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Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2020, 10:22
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Not strictly K'sar. but very relevant to the area...

Not strictly K'sar. but very relevant to the area and its primary role activities, last Sunday's BBC R4 'Last Words' programme carried an obituary for James Nash, amongst other activities, one of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2020, 10:06
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

The nature of the place (and the Service) in the...

The nature of the place (and the Service) in the mid '50s inevitably gave it a 'Wild West' atmosphere, flying-wise. One of the local flying 'time-fillers' for the 'Pigs' was low level along the beach...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2020, 09:32
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Having, unfortunately, experience of both...

Having, unfortunately, experience of both stations, the El Adem off-topic excursion begs the question as to what happened to the 'Royal Bog'? Did it remain in solitary splendour, or was it dismantled...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2020, 10:03
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Mention earlier of the 69 Club jogged a memory or...

Mention earlier of the 69 Club jogged a memory or two. When it opened it was the first 'Airmen's Club' in the RAF and caused a huge rumpus with NAAFI. The bar offered an alcoholic range not allowed...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2020, 09:43
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

The last of Deano P's pics very likely Dhala,...

The last of Deano P's pics very likely Dhala, showing the 'bend' in the strip which required a"left hand down a bit" part way through the take-off run. We, APCSS/84 'pigs', didn't operate there but...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2017, 13:57
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Roving - Your mention of '56 and flying to the...

Roving - Your mention of '56 and flying to the forts and round the Peninsular would mean, I assume, that your Dad was (like me) on APCSS/84 Sqn 'pigs'?? Would I recognise the name??
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2017, 13:05
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Obviously, some things changed quite a lot from...

Obviously, some things changed quite a lot from the 50s to the 60s. Home leave?? ... definitely not , to the extent that when my father died I was refused compassionate leave "as my brother was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2017, 11:10
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

"Think I'm correct in saying that BOAC never did...

"Think I'm correct in saying that BOAC never did trooping flights to Aden,"
Not so, TTN - posted to K'sar in November '55. Went out in a BOAC Argonaut, routing Rome, Cairo. It was the first BOAC...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2017, 20:34
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

JW411 -if that was a part copy of the 'goolie...

JW411 -if that was a part copy of the 'goolie chit' the whole thing must have been ENORMOUS! The ones we were issued with were closer to A5 on card and the reward offered was 5000 MT thalers. Very...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2015, 13:55
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

"Dhala airstrip was regularly visited by 233 Sqn...

"Dhala airstrip was regularly visited by 233 Sqn Valettas".
Not in the50s - the only aircraft then able to use Dhala were the Pembrokes, later the single Pins and , of course, helos.The problem was...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2015, 18:21
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

If this doesn't work(3rd try!!!:ugh:) I shall go...

If this doesn't work(3rd try!!!:ugh:) I shall go away and sulk:uhoh:
So, also Beihan, but earlier
http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu193/CornishJack/Val06.jpg

courtesy of Jack Babbington,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2015, 17:07
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

The advantages of Sharjah over K'sar were a) AIR...

The advantages of Sharjah over K'sar were a) AIR CONDITIONED ACCOMODATION!! and b) Mc Connochie's (??) tinned Ready Meal as an alternative to the Mess food!
P.S. The two on the left in 101(as...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2015, 14:51
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Presumably that was Habbaniyah Plateau, not Main....

Presumably that was Habbaniyah Plateau, not Main.

Not even close!! Aden was truly awful, climate, accommodation, food, entertainment, facilities etc. truly ad nauseam!
Hab, on the other hand had...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2015, 12:26
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

Zetec2, re. the gypsum, quite so. '55-'58 era...

Zetec2, re. the gypsum, quite so.
'55-'58 era the hangar was given over once a year to the Kormaksar 'Fair' ... misnomer for a ginormous drunken thrash!! The I S troops at the time were the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2015, 11:49
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

FED - IIRC 2 mirrors. Actually, they were (from...

FED - IIRC 2 mirrors. Actually, they were (from memory) Hillman Husky hub caps, highly polished and and positioned such that the pilot could see what was going on below the aircraft by looking...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2015, 18:45
Replies: 843
Views: 352,264
Posted By Cornish Jack

S&R started in Khormaksar in '55 - log books are...

S&R started in Khormaksar in '55 - log books are distinctly grotty, after being immersed when the house was destroyed, but may be able to decipher dates if necessary. It was set up with 3 pilots and...
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