about ½ mile out to sea at low level briskly heading north..
While...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Sep 2018, 06:46
Replies: 34
Views: 7,296
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

In addition to Barking's comments, <going off...

In addition to Barking's comments, <going off topic slightly> there was a school of thought on the squadron that linked what appeared to be a 'higher than normal' onset of cancers various with...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
31st Aug 2018, 09:32
Replies: 265
Views: 31,710
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

and it puts you - let's see - "currently within...

and it puts you - let's see - "currently within the EU"..
Good enough for Govt work!;)
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2018, 22:09
Replies: 74
Views: 14,459
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

The mission system was actually designed in the...

The mission system was actually designed in the late 60s. Westinghouse successfully demonstrated their airborne radar tracking capability in '72.
The sorry tale of the E-3D programme is an object...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2018, 11:42
Replies: 234
Views: 36,694
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Down the back. I was going to GK for a meeting...

Down the back. I was going to GK for a meeting and hitched a cheap day return ride.
Amused to hear the "Enemy coast ahead" call on coasting in!:ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2018, 19:18
Replies: 234
Views: 36,694
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Indeed.. It was XS 235 - the A&AEE Comet..

Indeed.. It was XS 235 - the A&AEE Comet..
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Aug 2018, 14:33
Replies: 234
Views: 36,694
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Mixed bunch! DH Rapide / Dominie DC-3 ...

Mixed bunch!

DH Rapide / Dominie
DC-3
Sud Aviation Caravelle
Varsity
JP3
Hawker Siddeley Dominie T1
Shackleton AEW2
Bristol Britannia
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2018, 06:15
Replies: 12
Views: 3,242
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Cobra Mist?

Cobra Mist?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Aug 2018, 14:31
Replies: 0
Views: 535
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

RAF Navigator silk ties

I've just been told by the supplier that he's received our RAF Navigator silk tie order from the manufacturer - and they're all set for dispatch by recorded delivery first thing on Monday.

He...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2018, 13:56
Replies: 12
Views: 1,546
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

"How d'you expect me to know that? It was before...

"How d'you expect me to know that? It was before I was born!"
As one former colleague (with an MSc) an an unnamed Govt research establishment once exclaimed when I asked her when D-Day was.:ugh:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2018, 09:47
Replies: 38
Views: 6,655
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I wish the BBC could have refrained from...

I wish the BBC could have refrained from overlaying modern day voice-overs on Wynford Vaughan Thomas' historic broadcast.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2018, 06:06
Replies: 38
Views: 6,655
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Bombing Berlin

In 1943, the RAF contacted the BBC with a dramatic offer - they were willing to send a two-man radio crew on a bombing raid over Berlin. The BBC chose Wynford Vaughan-Thomas for the mission. He...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2018, 15:06
Replies: 10
Views: 2,623
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Fomer location of Sidevalve Towers.. beautiful...

Fomer location of Sidevalve Towers.. beautiful part of the world.. Country pub heaven!
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2018, 12:00
Replies: 59
Views: 10,719
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

About 15 years ago, we stopped at the 13thC...

About 15 years ago, we stopped at the 13thC Masons Arms, Knowstone, when it was a fine old Devonshire country pub (it's now a Michelin-starred gastropub). Mine host (since moved on) was something of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2018, 09:47
Replies: 37
Views: 6,719
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I agree - I don't smoke either - but as for the...

I agree - I don't smoke either - but as for the rest then yes! :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2018, 08:13
Replies: 37
Views: 6,719
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Better that way than slowly running down to zero...

Better that way than slowly running down to zero in a nursing home surrounded by other geriatrics..
We have a friend who's a GP and he has an unfashionable view of how his life should be lived - he...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 12:26
Replies: 21
Views: 5,022
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

See your PMs.. To copy, right click on it...

See your PMs..

To copy, right click on it and save it as a GIF file.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2018, 15:14
Replies: 54
Views: 14,619
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Order submitted! :ok: (phew!)

Order submitted! :ok: (phew!)
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2018, 11:32
Replies: 98
Views: 11,834
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Why is something said to be cheap at half the...

Why is something said to be cheap at half the price? Surely it should be cheap at twice the price?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2018, 18:51
Replies: 21
Views: 5,022
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I find rotary engines have a simplicity that...

I find rotary engines have a simplicity that fascinates:
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/568x568/animated_engine_rotary_gnome_9ea3cf4ca567dcc76b5560ef79e695bdbae07ef9.gif...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2018, 07:55
Replies: 54
Views: 14,619
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Thanks MG - check your PMs! sv

Thanks MG - check your PMs!

sv
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