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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2014, 15:52
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

To shoot or not to shoot the cow? Horns of a...

To shoot or not to shoot the cow? Horns of a dilemma!
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2014, 11:54
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

Back in the early '70's streaking was all the...

Back in the early '70's streaking was all the rage.
BZN Sgt's mess bar was fairly crowded one night when, from a door at the far end a streaker suddenly appeared, with a brown paper bag over his...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 18:57
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

We had a WO known as Black Mac at Melksham, and...

We had a WO known as Black Mac at Melksham, and he also had a daughter. I would love to relate that I had my wicked way with her, but alas it would certainly be an apocryphal tale:sad:
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 09:36
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

All I was ever issued with was an Enfield...

All I was ever issued with was an Enfield rifle...sans ammo! Or a pick-axe handle.:(
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2014, 07:56
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

There was a sqdn of Belgian Sabres detached to...

There was a sqdn of Belgian Sabres detached to Wahn. At night they provided their own armed guard. One night a guard riddled a sabre from nose to tail. He said he saw someone climbing in to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2014, 20:23
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

RAF Wahn '56. The Luftwaffe reformed there, and ...

RAF Wahn '56. The Luftwaffe reformed there, and their first and only a/c at the time was a Heron, 001. Every morning the groundcrew would park the a/c outside their hangar, which was next to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2014, 18:55
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

We had an old Flt Sgt who loved regaling us young...

We had an old Flt Sgt who loved regaling us young chaps, of his time, 'during the war'.
One story that sticks in my mind is the time when, with other airmen, he was detached to a ship that carried...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2014, 13:48
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

When we had our new (Polish) Engineering Officer,...

When we had our new (Polish) Engineering Officer, S/L Warhavtig, introduced to us by our W/O, he introduced him as 'Squadron Leader Avtag'. The name stuck!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2014, 21:12
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

ricardian What a coincidence! Colin...

ricardian



What a coincidence! Colin Ferrier, mentioned in the article, and I worked for the same company after we left the RAF
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2014, 17:43
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

NutLoose As I recall, they were very...

NutLoose

As I recall, they were very sensitive, to the minutest electric current, and one shouldn't carry out electrical tests on a loaded a/c.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2014, 13:16
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

A SNEB missile was accidentally fired from a...

A SNEB missile was accidentally fired from a canberra at Akrotiri in the early'60's. Apparently it flew across the busy airfield missing everything. It was set off by a leckie carrying out insulation...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2014, 21:32
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

Renowned for having the loudest voice in the...

Renowned for having the loudest voice in the British Army, Sgt Major Brittain used to address every new intake of Sandhurst officer cadets thus; ''gentlemen, I will address you as sir and you will...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2014, 13:41
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

This question has been mentioned recently...

This question has been mentioned recently elsewhere I believe
According to Wiki the three XXX refer to the brewer's standard for beer!

From Wiki
It seems probable that the original adoption of...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2014, 15:39
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

Akrotiri mid '60's . Javelin overhead ready to...

Akrotiri mid '60's . Javelin overhead ready to join circuit when canopy disintegrates. With debris flying everywhere, pilot says to nav. 'if we have to, can you eject?' Nav only hears key word...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2014, 19:07
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

Supposedly happened at Little Rissington and was...

Supposedly happened at Little Rissington and was doing the rounds at BZN, in the early '70's.



Akrotri, mid '60's. Car with four people in it driving back to Limassol after a do in the Sgt's...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2014, 17:53
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

Told to me by a QFI, I once knew. Sudanese...

Told to me by a QFI, I once knew. Sudanese student making a total b0llocks of short finals. Takes his hands and feet off of the controls and exclaims,
''all is in the hands of Allah''. QFI takes...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2014, 19:05
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

That one made I laff Wrathmonk:ok:

That one made I laff Wrathmonk:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2014, 18:37
Replies: 422
Views: 138,826
Posted By goudie

What about the techie who stole a Canberra and...

What about the techie who stole a Canberra and crashed it on take off, I believe?

There were several stories doing the rounds in the '50's of pilots becoming unconscious and the aircraft...
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